Cooper Land
Cooper Land is an American former professional basketball player and current coach, best known for his time with the Rockingham Flames in Australia’s State Basketball League (SBL). He played college basketball at Wright State University before pursuing pro basketball in Norway, Germany, Australia and Japan.
Born on November 10, 1988, in Highland Village, Texas, Land attended Marcus High School in Flower Mound. As a senior, he helped his team to a 29–7 record. He played four years at Wright State (2007–2011). His college career was affected by injuries, including an ACL tear in 2010 and another knee issue in 2011. He had a career-high 21 points in a game against Milwaukee in 2010.
Land began his professional career in 2011 with the Asker Aliens in Norway, reaching the BLNO final and earning All-BLNO First Team honors. He moved to Germany in 2012 to play for VfL Kirchheim Knights but left mid-season due to knee problems. He then joined the Rockingham Flames in Australia’s SBL in 2013, where he became a prolific scorer, including a season-high 46 points in 2014. He also spent part of 2014 with Rizing Fukuoka in Japan before returning to Rockingham for 2015 and 2016. He won the SBL Most Valuable Player award twice (2014 and 2016).
Land started coaching while still playing, serving as an assistant coach at the University of St. Francis in 2013–14 and as associate head coach in 2015–16. He was a volunteer assistant at St. Edward’s University in 2016–17 and an assistant at Rogers State in 2017–18. In 2018 he became the basketball coach at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, a role he held at least through January 2023.
Personal life: He is the son of Bill Land, the play-by-play voice for the San Antonio Spurs, and his brother Taylor is also a basketball player. Cooper is a Christian and traveled to Israel in 2012 with Athletes in Action.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 15:18 (CET).