Per TTU Athletics release:
"Cooper arrives at Tech after working as the athletic director at Wayland Baptist University since 2014 following an illustrious coaching career where he earned 546 victories as the head coach at WBU and West Texas A&M. Cooper is the all-time winningest coach in both program's histories, racking up a 152-47 record at WBU before going 394-195 leading WT. As an administrator at WBU, Cooper was named the 2017-18 Sooner Athletic Conference Athletics Director of the Year.
'I'm thrilled to be a piece of something special that coach Adams is putting together here," said Cooper, who is in the WBU and WT Hall of Fame. "I've known Coach Adams for a long time and know that he is going to do a great job leading this program. I'm here to help him in the process. I'm a basketball junkie who has coached college basketball almost all of my life. This is a great opportunity for me and I can't wait to help the entire staff as we continue building this program into one of the best in the nation.'
Adams added: 'We have developed a lot of trust between each other over the years. We've worked together in the past and have a great friendship. He's someone who understands how to build a great program and work with people. Rick is a great addition to our program because of his experience and ability to handle anything that comes his way.'"
"Cooper arrives at Tech after working as the athletic director at Wayland Baptist University since 2014 following an illustrious coaching career where he earned 546 victories as the head coach at WBU and West Texas A&M. Cooper is the all-time winningest coach in both program's histories, racking up a 152-47 record at WBU before going 394-195 leading WT. As an administrator at WBU, Cooper was named the 2017-18 Sooner Athletic Conference Athletics Director of the Year.
'I'm thrilled to be a piece of something special that coach Adams is putting together here," said Cooper, who is in the WBU and WT Hall of Fame. "I've known Coach Adams for a long time and know that he is going to do a great job leading this program. I'm here to help him in the process. I'm a basketball junkie who has coached college basketball almost all of my life. This is a great opportunity for me and I can't wait to help the entire staff as we continue building this program into one of the best in the nation.'
Adams added: 'We have developed a lot of trust between each other over the years. We've worked together in the past and have a great friendship. He's someone who understands how to build a great program and work with people. Rick is a great addition to our program because of his experience and ability to handle anything that comes his way.'"
