2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 16
Nils Cooper
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- Prev School:
- UC Davis
- Major:
- Social Ecology
UC Davis
- Two-time CSC Academic All-District in two years at UC Davis
- 57 games with the Aggies starting 28 times and averaging 21 minutes per game
- 2025-26: 27 GP, 23 GS, 24.6 MPG, 54.9 FG% (118-215), 23.8 3PT% (10-42), 73.7 FT% (87-118), 12.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG (83 DEF, 42 OFF), 50 AST, 42 TO, 10 BLK, 41 STL
- Team leader in field goal percentage
- Season-high 26 points twice (11/18 at Nevada, 2/19 at CSF)
- Season-high nine rebounds at Colorado (11/21)
- 2024-25: 30 GP, 5 GS, 17.8 MPG, 48.1 FG% (39-81), 74.0 FT% (37-50), 3.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG (62 DEF, 43 OFF), 18 AST, 13 TO, 4 BLK, 18 STL
- Season-high 12 points vs. UCSD (2/15)
- Season-high 13 rebounds vs. UCSD (3/8)
Pepperdine University
- Appeared in 33 games his freshman season of 2023-24 at Pepperdine
- Averaged 5.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG
- Season-high 13 points vs. LIU
- Season-high three blocks vs. Colorado while scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds
- WCC Freshman of the Week, December 11
Crossroads School
- Averaged 15 PPG at Crossroads School in Santa Monica
- Attended 2022 NBPA Top 100 Camp in Florida with many of the nation's top players
- All-Showcase Selection at the Challenge of Champions in September 2022
- Tournament MVP at the Beverly Hills Tournament in December 2021
- Ranked as a consensus four-star recruit
- Also played high school volleyball
- Represented the Swedish U18 Youth National Team this past summer
Personal
- Dad attended University of New Mexico, mom attended Pepperdine
- Two brothers and one sister
- Dad played for the Los Angeles Lakes for 12 seasons
- 5-time NBA Champion
- 1987 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- 8-time NBA All-Defensive Team
- #21 retired by the Lakers
- 2-time WNBA champion as head coach
- Currently coaching Cal State LA as of April 2026
- Selected UC Irvine because of the culture that is creaed by not only the coaching staff, but the many wonderful people here at Irvine
- Interests include ping-pong, photography, and music
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