Donald Copeland

Donald Copeland

Wagner Seahawks
Position	Head coach
League	Northeast Conference
Personal information
Born	(1984-02-11) February 11, 1984 (age 40) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
As player: Second-team All-Big East (2006) As coach: NEC tournament (2024)

Donald Copeland (born February 11, 1984) is an American former basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of the Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team.[1]

Playing career

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] He was voted Seton Hall’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year. [3] After graduation, Copeland would play professionally for nine seasons across Europe and in Puerto Rico.[4] He played on two championship teams in Puerto Rico, including as a member of Leones de Ponce in 2015.[5]

Coaching career

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.[6][7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wagner Seahawks (Northeast) (2022–present)
2022–23	Wagner	15–13	8–8	5th
2023–24	Wagner	17–16	7–9	6th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25	Wagner	11–10	3–5
Wagner:		43–39 (.524)	18–22 (.450)
Total:		43–39 (.524)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Copeland is a native of Jersey City, New Jersey. In 2006, Copeland graduated from Seton Hall with a degree in communications and media studies,[3] He earned an MBA degree in 2017 from Wagner while serving on the coaching staff.[5]

References

1. "Donald Copeland – Head Coach – Staff Directory". Wagner College Athletics.
2. "Donald Copeland College Stats".
3. "Donald Copeland - Men's Basketball Coach". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
4. "Donald Copeland, Basketball Player". Proballers.
5. "Donald Copeland - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
6. "Donald Copeland Returns to Seton Hall as Assistant Coach". Seton Hall University Athletics.
7. Carino, Jerry. "'He will be a terrific head coach.' Wagner basketball hires Seton Hall's Donald Copeland". Asbury Park Press.