Donald Copeland (born February 11, 1984) is a former American basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of the Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team.[1]
| Wagner Seahawks | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | Northeast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-02-11) February 11, 1984 (age 38) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Anthony (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
| College | Seton Hall (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2015 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2007 | Boulogne-Levallois |
| 2007–2008 | SKS Starogard Gdański |
| 2008 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2008-2009 | PGE Turów |
| 2009–2010 | KK Bosna Royal |
| 2010 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2010–2011 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2011 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2011 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2011–2012 | JL Bourg Basket |
| 2012 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| 2012 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2012–2013 | ZTE KK |
| 2013 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
| 2013 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2013–2014 | BC Kyiv |
| 2014 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2015 | Leones de Ponce |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–2017 | Wagner (GA) |
| 2017–2021 | Wagner (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Seton Hall (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Wagner |
Copeland played basketball under Bob Hurley at St. Anthony High School where he helped lead the team to two state titles, while also earning all-state honors in New Jersey.[1] He'd play collegiately at Seton Hall under Louis Orr, and was named a Second Team All-Big East selection in his senior season.[2] After graduation, Copeland would play professionally for nine seasons across Europe and in Puerto Rico.[3]
In 2015, Copeland joined the coaching staff at Wagner under Bashir Mason as a graduate assistant before being promoted to a full assistant coach in 2017.[1] In 2021, Copeland returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach under Kevin Willard for one season, before returning to Wagner to take the head coaching position when Mason departed for the head coaching position at Saint Peter's.[4][5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Wagner Seahawks (Northeast) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Wagner | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Wagner: | 2–1 (.667) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 2–1 (.667) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Men's basketball head coaches of the Northeast Conference | |
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Wagner Seahawks men's basketball head coaches | |
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