- Wayne Cooper
:"This article is about the former basketball player. For the fashion designer, see
Wayne Cooper (fashion designer) ."Artis Wayne Cooper (born
November 16 ,1956 ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He was born in Milan, Georgia.Cooper was selected by the
Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the1978 NBA Draft . A 6 ft 10 in (2.1 m) forward-center from theUniversity of New Orleans , Cooper played in 14NBA seasons from 1978 to 1992. He played for the Warriors,Utah Jazz ,Dallas Mavericks ,Portland Trail Blazers andDenver Nuggets .In his NBA career, Cooper played in 984 games and scored a total of 7,777 points. His best season as a professional came during the
1985-86 NBA season as a member of the Nuggets, appearing in 78 games and averaging 13.1 ppg.Currently he is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the NBA
Sacramento Kings .External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COOPEWA01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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