North Carolina State University Athletics
Quadir Copeland Named ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
2/9/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NC State men's basketball senior guard Quadir Copeland earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors for games played from February 2-8, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Copeland opened the week with a career-high 16 assists with zero turnovers and also had a season-high 10 rebounds in the Pack's 84-83 win at SMU on Tuesday night. Copeland's 16 assists tie for the fourth-most in a single game in program history. They are the most by an NC State player since Dennis Smith, Jr., had 16 in a win over Rider on Dec. 28, 2016. Copeland is the first Division I player to log 16 assists and zero turnovers since Belmont's Grayson Murphy in 2019 and the first ACC player to have 16 assists and zero turnovers since 1997. Copeland set the program record for most assists without a turnover. (previous 15 assists/0 turnovers by Ishua Benjamin on 12/18/97).
In Saturday's win over Virginia Tech, Copeland again stuffed the stat sheet as he tied for team-high honors with 21 points, while also passing out 10 assists and tied his career-high with five steals.
He finished the game against the Hokies 7-of-11 from the field.
For the week, Copeland averaged 14 points, 13 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two NC State wins.
The senior guard and the rest of his NC State teammates are back in action tonight when they face 24th-ranked Louisville. Tipoff against the Cardinals is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Copeland opened the week with a career-high 16 assists with zero turnovers and also had a season-high 10 rebounds in the Pack's 84-83 win at SMU on Tuesday night. Copeland's 16 assists tie for the fourth-most in a single game in program history. They are the most by an NC State player since Dennis Smith, Jr., had 16 in a win over Rider on Dec. 28, 2016. Copeland is the first Division I player to log 16 assists and zero turnovers since Belmont's Grayson Murphy in 2019 and the first ACC player to have 16 assists and zero turnovers since 1997. Copeland set the program record for most assists without a turnover. (previous 15 assists/0 turnovers by Ishua Benjamin on 12/18/97).
In Saturday's win over Virginia Tech, Copeland again stuffed the stat sheet as he tied for team-high honors with 21 points, while also passing out 10 assists and tied his career-high with five steals.
He finished the game against the Hokies 7-of-11 from the field.
For the week, Copeland averaged 14 points, 13 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two NC State wins.
The senior guard and the rest of his NC State teammates are back in action tonight when they face 24th-ranked Louisville. Tipoff against the Cardinals is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN.
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