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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

8 Jalen Cooper

  • Position Forward
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Hometown St. Petersburg, Fla.
  • High School Anclote HS
  • Previous School Cal State Fullerton

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25 AT CAL STATE FULLERTON
Redshirt season … did not play in any games.
 
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24 AT CAL STATE FULLERTON
Played in 20 games, including four starts … averaged 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest … scored a season-high 12 points twice, including versus UC Riverside (Feb. 15) … pulled down a season-high nine boards against CSUN (Feb. 24).
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23 AT PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Earned Second Team All-Sunshine State Conference honors and chosen as the SSC Defensive Player of the Year … led the team in scoring (17.4 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg), blocks (1.4 bpg) and steals (1.3 spg) while shooting 52% from the field … also made 43% of his 3-point field goals (21-of-49) and connected on 74% at the free throw line … third in the conference in blocks, fourth in rebounding, 10th in field goal percentage, 14th in steals and 14th in scoring … was picked as the SSC Defensive Player of the Week twice and the SSC Player of the Week once … scored 10 or more points in 25 of his 27 games and concluded the season by scoring 20 or more in each of the final five games … scored a season-best 33 points with 10 rebounds against Rollins (Feb. 25) … had 28 points and 12 rebounds in the SSC Tournament game against Florida Tech (Feb. 28) … pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds and scored 26 points in a win over Florida Southern (Jan. 25) … tied Palm Beach Atlantic’s single-game record for blocks with six against Tampa (Dec. 29) … also broke PBA’s Division II-era record for rebounds in a season with 234.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22 AT PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Contributed 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 47% from the field in 26 games … in the fall of 2021 he earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s List for maintaining a 3.2-3.49 grade-point-average.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020-21 AT PALM BEACH ATLANTIC
Averaged 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds during a season shortened to just seven games due to COVID-19.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned Second Team All-Florida and conference player of the year honors as a senior at Anclote High School in Holiday, Florida … averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and three assists that season … set school records for 3-pointers in a game (9), 3-pointers in a season (70) and most points in a game (41) … also ran track for two years … averaged 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals as a junior.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Michael Cooper … has three brothers – Marquez, Martez and Marcus, and one sister – Mikiyah … his father Michael played professional basketball in Switzerland … his brother Marquez played at the University of New Orleans… seeking a master’s in business administration.
 

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