Special assistant to the head coach John Cooper has left the Oklahoma State men’s basketball staff to join the coaching staff at Southern Methodist.
Cooper had been with the Cowboys since 2017 as both an assistant coach and special assistant to the head coach. Cooper will serve as an assistant coach under SMU’s coach Tim Jankovich.
Cooper has more than 100 wins as a Division I head coach under his belt at Miami (Ohio).
Cooper is the second person associated with the Cowboys to leave for SMU following center Yor Anei to the Mustangs.