Isaac Copeland Explained

Isaac Copeland
Position:Small forward / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:220
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:13 June 1995
Birth Place:Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:Texas Legends
Years2:2022–2023
Team2:Obras Sanitarias

Isaac Copeland, Jr. (born June 13, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Georgetown Hoyas.

Early life

Copeland was born in Greenville, North Carolina and attended high school at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina and Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He was a five-star recruit and signed to play with Georgetown in 2014.[1]

College career

Copeland initially played two full seasons at Georgetown but suffered a back injury in 2016, requiring surgery, resulting in a medical redshirt season. He subsequently transferred to Nebraska mid-season but did not practice with the team during his rehabilitation. He spent his remaining two seasons with Nebraska, but tore his ACL near the end of his senior season, resulting in missing his final games at Nebraska.[2] Teammate Isaiah Roby wore Copeland's uniform during Senior Day to honor the injured Copeland.[3] Copeland was an All-Big Ten honorable mention as a junior after finishing second on the team in scoring (12.9 points per game), rebounding (6.1) and blocks (1.0). In his injury-shortened senior season, he averaged 14.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[4]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2019–2020)

Copeland went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft but later signed with the Texas Legends as a local tryout.[5] He was subsequently reunited with Husker teammate Isaiah Roby, who was sent to the Legends on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks.[6]

On August 5, 2020, Copeland signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[7] However, due to an injury, he was not able to travel overseas and join the Greek club.

Obras Sanitarias (2022–2023)

In the 2022–23 season, Copeland played for the Argentine club Obras Sanitarias. In the Basketball Champions League Americas, he averaged 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds over six games.[8]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 33 || 11 || 20.0 || .451 || .389 || .809 || 3.8 || .7 || .2 || .6 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 33 || 33 || 32.0 || .429 || .272 || .789 || 5.4 || 2.0 || .8 || .6 || 11.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 7 || 5 || 19.6 || .275 || .000 || .842 || 3.3 || .9 || .9 || .0 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 33 || 33|| 30.7 || .472 || .369 || .702 || 6.1 || 1.2 || .8 || 1.0 || 12.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 20 || 20 || 30.7 || .525 || .352 || .692 || 5.4 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 14.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 126 || 102 || || .402 || .326 || .749 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .7 || .7 || 10.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Isaac Copeland, Brewster Academy, Small Forward . 247Sports . January 26, 2020.
  2. News: Isaac Copeland Jr. – Nebraska Huskers Profile . en . University of Nebraska . September 19, 2023.
  3. News: Hardesty . Matt . March 12, 2019 . Isaiah Roby pays tribute to injured senior, nets new career high in scoring . en . The Daily Nebraskan . September 19, 2023.
  4. News: Heady . Chris . Nebraska senior Isaac Copeland out for rest of season after knee injury . May 3, 2020 . . January 27, 2019.
  5. Web site: October 26, 2019 . Legends Draft Two, Announce Training Camp Roster . September 19, 2023 . oursportscentral.com.
  6. Web site: Heady . Chris . November 10, 2019 . Former Huskers Isaiah Roby, James Palmer Jr. shine in G League debuts . January 26, 2020 . starherald.com . en.
  7. Web site: Skerletic . Dario . August 5, 2020 . Isaac Copeland Jr. signs with Lavrio . August 5, 2020 . Sportando.
  8. Web site: Isaac COPELAND at the Basketball Champions League Americas 2023 . 2024-03-15 . FIBA.basketball . pt.