Brittnee Cooper - Volleyball Coach

Brittnee Cooper

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
volleyball@utulsa.edu
Phone:
3058

Brittnee Cooper is in her fourth season with the Golden Hurricane after joining The University of Tulsa volleyball coaching staff in August 2017.

In her third season with Tulsa, the Hurricane advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. For the second season in a row Tulsa earned a bid to post season play. They finished 6th in the American Athletic Conference stadings, finishing the season with a record of 18-16, 8-8 in AAC play.

In her second season with the Hurricane, Tulsa advanced to the postseason for the first time since 2012 with a trip to first round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. After being picked to finish sixth in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the Hurricane went 19-12 overall and 11-7 in league play.

In her first year with Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane went 15-17 and finished ahead of preseason American Athletic Conference projections. She assisted in coaching a Tulsa defense that produced a remarkable 2,229 digs, which was eighth-best in the nation.

Cooper came to Tulsa with seven years of professional volleyball experience. Her previous coaching experience was as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, LSU, in 2010. While coaching, Cooper trained middle blockers and helped Desiree Elliot become the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2010.

Following her collegiate career at LSU, Cooper was a member of the 2010 USA national team. Since 2011, she has played volleyball internationally and has tallied numerous individual and team awards. Cooper was named the number one blocker of the Liga de Voleibol Superior Feminine in 2011 as a member of Llarnes de Toa Baja team. In 2013, she was the number one blocker of the Pro A League. Cooper earned an award for top hitting efficiency and highest hitting percentage in the Orlen Liga. As member of Rabita Baku, she led her team to the Super League Championship as well as a third-place finish in the Champions League. Cooper’s team finished in second place in the CEV Cup. In 2017, her team, Dresden Sports Club, finished third in the Bundesliga.

Cooper was a four-year letterwinner at LSU and was the SEC Player of the Year in 2009, as well as an AVCA First-Team All-American. During her career, she racked up two all-conference first team selections. Cooper accumulated 1,082 kills, posted 2.86 kills per set and compiled a .322 career hitting. Defensively, Cooper amassed 495 total blocks, including 415 assisted and 80 solo blocks. She collected 1.31 blocks per set and notched 68 digs. In her four years, she appeared in 378 sets and played in 106 matches. Cooper still holds the single-season record at LSU with a .409 hitting percentage and fourth in career hitting percentage with a mark of .329. She also ranked fifth for career block assists (421) and total blocks (504).

A native of Missouri City, Texas, Cooper graduated from LSU in December 2010 with a degree in sociology.