Michigan State University Athletics
Men’s Basketball Adds Carson Cooper to Roster
5/11/2022 2:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team has received a signed National-Letter-of-Intent from Carson Cooper, who will join the Spartans for the 2022-23 academic year.
Cooper joins a recruiting class that includes Trejuan Holloman and Jaxon Kohler, who were announced in the early signing period last November.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo on Cooper
"We're very excited to welcome Carson and his family to our program. Carson is a young man who we think has a bright future ahead of him and that he's really just scratching the surface of how good he can be. He's big, skilled and strong and runs the floor really well. We see him as an anchor in the post and a player who can defend at the rim, but he's also got the ability to stretch the floor and has a good handle. Carson is coming from a terrific program at the IMG Academy, has been a tremendous student in the classroom and we're really looking forward to welcoming him back home."
Carson Cooper (6-11, 225, Jackson, Mich./IMG Academy [Fla.])
A Michigan native, Cooper played at Jackson Northwest through his sophomore year … He played at Ypsilanti Prep Academy in 2019-20 before heading to IMG Academy for the 2021-22 academic year … Played this year for IMG Varsity Blue … Helped lead team to a 25-5 regular season record … Big Shots Prep National Championship runner-up in the SLAM HS Division … Earned first team all-tournament honors at the Kingdom of the Sun and Big Shots Prep National Championships … He was one of four players to score in double figures this year … Averaged 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 56.0 percent from the floor … Led the team in charges taken.
Cooper joins a recruiting class that includes Trejuan Holloman and Jaxon Kohler, who were announced in the early signing period last November.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo on Cooper
"We're very excited to welcome Carson and his family to our program. Carson is a young man who we think has a bright future ahead of him and that he's really just scratching the surface of how good he can be. He's big, skilled and strong and runs the floor really well. We see him as an anchor in the post and a player who can defend at the rim, but he's also got the ability to stretch the floor and has a good handle. Carson is coming from a terrific program at the IMG Academy, has been a tremendous student in the classroom and we're really looking forward to welcoming him back home."
Carson Cooper (6-11, 225, Jackson, Mich./IMG Academy [Fla.])
A Michigan native, Cooper played at Jackson Northwest through his sophomore year … He played at Ypsilanti Prep Academy in 2019-20 before heading to IMG Academy for the 2021-22 academic year … Played this year for IMG Varsity Blue … Helped lead team to a 25-5 regular season record … Big Shots Prep National Championship runner-up in the SLAM HS Division … Earned first team all-tournament honors at the Kingdom of the Sun and Big Shots Prep National Championships … He was one of four players to score in double figures this year … Averaged 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 56.0 percent from the floor … Led the team in charges taken.
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