Hollis Copeland

Hollis Alphonso Copeland (born December 20, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.

Biography Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was a and small forward who grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey and played high school basketball at Ewing High School and college basketball at Rutgers University.

Copeland was selected with the 2nd pick of the third round in the 1978 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, but was cut during camp. He signed on with the New York Knicks and appeared in two seasons with them (in 1979–80 and 1981–82), but his career was hampered in his second Knicks season, after he dislocated several bones in his foot during practice. Copeland played for the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1982–83 season.

After his basketball career, he became a hospital-care investigator, a sales representative and a stockbroker.

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