Donald Copeland Returns to The Hall as Assistant Coach
9/15/2026 10:55:00 AM | Men's Basketball
South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's basketball has announced the hiring of Donald Copeland as assistant coach. Copeland joins the staff at his alma mater for the second time, having previously served as an assistant coach during the 2021-22 season.
Copeland most recently spent three seasons as the head coach at Wagner, compiling a 46-45 record over that span. During the 2023-24 season, he helped guide the Seahawks to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 21 years and earned the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Copeland's Wagner team was the first to ever win the NEC Championship by winning three consecutive road games.
Copeland was a former point guard for the Pirates from 2002-06, scoring 754 points and doling out 234 assists across 108 games played. During his time with Seton Hall, Copeland helped the program reach the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2006. Copeland had a monster senior season at The Hall in 2006, more than doubling his scoring output from the previous season by averaging 16.1 points to go along with 4.5 assists. In 2006, Copeland graduated Seton Hall with a degree in communications and media studies, was a second-team All-BIG EAST and All-Met Writers selection and was voted Seton Hall's Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
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.
This marks Copeland's third stint within the Seton Hall men's basketball program. In addition to his playing days as a Pirate, Copeland served as an assistant coach under Kevin Willard during the 2021-22 season. That year, the Pirates went 21-11 overall, defeated a pair of top-10 opponents and earned the program's most recent NCAA Tournament berth.
Copeland most recently spent three seasons as the head coach at Wagner, compiling a 46-45 record over that span. During the 2023-24 season, he helped guide the Seahawks to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 21 years and earned the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win. Copeland's Wagner team was the first to ever win the NEC Championship by winning three consecutive road games.
Copeland was a former point guard for the Pirates from 2002-06, scoring 754 points and doling out 234 assists across 108 games played. During his time with Seton Hall, Copeland helped the program reach the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2006. Copeland had a monster senior season at The Hall in 2006, more than doubling his scoring output from the previous season by averaging 16.1 points to go along with 4.5 assists. In 2006, Copeland graduated Seton Hall with a degree in communications and media studies, was a second-team All-BIG EAST and All-Met Writers selection and was voted Seton Hall's Senior Male Athlete of the Year.
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.
This marks Copeland's third stint within the Seton Hall men's basketball program. In addition to his playing days as a Pirate, Copeland served as an assistant coach under Kevin Willard during the 2021-22 season. That year, the Pirates went 21-11 overall, defeated a pair of top-10 opponents and earned the program's most recent NCAA Tournament berth.
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