These are not the accomplishments of Clyde Drexler, David Robinson, or even veteran Hakeem Olajuwon. They are the feats of Cynthia Cooper, of the WNBA's Houston Comets, who is the most decorated basketball player in Texas.

And there's another title the 5'10" Comet guard holds that none of the NBA stars can match: proud mother of Tyquon, her four-year-old son. She's a regular working mom who just happens to be one of the best professional basketball players in the world.

Cooper, 35, joined the Comets last year in the debut season of the Women's National Basketball Association. After playing overseas for a decade, Cooper returned to America where she became the league's best player. She played in Europe for so long because there hadn't previously been a domestic women's professional league. That changed in 1996, when not one, but two leagues, the WNBA and the American Basketball League (ABL), were formed.

Starting off virtually unknown in the WNBA, Cooper slowly rose to domination and led her Houston Comets to their first championship title. It was a dream come true last August for Cooper to experience the thrill of playing in front of over 16,000 fans in a sold-out Compaq Center with the WNBA championship at stake. And the win was especially poignant for Cooper since the person she admires most -- her mother Mary Cobb -- was in the stands for one of the first times since battling breast cancer. Winning the game and leaving with her MVP title was almost secondary to the joy she felt at her mother's presence. "This kind of takes it all away from her, and she gets a chance to concentrate on something good and positive, and it means the world to me that she can come and see me play and be successful."

This year the Comets have started the season undefeated, and with star forward Sheryl Swoopes back in the game after giving birth to a son, the role Cooper established last year may be changing. But after initial rumors of possible tension between the two players, it's looking like they're functioning just fine as a team. Cooper isn't about to let anything get in the way of playing the game she loves, and the chance at leading her team to another Championship victory.