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Cooper Resigns as ECCC Men's Basketball Coach

a 23-5 mark. HE earl er ed the A graduate of Jackson (Ohio) I991-92 Warriors to the South · High chool, Cooper received a D\ ision Tournament crown and bachelor's degree in communi– a 28-5 record. Following the cations from Rio Grande(Obio) 1991-92 season, Cooper re- College and a master's degree ceived MACJC "Coach of the in sports administration from Year" honors. This past season Miami (Ohio) University. the \l.arriors posted a record of He is married to the former Jen- 11 wins and 16 losses. nifer !Iiggins of Cincinnati, In addition to serving as men's Ohio, who served as assistant basketball coach. Cooper directs men 's basketball coach. the men's and women's tennis Cooper's resignation iseffective reams and previous!)' provided June 30. 1998. assistance in the Student Ser- The College has begun search 'ices area. Prior to taking over for a ne"" men's basketball the Warrior basketball program coach lnquirie:. sh~uld be sent in 199L Cooper sencd as a SIS- to Coach Samm} Pace, Athletic tant men·s basketball coach at Otrector, East Central Commu– Miami Universi ty in Oxford, nity College, P.O. Box 129, De– Ohio, and at Armstrong State catur. MS. 39327. Ph. 635-2111. College in Savannah, Georgia. t 246 ex. .

DEC TUR--Mc.1rt) Cooper has resigned a:. men ·s basketball coach at ECCC in Decatur to take a similar posat10ns at lta\\amba Community College in Fulton, announced ECCC prestdent DR. Eddie Smith. Coach Cooper's resignation was appro\ ed b. the College's Board of 1 ru-;tecs at its March meet· ing held today on campus. Cooper led the Warrior basket– ball program for se' en seasons. compiling an overall record of 116 wins and 81 losses. His 1992-93 squad \\On the state championship en route to a mark of 24 wins and eight losses. Cooper s 1993-94 team cap– tured the outh Divtsion Tour– nament Tttlc and fim~hed with

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