Donald Copeland

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| position = Head coach

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| league = Northeast Conference

| team = Wagner Seahawks

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

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| nationality = American

| high_school = St. Anthony
(Jersey City, New Jersey)

| college = Seton Hall (2002–2006)

| draft_year = 2006

| draft_league = NBA

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2015

| career_position = Point guard

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| coach_start = 2015

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| years1 = 2006–2007

| team1 = Boulogne-Levallois

| years2 = 2007–2008

| team2 = SKS Starogard Gdański

| years3 = 2008

| team3 = Coca-Cola Tigers

| years4 = 2008–2009

| team4 = PGE Turów

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = KK Bosna Royal

| years6 = 2010

| team6 = Atléticos de San Germán

| years7 = 2010–2011

| team7 = Eisbären Bremerhaven

| years8 = 2011

| team8 = Atléticos de San Germán

| years9 = 2011

| team9 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years10 = 2011–2012

| team10 = JL Bourg Basket

| years11 = 2012

| team11 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years12 = 2012

| team12 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| years13 = 2012–2013

| team13 = ZTE KK

| years14 = 2013

| team14 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| years15 = 2013

| team15 = Atléticos de San Germán

| years16 = 2013–2014

| team16 = BC Kyiv

| years17 = 2014

| team17 = Piratas de Quebradillas

| years18 = 2015

| team18 = Leones de Ponce

| cyears1 = 2015–2017

| cteam1 = Wagner (GA)

| cyears2 = 2017–2021

| cteam2 = Wagner (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2021–2022

| cteam3 = Seton Hall (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2022–present

| cteam4 = Wagner

| highlights = As player:

Second-team All-Big East (2006)

As coach:

NEC tournament (2024)

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://wagnerathletics.com/staff-directory/donald-copeland/1697|title=Donald Copeland – Head Coach – Staff Directory|website=Wagner College Athletics}}

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. He'd play collegiately at Seton Hall under Louis Orr, and was named a Second Team All-Big East selection in his senior season.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/donald-copeland-1.html | title=Donald Copeland College Stats }} He was voted Seton Hall’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year. {{Cite web |title=Donald Copeland - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://shupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/donald-copeland/3535 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Seton Hall University Athletics |language=en}} After graduation, Copeland would play professionally for nine seasons across Europe and in Puerto Rico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/34241/donald-copeland|title=Donald Copeland, Basketball Player|website=Proballers}} He played on two championship teams in Puerto Rico, including as a member of Leones de Ponce in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Donald Copeland - Head Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://wagnerathletics.com/staff-directory/donald-copeland/1697 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Wagner College Athletics |language=en}}

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. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://shupirates.com/news/2021/6/24/mens-basketball-donald-copeland-returns-to-seton-hall-as-assistant-coach.aspx|title=Donald Copeland Returns to Seton Hall as Assistant Coach|website=Seton Hall University Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2022/04/21/wagner-basketball-hires-seton-halls-donald-copeland/7394147001/|title='He will be a terrific head coach.' Wagner basketball hires Seton Hall's Donald Copeland|first=Jerry|last=Carino|website=Asbury Park Press}}

Head coaching record

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| name = Wagner Seahawks

| conference = Northeast

| startyear = 2022

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = Wagner

| overall = 15–13

| conference = 8–8

| confstanding = 5th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2023–24

| name = Wagner

| overall = 17–16

| conference = 7–9

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64

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| championship =

| season = 2024–25

| name = Wagner

| overall = 14–16

| conference = 6–10

| confstanding = 7th

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| overall = {{Winning percentage|46|45|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|21|27|record=y}}

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| overall = {{Winning percentage|46|45|record=y}}

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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.