Indiana Tech Athletics

Cooley was a star for the Warrior men's basketball team from 2001-05, leading Tech to back-to-back NAIA Division II National Championship berths in 2004 and 2005. He finished his career with 1,475 points, the 11th most all-time in school history. A two-time All-American and All-Conference selection, he was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 21.4 points and 6.7 assists per game while helping the Orange and Black win the WHAC Tournament. Cooley would lead the 2005 squad to the quarterfinals of the Division II National Championship, the furthest of any team in program history, while Tech finished with a program-best record of 29-8 that season under Hall of Fame head coach Jason Kline.