D. J. Cooper

D. J. Cooper
	Cooper holding the Pro A MVP Award in 2017.
No. 22 – Hapoel Holon
Position	Point guard
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	December 6, 1990; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Hales Franciscan; (Chicago, Illinois); Seton Academy; (South Holland, Illinois)
College	Ohio (2009–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	PAOK
2014–2015	Enisey
2015	Panathinaikos
2015	Krasny Oktyabr
2015–2016	AEK Athens
2016	Monaco
2016–2017	Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2017	BCM Gravelines
2017–2018	Monaco
2020	Élan Chalon
2020	Dorados de Chihuahua
2021–2022	Dnipro
2022	Bnei Herzliya
2022–2023	Ironi Ness Ziona
2023–2024	Chorale Roanne
2024–2025	Śląsk Wrocław
2025	Indomables de Ciudad Juárez
2025–present	Hapoel Holon
Career highlights
	FIBA Europe Cup assists leader (2017); All-Israeli Premier League First Team (2023); Israeli Premier League assists leader (2023); Ukrainian Superleague assists leader (2021); French League Cup MVP (2018); 2× French League Cup winner (2016, 2018); LNB Pro A assists leader (2017); LNB Pro A MVP (2017); LNB Pro A All-Star (2017); VTB United League steals leader (2015); VTB United League assists leader (2015); Greek League assists leader (2014); All-Greek League Team (2014); AP honorable mention All-American (2013); MAC Player of the Year (2013); 3× First-team All-MAC (2011–2013); MAC Tournament MVP (2012); MAC Freshman of the Year (2010);

Donell "D. J." Cooper Jr. (born December 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After a successful four years of college basketball at Ohio University, Cooper entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. As a player at Ohio University, Cooper cracked the top 25 all-time Division I assists leaders list early in his final season and steadily rose up on the record as the season has progressed. He was named the preseason Mid-American Conference Player of the Year by the league's media, a prediction which proved correct when he was named Player of the Year after the regular season. In 2021-22, he led the Israeli Basketball Premier League in both assists per game and steals per game.