Born in
Toowoomba,
Queensland, Cooper began his ANBL career in 2000 with the
Brisbane Bullets. After two seasons playing for the Bullets, he joined the
Victoria Giants for the
2002–03 NBL season. Following the 2002–03 season, Cooper moved to New Zealand where he joined the
Manawatu Jets for the
2003 New Zealand NBL season. He went on to earn
league MVP honours that year, while also garnering
Most Outstanding Forward and
All-Star Five honours. For the
2003–04 NBL season, Cooper joined the
Cairns Taipans. In 35 games for the Taipans, he averaged 5.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. He re-joined the Manawatu Jets for the
2004 New Zealand NBL season and won the
Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy for leading the league in rebounding. For the
2004–05 NBL season, Cooper joined the
Adelaide 36ers, the team he continued to play for until 2010 when he retired from the league following the
2009–10 NBL season. In 293 ANBL games over 10 seasons, he averaged 5.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. and spent six years playing in the
South Australian State League for the Norwood Flames between 2006 and 2011. ==Coaching career==