2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	8–24 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Fang Mitchell (27th year)
Assistant coach	Keith Johnson
Assistant coach	Larry Tucker
Assistant coach	Jay Dull
Home arena	Physical Education Complex

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	16	–	0	1.000	21	–	12	.636
North Carolina Central	15	–	1	.938	22	–	9	.710
Savannah State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Hampton	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Morgan State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
North Carolina A&T †	8	–	8	.500	20	–	17	.541
Delaware State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	9	.438	14	–	20	.412
Florida A&M	5	–	11	.313	8	–	23	.258
Coppin State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	24	.250
Howard	4	–	12	.250	7	–	24	.226
South Carolina State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	24	.200
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	14	.125	2	–	26	.071

† 2013 MEAC Tournament winner As of March 21, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 27th year head coach Fang Mitchell, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune-Cookman.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown
0	Niwayo Adjei	Guard	6–1	Freshman	Washington, D.C.
1	Patrick Cole	Guard	6–5	Freshman	Newark, New Jersey
2	Sterling Smith	Guard	6–4	Freshman	Chico, California
3	Desma Nicholson	Guard	5–9	Junior	Washington, D.C.
4	Zach Burnham	Forward	6–7	Freshman	Davenport, Iowa
5	Andre Armstrong	Guard	6–3	Junior	Jamaica Queens
11	Taariq Cephas	Guard	5–10	Sophomore	Bear, Delaware
15	Mike Simpson	Guard	6–6	Junior	Sicklerville, New Jersey
21	Michael Murray	Forward	6–5	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
23	Troy Franklin	Guard	5–11	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland
24	Collin Johnson	Guard	6–4	Junior	Sicklerville, New Jersey
34	Charles Iaens	Forward	6–9	Junior	Pflugerville, Texas
35	Darryln Johnson	Forward	6–7	Freshman	Topeka, Kansas
40	Brandon St.Louis	Forward	6–8	Sophomore	Valley Stream, New York

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	at USC (Maui Invitational)	L 73–87	0–1	Galen Center (4,157)
11/12/2012*	at Texas (Maui Invitational)	L 46–69	0–2	Frank Erwin Center (8,603)
11/17/2012*	vs. Florida Atlantic (Maui Invitational)	L 61–64	0–3	Alumni Gym (1,107)
11/18/2012*	Colgate (Maui Invitational)	L 84–88	0–4	Alumni Gym
11/24/2012*	Cheyney	W 98–78	1–4	Physical Education Complex (389)
11/28/2012*	Loyola (MD)	L 51–67	1–5	Physical Education Complex (2,011)
12/01/2012*	at #1 Indiana	L 51–87	1–6	Assembly Hall (17,472)
12/04/2012*	Saint Joseph's	L 55–67	1–7	Physical Education Complex (1,223)
12/08/2012*	at Marshall	L 63–69	1–8	Cam Henderson Center (5,152)
12/12/2012*	at UMBC	W 80–61	2–8	Retriever Activities Center (1,624)
12/15/2012*	at Wagner	L 65–77 ^OT	2–9	Spiro Sports Center (1,303)
12/19/2012*	at Towson	W 64–61	3–9	Towson Center (1,018)
12/22/2012*	at Iowa	L 50–80	3–10	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,060)
12/29/2012*	at Arizona State	L 52–68	3–11	Wells Fargo Arena (5,623)
01/02/2013*	at Akron	L 63–91	3–12	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,227)
01/05/2013	Howard	L 60–70	3–13 (0–1)	Physical Education Complex (708)
01/12/2013	Savannah State	L 48–56	3–14 (0–2)	Physical Education Complex (205)
01/14/2013	South Carolina State	W 79–58	4–14 (1–2)	Physical Education Complex (209)
01/19/2013	at Norfolk State	L 68–75	4–15 (1–3)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,011)
01/21/2013	at Hampton	W 67–65 ^OT	5–15 (2–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,954)
01/26/2013	at North Carolina Central	L 75–84	5–16 (2–4)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,108)
01/28/2013	at North Carolina A&T	L 62–63	5–17 (2–5)	Corbett Sports Center (1,981)
02/02/2013	Norfolk State	L 70–80	5–18 (2–6)	Physical Education Complex (3,342)
02/04/2013	Hampton	L 53–59	5–19 (2–7)	Physical Education Complex (402)
02/09/2013	Morgan State	L 51–80	5–20 (2–8)	Physical Education Complex (2,516)
02/16/2013	at Delaware State	L 43–57	5–21 (2–9)	Memorial Hall (1,348)
02/18/2013	at Maryland–Eastern Shore	L 62–64 ^2OT	5–22 (2–10)	Hytche Athletic Center (1,214)
02/23/2013	at Howard	W 63–56	6–22 (3–10)	Burr Gymnasium
02/27/2013	at Morgan State	L 68–86	6–23 (3–11)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,789)
03/04/2013	Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 63–60	7–23 (4–11)	Physical Education Complex (423)
03/07/2013	Bethune-Cookman	W 69–61	8–23 (5–11)	Physical Education Complex (516)
2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013	vs. Bethune-Cookman (First Round)	L 78–89	8–24	Norfolk Scope (2,591)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Coppin State Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Coppin Center (1988–2009) Physical Education Complex (2009–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NAIA national championship in bold