2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

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2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Coppin State Eagles wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record8–24 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPhysical Education Complex
Seasons
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

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.

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
 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
 Mack Sports Complex (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. ^ a b "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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