Education
Coon Rapids High School.
Coon Rapids High School.
Born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, he was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball in 1983. Copa, an undrafted 6"10" center who had played with the then-Marquette Warriors, signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs for the 1991-1992 National Basketball Association season and averaged 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds in 33 total games played. Copa was also chosen in the 1987 College of Business Administration Draft.