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Retired#42Center1978–1991#604 all-time in points

Wayne Cooper

Wayne Cooper scored 7,777 points in 984 games, 604th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1985-86 at 13.1 points a game. He earned 0 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 10″ / 220 lb
Age69
PositionCenter
BornNov 16, 1956
HometownMilan, Georgia
Experience1978–1991
CollegeLSU New Orleans
Draft1978 · round 2, pick 40
High schoolTelfair County High School United States
TeamsGolden State Warriors 1978–1979UTH 1980–1980Dallas Mavericks 1981–1981Portland Trail Blazers 1982–1983Denver Nuggets 1984–1988Portland Trail Blazers 1989–1991
Career points
7,777
984 games · 7.9 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#604
Also 189th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1978–1991. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1991-92.

1991-92 season

POR · 35 games
Points772.2 per game
Rebounds2.9101 total
Assists0.621 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

0 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
0Legend
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Wayne Cooper career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1985-86 · 13.1 points per game

Wayne Cooper milestones

Career · regular season
7,777 career points
Retired 604th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points7,777Past 5,000 · 604th all-time
Rebounds6,095Past 5,000 · 189th all-time
Blocks1,535Past 1,500 · 40th all-time

Wayne Cooper career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Wayne Cooper stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1991-92POR35772.22.90.6.427—.6360———
1990-91POR671472.22.80.3.393.000.7860———
1989-90POR793013.84.30.6.454.000.6410———
1988-89DEN795206.67.81.0.495.250.7451———
1987-88DEN452866.46.00.7.437.000.7460———
1986-87DEN695498.06.91.0.448.000.7250———
1985-86DEN781,02113.17.81.0.466.429.7953———
1984-85DEN8096912.17.91.1.472.000.6850———
1983-84POR817939.85.90.9.459.000.8040———
1982-83POR807759.77.61.4.443.000.6850———
1981-82DAL766829.07.21.5.420.125.7441———
1980-81UTH714896.96.20.7.452.333.6891———
1979-80GOS7987111.06.40.5.489.250.7511———
1978-79GOS652974.64.30.3.437—.672————
Career14 seasons9847,7777.96.20.9.457.146.7367——0

Wayne Cooper splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
83%
Threes
0%
Free throws
17%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Wayne Cooper facts
How many career points did Wayne Cooper score?

Wayne Cooper scored 7,777 career regular-season points in 984 games, 7.9 per game, which ranks 604th all-time.

What was Wayne Cooper’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1985-86 with DEN: 13.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

Where is Wayne Cooper from?

Wayne Cooper is from Milan, Georgia. He played high school ball at Telfair County High School in United States. He played college ball at LSU New Orleans.

What teams did Wayne Cooper play for?

Golden State Warriors (1978–1979); UTH (1980–1980); Dallas Mavericks (1981–1981); Portland Trail Blazers (1982–1983); Denver Nuggets (1984–1988); Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1991).