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Parents: Tac and Anjie Coplin
Major: Biopsychology

2019-2020: Played in 27 games, starting all 27... Earned MIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year... Named to the six-player All-MIAC first team for the second straight year.... For the second straight season, Coplin led all MIAC players in overall scoring, averaging 23.7 points per-game... He also led the conference in points scored (617), field goals (207) and free throws (141) made, while standing second in the league with 62 three-pointers... His 220 rebounds were second-most among league players, with his 8.5 rebounds per-game average was third-best... He also finished second in the conference in steals (42), fifth in assists (99) and fifth in blocked shots (28).... Earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors three times this season (seven times in his career) and D3hoops.com Team of the Week honors twice this season (five times in his career)... He scored in double-figures in 25 of his 26 games this season and 73 of 81 games in his Auggie career, scored 20-plus points in 20 games (49 career), and 30-plus points in four games (15 career)... He finished this season with 11 double-doubles (28 career)... Named First-Team Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com... Named Division III National Player of the Year by the National Basketball Coaches Association... Earned All-American honors by both NABC (first team) and D3hoops.com (second team)... NABC Division III West District Player of the Year... NABC Coaches' Division III All-West District Player of the Year (First Team)... D3hoops.com All-West Region team (first team)... Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

2018-19: Played in 28 games, starting all 28... Finished second in the country in points with 784 (28.0ppg)... Led the MIAC in rebounds with 264 (9.4rpg), field goals with 276, steals with 61, free throws with 156 and a free throw percentage of 89.7%... Led the team and finished third in the MIAC in three-point field goals with 76... Led team and finished sixth in the MIAC in blocks with 27... Finished second on the team in assists with 93...Set Augsburg single season record in points, scoring average and three-point field goals... Named NABC D-III Player of the Year... Received NABC First Team All-American Honors... Received D3Hoops.com Second Team All-American Honors... Received Google Cloud Second Team Academic All-American Team Honors... Named NABC All-West District Player of the Year... Received First Team All-West Region Honors... Named MIAC Player of the Year... Received All-MIAC First Team Honors... Received All-MIAC Defensive Team Honors... Three-time D3hoops.com National Team selection... Four-time MIAC Player of the Week... Received Google Cloud Academic All-District Team Honors... Became the 23rd Auggie to eclipse the 1000-point career mark.

2017-18: Started in 27 games...  Finished second on the team in scoring with 383 points (13.2ppg), with a season high 24 against Univ. of St.Thomas... Grabbed 184 rebounds (6.3 avg)  good for first on the team... Had 54 steals (1.9 avg) which was first in the MIAC and the team... Second on the team with 88 assists (3.0 avg)... Led the team in blocks with 10... Earned Second Team All-Conference... Recognized with the Hard Hat Team Award.

Previous College: Was a member of UW-River Falls Men's Basketball Team.

High School: Booker played Football, Baseball, and Basketball at Shakopee HS.

Auggie Athlete FAQs
Career Goal: Continue playing basketball at a professional level. 
Why did I choose to attend Augsburg? The people. This community is now, my family. 
Athletic Goal at Augsburg:To be as good of a leader as the elders I had when I first joined this team. 
Biggest Thrill in Athletics: Winning the 2017-2018 MIAC Championship.
What is a little known fact about yourself? I'm ambidextrous. 
Any interesting, non-athletic hobbies, talents or unusual facts about yourself? I'm the laundry man.
Family in Athletics: All four family members played or are currently playing basketball at Augsburg.