Chris Copeland
Chris Copeland was born in Orange, New Jersey, United States on March 17th, 1984 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 40, Chris Copeland biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Christopher Stephen Copeland (born March 17, 1984) nicknamed "The X-Factor" is an American professional basketball player who last played for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.
He played college basketball for the University of Colorado Boulder from 2002 until 2006.
Early life
Copeland was born in Orange, New Jersey to mother, Terry, in 1984. With his father absent from his life from birth, Copeland always looked up to his older brother, Vincent Alphaquan, a basketball standout at Seton Hall Prep and Columbus High School in New York before he played at Jackson State. At age 4, he established a practice routine with Vincent as his coach, honing his game with various dribbling drills in a narrow alleyway next to their house. He continued with the regimen through childhood at Elmwood Park under Vincent's guidance. This all changed in May 1997 when Vincent slipped into a coma after a drunk driver struck him in a hit-and-run accident on Central Avenue in East Orange, just a few blocks away from the Copelands' house. He regained consciousness for a couple days, but six weeks after the accident, he unexpectedly died. Vincent, engaged to marry that June, was 22.
One weekend in August 1999, Copeland and his mother visited his aunt in Richmond, Virginia where she brought Copeland, then 15, to nearby Hermitage High School. He wandered into the gym where, by chance, the school's players were running pick-up games. He was already 6-foot-6, and he was immediately noticed. Upon their chance encounter with the coaches at Hermitage, Terry decided she and her son would leave New Jersey. She quit her job as a senior administrator for Unity Hospice in Newark, and by October 1999, her son was enrolled at Hermitage. As a senior in 2001–02, he averaged 15 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.7 blocks per game for the Panthers as he earned Most Valuable Player honors, as well as Virginia High School Colonial District Co-Player of the Year, Virginia All-State honorable mention, all-region, all-district and all-metro first-team selection. As both a junior and senior, he helped Hermitage win the Colonial District Championship.
Personal life
On April 8, 2015, Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen outside of a nightclub in New York City. His ex-girlfriend, Katrine, was also slashed in her arm and leg. Pero Antić and Thabo Sefolosha of the Atlanta Hawks were arrested at the scene for interfering with police. Copeland was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
College career
Despite limited minutes, Copeland's freshman season at Colorado made him a valuable contributor off the bench, providing CU with clutch points on a daily basis. In 26 games, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.7 minutes per game.
Copeland appeared in 27 of the Buffs' 28 games in his sophomore season, clocking in 9.2 minutes per game. On March 3, 2004, he scored a season-high 12 points against Iowa State, as well as five rebounds and four-of-four from the free-throw line. He averaged 2.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game on the season.
Copeland received Big 12 All-Improved team awards for more than tripling his points per game average in his junior season. On January 4, 2005, he scored a career-high 25 points against Richmond. He averaged 11.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 29 games (15 starts).
Copeland aided the University of Copeland in his senior season, helping CU achieve a 20-10 overall record and a NIT berth as he appeared in all 30 games with 28 starts while averaged 24.3 minutes per game. On January 11, 2006, he scored a season-high 22 points against Kansas. He averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game on the season.
Professional career
In the 2006 NBA draft, Copeland was undrafted. He was signed by the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League on March 29, 2007. To bring an end to the 2006-07 season, he went on to play 20 games for the Flyers.
On September 20, 2007, Copeland signed with CB L'Hospitalet of Spain for the 2007-08 season.
Copeland left L'Hospitalet in October 2007 and joined Matrixx Magixx of the Netherlands for the remainder of the 2007–08 season.
Copeland signed with TBB Trier of Germany in the summer of 2008 to the 2008-09 season. He re-signed with the Triers for the 2009–10 season in June 2009. He played 67 games in two seasons, with 13.2 ppg in 2008-09 and 16.9 ppg in 2009–10.
In July 2010, Copeland signed with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium for the 2010–11 season. He signed a two-year contract extension with the club in April 2011. Nonetheless, after receiving accolades for his Belgian League MVP and Star of the Coaches, he left Aalstar following the 2011-12 season.
During the 2012 NBA Summer League, Copeland signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks and continued to average 13.8 points in five games for the Knicks. He made his NBA debut against the Miami Heat on November 2, 2012, totaling no points in less than two minutes of action.
Copeland was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League on December 18, 2012. On December 19, he was recalled and recalled again on December 20; he did not appear in a game for Erie during his time with them.
In the Knicks' last regular season game against the Atlanta Hawks on April 17, 2013, Copeland scored a career-high 33 points. He then became the month of April's Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month. Copeland averaged 8.7 points per game in 2012-2013, and despite not being named to an NBA All-Rookie Team, he managed to tie Harrison Barnes for sixth place in the NBA Rookie of the Year poll (with eight points each).
The Knicks extended a qualifying offer to make Copeland a restricted free agent on June 25, 2013.
The Indiana Pacers' Copeland received a two-year, $6.1 million offer sheet on July 10, 2013. The Knicks refused to match the description, while Copeland signed with the Pacers on July 14. Copeland's production dropped dramatically with the Pacers in 2013–14, playing alongside Paul George, Danny Granger, and Evan Turner after a promising rookie season with the Knicks.
In a 94–96 overtime loss to the Washington Wizards on November 5, 2014, Copeland scored 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Copeland signed with the Milwaukee Bucks on July 29, 2015. In a 122-97 loss, he made his Bucks debut in the team's season opener against the New York Knicks on October 28, scoring 8 points and 2 rebounds. He was waived by the Bucks on February 22, 2016. The Orlando Magic waived Copeland in order to save him, two days later, so as not to exceed the season's minimum team pay of $63 million.
On September 22, 2016, Copeland signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, but was suspended on October 3.
Copeland signed with Turkish side Tofaş for the remainder of the 2016–17 BSL season on December 5, 2016. In 21 games of the 2016–17 BSL season, he averaged 9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, assisting his team in the playoffs.
Copeland signed with Andorra on November 3, 2017. He joined the club with an agreement until February 2018 in order to replace injured Georgian forward Beka Burjanadze. After playing in six games, he decided against Andorra on January 29, 2018.