Former Lakewood High and USC standout Duane Cooper isn't returning to Dominguez High after serving as the school's interim boys' basketball coach last season, he said Wednesday in Henderson, Nev., after watching one of his now-former players (center Norvel Pelle) play in the GBOA Challenge of Champions at Henderson International School.
Cooper lacked the California teaching credential needed to serve as a full-time staff member at the school.
Cooper said the school had hired a full-time replacement for Russell Otis but wasn't sure who that coach is.
The program's two best prospects who were underclassmen last season, 6-5 Keala King and the 6-8 Pelle, seem likely to be headed to different schools in the fall.
King, the MVP in the San Gabriel Valley last season, has reportedly registered for classes at Mater Dei.
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