Quadir Copeland delivered one of the most eye-popping stat lines college basketball has seen in years on Tuesday night.
The senior guard finished with 16 assists and zero turnovers in NC State’s 84-83 road win over SMU, authoring a performance that was not only elite, but historically rare.
To put it in perspective, the last time any Division I men’s player recorded 16 assists with zero turnovers came nearly six years ago. On February 28, 2019, Belmont’s Grayson Murphy achieved the feat in a 112-67 win over UT Martin. Within the ACC, the drought was even longer – the last occurrence came all the way back in 1997.