{{short description|American basketball player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Isaac Copeland | image = Isaac Copeland dunk.jpg | image_size = | caption = Copeland with Nebraska in 2018 | position = Small forward / power forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 220 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|13}} | birth_place = Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. | high_school = *Ravenscroft School<br>(Raleigh, North Carolina) *Brewster Academy<br>(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) | college = *Georgetown (2014–2017) *Nebraska (2017–2019) | draft_year = 2019 | career_start = 2019 | years1 = 2019–2020 | team1 = Texas Legends | highlights = | nba_profile = | bbr = | years2 = 2022–2023 | team2 = Obras Sanitarias }}
'''Isaac Copeland Jr.''' (born June 13, 1995) is an American professional basketball player. 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Isaac Copeland, Brewster Academy, Small Forward |work=247Sports |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Isaac-Copeland-22179/high-school-53460 |accessdate=January 26, 2020}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Isaac Copeland Jr. – Nebraska Huskers Profile |language=en |work=University of Nebraska |url=https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/2018-19/player/isaac-copeland-jr |accessdate=September 19, 2023}}</ref> Teammate Isaiah Roby wore Copeland's uniform during Senior Day to honor the injured Copeland.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hardesty |first=Matt |date=March 12, 2019 |title=Isaiah Roby pays tribute to injured senior, nets new career high in scoring |language=en |work=The Daily Nebraskan |url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/isaiah-roby-pays-tribute-to-injured-senior-nets-new-career/article_0764132a-445f-11e9-831a-87c4c4ed9f89.html |accessdate=September 19, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heady |first=Chris |title=Nebraska senior Isaac Copeland out for rest of season after knee injury |url=https://www.omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/mens-basketball/nebraska-senior-isaac-copeland-out-for-rest-of-season-after/article_b144bfea-5e7e-5fc4-abdd-41a5e8d243b0.html |accessdate=May 3, 2020 |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=January 27, 2019}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Legends Draft Two, Announce Training Camp Roster |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/legends-draft-two-announce-training-camp-roster/n-5565616 |accessdate=September 19, 2023 |website=oursportscentral.com}}</ref> He was subsequently reunited with Husker teammate Isaiah Roby, who was sent to the Legends on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Heady |first=Chris |date=November 10, 2019 |title=Former Huskers Isaiah Roby, James Palmer Jr. shine in G League debuts |url=https://www.starherald.com/sports/big_red_wrap/mens_basketball/former-huskers-isaiah-roby-james-palmer-jr-shine-in-g/article_a7c013a7-082b-524e-b75e-edcd9f5c73f8.html |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |website=starherald.com |language=en}}</ref>
On August 5, 2020, Copeland signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.<ref>{{cite web |last=Skerletic |first=Dario |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Isaac Copeland Jr. signs with Lavrio |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/isaac-copeland-jr-signs-with-lavrio |accessdate=August 5, 2020 |website=Sportando}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Isaac COPELAND at the Basketball Champions League Americas 2023 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/pt/bclamericas/22-23/player/Isaac-Copeland |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=pt}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | 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 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} *[https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/2018-19/player/isaac-copeland-jr Nebraska Cornhuskers bio] *[https://guhoyas.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isaac-copeland/522 Georgetown Hoyas bio] *[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/3149032 College stats @ ESPN] *[https://gleague.nba.com/player/isaac-copeland/ G League stats]
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