Younger Cooper has been a revelation at Nevada
When Arizona recruited Los Angeles guard Eric Cooper Jr. three years ago, accepting his verbal commitment, he was viewed as a prospect superior to his father, former Arizona guard Eric Cooper, who rarely played in Tucson and transferred to UTSA, where he helped the Roadrunners to an NCAA tournament appearance. But the young Cooper didn’t develop as hoped and is now a freshman at Nevada. Six games ago, Cooper replaced Pueblo High grad Michael Perez as Nevada’s starting shooting guard and has been a revelation, averaging 14 points a game. Perez, who is limited by a wrist injury, is averaging seven points.
