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2 Kahleah Copper

2 Kahleah Copper

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Prep Charter
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa

Summary

Biography

2015-16 (17.7 ppg/8.0 rpg): Second Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media ... Among those selected to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Watch List, Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List and Dawn Staley Mid-Season Watch list ... Averaged a team-leading 17.7 points and a team-leading 8.0 rebounds per game ... Let RU in scoring for a third-straight season ... Finished career third on Rutgers’ all-time scoring leaders list with 1,872 career points, only Sue Wicks and Cappie Pondexter rank higher ... Scored in double figures in 30 contests, all but four games of the 2015-16 season ... Performed 11 double-doubles ... Poured in 20 or more points on 13 occasions, including career-high 31 points at Minnesota (Feb. 4) ... In the last 12 games of the season, averaged 20.5 points per game ... Led the team in scoring in 16 matchups ... Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 18 games ... Hauled in five or more rebounds in all but three of RU’s 34 games on the season ... Grabbed 10 or more boards on 11 occasions, including a career-high 13 rebounds against No. 5 Ohio State (Feb. 24) and Wisconsin (Jan. 7) ... Dished out season-high five assists against Michigan (Feb. 28), Nebraska (Mar. 3) in the Second Round of the Big Ten Tournament and Georgetown (Mar. 17) in the first round of the WNIT ... Registered a career-high five steals vs. Nebraska (Jan. 29) ... Named Paradise Jam All-Tournament MVP helping the Scarlet Knights to the tournament title behind 23.0 points and 7.7 rebounds over the course of the three games ... Was also named Big Ten Player of the Week following her performance at the Paradise Jam ... Big Ten All-Academic honoree.

2014-15 (16.3 ppg/5.2 rpg): Second Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media ... Second Team All-Met ... Rutgers’ leading scorer for second straight season at 16.3 points per game ... Seventh in the Big Ten in scoring ... Posted 11 20-plus point scoring performances, including three-straight to end the regular season .... Averaged 20.8 in the final five games of the regular season ... Reached double-figure scoring in all but four contests ... Led the Scarlet Knights in scoring in 15 games ... Captured a then season-high 25 points at Purdue (Jan. 29) ... Registered 15 games of shooting 50 percent or better from the floor ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in four contests, including No. 5 Maryland (Jan. 15 & Feb. 10), Purdue (Jan. 29) and the First Round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Seton Hall (Mar. 21) ... Brought down five or more boards in 19 games ... Dished the ball out a season-high four times in games with Northeastern (Nov. 18), the home Big Ten opener with Iowa (Jan. 4) and No. 5 Maryland (Jan. 15) ... Recorded a season-high four steals against Purdue (Feb. 14) ... Shot perfect from the charity stripe on eight occasions including a perfect 4-of-4 performance at Temple (Dec. 10) and 3-of-3 execution at No. 5 Maryland (Feb. 5) and against UConn (Mar. 23) in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament ... Big Ten All-Academic honoree.

2013-14 (16.1 ppg/6.2 rpg): WNIT’s Most Valuable Player ... First Team All-American Athletic Conference ... First Team All-Met ... Rutgers’ leading scorer in her second season “On The Banks” at 16.1 points per game ... Ranked seventh in the American in scoring ... Scored in double figures in all but five games ... Opened the season with 11-straight double figure games, reaching the mark against the entire nonconference slate. ... Reached double digits in 14 of the last 15 games of the season including all post-season appearances - two American Athletic Conference Tournament games and six WNIT contests ... Scored 20 or more points in 11 games, including a then career-high 27 points vs. Seton Hall in the third round of the WNIT ... Also had 26 points at Northeastern (Nov. 13) and 25 points against Houston (Jan. 4) to open up conference play ... Had 20 points against the defending national championship UConn Huskies (Jan. 19) in the first meeting and 22 points against UConn (Mar. 9) in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament coming off a turf toe injury ... Fourth in the conference in field goal percentage behind UConn’s Moriah Jefferson and Stephanie Dolson and teammate Rachel Hollivay, shooting at a .521 clip ... Shot above .500 in 20 contests ... Shot above 80 percent three times - 90 percent at Cincinnati (Jan. 7), 83.3 percent at Memphis (Jan. 14) and 88.9 percent vs. UCF (Jan. 22) .... Also hauled in 6.2 rebounds per game, second on the Scarlet Knights ... Grabbed a career-high 13 boards in a win over Howard (Nov. 23), 12 rebounds against UTEP in the WNIT championship game (Apr. 2), Harvard (Mar. 24) during the WNIT run and Temple (Feb. 26) and 11 rebounds in a win at Northeastern (Nov. 13) ... Registered five or more rebounds on 18 occasions. ... Performed five double-doubles on the year - including 18 points and 12 rebounds against UTEP in the WNIT championship game (Apr. 2) and against Harvard in the second round of the WNIT with 19 points and 12 boards (Mar. 24) ... Went a perfect 8-of-8 at Houston (Feb. 11) at the free throw line ... Connected on five or more free throws 12 times ... Went 13-of-15 from the line vs. Seton Hall in the third round of the WNIT.

2012-13 (5.1 ppg/3.5 rpg): Appeared in all 30 games making five starts in her first season ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Averaged 16.5 minutes per game as a true freshman ... Reached double-digit scoring four times ... Netted 10 points in her RAC debut against George Washington (Nov. 14) ... Scored a season-high 14 points against Providence (Jan. 16) ... Hauled in a season-high eight rebounds against Stony Brook (Dec. 21) ... Grabbed five or more rebounds in 10 games ... Led the team in free throw percentage (.717) ... Shot perfect from the line nine times, including a 6-of-6 performance vs. Providence (Jan. 16) ... Also went 4-of-4 from the field against the Friars.

Prior to Rutgers/Personal: Rated No. 17 overall and the fifth-best wing player according to ESPNU HoopGurlz Top-100 ... Was named a 2012 McDonald’s All-American ... Earned first team all-state and Player of the Year honors as a senior at Prep Charter ... Averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and two assists per game ... Helped the Huskies to a Public League Championship as a junior ... Scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down 17 boards en route to Most Valuable Player accolades ... Daughter of Leticia Copper ... Has three siblings Letia, Latifah and Lattima ... Major is criminal justice.

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