2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster

Anshel Cooper #23 G

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Marion, Ark.
  • High School:
    Marion HS

Summary

Biography

 

2008-09:  The Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt and second team All-Sun Belt Conference honoree recorded over 1,000 career points at New Orleans leading the team with 22 points in the victory and becoming only the fifth Trojan to do so...Averaged 14.1 points, second on the team, and 3.4 rebounds while totaling 54 assists and 56 steals starting in all 33 games and helping the Trojans to back-to-back Sun Belt Conference West Division titles and WNIT appearances...Led the team in field goal percentage with a 47.6 mark...Recorded career and season highs in field goal attempts with 27 at Missouri State and in steals with five at North Texas...Recorded season highs of 27 points against Southern Arkansas, seven rebounds three times with the last at Louisiana Tech, and four assists three times with the last at Louisiana-Lafayette...Earned State Farm Player of the Game during the Sun Belt Tournament against Denver and earned All-Tournament team honors...Recorded 24 double-digit scoring games and ten 20-plus scoring games...Recorded team highs seven times including six in free throw percentage with a 1.000 mark...Finished season ranked in four Sun Belt Conference categories overall and two in conference action...Finished ranked No. 75 in the nation in field goal percentage with a 47.6 mark...Ranked in four UALR single-season categories including second in field goals made (195), third in scoring (466), fifth in field goal attempts (410), and eighth in steals (56)...Ranked in 13 UALR career categories including second in free throws made (234) and third in scoring (1,244), field goals made (502), field goal percentage (48.9), and in minutes (3,214).

 

2007-08:  The second team All-Sun Belt Conference selection helped lead the Trojans to their first division title and WNIT appearance playing in all 32 games averaging 30.7 minutes per game...Averaged 12.8 points, second on the team, 1.6 assists, 1.1 steals, and 3.1 rebounds per game...Led the team in field goal percentage with a .497 mark  ranking her No. 67 in the nation...Earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on February 11 after leading the Trojans to their first their road victory over Middle Tennessee averaging 23 points in two games...Earned SBC Player of the Week on March 3 after leading UALR to their first ever division title over ULM and averaging 20.5 points in two games...Recorded season highs in points with 29 going 13-of-18 for .722 at Florida International and in rebounds with seven at Louisiana-Lafayette...First Trojans women’s basketball player to earn two SBC Player of the Week honors in one year...Recorded career highs in assists with seven against Louisiana-Lafayette and tied in steals with four twice with the last coming against  Florida International in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals...Recorded 20 double-digit scoring games ending the season with double-digit scoring in 10 out of the last 12 games, and six 20-plus scoring games...Recorded UALR team season highs of 13 field goals made against FIU and 12 free throws attempted at Denver...Finished season ranked in the Sun Belt overall fifth in field goal percentage, ninth in scoring, and 12th in free throw percentage (.694)...Ranked in conference games only in the SBC fifth in scoring (14.6), fifth in field goal percentage (.523) and 14th in free throw percentage (.691)...Ranked eight times in UALR career records including second in field goal percentage (.498)...Ranked four times in single-season records this season:  fifth field goals made (162), sixth free throws made (84), tied for seventh in free throw attempts (121), and eighth in scoring (409).

 

2006-07:  Played in 31 games and started 29 while averaging 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 2.1 assists per game...Finished second on the team in scoring average, points (369), and assists...Set career high in scoring with 32 points at North Texas going 14-20 (.700) form the floor, 1-4 (.250) from the arc, and 3-8 (.375) from the free throw line...Ranked tied for eighth in most points scored in a game...Set career highs in steals with four on four occasions with the last coming against Harding, in assists with six against Idaho State, in rebounds with nine against North Texas, and in blocks with three against Harding...Recorded 22 double-digit point games including the last 13 out of 14...Recorded three 20 plus scoring games and one 30 plus scoring game...Finished season ranked overall in the Sun Belt:  fifth in field goal percentage (.498) and 17th in scoring...Finished ranked in the Sun Belt in conference action:  fifth in field goal percentage (.511) and 15th in scoring (12.8)...Tied for Sun Belt Individual Game High in free throw percentage going 8-8 for a 1.000 percentage against Arkansas State...Ranked twice in UALR single-season records:  tied for ninth in free throws made (77) and tenth in most field goals made (145).

 

Marion High School:  Averaged 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 steals...A four time all-conference, three time all-state, and two time all-region recipient, helped lead her team to win the conference championship...A member of the National Honors Society and Who’s Who Among American High School Student, received National Honor Roll honors.

 

Personal:  Parents are Alonzo and Dorothy Cooper...Has two brothers, Avis and Adidus, and two sisters, Ansheneike and Ashayla...Born April 7, 1988 in Memphis, Tenn....Majoring in Health Science.


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2006-07Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2007-08Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    23
  • 23

    2008-09Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    23