Ottawa’s Anthony Cooper earns AP All-State Honorable Mention in Class 3A

The Times 2020-21 Boys Basketball Player of the Year and reigning Interstate Eight Conference MVP has another honor he can add to his collection.

Anthony Cooper was the area’s lone representative on the Associated Press Class 3A and 4A Boys Basketball All-State Teams released Thursday afternoon, earning Honorable Mention to the Class 3A All-State Team. Cooper averaged 23.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals for the I-8 Conference champion Pirates, who went 14-1 to post the best winning percentage in program history since 1959-60.

Cooper finished with the 13th-highest point total, with the top 11 (due to a tie) receiving AP All-State First Team or Second Team honors.