Kayla Cooper

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Plano East HS
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
Prev School:
Oklahoma

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Started 26 games and played in 29 ... averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals across a team-high 32.0 minutes-per-game ... finished the season with a field-goal percentage of .322, three-point percentage of .313, and free throw percentage of .750 ... was ranked ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference in minutes-per-game, 11th in steals-per-game, tied for 22nd in assists-per-game, and was tied for 23rd in three-pointers made with 42 ... scored at least 10 points in 12 games and at least 20 in two games ... had a career-high 23 points vs. Illinois State on March 8 ... also had 21 points at Illinois State on Jan. 31 ... hit multiple three-pointers in 12 games and went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc in the final two games of the season ... dished out a career-high eight assists at Evansville on Jan. 19 ... registered multiple steals in 10 appearances and had a total of 20 steals in six games from Dec. 2 to Jan. 2.

PRIOR TO SIU

University of Oklahoma (2022-24)
Spent two seasons at the University of Oklahoma ... redshirted in 2023-24 ... played in six games off the bench in 2022-23 as a freshman ... was a member of an Oklahoma team that won the Big 12 regular season title in 2023-24.

High School
Was a McDonald's All-American nominee ... had a career record of 86-30 in four seasons at Plano East High School ... made it to a pair of regional tournaments ... ranked as the No. 70 recruit in the country by BlueStar Basketball ... named a top-10 prospect in Texas by Texas Prep Girls Hoops.