Donald Copeland
Wagner College head men's basketball coach Bashir Mason announced on July 7, 2017 the promotion of Donald Copeland to assistant coach.
Copeland, a former All-Big East guard at Seton Hall University before embarking on a professional playing career overseas, has spent the last two seasons as the Seahawks' graduate manager.
In each of the last two seasons, Copeland played an integral role on the Seahawk staff, helping Wagner advance to the semifinals of the 2016-17 Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament. In his first season at Wagner, he was part of a staff that guided Wagner to the 2015-16 NEC Tournament Championship game and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), which was highlighted by the program's first-ever postseason victory, an impressive 79-75 win at top-seeded St. Bonaventure of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Seahawks' NIT appearance in 2015-16 capped a 23-11 season, that included a 13-5 NEC mark which earned Wagner the league's regular season championship and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Wagner finished the 2016-17 season with a 16-14 record and an 11-7 mark in conference play as the Seahawks compiled an overall record of 39-25 over Copeland's two seasons on staff, headline by an NEC mark of 24-12.
The Jersey City, NJ native, who starred at St. Anthony High School under legendary head coach Bob Hurley, Sr., arrived on Grymes Hill prior to the start of the 2015-16 campaign after enjoying a near decade-long professional career that spanned seven countries. His professional stops included:
While playing in Puerto Rico, Copeland captured two professional championships, in 2011 and 2015, with the last coming as a member of Leones de Ponce.
Before embarking on his professional career, Copeland was a standout guard at Seton Hall. While a member of the Pirates, the Garden State product helped lead the Seton Hall to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in his sophomore (2004) and senior (2006) seasons.
In helping lead the Pirates to an 18-12 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a senior in 2005-06, Copeland led the Hall in a host of statistical categories, including scoring (16.1 ppg), assists (4.5), steals (41), three-pointers (71) and free throw percentage (84.4). For the season, he ranked third in the Big East in assists per game (5.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.69).
After being named to both the All-BIG EAST and All-Metropolitan Second Teams, Copeland was tabbed as Seton Hall’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year, prior to earning his bachelor’s degree in Communications and Media Studies.
Before accepting a full scholarship at Seton Hall, Copeland played for legendary head coach Bob Hurley, Sr. at St. Anthony, helping lead the Friars to New Jersey State Championships in 2001 and 2002, with the latter team ranking No, 2 in the nation. He earned First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Tri-State honors following his senior season of 2001-02.
Copeland replaces Marquis Webb, who left the program earlier in the summer to pursue other professional career aspirations.
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Wagner College head men's basketball coach Bashir Mason announced on July 7, 2017 the promotion of Donald Copeland to assistant coach.
Copeland, a former All-Big East guard at Seton Hall University before embarking on a professional playing career overseas, has spent the last two seasons as the Seahawks' graduate manager.
In each of the last two seasons, Copeland played an integral role on the Seahawk staff, helping Wagner advance to the semifinals of the 2016-17 Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament. In his first season at Wagner, he was part of a staff that guided Wagner to the 2015-16 NEC Tournament Championship game and a berth in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), which was highlighted by the program's first-ever postseason victory, an impressive 79-75 win at top-seeded St. Bonaventure of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Seahawks' NIT appearance in 2015-16 capped a 23-11 season, that included a 13-5 NEC mark which earned Wagner the league's regular season championship and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Wagner finished the 2016-17 season with a 16-14 record and an 11-7 mark in conference play as the Seahawks compiled an overall record of 39-25 over Copeland's two seasons on staff, headline by an NEC mark of 24-12.
The Jersey City, NJ native, who starred at St. Anthony High School under legendary head coach Bob Hurley, Sr., arrived on Grymes Hill prior to the start of the 2015-16 campaign after enjoying a near decade-long professional career that spanned seven countries. His professional stops included:
While playing in Puerto Rico, Copeland captured two professional championships, in 2011 and 2015, with the last coming as a member of Leones de Ponce.
Before embarking on his professional career, Copeland was a standout guard at Seton Hall. While a member of the Pirates, the Garden State product helped lead the Seton Hall to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in his sophomore (2004) and senior (2006) seasons.
In helping lead the Pirates to an 18-12 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a senior in 2005-06, Copeland led the Hall in a host of statistical categories, including scoring (16.1 ppg), assists (4.5), steals (41), three-pointers (71) and free throw percentage (84.4). For the season, he ranked third in the Big East in assists per game (5.1) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.69).
After being named to both the All-BIG EAST and All-Metropolitan Second Teams, Copeland was tabbed as Seton Hall’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year, prior to earning his bachelor’s degree in Communications and Media Studies.
Before accepting a full scholarship at Seton Hall, Copeland played for legendary head coach Bob Hurley, Sr. at St. Anthony, helping lead the Friars to New Jersey State Championships in 2001 and 2002, with the latter team ranking No, 2 in the nation. He earned First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Tri-State honors following his senior season of 2001-02.
Copeland replaces Marquis Webb, who left the program earlier in the summer to pursue other professional career aspirations.
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