LOPER NOTES
Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American ... two-time All-RMAC ... needs 42 more points to become the 40th Loper to reach 1,000 in a career ...69 games (68 starts) ... 13.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... 55% from the field and 77% at the line ... 45 double figure games including seven double doubles
As of 3-1-14
Career High Points: 30, vs. CSU-Pueblo (1/22/11)
Career High Rebounds: 12, vs. Metro State (12/9/11) & at W. New Mexico (1/14/11)
Career High Steals: 4, at Colorado Mesa (12/3/11)
Career High Assists: 4, vs. Wayne State (11/2211) & vs. Colorado Mines (1/29/11)
Career High Blocks: 3, at Washburn (2/21/13)
Career High Field Goals Made: 11, vs. CSU-Pueblo (1/22/11) & vs. Colo. Christian (1/28/11)
Career High Free Throws Made: 11, at Mo. Western (1/6/14)
AS A JUNIOR (2012-13)
Capital One/CoSIDA 1st-team Academic All-American for a team-best 3.95 cume GPA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... third in points (12.2) and second in rebounds (4.8), FT pct. (79.1) and FG pct. (52.4) ... first in blocks with 12 ... missed the last four games due to injury ... 22 games (21 starts) ... 26.4 minutes per appearance ... 11 double digit games with two double doubles ... season-best 25 points came in home loss to Hastings ... 24 points & 10 boards in win at Chadron State ... 14 points & 10 rebounds in win over Colorado Mines ... 17 points & nine rebounds in win at NCAA tourney team Northeastern State ... 18 points in win over Emporia ... career-best three blocks in final game at Washburn ... tallied 11 in the exhibition game at Florida (4 of 8 field goals)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
Was UNK's leading scorer (14.9) ... missed the final eight games due to injury ... also led in minutes (31.0 pg), FG pct. (58.0) while being second in rebounds (5.6) and third in FT pct. (80.0) ... in the RMAC, sixth in scoring, fourth in FG pct. and 11th in FT pct. ... first-team All-RMAC ... second-team Academic All-American ... in double digits 15 times with one double double ... top game came at Metro State, where he grabbed a season-high 12 boards and scored 25 ... four other games with 20 plus points ... season-high 27 in win over W. New Mexico ... made all 10 shots he attempted ... scored at least 20 in each of the next two contests before being sidelined ... went 10 for 10 at the line vs. Colorado Mesa and 10 of 11 vs. N.M. Highlands
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
One of the best freshman seasons in UNK history ... RMAC Freshman of the Year ... Division II Bulletin Freshman All-American ... only Loper to start all 27 games ... led in scoring (14.5) and rebounding (6.0) ... second in field goal percentage (53.2) and minutes (28.2) ... made 72.8% (91 of 125) of his free throws ... in the RMAC, 10th in rebounding, 11th in scoring and ninth in field goal percentage ... 19 double digit games with four double doubles ... in season-opener at Doane, made 6 of 7 shots to tally 13 points ... also had 11 rebounds ... in a loss at Fort Hays, made 7 of 13 shots to finish with 17 points ... in the next game, had a double double (13 pts., 12 rebs.) in a win over UNO and then scored 21 points vs. Western State ... went 9 of 9 at the line, and made seven shots, to have 23 points at Regis ... 22 pts., 12 rebs., in a losing effort at W. New Mexico ... in a win over CSU-Pueblo, season-best 30 points ... went 11 of 18 from the field and 8 of 8 at the line ... in the next game, 29 points on 11 of 13 shooting
HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, averaged a double double (21.0 ppg & 11.8 rpg) en route to earning second-team All-Nebraska honors ... first-team Class A all-state ... helped team reach the A-6 District finals ... as a junior, was at 17.9 ppg to earn Class A honorable mention all-state honors ... scored nine points as a member of the Blue team in the 2010 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star game
PERSONAL
Son of Lon & Jeri
