Donald Copeland (born February 11, 1984) is a former

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basketball player and current

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. He is the current head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Copeland played basketball under

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at St. Anthony High School where he helped lead the team to two state titles, while also earning all-state honors in

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. He'd play collegiately at Seton Hall under Louis Orr, and was named a Second Team All- Big East selection in his senior season. He was voted Seton Hall’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year. After graduation, Copeland would play professionally for nine seasons across Europe and in

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. He played on two championship teams in Puerto Rico, including as a member of Leones de Ponce in 2015.

Coaching career

In 2015, Copeland joined the coaching staff at Wagner under

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as a graduate assistant before being promoted to a full assistant coach in 2017. In 2021, Copeland returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach under

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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.

Head coaching record

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, He earned an MBA degree in 2017 from Wagner while serving on the coaching staff.

References

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