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5 - Kirby Copeland Position: Guard
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5' 10"
High School: Morrow
Hometown: Morrow, Ga.  
 
  Career Highs  
Points 13 at Pittsburgh, 1/21/04
FG Attempted 11 at Pittsburgh, 1/21/04
FG Made 6 at Pittsburgh, 1/21/04
3PT FG Attempted 0
3PT FG Made 0
FT Attempted 10 vs. St. John's, 3/2/04
FT Made 6 vs. St. John's, 3/2/04
Rebounds 7 (two times)
Assists 4 vs. Furman, 12/28/03
Blocks 1 (three times)
Steals 5 vs. Providence, 1/4/04
 
photo         Tremendous athlete and one of the strongest freshmen to enter the program ... Good defender and passer ... Can attack off the dribble for a pass or shot.

2003-04: Named BIG EAST Conference Rookie of the Week on Dec. 29 ... Scored 14 points with seven steals against WBC Ilirija ... Did not play against Miami of Ohio (11/21/03) due to injured calf muscle ... Saw first collegiate action at Virginia (11/23/03) ...Saw limited action against Iowa State (11/28/03) ... Scored six points with five rebounds, one assist and one steal vs. Mississippi State in the Paradise Jam championship game (11/29/03) ... Saw limited action against Old Dominion (12/03/03) ... Had six points with five rebounds, three steals and one block at Alabama (12/7/03) ... Scored two points with seven rebounds three assists and three steals against Maryland (12/13/03) ... Tallied 11 points with five rebounds at James Madison (12/21/03) ... Had nine points and handed out four assists against Furman (12/28/03) ... Scored a point with two rebounds and two assists versus Wake Forest (12/29/03) ... Credited with five rebounds and one assists against Liberty (1/2/04) ... Had a career-high 12 points with five steals, three rebounds and two assists versus Providence (1/4/04) ... Saw limited action at Rutgers (1/7/04) ... Had limited action at Notre Dame (1/10/04) ... Scored two points with four rebounds and one block at Georgetown (1/17/04) ... Had a career-high 13 points at Pittsburgh (1/21/04) ... Tallied two points with three assists, three steals and two rebounds in only 12 minutes versus #24 Boston College (1/24/04) ... Credited with two rebounds in limited playing time against #4 Connecticut (1/27/04) ... Pulled down three rebounds and handed out two assists versus Seton Hall (2/4/04) ... Had five points, two rebounds and two assists at West Virginia (2/10/04) ... Scored two points and handed out three assists in six minutes versus #23 Miami (2/14/04) ... Had six points and seven rebounds at Providence (2/21/04) ... Tallied eight points with two steals against Pittsburgh (2/28/04) ... Scored team-high 12 points versus St. John's (3/2/04) ... Had three points and three rebounds in just four minutes against Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/21/04).

High School: Averaged 21.4 points and 9.2 rebounds as a junior at Morrow High School in leading the Lady Mustangs to the state playoffs. As a junior, she set the school single-season scoring record (605) and scored her 1,000th career point. Copeland was an All-State Honorable Mention and was a member of the All-Region 4-AAAA second team.

Odds & Ends: Kirby Copeland ... Born 6/29/85 in Thomson, Ga. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Nettie Jackson ... Enrolled in university studies.

YearGGSMPFGM-AttPct.3PTM-AttPct.FTM-AttPct.Reb.Avg.ATOBlkSTTPAvg.
03-0430034638-97.3920-0.00024-39.615702.329563261003.3
Totals30034638-97.3920-0.00024-39.615702.329563261003.3