Cooper was appointed to the position of head coach prior to the start of the 2014 season.
He then returned to Sacramento City College, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for five seasons.
[6] Cooper then served one season as an assistant at Oral Roberts before being named head coach at Wright State.
In May 2023, Cooper resigned as Head coach at Penn State after ten seasons.
[7] In August 2023, he was named as director of program development for the University of Miami baseball team.