Zach Couper

Height:
6-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Rockford, IL
High School:
Boylan Catholic
Position:
Guard

2018-19 (Freshman)
• Played in nine games, all in reserve.
• Made collegiate debut against Johnson & Wales.
• First career basket for two points against Boise State.
• Two points on a pair of three throws, to go with an assist against San Jose State at MW Championships.

Before Air Force
Lettered three years in basketball and football ... two-time NIC-10 MVP ... third all-time scorer in Boylan history ... Rock River Valley Player and Athlete of the Year in 2017 ... two-time Illinois AP All-State honorable mention ... all-conference quarterback in football ... high school basketball coach was Brett McAllister ... National Honor Society member ... three-time NIC-10 scholar athlete ... attended the USAFA Prep School in 2017-18 and played basketball ... on the Dean’s list all four quarters at prep school.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 10 ... son of Mark and Lesly Couper ... has two younger siblings ... nickname is Coup ... considering majoring in law, biology or economics ... for future career plans, considering becoming a lawyer, accountant or pilot ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I decided to come to the Academy to pursue playing basketball at a high level and to get a great education.” ... operations research major ... active in his squadron as the operations clerk ... during the summer prior to his sophomore year, completed expeditionary survival training (EST), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and cyber and support class ... hobbies are hanging with friends and family and playing any type of sport ... began playing basketball at age eight ... credits all the coaches that he had at a young age for having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite possession/gadgets are his watches and phone ... one thing on his bucket list is to travel to Europe ... on road trips, never forgets his headphones ... dream vacation spot is Greece ... guilty pleasure is chocolate ... favorite team is the Chicago Bears ... favorite athlete is Klay Thompson ... something most people don’t know about him is that he likes to read books, but not fiction books ... most notable thing about his hometown is that it has the best pizza in Illinois and isn’t a suburb of Chicago ... enjoys listening to G-Eazy and Travis Scott ... favorite TV show is Suits ... favorite class subject is math.