2022–23 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-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 9–23, 4–10 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

2022–23 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–23 (4–10 MEAC)
Head coach	Juan Dixon (6th season)
Associate head coach	John Auslander
Assistant coach	Kent Auslander
Home arena	Physical Education Complex
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Howard †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	13		.629
North Carolina Central	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
Norfolk State	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
Maryland Eastern Shore	9	–	5		.643			18	–	13		.581
Morgan State	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Coppin State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	23		.281
Delaware State	4	–	10		.286			6	–	24		.200
South Carolina State	2	–	12		.143			5	–	26		.161
† 2023 MEAC tournament winner

On March 21, 2023, the school fired head coach Juan Dixon.^[1] On May 5, the school named CSU alum and Maryland Eastern Shore assistant coach Larry Stewart the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 9–22, 6–8 in MEAC play to finish tied for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed, they upset No. 2 seed Howard^[3] and No. 3 seed North Carolina Central to clinch a spot in the MEAC tournament championship, their first such appearance since 2008.^[4] Unlike that prior title appearance, they were unable to win, losing to top-seeded Norfolk State.^[5]

Roster

2022–23 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Malik Battle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr South Georgia Tech Douglasville, Georgia G/F 1 Justin Steers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Greater Hope Christian Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 2 Mike Hood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Montana State Kansas City, Missouri G 3 Sam Sessoms 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Penn State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 4 Nendah Tarke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bullis School Gaithersburg, Maryland G 5 Greg Spurlock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Rock Ridge High School Ashburn, Virginia G 10 Kam'Ron Blue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Fordham Greenville, South Carolina G 11 CJ Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbishop Spalding High School Severn, Maryland G 13 Alex Rojas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr New Mexico Junior College Gaithersburg, Maryland G 20 Christian Sutton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS American Atlanta, Georgia F 24 Daniel Titus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Neosho County Community College Sydney, Australia G 25 Isaiah Gross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Eleanor Roosevelt High School Lanham, Maryland F 33 Luka Tekavcic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oral Roberts Grosuplje, Slovenia F 35 Justin Winston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Robert Morris West Orange, New Jersey	Head coach Juan Dixon (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) John Auslander (Maryland) Kent Auslander (Coppin State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 59–82	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,638) Charlotte, NC
November 8, 2022* 8:30 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 89–99 ^OT	0–2	Capital One Arena (7,125) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 83–78	1–2	Physical Education Complex (612) Baltimore, MD
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm		Navy	W 75–68	2–2	Physical Education Complex (1,118) Baltimore, MD
November 17, 2022* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE	W 90–85	3–2	Eblen Center (1,166) Cookeville, TN
November 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marshall Marshall/Tennessee Tech MTE	L 67–86	3–3	Cam Henderson Center (3,625) Huntington, WV
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, NBCSWA/FloHoops		at Towson	L 67–83	3–4	SECU Arena (1,732) Towson, MD
November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 23 Maryland	L 79–95	3–5	Xfinity Center (10,902) College Park, MD
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	L 82–109	3–6	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,475) Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 74–71	4–6	Reitz Arena (807) Baltimore, MD
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at NC State	L 72–94	4–7	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
December 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 75–84	4–8	Williams Arena (3,247) Greenville, NC
December 13, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 71–83	4–9	Charles E. Smith Center (808) Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 107–100 ^2OT	5–9	Physical Education Complex (3,378) Baltimore, MD
December 23, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 53–91	5–10	EagleBank Arena (3,011) Fairfax, VA
December 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 65–83	5–11	Robins Center (6,007) Richmond, VA
December 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 57–90	5–12	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
MEAC regular season
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 85–73	6–12 (1–0)	Physical Education Complex (214) Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2023 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	L 59–64	6–13 (1–1)	Physical Education Complex (317) Baltimore, MD
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm		Morgan State	L 66–83	6–14 (1–2)	Physical Education Complex (1,717) Baltimore, MD
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 65–96	6–15 (1–3)	Physical Education Complex (516) Baltimore, MD
January 23, 2023 7:30 pm		at Howard	L 76–90	6–16 (1–4)	Burr Gymnasium (2,138) Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 75–94	6–17 (1–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (1,033) Princess Anne, MD
January 30, 2023 7:30 pm		Delaware State	L 66–71	6–18 (1–6)	Physical Education Complex (791) Baltimore, MD
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 84–94	6–19 (1–7)	SHM Memorial Center (522) Orangeburg, SC
February 13, 2023 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 52–85	6–20 (1–8)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (3,173) Durham, NC
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm		Howard	L 70–80	6–21 (1–9)	Physical Education Complex (2,106) Baltimore, MD
February 20, 2023 7:30 pm		at Norfolk State	W 69–62	7–21 (2–9)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,686) Norfolk, VA
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 57–78	7–22 (2–10)	Physical Education Complex (676) Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2023 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 82–72	8–22 (3–10)	Memorial Hall (1,254) Dover, DE
March 2, 2023 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	W 77–65	9–22 (4–10)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,172) Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Norfolk State Quarterfinals	L 56–73	9–23	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6][7]

References

1. "Juan Dixon is out of a job after firing by Coppin State, while player who sued him is thriving in Georgia". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
2. Young, Blair (May 5, 2023). "Coppin State names former basketball star Larry Stewart men's basketball coach". WBAL. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
3. "Tarke Does it Again! Hits Game-Winner Just Before Buzzer to Lift Men's Hoops to Win in MEAC Quarterfinals". Coppin State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
4. "Coppin State Upsets N.C. Central to Reach MEAC Title Game". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
5. "Bryant Leads Spartans to 2022 MEAC Tournament Championship With 72-57 Win Over Coppin State". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
6. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Coppin State University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
7. "2022-23 Coppin State Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2022.