Te'a Cooper

Finished her freshman year fourth on the team in scoring at 8.6 points per game while also notching 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Scored in double digits 15 times and had more than 20 points vs. Central Arkansas, ETSU and Georgia.
Led Tennessee in scoring against Vanderbilt (1/21), Kentucky (1/25), Alabama (1/31) and Green Bay (3/18).
Led the team in assists and steals on 10 occasions each during the 2015-16 season.
Finished third on the team in steals (43) and assists (74).
One of only four UT players to appear in all 36 games in 2015-16, earning 15 starts as a rookie.
Became the 19th Lady Vol freshman to start her debut game.
Finished with 22 points against Central Arkansas, tied for the second most points by a UT freshman in her debut. Semeka Randall owns the record as she scored 24 against Ole Miss on 11/18/97.
Became the sixth UT freshman to score more than 20 points in her debut. It was the second straight year a freshman has done that as Alexa Middleton scored 20 against Penn on 11/14/14.
Finished with the third most assists by a Lady Vol freshman in her debut game, notching six. Alexa Middleton set the record in 2014-15 when she tallied 11 against Penn on 11/14/14.
Scored a career-high 23 points against ETSU on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and going 3-of-5 from behind the arc.
Named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 15.5 points and two assists while shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 80 percent from the three-point arc against Vandy and Kentucky.
Scored 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and passed out three assists in the win over Georgia on Feb. 28.
Paced the team in scoring for the second straight game, as she tallied 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-4 behind the three-point arc, to go along with three assists against #12/9 Kentucky on Jan. 25.
Returned to the starting lineup and scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and went 3-of-5 behind the three-point line while also amassing four assists vs. Alabama.
Came off the bench to score 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the line against #9/9 Ohio State in the NCAA Sweet 16.
Led the team with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Green Bay.
Scored 14 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the foul line against Penn State.
Tied season highs with three three-pointers and four steals while also notching 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in the 18-point home win over Arkansas on Feb. 4.
Led the team with 13 points, including nine straight in the third quarter, to help UT defeat Vandy on Jan. 21.
Set a career high with seven rebounds while also tying career-best marks with six assists and four steals and adding 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor and 3-3 from the charity stripe against Stetson.
Came off the bench to score 11 points against #13 Mississippi State.

USA/AAU BASKETBALL

Participated in the 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team Trials.
Named to the 2014 USA Basketball Women's U17 World Championship Team but had to withdraw due to illness during training camp.
Participated in the 2013 USA?Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials

HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked No. 1 overall and No. 1 point guard by D1Spects.com.
Ranked No. 3 overall and No. 1 point guard by ProspectsNation.com.
Ranked No. 4 by Full Court.
Ranked No. 7 by All Star Girls Report.
Ranked No. 12 in espnW HoopGurlz Top 100.
Ranked No. 16 by Blue Star.
McDonald's, WBCA, USA TODAY, Parade, MaxPreps All-American.
Named Co-MVP of the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game, tallying 21 points to lead all scorers.
Also played in Jordan Brand All-Star Game in Brooklyn.
Finalist for Naismith Award (2015).
Georgia Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball (2014, 2015).
Georgia Class 6A All-State First Team (2014, 2015).
Atlanta Tipoff Club Girls Metro Player of the Year (2014) & All-Metro Second Team (2013).
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Girls Co-Player of the Year and AAAAAA Player of the Year (2015).
Marietta Daily Journal Cobb County Player of the Year (2014, 2015).
MVP of the 2014 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association's North-South All-Star Game after scoring 39 points and making eight 3-pointers.
Four-year starter who led her team to Georgia 6A state titles in 2012 (33-0), 2014 (29-2) and 2015 (24-6).
Averaged 27.3 points, 3.9 rpg., 7.3 apg., 3.5 spg. as a senior.
Averaged 19.6 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 6.0 apg., 5.0 spg. and 1.0 bpg. as a junior.
Averaged 18.5 ppg., 5.0 apg., 4.3 spg. as a sophomore.
Averaged 11.2 ppg., 4.7 apg., 3.0 spg. and shot 65 percent from the field as a freshman.

PERSONAL

Full name is Te'a Omari Cooper.
Born on April 16, 1997, in New Jersey.
Parents are Omar and Kindall Cooper.
Has three siblings: Mia and twins Sharife and Omar.
Subject of the MTV reality show "True Life."
Majoring in communication studies.
Recipient of the Elinor F. Reed Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment.
Would like to be a TV sports commentator and have her own fashion clothing line.
Follow at @TeaCooper2 on Twitter and @queentayy2 on Instagram.