STATISTICS & HISTORY
Lou Coopy was a standout player in Eastern Pennsylavnia pro basketball circles for close to a decade. Coopey was a member of two Pennsylvania State Basketball League championship teams, with Wilkes-Barre in 1916, and with his hometown Nanticoke squad in 1920. In the early 1030’s, Coopey headlined a team that consisted of him and his four sons. The Coopey Five was a popular attraction in games played before before PSL contests.
| LOU COOPEY | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 165 | College: | None | |||||
| Louis Henry Coopey | Born: Sep 6, 1891 | Died: Jun, 1970 | Hometown: | Nantiocke, Pa. | |||||||
| Father of Louis Coopey Jr | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1914-15 | Nanticoke | PSL | 15 | 28 | 3 | 59 | 3.9 | ||||
| 1915-16 | Wilkes-Barre | PSL | 36 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 2.2 | |||
| 1916-17 | Wilkes-Barre | PSL | 39 | 59 | 98 | 13 | 216 | 5.5 | |||
| 1917-18 | Nanticoke | PSL | 34 | 51 | 87 | 4 | 189 | 5.6 | |||
| 1918-19 | Nanticoke | Indep | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Nanticoke | PSL | 27 | 24 | 37 | 102 | .330 | 3 | 85 | 3.1 | |
| 1920-21 | Nanticoke | PSL | 22 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 78 | 3.5 | |||
| 1921-22 | Plymouth | PSL | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | Nanticoke Coopey Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | Nanticoke Coopey Five | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Nanticoke Coopey Five | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 173 | 219 | 267 | 705 | 4.1 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1919-20 | Nanticoke | PSL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | ||||||
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