April 26, 2006

Dean Cooper, Aquinas College

Baseball & Golf

Graduated - 1991

Major - Business Administration

In his seventh season in the NBA, Cooper serves as the Director of Scouting for the Houston Rockets.  Cooper is responsible for scouting the NBA, colleges, international leagues, and development leagues.  He also served as the Camp Director for Basketball Without Borders Asia during the summer of 2005. 

Participating in both baseball and golf, Cooper graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1991.

Prior to joining the Rockets staff, Cooper was an assistant basketball coach for two years each at the University of Buffalo and at his alma mater, Aquinas College, before taking a similar job at the University of Michigan for two seasons.  Additionally, he served as advance scout for the Connecticut Pride of the CBA for four seasons. 

In his previous five years with the Rockets, he served as video coordinator/ scout for two seasons, assistant coach for two seasons and NBA personnel scout for one season.

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