Coppin State Eagles men's basketball

Coppin State Eagles
Coppin State Eagles
	2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
University	Coppin State University
Head coach	Juan Dixon (1st season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Arena	Physical Education Complex ; (Capacity: 4,100)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Blue and Gold[1];
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1997
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1990, 1993, 1997, 2008
Conference tournament champions
	1990, 1993, 1997, 2008
Conference regular season champions
	1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004

The Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division I in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Before joining NCAA Division I, the Eagles were the 1976 NAIA National Champions.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4. The 1996–97 team was only the third 15 seed to beat a 2 seed in the tournament. The 2007–08 Coppin State team was the first program with 20 losses to play in the NCAA tournament.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	#15	First Round	#2 Syracuse	L 48–70
1993	#15	First Round	#2 Cincinnati	L 66–93
1997	#15	First Round Second Round	#2 South Carolina #10 Texas	W 78–65 L 81–82
2008	#16	First Four	#16 Mount St. Mary's	L 60–69

NAIA tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 5–0, winning the National Championship in 1976.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1976	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Dowling Wisconsin–Parkside Texas Southern Marymount Henderson State	W 78–55 W 68–67 W 88–77 W 82–81 W 96–91

NIT results

The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	First Round	SW Missouri State	L 47–57
1995	First Round Second Round	Saint Joseph's South Florida	W 75–68 L 59–75

Notable former players

Joe Brown (NBA G League)
Fred Warrick (NBA G League)
Larry Stewart (NBA Washington Wizards 1991) (NBA 1991-1997)

References

↑ Coppin State University Visual Standards Manual. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

External links

Official website

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[1] Coppin State University Visual Standards Manual. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Coppin Center (1988–2009) Physical Education Complex (2009–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NAIA national championship in bold

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles Savannah State Tigers South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19