2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 36 vs. Auburn University Montgomery (11/22/22)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Air Force (11/10/23)
Assists: 7 at Sacred Heart (1/5/25)
2024-25 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 31 games, and made 29 starts in his first year with the program.
• One of four players on the 2024-25 roster to play in all 31 games.
• Averaged 13.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
• Scored in double-figures 23 times and was good for 20-or more points four times.
• His 13.2 points per game scoring average ranked second on the team and 13th in the MAAC.
• Led the team in scoring seven times and posted a season-high 22 points in the team’s regular-season finale at Saint Peter’s March 8.
• Made 97 3-point field goals in 31 games, which ranks third for a single-season in school history.
• Finished the year ranked first in the MAAC and 25th in the nation with his 3.1 3-point makes per game.
• Made a career-high six 3-pointers in two different games, including the team’s last game of the season at Saint Peter’s March 8.
• One of seven players in the MAAC to make six-or more 3-pointers in a game during the 2024-25 regular season, and he was the only player to do it on multiple occasions.
• Ended the season with multiple 3-point field goal makes in 25 games (73 times in his college career).
• Shot 42.5 percent (135-for-318) from the field and 42.0 percent (97-for-231) from 3-point range.
• His 231 shots from behind the arc are tied for the seventh most in a season by a Canisius player in program history.
• Shot a team-best 84.3 percent (43-for-51) from the free-throw line, among players with at least 50 free-throw attempts.
• Closed out the season by making 20-straight free-throws.
• Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in three different games, including the team’s home loss to Niagara on Jan. 31.
• Was credited with a career-high seven assists at Sacred Heart Jan. 5.
• Recorded a season-high four steals in a home game against Mount St. Mary’s on Feb. 16. Had multiple steals in 11 games.
• Blocked a career-best four shots at Mercyhurst Nov. 13. Had multiple blocks in three games.
• Averaged 35:23 minutes per game, which ranked third in the MAAC and 54th in the nation.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played in 29 games and made 24 starts at LIU during the 2023-24 campaign.
• Averaged 12.0 points per game, which ranked third on the LIU roster and 15th in the NEC.
• Scored in double-figures 19 times, which included a stretch in league play in January where he was good for 20-or more points in three-straight contests.
• Recorded a double-double in his LIU debut against Air Force with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds.
• Scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Central Connecticut State on Jan. 21, 2024.
• Led the team with 61 makes from 3-point land. His 2.1 3-pointers per game ranked fourth in the NEC.
• Shot 33.0 percent (61-for-185) from behind the arc.
• Knocked down multiple 3-point field goals in 16 games.
• Credited with a season-high three assists and three steals in three different contests.
• Averaged 32.3 minutes per game, which led the team.
• Prior to joining the LIU program, he played two seasons at Division II Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala.
• Averaged 13.9 points and 3.5 boards per game over his two seasons at Spring Hill.
• Scored a career-high 36 points at Auburn Montgomery on Nov. 22, 2022.
• Named to the All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Second Team after scoring at 18.5 points per game in 2022-23.
• Graduated from Grace Baptist Academy in Ocean Springs, Miss., in 2021.
PERSONAL
• The son of Stacey and Corey Kopa.
• Has one sister, Asha.
• Is majoring in sport management.
Statistics
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