Wagner Seahawks basketball

Wagner Seahawks basketball history

Wagner College (Staten Island, NY)
Spiro Sports Center
Northeast Conference (NEC)

Current head coach: Donald Copeland (2022-)

  • Asst: Kevin Jones (2022-)
  • Asst: Scott Rodgers (2021-)
  • Asst: Kevin Lynch (2023-)
  • DPD: Malik Boothe (2023-)
  • DBO: Brett Riley (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  2  (2003, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  1-2
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  4  (1979, 2002, 2016, 2018)
  • NIT Overall Record:  1-4
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  3  (1967, 1968, 1969)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  3-3

Conference Titles (Middle Atlantic, MCC, ECAC, NEC):

Award Winners:




Wagner head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Donald Copeland 2022-Pres 32-29 0 1 0
Bashir Mason 2012-22 165-130 3 0 0
Dan Hurley 2010-12 38-23 0 0 0
Mike Deane 2003-10 94-114 0 0 0
Dereck Whittenburg 1999-2003 67-50 1 1 0
Tim Capstraw 1989-99 117-164 0 0 0
Neil Kennett 1982-89 81-115 0 0 0
P. J. Carlesimo 1976-82 65-93 0 0 0
John C. Goodwin 1972-76 26-73 0 0 0
Chester Sellitto 1965-72 97-89 0 3^ 0
Herb Sutter 1937-65 352-252 0 0 0
Bill Keegan 1934-37 29-25 0
Ray Kirschmeyer 1929-34 16-36
John Morris 1927-29 7-19
John Futchs 1926-27 8-10
Joseph Flotten 1925-26 10-4
Elmer Ripley 1922-25 23-22
Walter B. Peterson 1921-22 1-6
Erastus LaRue Ely 1920-21 1-4

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These tournament appearances came when the Wagner program was at the Division II level; Wagner moved up to Division I prior to the 1976-77 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.