2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Howard.

2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	8–24 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Michael Grant (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Elwyn McRoy Keith Brown Stephen Stewart
Home arena	Physical Education Complex

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4		.750			17	–	17		.500
Morgan State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	16		.467
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6		.625			13	–	16		.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7		.563			14	–	20		.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	24		.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Howard	5	–	11		.313			10	–	24		.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15		.063			3	–	29		.094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner

On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Michael Grant's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Coppin State with a three-year record of 25–69. The school hired Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American player Juan Dixon as the new head coach on April 22.[2][3]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to South Carolina State.

Preseason

The Eagles were picked to finish in 10th place in the preseason MEAC poll.[4] Terry Harris, Jr. was named to the preseason All-MEAC third team.[4]

Roster

2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Rasool Hinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Camden Camden, New Jersey F/C 1 Chas Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Baltimore CC Albany Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Juwan Davenport 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr N/A Charlotte, North Carolina G/F 3 Joshua Treadwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Essex County CC Newark, New Jersey G 4 Tre' Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Riverdale Baptist School Baltimore City CC Largo, Maryland F 11 Izais Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Northwest Tech Staten Island, New York G 13 Dejuan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. John's College Bowie, Maryland F 15 Blake Simpson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cincinnati La Salle Cincinnati, Ohio G 21 Lucian Brownlee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Haddon Heights Lawnside, New Jersey G 22 Keith Shivers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. HS Paris JC Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 23 Joseph Gripper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Abington Friends School Highland CC (IL) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 25 Terry Harris Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kenwood (MD) Baltimore CC Baltimore, Maryland F 35 Mufaro Murinda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chaffey College Pomona, California	Head coach Michael Grant (Malone) Assistant coach(es) Elwyn McRoy (Cleveland State) Keith Brown (Hampton) Stephen Stewart (Coppin State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 pm		at Hofstra	L 72–74	0–1	Hofstra Arena (1,684) Hempstead, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at Valparaiso Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 58–78	0–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,972) Valparaiso, IN
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 59–89	0–3	HTC Center (1,754) Conway, SC
11/17/2016* 9:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 59–96	0–4	Marriott Center (12,444) Provo, Utah
11/18/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 51–94	0–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,693) Salt Lake City, UT
11/21/2016* 3:30 pm		vs. Ball State Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 77–79	0–6	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
11/25/2016* 10:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 37–70	0–7	GCU Arena (7,258) Phoenix, AZ
11/28/2016* 7:30 pm		Chestnut Hill	L 73–76	0–8	Physical Education Complex (1,200) Baltimore, MD
11/30/2016* 6:30 pm, FSN/MASN2		at Georgetown	L 44–96	0–9	Verizon Center (3,996) Washington, D.C.
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACC Extra		at Clemson	L 43–85	0–10	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,711) Clemson, SC
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Akron	L 63–87	0–11	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,948) Akron, OH
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		at Buffalo	L 52–87	0–12	Alumni Arena (3,457) Amherst, NY
12/15/2016* 7:30 pm		Goldey–Beacom	W 89–83	1–12	Physical Education Complex (788) Baltimore, MD
12/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	L 53–65	1–13	Physical Education Complex (355) Baltimore, MD
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	L 49–87	1–14	Knott Arena (1,080) Emmitsburg, MD
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 75–59	2–14 (1–0)	Physical Education Complex (580) Baltimore, MD
01/07/2017 6:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 53–54	2–15 (1–1)	Teaching Gym (972) Tallahassee, FL
01/09/2017 7:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 76–73	3–15 (2–1)	Moore Gymnasium (711) Daytona Beach, FL
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 75–73 ^OT	4–15 (3–1)	Physical Education Complex (533) Baltimore, MD
01/16/2017 7:00 pm		at Howard	W 81–72	5–15 (4–1)	Burr Gymnasium (834) Washington, D.C.
01/23/2017 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	L 64–74	5–16 (4–2)	Physical Education Complex (677) Baltimore, MD
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		Morgan State	L 74–76	5–17 (4–3)	Physical Education Complex (1,899) Baltimore, MD
01/30/2017 7:00 pm		at Hampton	L 65–77	5–18 (4–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,487) Hampton, VA
02/04/2017 7:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 57–78	5–19 (4–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (2,029) Princess Anne, MD
02/06/2017 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	L 77–86	5–20 (4–6)	Physical Education Complex (788) Baltimore, MD
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 76–72	6–20 (5–6)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
02/13/2017 7:30 pm		Delaware State	W 83–75	7–20 (6–6)	Physical Education Complex (899) Baltimore, MD
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 79–84	7–21 (6–7)	SHM Memorial Center (380) Orangeburg, SC
02/20/2017 8:00 pm		at Savannah State	W 84–83	8–21 (7–7)	Tiger Arena (1,630) Savannah, GA
02/27/2017 8:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 66–71	8–22 (7–8)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,078) Baltimore, MD
02/27/2017 7:30 pm		Hampton	L 82–89	8–23 (7–9)	Physical Education Complex (833) Baltimore, MD
MEAC Tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm	(6)	vs. (11) Howard First round	L 73–79	8–24	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source[5]

References

1. Lee, Edward. "Coppin men's basketball coach Michael Grant let go". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
2. Markus, Don. "Former Terp Juan Dixon to be next men's basketball coach at Coppin State". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
3. "Report: Coppin State hires Juan Dixon as new head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
4. "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
5. http://coppinstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=49&path=mbball