UNC Wilmington names Cooper-Dyke women's coach

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05/10/2010 - Wilmington, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - North Carolina-Wilmington has named Hall of Fame electee Cynthia Cooper-Dyke its new women's head basketball coach.

Cooper-Dyke won a pair of NCAA women's titles at Southern California and captured four WNBA crowns with the Houston Comets, earning the Finals MVP honor each time. She was twice the league's MVP and won an Olympic gold medal in 1988.

She joins the Seahawk program following a successful five-year stint at Prairie View A&M in central Texas.

Cooper-Dyke will replace Ann Hancock, whose contract was not renewed for the 2010-11 season. Hancock took over the program in 2000-01 and completed her 10th season at UNCW and coached the Seahawks to a 12-19 record.

The 47-year-old Cooper-Dyke moved into the coaching ranks in 2001 as the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury.

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