Daemen University Athletics

CAREER STATS

2013-14
• Served as a co-captain during Daemen's 21-7 season that saw the Wildcats capture the East Coast Conference regular-season championship with a 17-3 mark in conference play
• Appeared in 24 games and made 23 starts while averaging 5.0 points, 6.4 assists and a career-best 3.7 rebounds per game
• Was one of two players to average more than 30 minutes per game (31.0)
• Totaled 154 assists to become the first Daemen player with three seasons of at least 150
• Recorded his 500th career assist in Daemen's 79-75 road win at St. Thomas Aquinas on January 4
• Stuffed the stat sheet with a season-high 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and a season-high four steals in Daemen's 99-92 road win at Mercy on January 6
• In that win at Mercy, Coppola recorded his 504th career assist to become Daemen's all-time leader, surpassing the previous record of 503 set by Rob Robinson from 1988-92
• Dished out a season-high 10 assists in just 19 minutes of action in Daemen's 97-42 win over District of Columbia on January 12
• Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in a 79-72 overtime win at Dowling on January 17
• Hit the 10-assist plateau again in Daemen's 82-68 victory vs. Mercy on January 26
• Had his second double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points to go along with seven assists in a key 100-92 defeat of Dowling on February 21; recorded his 600th career assist during this game
• Finished his career having led the Wildcats to 35 consecutive home wins, starting at point guard in 33 of those contests
• Finished his career with 546 points, 623 assists, 326 rebounds and 168 steals
• In addition to establishing a new team record for career assists, he also ranks fourth all-time in steals

2012-13
• Selected as a team captain and led the Wildcats to a team-record 27 wins and a runner-up finish at the USCAA Division I National Championships
• Appeared and started in 32 games, averaging 27.9 minutes per game
• Established new career-highs in nearly every statistical catgeory, including scoring (6.1 points per game), steals (57), assists (203), rebounds (95), three-pointers (26) and field goals (57)
• His 203 assists tied the single season team record set by Derrick Henry in 1988-89
• Scored in double figures six times and had 19 games of at least six assists
• Had four games with 10 or more assists
• Finished fourth amongst USCAA Division I players in assists per game (6.3) and second in assist-turnover ratio (2.7)
• Knocked down multiple three-point shots on five ocassions
• Had three or more steals on eight occasions
• Scored 14 points and hit a critical pull-up jump shot late in the game to help Daemen past rival Roberts Wesleyan 73-67 on December 11
• Dished out 11 assists in an 88-81 victory over NAIA Div. II #9 Grace on December 20
• Scored a career-high 16 points during Daemen's 111-87 win vs. Wilfrid Laurier on December 22
• Grabbed a season-high five steals in Daemen's 100-72 win vs. Ave Maria in the USCAA National Championships semifinals on February 28, breaking into the top 10 all-time at Daemen in steals in the the process

2011-12
• Was the offensive and defensive catalyst for Daemen's first 20-win season since 2008-09
• Appeared in 30 games and made 29 starts at the point guard position and was named Honorable Mention All-American Mideast Conference after finishing 2nd in the conference in assists per game (5.4)
• Led the team with 31.7 minutes per game
• Averaged 5.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game and added the three-point shot to his arsenal, finishing the season at over 37% from deep
• Had four games of double figure scoring and four games of double figure assists
• Had four games with multiple three-pointers
• Had seven games with at least three steals
• Finished second on the team by knocking down 77% of his free throws (54-for-70)
• Recorded the first double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high 14 assists during Daemen's 91-68 rout of Maine-Machias on November 12
• Had nine points, six assists and tied a career-high with six steals in Daemen's 83-75 win at Maine-Fort Kent on November 13
• Scored a career-high 14 points in a loss at defending NAIA Division II National Champion Cornerstone on November 18
• Had 10 assists in Daemen's 72-65 win over Pitt-Johnstown clinching the championship of the Gary Miller Classic hosted by Gannon University on November 26
• Was named the MVP of the Daemen Holiday Classic after his steal and subsequent game-winning layup with under 30 seconds to go lifted the Wildcats past Western Ontario 54-53 on December 22
• Knocked down a career-high four three-pointers in a loss to Great Falls on December 29 at the Las Vegas Shootout
• Experienced a deep gash above his right eye after diving for a loose ball but returned to the game and led Daemen to an 82-78 come-from-behind victory at Point Park on January 28, holding the nation's leading scorer 12 points below his average on 5-of-19 shooting in the game
• Finished the year ranked 9th nationally in assists per game and 25th nationally in assist/turnover ratio
• His 161 total assists were the fourth highest single season total in team history
• Coach's Award recipient at the Daemen College Athletics Banquet in May

2010-11
• Made his presence felt all over the court and established himself as one of the premier point guards in the American Mideast Conference
• Appeared in 24 games and made eight starts en route to All-AMC Freshman Team honors as voted on by the league's coaches
• Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game
• Missed a five-game stretch in January due to a broken hand but still managed to lead the team in total assists (105)
• Ranked 5th in the AMC and 29th in NAIA Division II with 4.4 assists per game, also ranked 3rd in the conference and 13th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.5)
• Was 5th on the team in minutes per game (23.6) and played 30 minutes or more four times • • Had 12 games of 5+ assists including a season-high seven assists on four separate ocassions
• Had seven assists and a career-high six steals in his collegiate debut, an 88-44 rout of Maine-Fort Kent on November 5
• Scored a season-high eight points on three separate ocassions (@ Embry-Riddle on November 12; vs. Robert Morris on November 20; vs. Northern Michigan on November 26)
• Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and provided a spark in Daemen's 77-69 road win over defending AMC Champion Notre Dame (OH) on November 30

CAREER HIGHS
• Points: 16 vs. Wilfrid Laurier (December 22, 2012)
• Rebounds: 10 @ Dowling (January 17, 2014)
• Assists: 14 vs. Maine-Machias (November 12, 2011)
• Blocked Shots: 1 done 10 times; last time vs. Long Island Post (January 31, 2014)
• Steals: 6 done twice; last time @ Maine-Fort Kent (November 13, 2011)

HIGH SCHOOL
•  Put together one of the greatest scholastic careers in Section VI history as he helped the Billies and coach Al Monaco to three Section VI Class A Finals appearances (2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10) and one Section VI Class A Championship (2009-10)
• As a sophomore, was a 2nd Team All-ECIC selection and Honorable Mention All-WNY
• As a junior, earned 3rd Team All-WNY, 2nd Team All-ECIC and ECIC II Player of the Year honors
• As a senior, was selected 1st Team All-WNY, 2nd Team All-State Class A and was the ECIC Player of the Year
• Finished his career second all-time in Section VI history in assists (683)
• Played AAU basketball for the Buffalo Storm

PERSONAL INFORMATION
•  Born Mark Thomas Coppola on August 22, 1991 in Amherst, N.Y.
•  Son of Peter & Maureen Coppola of Williamsville, N.Y.
•  Siblings include Maria Coppola (28), Christine Coppola (26) and P.J. Coppola (24)
•  Father played football for Oklahoma State
•  Hobbies include watching football and rooting for the Buffalo Bills
•  Career objective is to make money
•  Business Adminstration major with a concentration in Accounting