2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–27 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Juan Dixon (1st season);
Assistant coaches	John Auslander; Philip Gaetano;
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hampton	12	–	4	.750	19	–	16	.543
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	4	.750	18	–	14	.563
Savannah State	12	–	4	.750	15	–	17	.469
North Carolina A&T	11	–	5	.688	20	–	15	.571
Norfolk State	11	–	5	.688	14	–	19	.424
North Carolina Central †	9	–	7	.563	19	–	16	.543
Morgan State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Howard	7	–	9	.438	10	–	23	.303
Florida A&M	7	–	9	.438	9	–	25	.265
South Carolina State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	22	.313
Coppin State	5	–	11	.313	5	–	27	.156
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	–	13	.188	7	–	25	.219
Delaware State	2	–	14	.125	4	–	28	.125


† 2018 MEAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Juan Dixon, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–27, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 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]

Roster

2017–18 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Adam Traore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Broward CC	New York, NY
F/C	1	Chad Andrews-Fulton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Baltimore Cityc CC	Philadelphia, PA
G	2	Taquain Drummond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Woodside HS	Newport News, VA
G	3	Dejuan Clayton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	St. John's College HS	Bowie, MD
G	4	Tre' Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Baltimore City CC	Largo, Maryland
F	5	Cedric Council	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Gordon State	Kennesaw, GA
G	10	Karonn Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Niagara	Philadelphia, PA
F	15	Blake Simpson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	La Salle HS	Cincinnati, OH
F	20	Jordan Hardwick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Springfield Commonwealth Academy	Wethersfield, CT
G	21	Lucian Brownlee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Haddon Heights HS	Lawnside, NJ
G/F	22	Lamar Morgan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Mineral Area CC	Willingboro, NJ
G/F	23	Kent Auslander	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Maryland	Herndon, VA
G	24	Keandre Fair	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Weaver HS	Hartford, CT
G	32	Donnell Frayer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Landon School	Upper Marlboro, MD

Head coach

Juan Dixon (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Jahn Auslander (Maryland)
Philip Gaetano (Sacred Heart)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 11:59 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 54–70	0–1	Matthew Knight Arena (7,232) Eugene, OR
Nov 12, 2017* 5:00 pm		at East Carolina Showcase on the Banks	L 50–76	0–2	Williams Arena (3,228) Greenville, NC
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 54–97	0–3	BB&T Arena (7,158) Highland Heights, KY
Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State Showcase on the Banks	L 56–80	0–4	Wolstein Center (1,931) Cleveland, OH
Nov 19, 2017* 12:00 pm, BTN+		at Rutgers Showcase on the Banks	L 39–64	0–5	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,514) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut Showcase on the Banks	L 71–74	0–6	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,212) New Britain, CT
Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 37–80	0–7	Convocation Center (4,137) Athens, OH
Dec 3, 2017* 6:45 pm, FS1		at Georgetown BB&T Classic	L 60–76	0–8	Capital One Arena (6,335) Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Navy	L 53–70	0–9	Physical Education Complex (1,462) Baltimore, MD
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNews		at UConn	L 59–72	0–10	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,046) Storrs, CT
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	L 74–81	0–11	Retriever Activities Center (1,166) Baltimore, MD
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ATTSN		at No. 10 West Virginia	L 38–77	0–12	WVU Coliseum (8,102) Morgantown, WV
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	L 53–66	0–13	Physical Education Complex (725) Baltimore, MD
Dec 27, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 62–76	0–14	McCamish Pavilion (5,341) Atlanta, GA
Dec 30, 2017* 2:00 pm, BTN+		at Penn State	L 43–88	0–15	Bryce Jordan Center (4,512) University Park, PA
MEAC regular season
Jan 3, 2018 8:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 67–75	0–16 (0–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (314) Norfolk,VA
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm		Savannah State	L 71–80	0–17 (0–2)	Physical Education Complex (624) Baltimore, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 79–78 ^2OT	1–17 (1–2)	Physical Education Complex (327) Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 61–81	1–18 (1–3)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,889) Durham, NC
Jan 15, 2018 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 47–60	1–19 (1–4)	Corbett Sports Center (2,849) Greensboro, NC
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm		Morgan State	W 80–73	2–19 (2–4)	Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD
Jan 27, 2018 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 73–65	3–19 (3–4)	Physical Education Complex (1,100) Baltimore, MD
Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 71–68	4–19 (4–4)	Physical Education Complex (989) Baltimore, MD
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		at Hampton	L 59–70 ^OT	4–20 (4–5)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,515) Hampton, VA
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 60–80	4–21 (4–6)	Moore Gymnasium (814) Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 84–60	5–21 (5–6)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm		Hampton	L 79–82	5–22 (5–7)	Physical Education Complex (898) Baltimore, MD
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 85–89	5–23 (5–8)	Physical Education Complex (2,230) Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 51–69	5–24 (5–9)	Memorial Hall (874) Dover, DE
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 56–69	5–25 (5–10)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,246) Baltimore, MD
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm		Howard	L 71–78	5–26 (5–11)	Physical Education Complex (1,011) Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
Mar 6, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3	(11)	vs. (6) North Carolina Central First round	L 48–60	5–27	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Lee, Edward. "Coppin men's basketball coach Michael Grant let go". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^ Markus, Don. "Former Terp Juan Dixon to be next men's basketball coach at Coppin State". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^ "Report: Coppin State hires Juan Dixon as new head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. April 22, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.

[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.

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