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Talaysia Cooper

Talaysia Cooper
No. 55 – Ole Miss Rebels
PositionGuard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-07-17) July 17, 2004 (age 22)
Turbeville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolEast Clarendon
(Turbeville, South Carolina)
College
Career highlights

Talaysia Cooper (born July 17, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Ole Miss women’s basketball team of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

High school career

Cooper played for East Clarendon in Turbeville. As a junior, she averaged 23.7 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 8 assists, winning South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in 2021. [1] Cooper was a five-star recruit and the number 18 recruit in the class of 2022.[2] In October 2021, Cooper committed to South Carolina. [3] Cooper scored over 3,000 points in high school, and was named a McDonald's All-American. [4]

College career

As a freshman, Cooper played in a reserve role, averaging 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.[5] On December 29 2022, she scored a career-high 15 points against Texas A&M.[6] At the end of the season, Cooper announced that she would be transferring. In July 2023, she committed to Tennessee. Because she left after the transfer portal closed, Cooper sat out the 2023–24 season. [7]

In her redshirt sophomore season, she averaged 16.6 points which led the team. [8] Cooper had her first career double-double against Middle Tennessee on November 12 2024, scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. [9] A few days later, she scored a career-high 33 points against Liberty. [10] She was subsequently named SEC and USBWA Player of the Week for her performance. [11] Cooper led the SEC in total steals, with 88 in the season, and was named to the SEC All-Defensive team. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022–23 South Carolina 24 0 8.4 38.9 23.8 38.1 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.9
2023–24 Tennessee did not play - redshirted
2024–25 Tennessee 34 27 23.5 44.7 26.7 67.1 5.6 3.2 3.1 0.7 3.5 16.6
Career 71 37 18.6 44.0 28.1 61.7 4.4 2.7 2.2 0.5 2.5 11.6
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[13]

References

  1. ^ Boynton, Eric. "What to expect from South Carolina coach Dawn Staley's new 5-star, in-state signee". The Greenville News. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  2. ^ "2022 SportsCenter NEXT 100 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  3. ^ Owens, Michael; McDonald, Gabe (2021-10-23). "East Clarendon's Talaysia Cooper commits to South Carolina". Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  4. ^ ""Giving her her flowers while she can still smell them": Cooper scores 3,000th point as East Clarendon retires her jersey". The Sumter Item. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  5. ^ Hall, Cora. "Talaysia Cooper transfers to Lady Vols basketball after freshman year at South Carolina". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  6. ^ "Cooke, No. 1 South Carolina run past Texas A&M 76-34". AP News. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  7. ^ Hall, Cora. "Talaysia Cooper transfers to Lady Vols basketball after freshman year at South Carolina". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  8. ^ Edmands, Tyler. "Talaysia Cooper embraces pressure, growth for Lady Vols basketball". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  9. ^ "Tennessee's Talaysia Cooper leads the Week 2 women's basketball starting five | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  10. ^ Church, Jack. "Talaysia Cooper's career-high day leads Lady Vols basketball to win over Liberty". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  11. ^ Trainer, Eric. "Cooper Named SEC, USBWA Player of the Week". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  12. ^ Trainer, Eric. "Cooper Snares All-SEC, All-Defensive Team Honors". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  13. ^ "Talaysia Cooper College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2026.

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