Pepperdine University Athletics

Eric Cooper Jr. Career Statistics

CAREER: In his four seasons at Pepperdine and Nevada, finished with a career total of 1,193 points ... In two seasons with the Waves, averaged 11.6 points in 28.1 minutes ... Appeared in 53 games and made 48 starts ... Shot 39.6% on three-pointers (124-for-313), ranking 10th in Pepperdine history ... Shot 83.2% on free throws (89-for-107).
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Finished as the team’s third-leading scorer at 10.7 points per game as a senior ... Made 84 three-pointers, ranking third in Pepperdine single-season history ... Led the WCC in three-point accuracy (41.8%) and was fourth in three-pointers per game (2.5) ... Started 31 of 34 games and averaged 28.1 minutes per contest ... Scored in double-figures 19 times ... Had a season-high 23 points vs. Idaho State (11/26) Made multiple three-pointers in a game 24 times ... Made at least four three-pointers 10 times, with six against Cal State Dominguez Hills (11/7) and five at San Francisco (2/14) ... Had a streak of 16 games with a three-pointer, tying the 10th-longest in program history ... Other season highs were six rebounds (twice), two steals (four times) and 39 minutes vs. San Francisco (3/9) ... Averaged 10.3 points in the four games at the WCC Tournament.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: When healthy, had a solid junior season, his first with the Waves … Averaged 13.2 points, third on the team … Played in only 19 games (17 starts), missing the first nine games of the season as well as the final four with a shoulder injury … Also averaged 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 28.2 minutes … Shot 85.7% from the free throw line … In league games only, ranked 12th in the WCC in scoring (13.4) and fourth in three-pointers made (2.3) … Had a streak of 17 games with a three-pointer, tying the sixth-longest streak in program history ... Scored a season-high 25 points at Pacific (1/18) … Scored 19 points on four other occasions … Other season highs were four assists (1/4 vs. Gonzaga), four rebounds (several times), three steals (12/30 at San Diego) and 38 minutes played (2/3 vs. Pacific).
 
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Redshirted his first season at Pepperdine per NCAA transfer rules.
 
NEVADA: Played two seasons (2014-15 and 2015-16) at the University of Nevada ... Averaged 9.3 points and 2.1 rebounds as a sophomore ... Averaged 7.3 points and 2.2 rebounds as a freshman ... Led the team in three-pointers made both seasons, with 56 in 2015-16 and 38 in 2014-15 ... Played in 69 games and made 15 starts ... Scored a career-high 24 points at UNLV (2/20/16) as a sophomore ... Scored in double-figures 19 times as a sophomore ... Other career highs were five rebounds, four assists, three steals and four three-pointers made (all were done multiple times) ... Helped Nevada win the 2016 CBI postseason tournament.
 
PREP SCHOOL: Spent one postgraduate season at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. ... Averaged 17.5 points and 3.4 assists in 2013-14.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Anthony High School, located in Long Beach, Calif., in 2013 ... Spent his first three years at Lutheran High School in La Verne, Calif. ... His father was his high school coach all four years ... Averaged 22.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior and earned Cal-Hi Sports All-State Division IV second team honors and All-CIF Southern Section Division IV first team status, as well as being named MVP of the Santa Fe League ... Won state titles in 2010 and 2011 at Lutheran High ... Named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State freshman, sophomore and junior teams ... Earned the President’s Award for Educational Achievement and was on the honor roll.
 
CLUB: Played AAU ball with Belmont Shores, Branch West and California Supreme.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Germany ... Son of Eric and Eileen Cooper ... His father played basketball at Arizona and UTSA as well as professionally overseas ... Has one sibling, Ebony ... Majoring in intercultural communication ... Chose to transfer to Pepperdine because “I felt the location, coaches and conference were all right for me.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys going to the movies and playing video games ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant (pro basketball player), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), The Chronicles of Narnia (books), The Dark Knight (movie), Family Guy (TV show), Kanye West (musical artist), pizza (food) and football (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is “the atmosphere of being in a college game is a really fun experience.”