Co-Louisiana Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2015)
College Sports Madness SBC Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2015)
2013-14 College Sports Madness SBC Freshman of the Year
2015-16 (JUNIOR)
Became the all-time assist leader in ULM history with 409, breaking the previous record of 398 which stood for 46 years… also ranks first all-time in career minutes per game (35.7 mpg), third in total minutes (3,535), fifth in starts (99), sixth in three-pointers made (137) and sixth in assists per game (4.1)… led the Sun Belt Conference in minutes (36.8) and finished second in both assists (5.8 apg) and assist:turnover ratio (3.1) in conference play… ranked 26th in the nation in minutes per game (36.8 mpg) and 41st in assists per game (5.3 apg)… averaged 10.9 ppg, 5.3 apg and 2.9 rpg on the season and continued his streak of starting every game of his career… posted three double-doubles and reached double-figures in scoring 19 times including a pair of 25-plus outings… logged at least 40 minutes 35 times in his career… played a school record 54 minutes in a triple overtime affair against Canisius where he also grabbed a career-high four steals and scored 13 points… double-doubles of 19 points and 10 assists vs. Central Baptist, 14 points and 10 assists vs. Troy at home and 21 points and 11 assists vs. UT Arlington at home… netted a career-high 26 points at home against Texas State including 11 made field goals… poured in 25 points at Appalachian State on 9-13 shooting and scored the game-winning drive… registered 19 points at home against both UL-Lafayette and at UT Arlington
2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
Started all 38 games on the season... played 1,384 minutes on the year, most in school history and third most in the country... played 40 minutes (or more) 16 times on the season, including a school record six times in a row... finished second in the SBC in assists (3.7 apg) and assist:turnover ratio (2.0)... averaged 9.4 points per game and shot a team-high .389 (58-149) from beyond-the-arc... reached double-figures in scoring 19 times... scored 12 points in both SBC Tournament games and drained four 3FGs in the SBC Quarterfinals against USA... career performance of 19 points, seven made FGs and five made 3FGs at A-State... netted 11 points on a trio of 3FGs, including one in the final seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime against No. 8 Florida, and played 45 minutes... played his second 45-minute game of the year at Ga. Southern and hit a trio of 3FGs.. led the team with 15 points against UALR at home... scored another 15 points against South Alabama and at Samford... recorded 13 points vs. LSUA... tallied career-highs of 12 assists and three steals against Louisiana College and also had a double-double with 12 points... posted 12 points on four-for-five shooting against Central Baptist... registered 13 points in 40 minutes against NSU... dished out seven assists against Coastal Carolina at the Battle 4 Atlantis... registered 14 points, including a trio of 3FGs in the second half, to go along with his six assists in a win at UAB... led the team with nine points at New Mexico
2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
One of two players to start all 27 games for the Warhawks… led the team in minutes with 33.3 per game… played 40 minutes nine times and tied the school record of five in a row set in 1999-2000 by Maurice Bell… in conference play, ranked third in the league in minutes (36.1 mpg), seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.407) and top-10 in assists (2.9 apg)… tallied nine double-figure scoring games including a career-high 16 points at Georgia State where he hit four three-pointers… drained a career-high six field goals at UALR in the regular season finale and scored 15 points… dished out a career-high eight assists in an overtime victory at Northwestern State… pulled down a career-high six rebounds at home versus WKU… scored 10 points in the season opener at No. 5 Kansas… led the team in minutes in 12 games and assists in 10 games… averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 assists per game on the year
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Benedictine College Prep, the No. 5 ranked team in the state of Virginia … Guided the Cadets to a 33-5 record in 2012-13, and 28-7 in 2011-12 … Guided the team to the state championship in 2012-13 and was named Most Outstanding Player at the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament … Earned First-Team All-State and Second-Team Richmond Metro … Saw action in 34 games as a senior and averaged 9.3 points, 6.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game … Registered a pair of double-doubles and 16 double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 20 on Feb. 11.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicholas Leonard Coppola … Born June 28, 1994 in Naperville, Ill. … Son of Richard and Karen Coppola … Has a brother Anthony, and two sisters Kaitlin and Janine … Nick completed his undergraduate in risk and insurance graduating in three years in spring 2016. He began graduate school in fall of 2016.
