WNBA legend Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is facing serious allegations from her former players. Cooper-Dyke retired from her position as the head coach of Texas Southern women’s basketball team in March. At the time, the school gave her a glowing sendoff.
“Coach Cooper-Dyke has had a tremendous impact on TSU women’s basketball since her arrival and moved the program to new heights,” Texas Southern vice president of intercollegiate athletics Kevin Granger said in a statement. “She will be missed as I wish her nothing but success in her future endeavors.”
What that statement failed to address, however, was the fact that a Title IX investigation midway through the season prohibited Cooper-Dyke from having any in-person communication with her players outside of practices or games.
Specifically, Cooper-Dyke is facing allegations of “inappropriate, demeaning and degrading” behavior by several of her players.
This week, Chantel Jennings and Dana O’Neil of The Athletic reported on the extent of the claims made against Cooper-Dyke.
“No, she will be all right, she just needs some d--k, that’s all,” Cooper-Dyke reportedly said of a player dealing with depression. She would go on to allegedly describe said player as a “sorry-a-- virgin.”
“You got a fat a-- and I can tell you like to ride some d--k,” she reportedly said of another.
“Wet, wet” she reportedly said back in 2010-11 after making a shot, before motioning to a player and saying, “I bet that’s what (name redacted) was last night.”
Beyond that, Cooper-Dyke is also facing allegations of name-calling.
Time will tell what the fallout from all this will be.
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