USC women’s basketball head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns after four seasons

Daily Trojan

Women’s basketball head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigned on Friday after four seasons leading her alma mater.“I absolutely love USC and I always want what is best for this university,” she said.  “What is best right now is that I step aside as the women’s basketball coach and let someone else lead this team.”
Cooper-Dyke stepped down after four years coaching the women’s basketball team – Benjamin Dunn | Daily Trojan
Cooper-Dyke began her tenure at USC in 2014, and she guided the Trojans to a 22-13 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in her debut season. Since then, however, USC has not enjoyed the same level of success, finishing at an even 15-15 (seventh in the Pac-12) in 2015 and 19-13 (eighth in Pac-12) in 2016. This season, Cooper-Dyke and the Trojans posted a 14-16 record, finishing in a three-way tie for ninth in the conference with a 5-13 mark in Pac-12 play. Cooper-Dyke’s final game at the helm came on Thursday, as USC made a first-round exit against Cal in the Pac-12 Tournament.
“We thank Cynthia for her dedication, hard work and service, and we wish her the very best,” Athletic Director Lynn Swann said. “She is a great Trojan and will always be a valued member of the Trojan Family.
“The USC women’s basketball program has a tradition built on national championships, great players and outstanding coaches.  We look forward to bringing in a coach who will add to that legacy, one who will move our program forward while doing so in one of the world’s greatest cities, at one of the country’s finest academic institutions and in the nation’s premier women’s basketball conference.”
Cooper-Dyke played four seasons as a Trojan, from 1982-1986. She helped USC to two national championship victories (’83 and ’84) and departed Troy in the program’s all-time top-10 ...

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