Joe Cooper

2023-24 (Redshirt Junior | Memphis)

Played in six games for the Tigers
Averaged 1.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 8.4 minutes per game
Shot 2-of-7 from the floor (28.6%), 1-of-2 from deep (50.0%) and 3-of-4 from the stripe (75.0%)
Made his Memphis debut at SMU (Feb. 18) with one point, two assists and two steals in 10 minutes
Scored a season best three points and grabbed three rebounds against Charlotte (Feb. 21)
Played a season-high 10 minutes in four games
Dished 2+ assists in 4-of-6 games, including a season high three in back-to-back games against East Carolina (Feb. 29) and UAB (March 3)

2022-23 (Junior | Northwest Mississippi CC)

Played in 21 games with the Rangers, earning 20 starts
Averaged a team-high 15.1 points and 4.9 assists per game to go along with 4.0 rebounds
Led the team in steals (29), assists (103) and free throws made (79)
Shot 36.3 percent overall (103-284) and made 32-of-85 from deep (37.6%)
Scored double figures in 16 games, including a career-high 30 points against East Mississippi CC
Notched two double-doubles with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Southern Arkansas University and 18 points and 10 assists versus EMCC

2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore | Northwest Mississippi CC)

Played and started in all 25 games last season with the Rangers, helping Northwest to the Region 23 Playoffs
Led the team in scoring last season, averaging 15.1 points per game
Led the team in steals (33) and assists (120)
Tied for fourth in total rebounds last season, earning 86
Notched a career-high 26 points in a loss to Northeast on January 13
Was credited with a season-high 10 assists against Mississippi Gulf Coast on February 7
Competed in the All-American JUCO Showcase in Atlanta during the offseason

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman | Northwest Mississippi CC)

Played in 13 games at Pearl River CC, averaging 21.4 minutes per game
Averaged 6.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game
Scored a season-high 18 points against East Central on January 25
Dished out a season-high 10 assists against Copiah-Lincoln on March 4
Invited to the All-American JUCO Showcase and the JucoReport.com Elite150 showcase

2019-20 (Freshman | Pearl River CC)

High School

Played for coach Eric Rombaugh at Olive Branch
Helped the Conquistadors to a 26-8 record and a runner-up finish in the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs as a senior
Averaged 15 points, 8.2 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game during his final varsity season
Selected to play in the 2018 Mississippi Sports Medicine North/South All-Star game
Named to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen for the 2018-19 season
2019 Clarion-Ledger All-State third team selection
Chosen to the 2019 Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions All-Tournament team and invited to the Jim Couch National Training Showcase
Received recruiting interest from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Murray State, UNLV, Tulane, LaSalle, Western Kentucky and Jackson State

Personal

Son of Rodney and Leslie Newsom
Has seven siblings: Jasmine, Kihya, Jamaal, Aspen, Kejuan, Tasha and Shayla Cooper
Father, Rodney, played basketball at Memphis State University from 1992-96
Enjoys playing chess, reading and studying history in his free time
Nickname is “Joe”
Born October 16, 1999