24 Rakaya Cooper
Rakaya Cooper
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Hometown:
    East Orange, NJ
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    So
  • High School:
    East Orange
  • gp
    16
  • pts/g
    2.4
  • fg %
    40.0
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    60.0
  • reb/g
    2.3
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

2023-24: Played in 10 games as a freshman with the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball program, averaging 8.7 minutes per game…shot 8-for-27 from the floor overall and 5-for-10 at the foul line to average 2.2 points per game…grabbed 27 rebounds, averaging 2.7 boards per game…also recorded four steals, three assists, and one block.

Personal: Daughter of Perrece Cooper...majoring in Kinesiology...transferred to Penn State Altoona from Delaware State University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 13 at Carlow L, 65-56
Feb 15 Alfred St. W, 68-49
Feb 19 Pitt.-Bradford W, 76-53
Feb 22 at La Roche L, 74-48
Feb 25 Alfred St. W, 63-52
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 85-52
  Overall Conf
Games 16 10
Games started - -
Minutes 141 92
Minutes per game 8.8 9.2
FG 16-40 10-27
FG Pct 40.0 37.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 6-10 3-4
FT Pct 60.0 75.0
Off rebounds 15 7
Def rebounds 21 13
Total rebounds 36 20
Rebounds per game 2.3 2.0
Personal fouls 18 9
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 7 6
Turnovers 10 6
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 1.0
Steals 9 4
Blocks 0 0
Points 38 23
Points per game 2.4 2.3
Points per 40 min 10.8 10.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at York (Pa.) L, 65-46 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Nov 11 at Juniata L, 86-82 - 19 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Nov 13 at Lycoming W, 60-49 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Penn State-Beaver L, 88-79 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 at No. 15 Gettysburg L, 84-48 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Penn College W, 69-63 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Mt. Aloysius W, 68-61 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 67-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Hilbert W, 67-31 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Marywood W, 67-47 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Alfred L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 No. 22 Messiah L, 60-47 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Penn State-Behrend L, 88-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Alfred St. W, 70-40 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Carlow L, 81-76 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 La Roche L, 67-56 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 22 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 77-54 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 25 Hilbert W, 64-41 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 57-46 - 2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Mt. Aloysius L, 69-62 - 10 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 8 at Penn State-Behrend L, 77-61 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Carlow L, 65-56 - 17 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 15 Alfred St. W, 68-49 - 17 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 19 Pitt.-Bradford W, 76-53 - 11 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 at La Roche L, 74-48 - 11 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 25 Alfred St. W, 63-52 - 6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 85-52 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 at York (Pa.) L, 65-46 - 9 1 1 2 0 3 0.0 1 0 3 -
Nov 11 at Juniata L, 86-82 - 19 4 2 6 0 0 - 3 0 5 1
Nov 13 at Lycoming W, 60-49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Penn State-Beaver L, 88-79 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 20 at No. 15 Gettysburg L, 84-48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Penn College W, 69-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Mt. Aloysius W, 68-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 67-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Hilbert W, 67-31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at Marywood W, 67-47 - 7 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 14 Alfred L, 68-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 No. 22 Messiah L, 60-47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Penn State-Behrend L, 88-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Alfred St. W, 70-40 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 -
Jan 15 Carlow L, 81-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 La Roche L, 67-56 - 6 2 0 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 22 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 77-54 - 8 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 25 Hilbert W, 64-41 - 7 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 29 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 57-46 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 5 Mt. Aloysius L, 69-62 - 10 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 8 at Penn State-Behrend L, 77-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Carlow L, 65-56 - 17 0 5 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 15 Alfred St. W, 68-49 - 17 1 3 4 2 0 - 1 0 2 -
Feb 19 Pitt.-Bradford W, 76-53 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 0 -
Feb 22 at La Roche L, 74-48 - 11 2 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 25 Alfred St. W, 63-52 - 6 2 2 4 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 85-52 - 8 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 10 - 8.7 0.8-2.7 29.6 0.1-0.7 14.3 0.5-1.0 50.0 2.2
2024-25 16 - 8.8 1.0-2.5 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.6 60.0 2.4
Total 26 - 8.8 0.9-2.6 35.8 0.0-0.3 14.3 0.4-0.8 55.0 2.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 10 - 87 8-27 29.6 1-7 14.3 5-10 50.0 22
2024-25 16 - 141 16-40 40.0 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 38
Total 26 - 228 24-67 35.8 1-7 14.3 11-20 55.0 60

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 10 - 8.7 0.0-0.0 29.6 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
2024-25 16 - 8.8 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 60.0 0.0
Total 26 - 8.8 0.0-0.0 35.8 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 55.0 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 10 - 8.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.9 - 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.1
2024-25 16 - 8.8 0.9 1.3 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0
Total 26 - 8.8 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 10 - 87 9 18 27 9 - 3 13 0.2 4 1
2024-25 16 - 141 15 21 36 18 1 7 10 0.7 9 0
Total 26 - 228 24 39 63 27 1 10 23 0.4 13 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 10 - 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
2024-25 16 - 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Total 26 - 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 16 - 8.8 1.0-2.5 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.6 60.0 2.4
Conference 10 - 9.2 1.0-2.7 37.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.4 75.0 2.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 - 8.4 0.9-2.3 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.6 75.0 2.1
Away 9 - 9.1 1.1-2.7 41.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.7 50.0 2.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 8 - 7.6 0.6-1.9 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.1-0.2 50.0 1.4
Losses 8 - 10.0 1.4-3.1 44.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.6-1.0 62.5 3.4
Month November 3 - 9.3 1.3-2.7 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-1.3 25.0 3.0
December 1 - 7.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
January 5 - 5.2 0.4-1.6 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.4 100.0 1.2
February 7 - 11.4 1.4-3.3 43.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.6 75.0 3.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 16 - 141 16-40 40.0 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 38
Conference 10 - 92 10-27 37.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 23
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 7 - 59 6-16 37.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Away 9 - 82 10-24 41.7 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 23
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 8 - 61 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Losses 8 - 80 11-25 44.0 0-0 - 5-8 62.5 27
Month November 3 - 28 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 9
December 1 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
January 5 - 26 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
February 7 - 80 10-23 43.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 23

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 16 - 8.8 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 60.0 0.0
Conference 10 - 9.2 0.0-0.0 37.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 7 - 8.4 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
Away 9 - 9.1 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 8 - 7.6 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Losses 8 - 10.0 0.0-0.0 44.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 62.5 0.0
Month November 3 - 9.3 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0
December 1 - 7.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
January 5 - 5.2 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
February 7 - 11.4 0.0-0.0 43.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 16 - 8.8 0.9 1.3 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.0
Conference 10 - 9.2 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.9 - 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 8.4 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.1 - 0.9 0.3 3.0 0.4 0.0
Away 9 - 9.1 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - 7.6 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.8 - 0.5 0.1 4.0 0.6 0.0
Losses 8 - 10.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.5 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.0
Month November 3 - 9.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.0
December 1 - 7.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
January 5 - 5.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 1.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.0
February 7 - 11.4 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.7 - 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 16 - 141 15 21 36 18 1 7 10 0.7 9 0
Conference 10 - 92 7 13 20 9 - 6 6 1.0 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 59 6 8 14 8 - 6 2 3.0 3 0
Away 9 - 82 9 13 22 10 1 1 8 0.1 6 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - 61 6 9 15 6 - 4 1 4.0 5 0
Losses 8 - 80 9 12 21 12 1 3 9 0.3 4 0
Month November 3 - 28 5 3 8 8 1 0 4 0.0 4 0
December 1 - 7 1 2 3 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
January 5 - 26 4 2 6 5 - 2 2 1.0 2 0
February 7 - 80 5 14 19 5 - 5 4 1.3 3 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 16 - 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Conference 10 - 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
Away 9 - 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 8 - 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 8 - 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Month November 3 - 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 1 - 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
January 5 - 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 - 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0

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