▁best ▁pass ers ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁during ▁Bil as ' ▁Week ly ▁Report ▁segment ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁said ▁of ▁Cooper , ▁"[ He ] ▁can ▁score , ▁he ▁can ▁d ish , ▁does ▁a ▁great ▁job ▁off ▁the ▁pick ▁and ▁roll ▁and ▁always ▁seems ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁right ▁decision . ▁He ▁can ▁absolutely ▁pass ▁it , ▁but ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁that , ▁he ▁can ▁absolutely ▁play . ▁He ' s ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁point ▁gu ards ▁in ▁the ▁country ." ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Cooper ▁scored ▁ 2 4 ▁points ▁at ▁Buff alo ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁college ▁basketball ▁to ▁record ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁points , ▁ 9 0 0 ▁ass ists , ▁ 6 0 0 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁ste als ▁in ▁a ▁career . ▁Six ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁All - MA C ▁First ▁Team ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁Cooper ▁finished ▁his ▁colleg iate ▁career ▁with ▁ 9 3 4 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 3 2 8 ▁ste als , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁ranked ▁him ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁all - time , ▁respectively , ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁history . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Cooper ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Mid - American ▁Conference ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year .