Isaac Copeland, Jr. (born June 13, 1995) is an American professional

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player who is currently a free agent. He played

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for the

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and the

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Early life

Copeland was born in

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and attended high school at

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and

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. He was a five-star recruit and signed to play with Georgetown in 2014.

College career

Copeland initially played two full seasons at Georgetown but suffered a back injury in 2016, requiring surgery, resulting in a medical

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season. He subsequently transferred to Nebraska in the 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. Teammate

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wore Copeland's uniform during Senior Day to honor the injured Copeland. Copeland was an All-

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honorable mention as a junior after finishing second on the team in scoring (12.9), rebounding (6.1) and blocks (1.0). In his injury-shortened senior season, he averaged 14.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Texas Legends (2019–2020)

Copeland went undrafted in the

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but later signed with the

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as a local tryout. He would subsequently be reunited with Husker teammate

, who would be sent to the Legends on assignment from the

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. On August 5, 2020, Copeland signed with

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of the

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. However, due to an injury, he wasn't able to travel overseas and join the Greek club.

Career statistics

College

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, 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;",

, 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 Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...

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References

External links

Nebraska Cornhuskers bioGeorgetown Hoyas bioCollege stats @ ESPNG League stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copeland, Isaac 1995 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players Sportspeople from Greenville, North Carolina Small forwards Texas Legends players