Syracuse Orange guard Quadir Copeland (24) from the bench after a made Syracuse basket. The Syracuse Orange basketball team played at Georgetown on Dec. 9, 2023. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.comdnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse, N.Y. — Antron Copeland said he has videos of his son, at age 5, making full-court passes. Julian Dunkley, a Philadelphia-based basketball trainer, points to old videos on Instagram that show Quadir Copeland’s early dazzle with the ball.
Those who know him best saw the Syracuse point guard fight for playing time against older, bigger kids in neighborhood playgrounds and gyms. They watched him answer hostile, sometimes threatening crowds with a slick pass or a finish at the rim.
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