2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

21 Bakari Copeland

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Decatur, Ga.
  • Prev School Kilgore C.C.

Biography

2016-17: Selected First-Team All-MEAC... Was a BOXTOROW Second-Team All-American... Led the Hawks in scoring (17.4 points per game), rebounding (6.1)... Reached double digits in scoring in 31 of the 34 games. Had five double doubles and eclipsed 20 points 11 times...

2015-16
: Started 30 of the team's 32 games averaging 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds... Led the team in scoring four times and rebounding five times during the season... Finished third on the team in scoring and tied for second in rebounding (with Devin Martin)... Scored a career-high 23 points at Pittsburgh on Jan. 2 and matched it in the regular season finale at Morgan State on March 3... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at home against Centrall Penn on Dec. 22. ... Finished fourth on the team in assists with 45 and third in minutes per game with 25.4... Scored in double digits 16 of the last 21 games of the season... 

2014-15 (Kilgore College):
Selected to the 2015 NJCAA Region XIV All-Conference First Team… Earned 2015 NJCAA Region XIV All-Region First Team.

High School/Club: Played varsity basketball for two seasons at Arabia Mountain H.S. (AMHS)… Two-time AMHS Most Valuable Player (MVP)… Selected to the All-Region First Team… Won the 2013 DeKalb County and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Slam Dunk Contest… In his season year (2013), he was the top scorer in DeKalb County posting 23.3 PPG… Member of the Kingdom Elite AAU team in Lithonia, Ga. … Involved in the Rainbow Park Baptist Church Recreation Ministry.

Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1995 in Decatur, Ga. … Son of Clyde and Kenya Copeland… Has one sister, Kai’ne… Pre-game routine/superstition is praying… Plans to pursue a professional basketball career… Best advice received/favorite saying is, “Delay is not denial!”… Hobby outside of sports is movies… Favorite Book/Author is The Holy Bible… Favorite Movie is Taken… Personal best sports moment is earning NJCAA Region XIV All-Conference and All-Region First Teams at Kilgore College… Most influential people are his parents because of their endless support … Personal athletic goal is helping the team win a MEAC Championship … Personal athletic goal before graduating is winning MEAC Player of the Year.

Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Scoring
Season GP-GS Min/Avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg
2015-16 32-30 814/25.4 101-234 .432 18-66 .273 115-153 .752 21 125 146 4.6 88 3 45 63 5 8 335 10.5
TOTAL 32-30 814/25.4 101-234 .432 18-66 .273 115-153 .752 21 125 146 4.6 88 3 45 63 5 8 335 10.5

Bakari Copeland takes the ball to the basket at Howard.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2015-16Junior

    F
    6'6" 235 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2016-17Senior

    F
    6'6" 235 lbs
    21