2018–19 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland, and were led by 2nd-year head coach Juan Dixon.

2018–19 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8-25 (7-9 MEAC)
Head coach	Juan Dixon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	John Auslander Charles Agumagu
Home arena	Physical Education Complex

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	14		.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
Howard	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7		.563			12	–	19		.387
Savannah State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	20		.355
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	25		.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11		.313			8	–	26		.235
Morgan State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			6	–	25		.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster

2018–19 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ibn Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara Newark, NJ F 1 Chad Andrews-Fulton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Baltimore City CC Philadelphia, PA G 2 Taqwain Drummond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Woodside Newport News, VA F 3 Giir Ring 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bella Vista College Prep Sydney, Australia G/F 4 Nigel Marshall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara Irvington, NJ F 5 Cedric Council 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Gordon State College Kennesaw, GA G/F 11 Justin Steers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Greater Hope Christian Academy Philadelphia, PA G 13 Dejuan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So St. John's College HS Bowie, MD F 20 Jordan Hardwick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Springfield Commonwealth Academy Wethersfield, CT G 21 Lucian Brownlee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Haddon Heights Lawnside, NJ G/F 22 Lamar Morgan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mineral Area College Willingboro, NJ G/F 23 Kent Auslander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Maryland Herndon, VA C 25 Brendan Medley-Bacon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Archbishop Curley Baltimore, MD	Head coach Juan Dixon (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) John Auslander (Maryland) Charles Agumagu (Barry) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 10, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Wisconsin	L 63–85	0–1	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, Wisconsin
November 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	L 46–76	0–2	UD Arena (12,849) Dayton, Ohio
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 58–77	0–3	Alumni Hall (664) Annapolis, Maryland
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACC Network		at No. 4 Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	L 40–97	0–4	John Paul Jones Arena (13,971) Charlottesville, Virginia
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	L 67–87	0–5	Alumni Gymnasium (1,545) Lawrenceville, New Jersey
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wofford Battle 4 Atlantis	L 65–99	0–6	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,480) Spartanburg, South Carolina
November 23, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Charleston Southern Battle 4 Atlantis	L 67–93	0–7	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (400) Spartanburg, South Carolina
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		at James Madison	L 71–81 OT	0–8	JMU Convocation Center (2,314) Harrisonburg, Virginia
December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm		UMBC	L 60–71	0–9	Physical Education Complex (727) Baltimore, Maryland
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, NBC Sports Washington		at Richmond	L 47–82	0–10	Robins Center (4,220) Richmond, Virginia
December 9, 2018* 3:00 pm		Tennessee State	L 55–64	0–11	Physical Education Complex (347) Baltimore, Maryland
December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 54–77	0–12	Greensboro Coliseum (1,877) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 21, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 63–80	0–13	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,427) Monroe, Louisiana
December 23, 2018* 4:00 pm		at No. 21 Houston	L 44–75	0–14	Fertitta Center (5,383) Houston, Texas
December 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACC Network Extra		at Notre Dame	L 56–63	0–15	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086) Notre Dame, Indiana
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm		Savannah State	W 73–67	1–15 (1–0)	Physical Education Complex (317) Baltimore, Maryland
January 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 64–60	2–15 (2–0)	Memorial Hall (954) Dover, Delaware
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 66-80	2-16 (2-1)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
January 14, 2019 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	L 68-70	2-17 (2-2)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	W 64-60	3-17 (3-2)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium  Durham, North Carolina
January 21, 2019 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 71-80	3-18 (3-3)	Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, North Carolina
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	L 70-72	3-19 (3-4)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019 7:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 95-91	4-19 (4-4)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Morgan State	W 73-71	5-19 (5-4)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 62-71	5-20 (5-5)	Tiger Arena  Savannah, Georgia
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	L 84-85	5-21 (5-6)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 58-55	6-21 (6-6)	Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, Maryland
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		Howard	L 73-74	6-22 (6-7)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
February 25, 2019 7:30 pm		Delaware State	L 60-70	6-23 (6-8)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, Maryland
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 38-72	6-24 (6-9)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, Virginia
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	W 81-71	7-24 (7-9)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2019 8:30 pm		vs. Morgan State First round	W 81-71	8-24	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
March 13, 2019 8:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T	L 79-82 (OT)	8-25	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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