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
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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

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

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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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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  1. ^ Lee, Edward. "Coppin men's basketball coach Michael Grant let go". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Markus, Don. "Former Terp Juan Dixon to be next men's basketball coach at Coppin State". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Report: Coppin State hires Juan Dixon as new head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. April 22, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".