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24 Iresha Cooper
Iresha Cooper
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hemingway, S.C.
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Sports Management
  • Previous School:
    Louisburg College
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    5.5
  • fg %
    57.7
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    83.3
  • reb/g
    3.5
  • a/g
    0.2
Bio

2017-18: Appeared in 24 games while making 11 starts during the 2017-18 season...Averaged 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game...shot 57.7% from the field...scored 20 points on 8 of 9 shooting against Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29)...scored in double-digits six times.

2016-2017: Played in 25 games in her first season in Hartsville, starting in 20 of them ... Second on the team in minutes played per game (27.5), and was prominent in the South Atlantic Conference in several offensive categories ... Her 11.8 points per game average was a team-high and 18th in the league, and she was second in the SAC in field goal percentage, shooting 55.1 percent from the floor ... Pulled down a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game, which was 13th-best individually in the conference ... Recorded three double-doubles on the season.

Previous School: Transferred to Coker from Louisburg College where she played basketball for the Hurricanes ... Named to the 2016 Region X all-region team and won the most outstanding player award. 

High School: Attended Hemingway High School where she lettered in volleyball, track and field and basketball for the Tigers ... Two-time all-region selection, to go along with being a lower state and state champion. 

Personal: She is the daughter of Nicole Cooper and Stafford Cooper. 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 7 at Newberry L, 68-52
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 66-50
Feb 14 Catawba L, 63-60
Feb 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-64
Feb 21 at Wingate L, 73-61
Feb 24 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-55
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 18
Games started 11 5
Minutes 300 178
Minutes per game 12.5 9.9
FG 56-97 37-61
FG Pct 57.7 60.7
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 20-24 12-14
FT Pct 83.3 85.7
Off rebounds 33 23
Def rebounds 51 33
Total rebounds 84 56
Rebounds per game 3.5 3.1
Personal fouls 41 25
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 5 2
Turnovers 38 24
Assist to turnover ratio 0.1 0.1
Steals 14 11
Blocks 4 2
Points 132 86
Points per game 5.5 4.8
Points per 40 min 17.6 19.3
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 at South Carolina L, 116-56 1 27 2-12 16.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 4 at Charlotte L, 78-47 1 23 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 10 at Belmont Abbey W, 71-66 1 17 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 11 vs. Limestone L, 62-52 1 25 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Nov 14 at Barton L, 81-71 1 23 8-11 72.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 18
Nov 18 Fayetteville St. W, 56-51 1 30 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 11
Nov 21 at Belmont Abbey L, 60-49 1 14 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 2
Nov 27 at Elon L, 106-54 1 16 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 29 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-68 1 20 8-9 88.9 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 20
Dec 2 Southern Wesleyan W, 81-47 1 13 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 9 at Carson-Newman L, 114-82 1 22 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Dec 13 at Tusculum L, 88-77 1 19 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 16 Mars Hill W, 93-64 - 12 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Dec 18 Queens (N.C.) W, 82-56 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 3 Newberry W, 60-49 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 at Lincoln Memorial L, 75-59 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 10 at Catawba L, 55-52 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-74 1 17 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 22 Wingate L, 78-61 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 72-54 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 27 Carson-Newman L, 102-63 - 11 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 31 at Queens (N.C.) W, 70-63 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 75-65 - 6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 7 at Newberry L, 68-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 66-50 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Catawba L, 63-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-64 1 3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 21 at Wingate L, 73-61 - 22 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Feb 24 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-55 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 3 at South Carolina L, 116-56 1 27 6 3 9 0 3 0 1
Nov 4 at Charlotte L, 78-47 1 23 2 3 5 0 3 1 1
Nov 10 at Belmont Abbey W, 71-66 1 17 2 2 4 0 1 0 1
Nov 11 vs. Limestone L, 62-52 1 25 3 5 8 1 5 1 0
Nov 14 at Barton L, 81-71 1 23 4 4 8 1 2 1 1
Nov 18 Fayetteville St. W, 56-51 1 30 1 4 5 1 1 0 0
Nov 21 at Belmont Abbey L, 60-49 1 14 0 3 3 0 4 0 0
Nov 27 at Elon L, 106-54 1 16 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
Nov 29 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-68 1 20 2 1 3 0 2 1 0
Dec 2 Southern Wesleyan W, 81-47 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Dec 9 at Carson-Newman L, 114-82 1 22 3 6 9 0 3 2 2
Dec 13 at Tusculum L, 88-77 1 19 4 7 11 0 3 5 0
Dec 16 Mars Hill W, 93-64 - 12 2 1 3 1 2 1 0
Dec 18 Queens (N.C.) W, 82-56 - 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 3 Newberry W, 60-49 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 at Lincoln Memorial L, 75-59 - 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 10 at Catawba L, 55-52 - 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-74 1 17 1 5 6 0 1 1 0
Jan 22 Wingate L, 78-61 - 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 24 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 72-54 - 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 27 Carson-Newman L, 102-63 - 11 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 31 at Queens (N.C.) W, 70-63 - 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 75-65 - 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 at Newberry L, 68-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 66-50 - 6 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Feb 14 Catawba L, 63-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-64 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Wingate L, 73-61 - 22 3 4 7 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-55 - 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 3 at South Carolina L, 116-56 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 4 at Charlotte L, 78-47 1 5 1 0.0
Nov 10 at Belmont Abbey W, 71-66 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 11 vs. Limestone L, 62-52 1 3 0 0.2
Nov 14 at Barton L, 81-71 1 4 - 0.5
Nov 18 Fayetteville St. W, 56-51 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 21 at Belmont Abbey L, 60-49 1 0 - 0.0
Nov 27 at Elon L, 106-54 1 0 - -
Nov 29 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 79-68 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 2 Southern Wesleyan W, 81-47 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 9 at Carson-Newman L, 114-82 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 13 at Tusculum L, 88-77 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 16 Mars Hill W, 93-64 - 1 - 0.5
Dec 18 Queens (N.C.) W, 82-56 - 1 - -
Jan 3 Newberry W, 60-49 - 0 0 -
Jan 6 at Lincoln Memorial L, 75-59 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 10 at Catawba L, 55-52 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 13 Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-74 1 5 1 0.0
Jan 22 Wingate L, 78-61 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 24 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 72-54 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 27 Carson-Newman L, 102-63 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 31 at Queens (N.C.) W, 70-63 - 1 - -
Feb 3 at Mars Hill W, 75-65 - 0 - -
Feb 7 at Newberry L, 68-52 - - - -
Feb 10 Tusculum L, 66-50 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 14 Catawba L, 63-60 - - - -
Feb 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 68-64 1 1 - -
Feb 21 at Wingate L, 73-61 - 1 - -
Feb 24 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-55 - 4 0 0.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 25 27.5 5.0-9.1 0.0-0.0 1.8-2.6 11.8
2017-18 24 12.5 2.3-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.0 5.5
Total 49 20.2 3.7-6.6 0.0-0.0 1.3-1.8 8.7

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 25 20 688 125-227 55.1 0-0 - 46-65 70.8 296
2017-18 24 11 300 56-97 57.7 0-0 - 20-24 83.3 132
Total 49 31 988 181-324 55.9 0-0 - 66-89 74.2 428

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 25 688 27.5 7.3-13.2 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.8 17.2
2017-18 24 300 12.5 7.5-12.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.2 17.6
Total 49 988 20.2 7.3-13.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.6 17.3

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 25 1.7 4.8 6.4 0.7 2.9 1.2 0.4
2017-18 24 1.4 2.1 3.5 0.2 1.6 0.6 0.2
Total 49 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.5 2.2 0.9 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 25 20 42 119 161 18 72 31 11
2017-18 24 11 33 51 84 5 38 14 4
Total 49 31 75 170 245 23 110 45 15

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 25 2.4 6.9 9.4 1.0 4.2 1.8 0.6
2017-18 24 4.4 6.8 11.2 0.7 5.1 1.9 0.5
Total 49 3.0 6.9 9.9 0.9 4.5 1.8 0.6

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 12.5 2.3-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.0 5.5
Conference 18 9.9 2.1-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.7-0.8 4.8
Exhibition 3 22.0 2.3-7.3 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.3 5.7
Location            
Home 11 11.6 2.2-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.1 5.3
Away 12 12.3 2.6-4.5 0.0-0.0 0.8-0.9 5.9
Neutral 1 25.0 1.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.0 3.0
Result            
Wins 8 11.4 2.0-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.0 4.8
Losses 16 13.1 2.5-4.4 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.0 5.9
Month            
November 6 21.5 4.2-7.2 0.0-0.0 2.0-2.3 10.3
December 5 14.8 3.4-4.8 0.0-0.0 0.6-0.8 7.4
January 8 6.6 0.6-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.5 1.8
February 5 8.8 1.8-3.2 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.4 3.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 11 300 56-97 57.7 0-0 - 20-24 83.3 132
Conference 18 5 178 37-61 60.7 0-0 - 12-14 85.7 86
Exhibition 3 3 66 7-22 31.8 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 17
Location                    
Home 11 5 128 24-38 63.2 0-0 - 10-12 83.3 58
Away 12 5 147 31-54 57.4 0-0 - 9-11 81.8 71
Neutral 1 1 25 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Result                    
Wins 8 3 91 16-27 59.3 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 38
Losses 16 8 209 40-70 57.1 0-0 - 14-16 87.5 94
Month                    
November 6 6 129 25-43 58.1 0-0 - 12-14 85.7 62
December 5 3 74 17-24 70.8 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 37
January 8 1 53 5-14 35.7 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
February 5 1 44 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 19

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 300 12.5 7.5-12.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.2 17.6
Conference 18 178 9.9 8.3-13.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.1 19.3
Exhibition 3 66 22.0 4.2-13.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.8-2.4 10.3
Location                
Home 11 128 11.6 7.5-11.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.1-3.8 18.1
Away 12 147 12.3 8.4-14.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-3.0 19.3
Neutral 1 25 25.0 1.6-8.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-1.6 4.8
Result                
Wins 8 91 11.4 7.0-11.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.6-3.5 16.7
Losses 16 209 13.1 7.7-13.4 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-3.1 18.0
Month                
November 6 129 21.5 7.8-13.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.7-4.3 19.2
December 5 74 14.8 9.2-13.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.2 20.0
January 8 53 6.6 3.8-10.6 0.0-0.0 - 3.0-3.0 10.6
February 5 44 8.8 8.2-14.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 17.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 1.4 2.1 3.5 0.2 1.6 0.6 0.2
Conference 18 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.1
Exhibition 3 3.3 2.7 6.0 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.7
Location                
Home 11 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.0
Away 12 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.1 1.8 0.7 0.3
Neutral 1 3.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 8 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1
Losses 16 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.2 2.1 0.8 0.2
Month                
November 6 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.3
December 5 2.0 2.8 4.8 0.2 1.8 1.8 0.4
January 8 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0
February 5 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 11 33 51 84 5 38 14 4
Conference 18 5 23 33 56 2 24 11 2
Exhibition 3 3 10 8 18 1 6 1 2
Location                  
Home 11 5 8 14 22 3 12 5 0
Away 12 5 22 32 54 1 21 8 4
Neutral 1 1 3 5 8 1 5 1 0
Result                  
Wins 8 3 9 11 20 2 5 2 1
Losses 16 8 24 40 64 3 33 12 3
Month                  
November 6 6 12 19 31 3 15 3 2
December 5 3 10 14 24 1 9 9 2
January 8 1 5 11 16 0 10 1 0
February 5 1 6 7 13 1 4 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 4.4 6.8 11.2 0.7 5.1 1.9 0.5
Conference 18 5.2 7.4 12.6 0.4 5.4 2.5 0.4
Exhibition 3 6.1 4.8 10.9 0.6 3.6 0.6 1.2
Location                
Home 11 2.5 4.4 6.9 0.9 3.8 1.6 0.0
Away 12 6.0 8.7 14.7 0.3 5.7 2.2 1.1
Neutral 1 4.8 8.0 12.8 1.6 8.0 1.6 0.0
Result                
Wins 8 4.0 4.8 8.8 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.4
Losses 16 4.6 7.7 12.2 0.6 6.3 2.3 0.6
Month                
November 6 3.7 5.9 9.6 0.9 4.7 0.9 0.6
December 5 5.4 7.6 13.0 0.5 4.9 4.9 1.1
January 8 3.8 8.3 12.1 0.0 7.5 0.8 0.0
February 5 5.5 6.4 11.8 0.9 3.6 0.9 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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