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{{Infobox college coach
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| player_years1 = 1990–1991
| player_team1 = [[Sacramento City College]]
| player_years2 = 1992–1993
| player_team2 = [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]]
| coach_years1 = 1994–1995
| coach_team1 = [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami (FL)]] (Asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1996
| coach_team2 = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball|Wake Forest]] (Asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1997–1998
| coach_team3 = [[Tulane Green Wave baseball|Tulane]] (Asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1999–2003
| coach_team4 = Sacramento City College (Asst.)
| coach_years5 = 2004
| coach_team5 = [[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball|Oral Roberts]]  (Asst.)
| coach_years6 = 2005–2013
| coach_team6 = [[Wright State Raiders baseball|Wright State]]
| coach_years7 = 2014–2023
| coach_team7 = [[Penn State Nittany Lions baseball|Penn State]]
| coach_years8 = 2023-present
| coach_team8 = [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami]] (Director of program development)
| overall_record = 463–479
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| awards = * 2× [[Horizon League]] Coach of the Year (2010, 2011)
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'''Rob Cooper''' is an American [[college baseball]] coach, most recently serving as the head coach of the [[Penn State Nittany Lions baseball]] program. Cooper was appointed to the position of head coach prior to the start of the [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014 season]].<ref name=wsubio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsuraiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27000&ATCLID=205213140|publisher=Wright State Raiders|title=Rob Cooper Biography|url-status=dead|access-date=September 6, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142255/http://www.wsuraiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27000&ATCLID=205213140 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.centredaily.com/2013/08/09/3728997/penn-state-baseball-rob-cooper.html|newspaper=Centre Daily Times|date=August 9, 2013|author=Travis Johnson|access-date=September 6, 2013|title=Penn State baseball: Rob Cooper hired to lead Nittany Lions, excited about future}}</ref> He resigned after the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lister |first=Joe |date=2023-05-19 |title=Rob Cooper To Step Down As Head Coach Of Penn State Baseball |url=https://onwardstate.com/2023/05/19/rob-cooper-to-step-down-as-head-coach-of-penn-state-baseball/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Onward State |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2023, he joined the [[University of Miami]] baseball staff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lister |first=Joe |date=2023-08-01 |title=Former Penn State Baseball Head Coach Rob Cooper Hired As Miami Director Of Player Development |url=https://onwardstate.com/2023/08/01/former-penn-state-baseball-head-coach-rob-cooper-hired-as-miami-director-of-player-development/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Onward State |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Cooper played baseball at [[Sacramento City College]] for two years before transferring to the [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|University of Miami]] for his final two years.  He served as a student assistant coach at Miami in 1994 while finishing his degree.  From 1990 to 1992, Cooper worked as a scout for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref name=wsubio /><ref name=youth>{{cite web|url=http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/wright-states-rob-cooper-named-2013-18u-national-team-manager.html|title=Wright State's Rob Cooper Named 2013 18U National Team Manager|publisher=Horizon League|access-date=September 6, 2013|date=January 6, 2013}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Cooper earned a graduate assistant coach position at Miami for the 1995 season before moving to [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball|Wake Forest]] for the 1996 season.  He then coached for two seasons at [[Tulane Green Wave baseball|Tulane]], where he helped lead the Green Wave to a conference regular season crown in 1997 and an NCAA berth in 1998.  He then returned to Sacramento City College, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for five seasons.<ref name=cbd>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013/08/09/penn-state-names-rob-cooper-as-head-coach/|publisher=College Baseball Daily|title=Penn State names Rob Cooper as head coach|access-date=September 6, 2013|date=August 9, 2013|author=Brian Foley}}</ref>  

Cooper then served one season as an assistant at [[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball|Oral Roberts]] before being named head coach at [[Wright State Raiders baseball|Wright State]].  In nine seasons, Cooper led the Raiders to seven 30-win seasons, two Horizon League and three [[Horizon League baseball tournament]] championships, and three [[NCAA Division I Baseball Championship]] appearances.<ref name="wsubio" />  Prior to his arrival, the Raiders had finished six of the previous seven seasons with losing records.<ref name="cbd" />  

In August 2013, Cooper was named head coach at [[Penn State Nittany Lions baseball|Penn State]], a similar rebuilding job to what he faced at Wright State. In May 2023, Cooper resigned as Head coach at Penn State after ten seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wogenrich |first=Mark |date=2023-05-21 |title=Penn State Baseball Coach Rob Cooper Resigns |url=https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/olympic-sports/penn-state-baseball-coach-rob-cooper-resigns-after-10-seasons-with-the-lions |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Sports Illustrated Penn State Nittany Lions News, Analysis and More |language=en}}</ref> In August 2023, he was named as director of program development for the [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|University of Miami baseball team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=CanesCounty: Miami Hurricanes Football & Basketball Recruiting - Miami Baseball Adds Rob Cooper To Staff |url=https://miami.rivals.com/news/miami-baseball-adds-rob-cooper-to-staff |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=miami.rivals.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
This table shows Cooper's record as a head coach at the [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] level.<ref name=wsubio />
{{CBB yearly record start|type=coach}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=[[Wright State Raiders baseball|Wright State Raiders]]|conference=[[Horizon League]]|startyear=2005|endyear=2013}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball season|2005]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 26–33
| conference   = 11–9
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball season|2006]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 32–27
| conference   = 17–13
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason   = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Corvallis Super Regional|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball season|2007]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 36–22
| conference   = 21–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball season|2008]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 30–23
| conference   = 16–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season       = [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball season|2009]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 33–30
| conference   = 14–12
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason   = [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Austin Super Regional|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season       = [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball season|2010]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 31–25
| conference   = 17–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season       = [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball season|2011]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 36–19
| conference   = 16–7
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason   = [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Tallahassee Super Regional|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball season|2012]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 37–21
| conference   = 20–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball season|2013]]
| name         = Wright State
| overall      = 25–30
| conference   = 9–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Wright State|overall=286–230|confrecord=141–84}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=[[Penn State Nittany Lions baseball|Penn State Nittany Lions]]|conference=[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]|startyear=2014|endyear=2023}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 18–32
| conference   = 5–18
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball season|2015]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 18–30
| conference   = 6–16
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 28–27
| conference   = 12–12
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 18–37
| conference   = 4–20
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 13–34
| conference   = 3–21
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 21–27
| conference   = 4–18
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 10–5
| conference   = 0–0
| confstanding = 
| postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 18–24
| conference   = 18–24
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball season|2022]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 26–29
| conference   = 11–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason   = [[2022 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|Big Ten tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = 
| season       = [[2023 NCAA Division I baseball season|2023]]
| name         = Penn State
| overall      = 25–25
| conference   = 7–16
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Penn State|overall=195–270|confrecord=70–188}}
{{CBB yearly record end|overall=481–500}}

==See also==
* [[List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://gopsusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/rob-cooper/863 Rob Cooper, Head Baseball Coach], Penn State University Nittany Lions

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