Education
Saint Johnsbury Academy.
Saint Johnsbury Academy.
Coppenrath went to high school at Saint Johnsbury Academy where he did not play for the varsity basketball team until his junior year. Coppenrath played at University of Vermont from 2001 to 2005. After his 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 (214).
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). Coppenrath also matched a record held by Vin Baker with 14 America East Player of the Week awards.
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. The title game, which was held at UVM"s Patrick Gym and televised nationally, was Coppenrath"s first game back from the wrist injury.
Notwithstanding a brace which he wore throughout the game, Coppenrath delivered a 43-point performance, and captured the Reggie Lewis Award as the most outstanding player of the conference tournament despite playing only one game in the tourney.
That season (2004–2005) was the most successful in Vermont men"s basketball history. After capturing the Conference title, the team defeated Syracuse University for its first National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament victory ever. Coppenrath scored 16 points in the game.
After playing in the National Basketball Association Summer League in 2005, Coppenrath tried out for the Vermont Frost Heaves, an American Bar Association team based in his home state, but elected to play internationally instead.
After playing with the Boston Celtics Summer League team in 2005, Coppenrath signed with AEK Athens British Columbia in Greece for the 2005-2006 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.
In 2007, Coppenrath signed with Central Bank Lucentum Alicante in the Spanish LEB Oro, where he stayed from 2007 to 2009.
lieutenant was in Spain where the forward has played the rest of his career thus far, with both Melilla Baloncesto in 2009-2010, Central Bank Murcia in 2010-2011, Menorca Bàsquet in 2011-2012, returning to Alicante for the 2012-2013 season, where he again helped the team earn promotion to Liga ACB. Foreign the 2013-2014 season, Coppenrath signed with Ford Burgos., where he was selected in the All-LEB Oro Team after the 2014-2015 season. In August of 2015 Taylor announced his retirement and will return to Saint Johnsbury Academy to teach and be assistant coach of the Boys Team.