Kayla Cooper
Team: Southern Ill.
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 65 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 30.0 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 33.7% | 30.2% | 70.5% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 26 games, 805.9 minutes, 2731.8 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 26 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.56 | 799 | 805 | 2731 | -84 | -3.2 | -4.2 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +1.56 (#799) | SE 2.54 | Poss 2732 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +1.56 (#799) | Off +0.22 | Def +1.34 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -3.07 (#3645) | PM/G -3.2 | PM/40 -4.2 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 3.060 (#2117) | Vec (-4.12, +1.88) | Norm 4.53 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -0.44 (#2824) | Pts For -0.44 | Prevent -1.46 | Net -1.91 | Min 862 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -1.46 (#3879) | Pts For -0.44 | Prevent -1.46 | Net -1.91 | Min 862 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -1.91 (#3605) | Pts For -0.44 | Prevent -1.46 | Net -1.91 | Min 862 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.03 (#2420) | Reb For -0.03 | Prevent -0.30 | Net -0.33 | Min 862 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | -0.30 (#3206) | Reb For -0.03 | Prevent -0.30 | Net -0.33 | Min 862 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | -0.08 (#2685) | OReb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.05 | Net -0.03 | Min 862 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | +0.05 (#2096) | OReb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.05 | Net -0.03 | Min 862 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.03 (#2465) | OReb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.05 | Net -0.03 | Min 862 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +0.05 (#1936) | DReb For +0.05 | Prevent -0.35 | Net -0.30 | Min 862 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | -0.35 (#3459) | DReb For +0.05 | Prevent -0.35 | Net -0.30 | Min 862 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | -0.30 (#3080) | DReb For +0.05 | Prevent -0.35 | Net -0.30 | Min 862 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | -0.33 (#2938) | Reb For -0.03 | Prevent -0.30 | Net -0.33 | Min 862 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -0.22 (#2998) | Ast For -0.22 | Prevent -0.00 | Net -0.23 | Min 862 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.00 (#2400) | Ast For -0.22 | Prevent -0.00 | Net -0.23 | Min 862 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.23 (#2846) | Ast For -0.22 | Prevent -0.00 | Net -0.23 | Min 862 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -1.06 (#4254) | 3PM For -1.06 | Prevent +0.22 | Net -0.84 | Min 862 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.22 (#740) | 3PM For -1.06 | Prevent +0.22 | Net -0.84 | Min 862 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.84 (#4166) | 3PM For -1.06 | Prevent +0.22 | Net -0.84 | Min 862 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.63 (#3857) | Stocks For -0.63 | Prevent +0.32 | Net -0.31 | Min 862 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.32 (#810) | Stocks For -0.63 | Prevent +0.32 | Net -0.31 | Min 862 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.31 (#3183) | Stocks For -0.63 | Prevent +0.32 | Net -0.31 | Min 862 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.47 (#716) | TOV For +0.47 | Prevent -0.44 | Net +0.02 | Min 862 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.44 (#3532) | TOV For +0.47 | Prevent -0.44 | Net +0.02 | Min 862 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.02 (#2002) | TOV For +0.47 | Prevent -0.44 | Net +0.02 | Min 862 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
120/338 FG (35.5%), 282 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 30 | 54 | 55.6 | 58.6 | -3.0 | 16.0 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 18 | 77 | 23.4 | 40.9 | -17.5 | 22.8 |
| Mid-range left | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 32.4 | +11.4 | 4.7 |
| Mid-range center | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 35.8 | +33.4 | 3.8 |
| Mid-range right | 14 | 37 | 37.8 | 31.8 | +6.0 | 10.9 |
| Left corner 3 | 6 | 24 | 25.0 | 33.0 | -8.0 | 7.1 |
| Right corner 3 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 32.6 | -1.0 | 5.6 |
| Above-break 3 left | 4 | 29 | 13.8 | 30.7 | -16.9 | 8.6 |
| Above-break 3 center | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 30.4 | +4.9 | 5.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 20 | 52 | 38.5 | 30.9 | +7.6 | 15.4 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 65 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Southern Illinois Salukis | 30 | 33.5 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 35.5% | 29.8% | 67.2% | 44.3 | 41.7 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Southern Illinois Salukis | 29 | 31.9 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 32.2% | 31.3% | 75.0% | 41.3 | 38.7 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAW | Oklahoma Sooners | 6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 65 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 69-81 | 26 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-03-08 | @ | Evansville Purple Ac | W | 75-69 | 37 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17.0 | - |
| 2026-03-02 | @ | Belmont Bruins | L | 64-83 | 36 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-28 | vs | Drake Bulldogs | L | 68-83 | 38 | 7-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-02-26 | @ | Illinois State Redbi | L | 60-78 | 39 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 73-81 | 34 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15.0 | - |
| 2026-02-19 | vs | Northern Iowa Panthe | L | 48-77 | 22 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-02-15 | vs | Bradley Braves | L | 53-56 | 37 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-13 | vs | Illinois State Redbi | W | 84-60 | 35 | 5-12 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | Valparaiso Beacons | W | 82-73 | 26 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-02-05 | @ | UIC Flames | W | 55-53 | 37 | 2-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-29 | @ | Murray State Racers | L | 75-79 | 38 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-22 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | W | 86-74 | 36 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-01-18 | vs | UIC Flames | W | 63-58 | 40 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-01-15 | vs | Murray State Racers | L | 74-87 | 25 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | Valparaiso Beacons | W | 97-59 | 24 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16.0 | - |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Evansville Purple Ac | L | 70-75 | 35 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-01-04 | @ | Northern Iowa Panthe | L | 64-91 | 35 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6.0 | - |
| 2026-01-02 | @ | Drake Bulldogs | L | 75-89 | 36 | 7-18 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-12-29 | vs | Belmont Bruins | L | 56-68 | 29 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | Judson Eagles | W | 85-29 | 20 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-12-18 | @ | Bradley Braves | L | 47-64 | 37 | 3-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | Southeast Missouri S | W | 76-71 | 38 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-03 | @ | UAB Blazers | L | 54-81 | 37 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-30 | vs | Western Kentucky Lad | L | 52-60 | 35 | 3-15 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-26 | @ | Arkansas Razorbacks | L | 63-73 | 35 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | vs | Winthrop Eagles | L | 61-75 | 36 | 2-10 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Missouri Tigers | L | 50-81 | 33 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-15 | @ | Purdue Fort Wayne Ma | L | 60-85 | 35 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-04 | vs | Lewis Flyers | W | 69-53 | 33 | 3-10 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-03-13 | @ | Illinois State Redbi | L | 48-88 | 21 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-03-08 | vs | Illinois State Redbi | L | 86-99 | 37 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 15.0 | - |
| 2025-03-06 | vs | Bradley Braves | L | 51-59 | 38 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | @ | Murray State Racers | L | 64-87 | 31 | 3-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -3.0 | - |
| 2025-02-27 | @ | Belmont Bruins | L | 43-73 | 35 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-02-22 | @ | Northern Iowa Panthe | L | 51-87 | 39 | 5-18 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-02-20 | @ | Drake Bulldogs | L | 40-82 | 33 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-02-16 | vs | UIC Flames | L | 46-62 | 39 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-02-13 | vs | Missouri State Lady | L | 48-83 | 28 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-02-09 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 63-87 | 23 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-02-07 | vs | Evansville Purple Ac | W | 72-69 | 35 | 3-14 | 1-8 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-02-02 | @ | Bradley Braves | L | 46-68 | 36 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-01-31 | @ | Illinois State Redbi | L | 60-78 | 35 | 8-18 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-01-26 | vs | Drake Bulldogs | L | 66-93 | 33 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-01-24 | vs | Northern Iowa Panthe | L | 59-84 | 33 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-01-19 | @ | Evansville Purple Ac | L | 70-85 | 36 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-01-16 | @ | Indiana State Sycamo | W | 63-58 | 33 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-01-12 | @ | Missouri State Lady | L | 37-75 | 32 | 2-14 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -6.0 | - |
| 2025-01-04 | vs | Belmont Bruins | L | 66-79 | 31 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-01-02 | vs | Murray State Racers | L | 69-93 | 34 | 8-17 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13.0 | - |
| 2024-12-29 | @ | Valparaiso Beacons | L | 51-69 | 33 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | - |
| 2024-12-22 | vs | UAB Blazers | L | 57-75 | 32 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9.0 | - |
| 2024-12-15 | @ | SIU Edwardsville Cou | L | 59-71 | 33 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11.0 | - |
| 2024-12-07 | @ | North Texas Mean Gre | L | 54-87 | 30 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | - |
| 2024-12-02 | vs | Central Methodist Ea | W | 74-38 | 29 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.0 | - |
| 2024-11-25 | @ | Southeast Missouri S | L | 58-70 | 32 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-16 | @ | IU Indianapolis Jagu | W | 85-80 | 18 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | - |
| 2024-11-13 | vs | UL Monroe Warhawks | L | 66-79 | 30 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7.0 | - |
| 2024-11-04 | @ | Auburn Tigers | L | 31-65 | 25 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | - |
| 2023-03-18 | vs | Portland Pilots | W | 85-63 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2023-01-18 | @ | TCU Horned Frogs | W | 93-66 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2022-12-18 | vs | Southern Jaguars | W | 76-50 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2022-11-30 | vs | Northwestern State L | W | 88-45 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2022-11-16 | @ | Utah Utes | L | 78-124 | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2022-11-07 | vs | Oral Roberts Golden | W | 105-94 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |