Cynthia Cooper-Dyke has resigned after four years coaching basketball at her alma mater Southern California.
She had a 70-56 record, including 14-16 this season. Cooper-Dyke left on Friday, a day after the Trojans lost to California 71-58 in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle. They were 5-13 in league play, finishing tied for ninth.
Cooper-Dyke says in a statement that “what is best right now is that I step aside.” She gave no other explanation.
USC athletic director Lynn Swann also didn't elaborate, saying only that Cooper-Dyke “is a great Trojan.