Early life
Copeland was born on September 4, 2003, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] He moved from Philadelphia to Gettysburg in middle school, later attending Gettysburg High School where he made the varsity team in basketball as a freshman. [2] He was selected second-team All-YAIAA Division II as a sophomore. [2] Copeland had a growth spurt after his sophomore year, reaching a height of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) after gaining five inches. [3] As a junior, he helped Gettysburg to the YAIAA Division II championship and a record of 23–5 while averaging 22.1 points, 11 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. [4] Copeland was selected first-team all-state, the lone player from the YAIAA to receive the honor. [4]
After his junior year, Copeland transferred to Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, while reclassifying from the class of 2021 to the class of 2022. [5] He averaged 17 points in his lone season there before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. [3] He played his final high school season at IMG and was also a member of the AAU Team Melo. [6] A four-star recruit, and ranked one of the top-100 prospects nationally, Copeland committed to play college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. [7]
College career
As a freshman for the Orange during the 2022–23 season, Copeland averaged 2.1 points. [8] He was the team's sixth man in 2023–24, appearing in 32 games while averaging 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists. [6] [9] After his second season at Syracuse, Copeland entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the McNeese Cowboys. [9] Starting 24 of 32 games for the Cowboys in 2024–25, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds, placing first on the team in assists while being named second-team All-Southland Conference and to the Southland Conference All-Tournament team. [10] After McNeese coach Will Wade left for the NC State Wolfpack, Copeland transferred there. [11] In one season at NC State, he was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after averaging 13.9 points and a conference-leading 6.5 assists per game. [12]
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