2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 22nd year head coach Fang Mitchell, played their home games at the Coppin Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Despite losing 19 of their first 23 games and starting 0–8 in MEAC play, Coppin State finished the regular season 12–20 (7–9 MEAC). The Eagles then went on an unexpected run to win the MEAC tournament title (upsetting the top three seeds, including Morgan State in the title game) to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as one of two No. 16 seeds in the East region. In the Play-in Game, Coppin State lost to Mount St. Mary's, 69–60.^[2]

2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Game
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	16–21 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Fang Mitchell (22nd season)
Home arena	Coppin Center
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morgan State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	11		.667
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
Norfolk State	11	–	5		.688			16	–	15		.516
Delaware State	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
North Carolina A&T	9	–	7		.563			15	–	16		.484
Florida A&M	9	–	7		.563			15	–	17		.469
Coppin State †	7	–	9		.438			16	–	21		.432
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	20		.394
Bethune–Cookman	5	–	11		.313			11	–	21		.344
Howard	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	14		.125			4	–	28		.125
Winston-Salem State		–			–			12	–	18		.400
† 2008 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 22 Tywain McKee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Fang Mitchell Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		vs. Saint Paul's Hornet Invitational	W 69–65	1–0	Memorial Hall  Dover, Delaware
Nov 10, 2007*		vs. Allen Hornet Invitational	W 72–61	2–0	Memorial Hall  Dover, Delaware
Nov 18, 2007*		at Kent State	L 51–74	2–1	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Nov 20, 2007*		at Xavier	L 49–98	2–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 2007*		vs. Southeast Missouri State	W 102–99 2OT	3–2	Sears Centre  Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 24, 2007*		vs. UNC Wilmington	L 57–78	3–3	Sears Centre  Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 27, 2007*		at Hawaii	L 58–79	3–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 1, 2007		Morgan State	L 50–78	3–5 (0–1)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 8, 2007*		at Arizona State	L 43–60	3–6	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 10, 2007*		at Ohio State	L 39–47	3–7	Value City Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Dec 15, 2007*		at Dayton	L 34–66	3–8	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 21, 2007*		at No. 10 Marquette	L 42–89	3–9	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 22, 2007*		at No. 13 Indiana	L 46–73	3–10	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 27, 2007*		at Missouri	L 38–72	3–11	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 12, 2008		at Norfolk State	L 60–65	3–12 (0–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 14, 2008		at North Carolina A&T	L 56–59	3–13 (0–3)	Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2008*		at North Carolina Central	W 66–62	4–13	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium  Durham, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2008		Bethune-Cookman	L 55–56 OT	4–14 (0–4)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 21, 2008		Florida A&M	L 48–63	4–15 (0–5)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 26, 2008		at Hampton	L 54–56	4–16 (0–6)	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, Virginia
Jan 28, 2008		at Howard	L 69–73 OT	4–17 (0–7)	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 2008*		North Carolina Central	L 65–67	4–18	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 2, 2008		Delaware State	L 48–56	4–19 (0–8)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 4, 2008		Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 59–54	5–19 (1–8)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 9, 2008		South Carolina State	W 79–67	6–19 (2–8)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 11, 2008*		Winston-Salem State	W 62–44	7–19	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 16, 2008		at Bethune-Cookman	W 64–58	8–19 (3–8)	Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, Florida
Feb 18, 2008		at Florida A&M	W 69–68	9–19 (4–8)	Jake Gaither Gymnasium  Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 23, 2008		Hampton	W 72–55	10–19 (5–8)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 25, 2008		Howard	W 68–45	11–19 (6–8)	Coppin Center  Baltimore, Maryland
Mar 1, 2008		at Maryland-Eastern Shore	W 85–66	12–19 (7–8)	Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, Maryland
Mar 6, 2008		at Morgan State	L 64–68	12–20 (7–9)	Hill Field House  Baltimore, Maryland
MEAC tournament
Mar 11, 2008*		vs. Howard First Round	W 55–54	13–20	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 12, 2008*		vs. Hampton Quarterfinals	W 75–74 OT	14–20	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 14, 2008*		vs. Norfolk State Semifinals	W 67–65	15–20	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 15, 2008*		vs. Morgan State Championship Game	W 62–60	16–20	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2008*	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) Mount St. Mary's Play-in Game	L 60–69	16–21	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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