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"title": "Prairie View’s Cooper-Dyke Selected To Be In Hall Of Fame"
"description": "PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Cynthia Lynn Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M’s head women’s basketball coach, will be heading into the Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame as a part of their 11th annual induction weekend June 12-13 in Knoxville, Tenn. at the Bijou Theater. Cooper is arguably the greatest women’s basketball player of all-time and heads a […]"
"date": "2009-04-08"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2009/04/08/prairie-views-cooper-dyke-selected-to-be-in-hall-of-fame/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
"tags":
  - "Prairie View"
---

# Prairie View’s Cooper-Dyke Selected To Be In Hall Of Fame

![cooper](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cooper.jpg "Cynthia Cooper-Dyke")PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Cynthia Lynn Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M’s head women’s basketball coach, will be heading into the Women’s Basketball Hall Of Fame as a part of their 11th annual induction weekend June 12-13 in Knoxville, Tenn. at the Bijou Theater. Cooper is arguably the greatest women’s basketball player of all-time and heads a class that also includes Jennifer Azzi, Jennifer Gillom, Sonja Hogg, Jill Hutchison and Ora Washington. The Cooper file speaks for itself. She is a two-time NCAA champion with USC in 1982-83 and 1983-84, followed up by a 1985-86 finals appearance where she was named to the All-Tournament team. Cooper then went on to play internationally, and won a gold medal in 1988 and bronze medal in 1992 representing the United States in the Olympics. Cooper is most known for putting the WNBA on the map. She was a four-time champion with the Houston Comets and named regular season league MVP twice. In addition to the ceremony, the WBHOF will be hosting a private event on Friday evening and a 4K run/walk on Saturday morning in memory of former North Carolina State Head Coach Kay Yow, who lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this year.