University of Albany

2024-25

• America East Player of the Year
• ECAC First Team All-Conference
• America East First Team All-Conference
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List
• 6x America East Player of the Week (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 16, Feb. 3, Feb. 24)
• America East Preseason All-Conference
• America East All-Tournament Team
• America East Academic Honor Roll
• 29th in the nation, second in the conference, in field goal percentage (.553)
• Top 75 in the nation in points (574) and points per game (17.4)
• Second in the conference in points per game
• Tied for third in the conference in assists per game (3.4)
• Fourth in the conference in rebounds per game (6.8)
• Scored 1500th career point against Boston U (Dec. 10)
• Started all 33 games
• Scored in the double-digits in all but one game
• Notched 11 games with at least 20 points scored
• Tallied six double-doubles on the season
• Compiled a season-high 26 points against Sacred Heart (Nov. 16)
• Averaged 17.4 ppg and 6.8 rpg with 113 assists, 51 steals, and 13 blocks
• Held a .553 FG%, .200 3PT FG%, and a .788 FT%

 

2023-24

• America East First Team All-Conference
• AE All-Academic Team
• AE Academic Honor Roll
• AE Preseason All-Conference
• 2x AE Player of the Week (Dec. 11, Jan. 22)
• 45th in the nation, first in the conference, in field goal percentage (.530)
• Second in the conference in rebounds per game (7.3)
• Fourth in the conference in points per game (15.9)
• Scored 1000th career point against Navy (Dec. 30)
• Started all 32 games
• Notched a career-high 26 points against Bryant (Jan. 20)
• Totaled eight double-doubles on the season
• Scored in the double-digits in all but three games, including eight with at least 20 points
• Averaged 15.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg with 67 assists, 46 steals, and 16 blocks
• Held a .530 FG% and a .727 FT%

2022-23
First Team America East All-Conference … AE All-Academic … AE All-Championship Tournament … AE Preseason All-Conference … AE Player of the Week three times (1.23, 2.13 & 2.20) … second in the conference in points per game … top five in the AE in rebounds per game, field goal percentage, and free throw percentage … led the team with 15.2 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game, and a .486 field goal percentage … finished third on the team with a .777 free throw percentage, 0.5 blocks per game, 1.8 assists per game (tied), and 0.9 steals per game (tied) … started 16 of 23 games played … scored 17 points at Syracuse (12.20) … tied career-high with 25 points against UMBC (1.4) … earned first double double of the season with 11 rebounds and 22 points against Bryant (1.11) … added a double double with season-high 13 rebounds and 18 points at Binghamton (1.18) … compiled nine rebounds and 12 points in the AE Championship at Vermont (3.10) … notched final double double of the season with 11 rebounds and 18 points at UMass in the WNIT First Round (3.17) … recorded eight double doubles with 10 additional double-digit point games … tallied five 20+ point games … overall, totaled 138 field goals (.486 FG%), 73 free throws (.777 FT%), 192 rebounds (8.3 pg) and 350 points (15.2 pg) with 41 assists, 20 steals, and 12 blocks in 666 minutes of play.

2021-22
Made 22 starts and appeared in all 33 games … America East Second Team All-Conference … third in the America East with 84 offensive rebounds and 2.5 per game … fourth in the league with 153 defensive rebounds and 4.6 per game … third in the conference with 237 total rebounds and fourth with 7.2 per game … led the team in all six rebounding stats … named America East Player of the Week once (January 17, 2022) … tallied six double-doubles on the season … owned eight double digit rebound games and 19 double digit point games … compiled at least 20 points three times, including a career-high 25 points against Union (12/28/21) … added 21 points at NJIT (1/15/22) and 22 points at Hartford (1/17/22) … completed a career-high 15 rebounds at NJIT (1/15/22) … totaled 369 points (11.2 pg), 237 rebounds (7.2 pg), 46 assists, 41 steals, and 10 blocks in 845 minutes of play.

2020-21
Appeared in all-18 games... Made her collegiate debut at Hofstra (12/11/20)... Named to the America East All-Rookie Team... Named America East Rookie of the week twice (2/1/21) and (2/23/21)... Had four double-digit games and scored a career-high 12 at Binghamton (2/7/21)... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds three times and had 10 games with 5+ rebounds as a reserve player... Recorded a career-high four assists at UMass Lowell (1/23/21)... She added 10 blocks and 13 steals during the season, including three steals against New Hampshire (1/24/21).

High School
Lettered four years in basketball and one year in soccer at Saint John’s Catholic Prep School… basketball team captain… 2020 All-Conference… 2020 team scoring leader… team MVP… 2017 Conference B champion
 
Personal
Kayla Cooper… Daughter of Ruthven John and Terrill Cooper… has two brothers, Raffy and Sean, and one sister, Shanice… majoring in Biology
 
Mullen on Cooper
Kayla is an exciting player and our Great Dane fans are going to love her athleticism and rebounding ability.  Kayla's versatility and size will allow her to play multiple positions on the floor and create mismatches for opponents.