Te'a Cooper

Cooper played high school basketball for McEachern High School.[3] In her freshman year, McEachern High School was undefeated as they finished 33-0, she shot 65 percent from the field and averaged 11.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.0 steals per game.[4] In her sophomore season she averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 assists and 4.3 steals per game. In her junior year, she averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 1.0 block per game. In her senior season, she averaged 27.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 3.5 steals per game.[5] She won three Georgia 6A State titles in 2012, 2014 and 2015, and she was the co-MVP of the 2015 McDonald's All-America game.[6]

Cooper started her college basketball career for the Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team, where she averaged 8.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in her freshman season. She did not play during the 2016–17 season due to a left knee injury.[7] She transferred to the University of South Carolina in 2017, where she played for the Gamecocks basketball team in the 2018–2019 season. Cooper averaged 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.[8][9] In the 2019–2020 season, she played for the Baylor Lady Bears basketball team as a graduate student, She averaged 13.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.[10][11][12]

On April 17, 2020, the Phoenix Mercury selected Cooper as the 18th pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft.[13][14]

Cooper is the daughter Omar and Kindall Cooper. she has three siblings: Mia and twins Sharife and Omar.[15] She is also engaged to Dwight Howard.[16][17]