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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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Michael CooperWWikipedia↗
Guard · 6′5″ 170 lb · Born 1956-04-15 · High school: Pasadena · College: New Mexico · 1978 NBA draft, round 3, pick 16 (No. 60 overall) by 
Los Angeles Lakers
Awards and honours
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2024 (player)
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1986-87
- NBA All-Defensive Team (first team) ×5: 1981-82, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88
- NBA All-Defensive Team (second team) ×3: 1980-81, 1982-83, 1985-86
NBA NBA career game logs →
4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners). Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | Lakers | 3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .500 | |||
| 1979-80 | Lakers | 82 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .524 | .250 | .776 | |
| 1980-81 | Lakers | 81 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .491 | .211 | .785 | |
| 1981-82 | Lakers | 76 | 14 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | .517 | .118 | .813 |
| 1982-83 | Lakers | 82 | 3 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .535 | .238 | .785 |
| 1983-84 | Lakers | 82 | 9 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | .497 | .314 | .838 |
| 1984-85 | Lakers | 82 | 20 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .465 | .285 | .865 |
| 1985-86 | Lakers | 82 | 15 | 27.7 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .452 | .387 | .865 |
| 1986-87 | Lakers | 82 | 2 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .438 | .385 | .851 |
| 1987-88 | Lakers | 61 | 8 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .392 | .320 | .858 |
| 1988-89 | Lakers | 80 | 13 | 24.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .431 | .381 | .871 |
| 1989-90 | Lakers | 80 | 10 | 23.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .387 | .318 | .883 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | Lakers | 16 | 29.0 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .407 | .000 | .861 | |
| 1980-81 | Lakers | 3 | 34.0 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .550 | .000 | .714 | |
| 1981-82 | Lakers | 14 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .565 | .500 | .735 | |
| 1982-83 | Lakers | 15 | 30.2 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .465 | .143 | .829 | |
| 1983-84 | Lakers | 21 | 34.4 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .461 | .333 | .806 | |
| 1984-85 | Lakers | 19 | 26.4 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .563 | .308 | .923 | |
| 1985-86 | Lakers | 14 | 30.1 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .470 | .463 | .818 | |
| 1986-87 | Lakers | 18 | 29.0 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | .484 | .486 | .852 | |
| 1987-88 | Lakers | 24 | 0 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .412 | .403 | .741 |
| 1988-89 | Lakers | 15 | 27.6 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .416 | .382 | .833 | |
| 1989-90 | Lakers | 9 | 0 | 19.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .286 | .250 |