  cynthia lynne cooper-dyke (born april 14, 1963 in chicago, illinois) is a former american basketball player who has won championships in college, the olympics, and in the women's national basketball association (wnba). she is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. in 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in wnba history. she played for the houston comets from 1997â2000 and again in 2003. on april 11, 2013 she was introduced as the head coach for the university of southern california women's basketball team. in her first season as head coach at usc, she led the women of troy to their first pac-12 conference championship and consequently, their first ncaa tournament bid since 2006. ==personal== although born in chicago, illinois, cooper-dyke grew up in south central los angeles, california. cooper-dyke is the daughter of mary and kenny cooper. her father left the
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