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Jersey Number 23
Brooke Copeland
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bradley Central
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Tenn.
Univ. of Florida Basketball Letterwinniner 2014-17
Major: Telecommunication-Production
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OF NOTE:
- Made the decision to conclude her collegiate career at the end of the 2016-17 season (3 years) after earning her degree
- Earned her bachelorβs degree in August of 2017
- Visited Thailand in May of 2016 on a mission trip
- Took classes in Gainesville for 2016 Summer B session (began June 27)
- Wore jersey No. 23 because of NBA stars LeBron James and Michael Jordan
- Enrolled initially at UF for the 2014 Summer B semester (June)
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CAREER AWARDS:Β Β
- Nominee for the 2017 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team
- 2015 & 2016 & 2017 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team
- 2016 & 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 Most Improved Player (team award)
- 2015 Academic Achievement (team award)
- 2015 The Charge Award (team award)
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CAREER STATS:Β Β
- Double-figure scoring games: 7
- Team scoring leader in 3 games
- Team rebounding leader in 3 games
- UFβs assists leader in 2 games
- Consecutive made free throws: 7
- 3-point-play (traditional) free throws: 2-2
- 3-point-play (fouled attempting a 3-pointer) free throws: 2-3
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JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
- Scored season and team-high 13 pts vs. NCAT (Dec. 11) β first time in career led UF in scoring
- Three double-figure scoring games
- Dished career-high six assists vs. Long Beach State (Dec. 3)
- Against Chattanooga (Nov. 14) played approximately 32 miles from her hometown
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2016-17 SEASON STAT NOTES
- Played in all 29 of 31 games, missed two due to concussion
- Scored in 22 games
- 3 double-figure scoring games
- UFβs leading scorer in 1 game
- UFβs assists leader in 2 games
- Consecutive made free throws: 5
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SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
- Played six minutes in overtime win at Arkansas (Jan. 27) - grabbed a crucial offensive rebound with 17 seconds left that led to the go-ahead bucket
- Huge 3-pointer at Tennessee (Jan. 7) from top of arc that capped 7-0 run & gave UF lead with 1:39 left in 3Q
- Her free throw with 2:41 remaining in the game against Saint Francis (Dec. 20) was UFβs 113 of the game, resetting a new program record for points (eventually 122)
- Came off the bench in every game she played, moving to the frontcourt
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2015-16 SEASON STAT NOTES:
- Played in 28 of 31 games
- Scored in 12 games, with season-highs of nine points and six rebounds coming vs. Saint Francis (Dec. 20)
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FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15):
- Appeared in all 30 games
- Started 15 games, including final 14 of the season
- First career start was December 10 vs. Wisconsin
- Two of her four double-figure scoring games came in SEC play
- Tallied a 3-pointer in 13 of 16 SEC games
- In SEC games ranked No. 2 on team for made 3-pointers, assists and blocked shots
- In SEC games, ranked among league leaders for 3-pointers made per game (No. 4 among all freshmen)
- Recorded a career-high eight rebounds in the regular season finale against Georgia (March 1)
- Had scored in 19 consecutive games before missing all three field goal attempts at Texas A&M (Feb. 22), yet collected a team-best six rebounds
- Sparked comeback win at Georgia (February 12) with back-to-back 3-pointers, the second with 13:09 remaining that cut deficit to single digits
- 100th-career point was a free throw against No. 1 South Carolina (January 19)
- scored a team-high 12 points and led the Gators in scoring for the second time in her career during the win at Auburn (January 4)
- Entered her first collegiate game with 9:11 remaining in the first half of the season-opener against Jacksonville (November 14)
- Recorded her first point as a Gator at the 7:55 mark of the first half with a free throw; finished the game with seven points in seven minutes
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HIGH SCHOOL:
- Graduated from Bradley Central High School in May 2014
- Ranked as No. 10 post player in the country and No. 70 overall by 2014 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings β espnW
- Finished eighth on Bradley Centralβs all-time scoring chart with 2,232 points
- Scored career-best 40 points during game against Cleveland when she topped the 2,000-career point plateau
- Bearettes were 22-6 in 2013-14 season
- 2013 & 2014 Times Free Press Best of Preps Scrappy Moore Award (all sports); Dale Earnhardt Jr., was the speaker at the awards banquet
- Two-time District 5A Player of the Year
- Two-time Chattanooga Times Free Press Female Athlete of the Year (2013, 2014)
- 2013 District & Region Most Valuable Player
- 2013 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Girls Class AAA All-State
- Junior year averaged 19.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2 blocks per game
- 2012 (TSWA) First Team Class AAA All-State volleyball middle hitter
- Named All-Region and All-District in Volleyball; District MVP; two-year team captain
- Coached at Bradley Center HS by Jason Reuter
- Played during the summer with Tennessee Nike Flight, which won the 2012 and 2013 AAU national titles
- Other significant prep coaches included Clifford Coleman and Tom Insell
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