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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
|name = Taylor Coppenrath
|image = Taylor Coppenrath.jpg
|position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|number = 22
|team = 
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 9.75
|weight_lb = 250
|nationality = American
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|11|8}}
|birth_place = [[Barnet, Vermont]]
|high_school = [[St. Johnsbury Academy]]<br>([[St. Johnsbury, Vermont]])
|college = [[Vermont Catamounts men's basketball|Vermont]] (2001–2005)
|draft_year = 2005
|career_start = 2005
|career_end = 2015
|team1=[[AEK Athens B.C.|AEK Athens]] | years1=2005–2006
|team2=[[Pallacanestro Biella]] | years2=2006–2007
|team3=[[CB Lucentum Alicante|Lucentum Alicante]]  | years3=2007–2009
|team4=[[Club Melilla Baloncesto]] | years4=2009–2010
|team5=[[CB Murcia]] | years5=2010–2011
|team6=[[Menorca Bàsquet]] | years6=2011–2012
|team7=Lucentum Alicante | years7=2012–2013
|team8=[[CB Tizona|Ford Burgos]] | years8=2013–2015
|highlights = 
* 3× [[Associated Press|AP]] Honorable mention [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] (2003–2005)
* 3× [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|America East Player of the Year]] (2003–2005)
* 3× First-team All-[[America East Conference|America East]] (2003–2005)
* America East Rookie of the Year (2002)
* 2× [[America East men's basketball tournament|America East tournament]] MVP (2004, 2005)
* No. 22 [[Vermont Catamounts men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Vermont Catamounts]]
* [[Vermont Mr. Basketball]] (2000)
}}
'''Taylor Burton Coppenrath''' (born November 8, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player.

==Early life==

Coppenrath went to high school at [[St. Johnsbury Academy]] where he did not play for the varsity basketball team until his junior year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lieber|first=Jill|title=Vermont coach Brennan happy on air, on court|work=USA Today|date=2004-11-04|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/ameast/2004-11-02-vermont-brennan_x.htm|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref> However, he went on to be the 2000 [[Vermont]] Player of the Year by [[Gatorade]], the ''[[Burlington Free Press]]'' and ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/mens_basketball/?Page=bkbplayers.html|title=Men's Basketball: University of Vermont|publisher=University of Vermont|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref>

==College career==

Coppenrath played at [[University of Vermont]] from 2001 to 2005. After his [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] freshman year, he led UVM to three straight [[America East Conference]] titles. At the end of his college career, he was Vermont's second all-time leading scorer in total points (2,442) and points per game (21.4). He also ranks the university's all-time leader in field goals made (851), is fifth all-time in rebounding (839) and blocked shots (83). He is one of two players along with [[Reggie Lewis]], to win three America East Conference Player of the Year awards.<ref name="prospect">{{cite web|title=Prospect Profile: Taylor Coppenrath|publisher=National Basketball Association|url=http://www.nba.com/draft2005/profiles/TaylorCoppenrath.html|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref> Coppenrath also matched a record held by [[Vin Baker]] with 14 America East Player of the Week awards.<ref name="prospect"/>

During his junior year, Coppenrath and the Catamounts were in contention for the America East regular season championship when he discovered that his wrist was broken following a loss to [[Boston University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vermont's Coppenrath likely to miss rest of season|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=2004-02-17|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/ameast/2004-02-17-coppenrath-injury_x.htm|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref> BU went on to win the regular season crown, but Coppenrath led Vermont over Maine in the conference title game to send UVM to the NCAA tournament. The title game, which was held at UVM's Patrick Gym and televised nationally, was Coppenrath's first game back from the wrist injury.<ref name="gets">{{cite news|last=Neff|first=Andrew|title=Coppenrath gets 43 as Cats stop Bears|work=Bangor Daily News|date=2004-03-15|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7iA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=vuAIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4727,3920261|accessdate=2010-07-06}}</ref> Playing with his wrist wrapped, Coppenrath delivered a 43-point performance<ref name="gets"/> and captured the Reggie Lewis Award as the most outstanding player of the conference tournament despite playing only one game in the tourney.<ref name="prospect"/>

In his senior year, Coppenrath was a finalist for many national awards, including the [[John Wooden Award]] for National Player of the Year, the only finalist ever from the America East. That season (2004–2005) was the most successful in Vermont men's basketball history. After capturing the Conference title, the team defeated [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse University]] for its first [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] victory ever. Coppenrath scored 16 points in the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vermont finds a slipper that fits, tops 'Cuse|publisher=NBC Sports. Associated Press|date=2005-03-19|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7235575/site/21683474/|accessdate=2010-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208100513/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7235575/site/21683474/|archive-date=2008-12-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 26, 2019, Coppenrath’s number 22 jersey was retired by the University of Vermont, on the same night former teammate [[T. J. Sorrentine]]’s number 11 was also retired.<ref>{{cite web |last = Abrami | first = Alex | title= 'This is surreal:' One more time, Coppenrath and Sorrentine fill Patrick Gym |url= https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2019/10/26/this-surreal-one-more-time-coppenrath-sorrentine-fill-patrick-gym/2453333001/ |work=[[Burlington Free Press]] |accessdate=November 4, 2019 |date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career==
After playing with the [[Boston Celtics]] Summer League team in 2005, Coppenrath signed with [[AEK Athens B.C.]] in Greece for the 2005–06 season. After completing his first season abroad, he played with the [[Indiana Pacers]] during Summer League before signing with [[Pallacanestro Biella]] in Italian [[Serie A (basketball)|Serie A]].

In 2007, Coppenrath signed with [[CB Lucentum Alicante]] in the Spanish [[Liga Española de Baloncesto|LEB Oro]], where he stayed from 2007 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Terrien|first=Meg|title=Coppenrath Signs With Spanish Pro Team|publisher=WCAX-TV|date=2009-08-22|url=http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10977565&nav=menu183_4_10|accessdate=2010-07-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029003642/http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10977565&nav=menu183_4_10|archivedate=2009-10-29}}</ref> It was in Spain where the forward has played the rest of his career thus far, with both  [[Melilla Baloncesto]] in 2009–10, [[CB Murcia]] in 2010–11, [[Menorca Bàsquet]] in 2011–12, returning to Alicante for the 2012–13 season, where he again helped the team earn promotion to Liga ACB. For the 2013–14 season, Coppenrath signed with [[CB Tizona|Ford Burgos]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia/Z59AD1B0C-905F-AEBB-89569085A09FB4CB/20130807/taylor/coppenrath/muy/cerca/fichar/autocid/ford|title=Taylor Coppenrath, muy cerca de fichar por Autocid Ford|first=Diario de|last=Burgos|publisher=}}</ref> where he was selected in the All-LEB Oro Team after the [[2014–15 LEB Oro season|2014–15 season]].<ref>[http://www.adeccooro.es/2015/6/12/baloncesto/quinteto-ideal-201415-confirmacion-los-historicos/59836.aspx Quinteto ideal 2014/15: La confirmación de los históricos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616145522/http://www.adeccooro.es/2015/6/12/baloncesto/quinteto-ideal-201415-confirmacion-los-historicos/59836.aspx |date=2015-06-16 }}; FEB.es, 12 June 2015</ref>

In August 2015, Coppenrath announced his retirement after helping teams achieve five promotions to [[Liga ACB]] in six seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/sports/college/vermont/2015/08/26/coppenrath-announces-retirement-professional-basketball/32444287/|title=Coppenrath retires from professional basketball|publisher=}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Coppenrath returned to his alma mater, St. Johnsbury Academy where he served as an assistant coach for the boys' basketball team in addition to teaching math. On July 26, 2017, Coppenrath was announced as the head girls basketball coach at [[Missisquoi Valley Union Middle/High School]] in [[Swanton (town), Vermont|Swanton, Vermont]], where he will also serve as a math teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samessenger.com/mvu-nets-former-uvm-star/|title=MVU nets former UVM star|publisher=}}</ref>

==Euroleague statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Euroleague|2005–06]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[AEK Athens B.C.|AEK Athens]]
| 13 || 13 || 28.6 || .495 || .000 || .789 || 3.6 || .5 || 1.0 || .4 || 11.1 || 10.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 13 || 13 || 28.6 || .495 || .000 || .789 || 3.6 || .5 || 1.0 || .4 || 11.1 || 10.9
|}

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=633997&c=1583130 LEB Oro profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060620071402/http://www.taylorcoppenrath.com/  Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707180618/http://www.uvm.edu/athletics/mens_basketball/players/coppenrath.html  Univ. of Vermont basketball bio]
* [http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/taylor_coppenrath.htm stats @ aek.com]

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