John Kopriva

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: Milwaukee, WI High School: Marquette Univ. H.S.

Height / Weight: 6-8 / 208 Position: F Experience: 1 yr. Major: Pre-Arts & Sciences

As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
Played in 29 of 30 games with one start, averaged 9.1 minutes, 1.8 points on 42.1 percent (16-38) shooting and 1.6 rebounds ... Made career-best 7-of-8 free throws en route to season-high 11 points in loss at Bradley (12/4/12) ... Member of GW's Spring and Fall 2012 Athletic Academic Dean's Lists with 3.0+ GPA.

As a Freshman in 2011-12:
Started first 17 games of collegiate career, finished with 18 starts in 31 games played as a freshman ... Averaged 2.7 points on 45 percent shooting (38-84) and 2.0 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game ... Second career double-digit effort with 10 points in victory over Delaware State (12/31/11) ... Made all six field goals en route to career-high 12 points against Bradley (12/15/11) ... Grabbed season-best eight rebounds against nationally ranked #3 Syracuse (12/10/11) ... Luggage lost on first-ever collegiate road trip to #24 California, wore #42 on blue road jersey for three games until luggage was returned on Dec. 3 from China ... Achieved perfect 4.0 grade-point average in first semester as pre-med major, member of GW's Fall 2011 Athletic Academic Dean's List

High School:
Averaged 14 points, six rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 58 percent as a senior last season at Milwaukee's Marquette High School under coach David Cooks. Kopriva helped lead the Hilltoppers to a 16-8 record last season and a combined record of 53-20 (.726) during his three seasons on the varsity. A three-year varsity starter, Kopriva has been named Team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year at Marquette H.S. He also has been named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association 2011 All Star and All-Academic Team and was twice-named First Team All-Conference in both 2009-10 and 2010-11. He helped lead the Hilltoppers to the Division 1 State Semifinals as a junior year and the Conference title as a senior. A two-sport star at Marquette H.S., Kopriva also played quarterback for the Hilltoppers' football team. On the gridiron, he led the squad to a 10-3 record--including a 10-game win streak--that ended in the state semifinals.

Personal:
Born December 9, 1992 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ... full name is John Michael Kopriva ... son of John and Angela Kopriva ... has two younger brothers, Joe (15) and David (11) and a younger sister, Katherine (13) ... plans to attend medical school and would like to become an orthopedic surgeon ... started his own landscaping and snow removal business ... plans to major in a pre-medicine curriculum.

John Kopriva's 2012-13 game-by-game stats

John Kopriva's 2011-12 game-by-game stats