Ta'Lon Cooper, former Minnesota guard, announces SEC transfer commitment
Ta’Lon Cooper announced that he would eb transferring from Minnesota at the end of the regular season. Perhaps Minnesota’s top guard, Cooper is a strong shooter, a capable floor general and a sneaky good defender.
Cooper made a lot of folks in SEC country happy on Wednesday, when he announced that he would be transferring to South Carolina for his final year in college basketball.
Cooper, a former Morehead State transfer, will have 1 year of eligibility remaining for the Gamecocks.
NEWS: Minnesota graduate transfer Ta’Lon Cooper has committed to South Carolina, he tells @On3sports.
Averaged 9.8 points, four rebounds, and dished out an impressive 6.3 assists per game.
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South Carolina needs all the help it can get, and Cooper is a good starting place for head coach Lamont Paris. South Carolina won just 11 games this season and 4 games in conference play, finishing 3rd to last in the SEC.
Minnesota knows the feeling. The Golden Gophers are in need of a spark in a desperate way, finishing last season 9-22 with just 2 conference wins.