2018-19 Men's Basketball

03 Alex Copeland

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Highschool Harvard-Westlake

Biography

Notes: 20th all-time at Yale with 1,153 career points… .824 career free throw percentage is third highest in school history… Holds the school record with 40 consecutive made free throws. Streak began late in his junior season and ended early in his senior season.

2018-19: First team All-Ivy selection… Named the Ivy League Tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer after scoring 15 points and adding five assists in the semifinal win over Princeton and 25 points and seven assists in the championship game victory over Harvard… Paced the Bulldogs with 24 points in the NCAA Tournament game vs. LSU… Second in the Ivy League in free throw percentage (.837, 77 of 92), tied for fourth in assists (3.4 per game), sixth in scoring (14.1 ppg.), ninth in steals (1.2 per game) and ninth in field goal percentage (.514)… Scored in double figures in each of the last nine games, averaging 19.0 points during the stretch… Scored his 1,000th career point in the home win over Dartmouth… Scored 22 points, including 16 in the two overtime periods, in the game at Memphis.

2017-18: Finished second in the Ivy League in free throw percentage (.867) and 10th in steals (1.1) per game... Started 25 of the 30 games he appeared in... Shot 95.5 percent (42-of-44) from the free throw line in Ivy games... Made his final 36 free throws of the season... Second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg.), assists (82) and steals (32)... Scored a career-high 26 points at Brown on 10-of-13 shooting from the field... Scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field in the win at Lehigh... Receipient of the team's Eggie Miles Award as the team's top free throw shooter.

2016-17: Perhaps the most improved player in the Ivy League… Shared the team lead in scoring (12.9 ppg.) after seeing limited action (13 games) in his rookie season… Tied for 10th in the league in scoring, 11th in field goal percentage (.484) and ninth in free throw percentage (.795)… Scored 20 points or more six times… Led team in scoring 10 times… Free throw with 2.5 seconds left was the game-winning basket in 75-74 win at Brown… Made his first career start in game at Sacred Heart… Recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player award as well as the Eggie Miles Free Throw Award.

2015-16: Appeared in 13 games off the bench… Scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in win at Cornell… Was 5-of-6 from the field and had 14 points in 10 minutes in victory over Daniel Webster.

Before Yale: Named first team Division 4 all-state selection as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School… Two-time All-CIF selection… Averaged 25.4 points, 3.2 assists and 3.3 steals as a senior… Scored 1,475 career points, which is seventh on school's all-time scoring list… Set the school record with 11 steals in a game… First team all-league selection as a junior and senior… McDonald's All-American nominee… Helped lead Harvard-Westlake to the quarterfinals in the Division 4AA state championship.

Why Yale? "The opportunity to receive an undergraduate education at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world while also playing Division I basketball is a huge privilege. The coaching staff led by Coach Jones, reflected these high academic and athletic ideals during my recruitment, and Yale was just a perfect fit for me. I'm truly honored and excited to have the opportunity to be a part of this program and I hope to carry on the rich tradition of Yale basketball."

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16First Year

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    2016-17Sophomore

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    2017-18Junior

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    2018-19Senior

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