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10 McKenzie Cooper
McKenzie Cooper
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Greentown, Ind.
  • High School:
    Eastern
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    5.5
  • fg %
    28.9
  • 3pt %
    21.3
  • ft %
    71.4
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

Junior (2022-23): Played in all 25 games, one of four players to do so...Started the season-opener on Nov. 8 at Kenyon and was one of the first five for most of the year, making starts in 14 of 15 games between Dec. 10-Jan. 28...Recorded the third-most rebounds on the team (89) and led the squad on the glass in three games...Recorded a double-double in final game on Feb. 17 vs. Bluffton with a career-high 15 points and career-best 10 rebounds, which included the last point of the season with a free throw to put Defiance up 85-82 in double overtime with less than 1 second on the clock...Fifth on the team in scoring at 5.5 points per game...29 steals were tied for second-best on the team

Sophomore (2021-22): Played in 22 games ... Averaged 7.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Tied for second on the team with 23 steals ... Scored at least 10 points in five games ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the season-opening victory over Adrian ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference Team.

Freshman (2020-21): Played in six games while making two starts ... Averaged 4.7 points, 12.5 minutes, and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Prep: Eastern High School (2020) in Greentown, Ind... Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Eastern High School... Three-year letterwinner in volleyball and also lettered in softball... Four-time All-Conference honoree in basketball... Earned IBCA Honorable Mention accolades... Third All-time 1,000 point scorer and holds the 3 point record (174) at Eastern High School

Personal: Daughter of Duane and Lisa Cooper...Has a twin brother, Jacob... Born in Mansfield, Ohio... Majoring in business administration and sport management... Recipient of the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce Business Scholarship and Community Health Network Sports Medicine Scholarship...Favorite teams are the Ohio State Buckeyes and Los Angeles Lakers…Favorite player is LeBron James

Single-Game Highs
Points: 15 (vs. Bluffton, 2/17/23)
Rebounds: 10 (vs. Bluffton, 2/17/23)
Assists: 5 (vs. Rose-Hulman, 2/12/22)
Steals: 4 (vs. Heidelberg, 1/1/22)
Blocks: 1 (10x)
FG Made: 6 (at Manchester, 12/1/21)
3FG Made: 3 (vs. Kalamazoo, 12/19/22)
FT Made: 6 (at Bluffton, 1/16/21)

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 14 8
Minutes 457 301
Minutes per game 18.3 18.8
FG 50-173 33-112
FG Pct 28.9 29.5
3PT 13-61 5-31
3PT Pct 21.3 16.1
FT 25-35 16-23
FT Pct 71.4 69.6
Off rebounds 22 10
Def rebounds 67 44
Total rebounds 89 54
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.4
Personal fouls 48 37
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 26 18
Turnovers 27 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.0
Steals 29 19
Blocks 6 4
Points 138 87
Points per game 5.5 5.4
Points per 40 min 12.1 11.6
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 16 0-7 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 12 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 26 1-10 10.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 19 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 19 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 11
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 22 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 8
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 16 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 17 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 6
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 18 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 21 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 16 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 15 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 9 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 17 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 6
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 27 3-11 27.3 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 33 4-14 28.6 1-4 25.0 4-6 66.7 13
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 21 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 20 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 - 17 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 - 18 3-7 42.9 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 11 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 15 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 31 5-16 31.3 2-2 100.0 3-6 50.0 15
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 16 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 12 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 26 2 6 8 2 1 1 0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 19 0 1 1 3 1 3 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 19 0 2 2 1 0 3 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 22 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 16 2 0 2 1 1 1 0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 17 1 4 5 2 1 2 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 18 1 3 4 1 0 2 1
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 0 5 5 1 0 1 0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 21 0 3 3 0 0 1 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 16 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 15 1 2 3 2 0 1 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 9 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 17 1 4 5 0 3 1 0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 27 0 3 3 1 4 3 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 33 1 6 7 1 1 3 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 21 1 1 2 1 4 2 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 20 0 7 7 1 1 0 1
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 - 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 - 17 0 1 1 3 0 0 1
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 - 18 2 1 3 0 1 1 1
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 11 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 15 1 4 5 1 2 1 1
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 31 3 7 10 1 1 1 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 1 0 -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 - 1 0 2.0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 - 3 0 3.0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 2 0 -
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 1 4 0 -
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 1 0 0 1.0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 0 0 2.0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 1 0 -
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 1 0 -
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 1 0 -
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 1 1 0 -
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 3 0 -
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 1 4 0 1.0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 1 0 0 0.3
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 1 3 0 1.0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 - 2 0 -
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 - 3 0 0.0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 0 0 0.5
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 4 0 1.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 6 12.5 1.0-4.0 0.3-2.0 2.3-3.0 4.7
2021-22 22 19.5 2.4-6.2 1.0-2.8 1.4-1.6 7.1
2022-23 25 18.3 2.0-6.9 0.5-2.4 1.0-1.4 5.5
Total 53 18.2 2.0-6.3 0.7-2.5 1.3-1.7 6.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 6 2 75 6-24 25.0 2-12 16.7 14-18 77.8 28
2021-22 22 0 430 52-136 38.2 22-62 35.5 30-36 83.3 156
2022-23 25 14 457 50-173 28.9 13-61 21.3 25-35 71.4 138
Total 53 16 962 108-333 32.4 37-135 27.4 69-89 77.5 322

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 6 75 12.5 3.2-12.8 1.1-6.4 16.7 7.5-9.6 14.9
2021-22 22 430 19.5 4.8-12.7 2.0-5.8 35.5 2.8-3.3 14.5
2022-23 25 457 18.3 4.4-15.1 1.1-5.3 21.3 2.2-3.1 12.1
Total 53 962 18.2 4.5-13.8 1.5-5.6 27.4 2.9-3.7 13.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 6 0.8 1.8 2.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.2
2021-22 22 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.1
2022-23 25 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.2
Total 53 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 6 2 5 11 16 2 8 6 1
2021-22 22 0 13 55 68 29 33 23 3
2022-23 25 14 22 67 89 26 27 29 6
Total 53 16 40 133 173 57 68 58 10

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 6 2.7 5.9 8.5 1.1 4.3 3.2 0.5
2021-22 22 1.2 5.1 6.3 2.7 3.1 2.1 0.3
2022-23 25 1.9 5.9 7.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 0.5
Total 53 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.4 2.8 2.4 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 18.3 2.0-6.9 0.5-2.4 1.0-1.4 5.5
Conference 16 18.8 2.1-7.0 0.3-1.9 1.0-1.4 5.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 19.5 2.5-7.5 0.8-2.2 0.8-1.3 6.7
Away 14 17.4 1.6-6.5 0.3-2.6 1.1-1.5 4.6
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 9 18.3 2.1-7.1 0.9-2.6 1.0-1.4 6.1
Losses 16 18.3 1.9-6.8 0.3-2.4 1.0-1.4 5.2
Month            
November 4 18.3 1.5-7.5 0.2-3.0 1.2-1.5 4.5
December 7 18.4 2.6-6.6 1.0-3.0 1.0-1.1 7.1
January 8 19.8 1.6-6.6 0.2-2.0 1.1-1.6 4.6
February 6 16.2 2.2-7.3 0.5-2.0 0.7-1.3 5.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 14 457 50-173 28.9 13-61 21.3 25-35 71.4 138
Conference 16 8 301 33-112 29.5 5-31 16.1 16-23 69.6 87
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 7 214 28-82 34.1 9-24 37.5 9-14 64.3 74
Away 14 7 243 22-91 24.2 4-37 10.8 16-21 76.2 64
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 5 165 19-64 29.7 8-23 34.8 9-13 69.2 55
Losses 16 9 292 31-109 28.4 5-38 13.2 16-22 72.7 83
Month                    
November 4 1 73 6-30 20.0 1-12 8.3 5-6 83.3 18
December 7 6 129 18-46 39.1 7-21 33.3 7-8 87.5 50
January 8 7 158 13-53 24.5 2-16 12.5 9-13 69.2 37
February 6 - 97 13-44 29.5 3-12 25.0 4-8 50.0 33

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 457 18.3 4.4-15.1 1.1-5.3 21.3 2.2-3.1 12.1
Conference 16 301 18.8 4.4-14.9 0.7-4.1 16.1 2.1-3.1 11.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 214 19.5 5.2-15.3 1.7-4.5 37.5 1.7-2.6 13.8
Away 14 243 17.4 3.6-15.0 0.7-6.1 10.8 2.6-3.5 10.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 9 165 18.3 4.6-15.5 1.9-5.6 34.8 2.2-3.2 13.3
Losses 16 292 18.3 4.2-14.9 0.7-5.2 13.2 2.2-3.0 11.4
Month                
November 4 73 18.3 3.3-16.4 0.5-6.6 8.3 2.7-3.3 9.9
December 7 129 18.4 5.6-14.3 2.2-6.5 33.3 2.2-2.5 15.5
January 8 158 19.8 3.3-13.4 0.5-4.1 12.5 2.3-3.3 9.4
February 6 97 16.2 5.4-18.1 1.2-4.9 25.0 1.6-3.3 13.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.2
Conference 16 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.6 3.5 4.2 1.0 1.0 1.5 0.3
Away 14 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.3
Losses 16 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.2
Month                
November 4 1.3 1.8 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 0.0
December 7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.0 0.3 1.6 0.1
January 8 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.1
February 6 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.7

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 14 22 67 89 26 27 29 6
Conference 16 8 10 44 54 18 18 19 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 7 7 39 46 11 11 16 3
Away 14 7 15 28 43 15 16 13 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 9 5 11 32 43 9 8 10 3
Losses 16 9 11 35 46 17 19 19 3
Month                  
November 4 1 5 7 12 6 4 5 0
December 7 6 4 18 22 7 2 11 1
January 8 7 5 27 32 8 14 10 1
February 6 - 8 15 23 5 7 3 4

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 1.9 5.9 7.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 0.5
Conference 16 1.3 5.8 7.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.3 7.3 8.6 2.1 2.1 3.0 0.6
Away 14 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.5 2.6 2.1 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 2.7 7.8 10.4 2.2 1.9 2.4 0.7
Losses 16 1.5 4.8 6.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 0.4
Month                
November 4 2.7 3.8 6.6 3.3 2.2 2.7 0.0
December 7 1.2 5.6 6.8 2.2 0.6 3.4 0.3
January 8 1.3 6.8 8.1 2.0 3.5 2.5 0.3
February 6 3.3 6.2 9.5 2.1 2.9 1.2 1.6

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

Photos
McKenzie Cooper action photo 1
Franklin vs. Defiance

12/3/2022 1:00 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 2
Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 3
Miami-Hamilton vs. Defiance

1/14/2023 3:00 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 4
Earlham vs. Defiance

1/18/2023 7:30 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 5
Hanover vs. Defiance

1/28/2023 12:00 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 6
Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST

McKenzie Cooper action photo 7
Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST