# 2012–13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

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 time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 11:00 pm, Pac-12 Los Angeles | at USC Maui Invitational | L 73–87 | 0–1 | Galen Center (4,157) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/12/2012* 8:00 pm, LHN | at Texas Maui Invitational | L 46–69 | 0–2 | Frank Erwin Center (8,603) Austin, TX |
| 11/17/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Florida Atlantic Maui Invitational | L 61–64 | 0–3 | Alumni Gym (1,107) Elon, NC |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Colgate Maui Invitational | L 84–88 | 0–4 | Alumni Gym Elon, NC |
| 11/24/2012* 4:00 pm | Cheyney | W 98–78 | 1–4 | Physical Education Complex (389) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/28/2012* 7:30 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 51–67 | 1–5 | Physical Education Complex (2,011) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/01/2012* 7:30 pm, BTN | at No. 1 Indiana | L 51–87 | 1–6 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/04/2012* 7:30 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 55–67 | 1–7 | Physical Education Complex (1,223) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 63–69 | 1–8 | Cam Henderson Center (5,152) Huntington, WV |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at UMBC | W 80–61 | 2–8 | Retriever Activities Center (1,624) Catonsville, MD |
| 12/15/2012* 4:00 pm | at Wagner | L 65–77 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 | Spiro Sports Center (1,303) Staten Island, NY |
| 12/19/2012* 7:30 pm | at Towson | W 64–61 | 3–9 | Towson Center (1,018) Towson, MD |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 50–80 | 3–10 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,060) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, Pac-12 Arizona | at Arizona State | L 52–68 | 3–11 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,623) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | at Akron | L 63–91 | 3–12 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,227) Akron, OH |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm | Howard | L 60–70 | 3–13 (0–1) | Physical Education Complex (708) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | Savannah State | L 48–56 | 3–14 (0–2) | Physical Education Complex (205) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 79–58 | 4–14 (1–2) | Physical Education Complex (209) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/19/2013 6:30 pm | at Norfolk State | L 68–75 | 4–15 (1–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,011) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/21/2013 8:00 pm | at Hampton | W 67–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (2–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,954) Hampton, VA |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 75–84 | 5–16 (2–4) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,108) Durham, NC |
| 01/28/2013 8:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 62–63 | 5–17 (2–5) | Corbett Sports Center (1,981) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 70–80 | 5–18 (2–6) | Physical Education Complex (3,342) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/04/2013 8:15 pm | Hampton | L 53–59 | 5–19 (2–7) | Physical Education Complex (402) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/09/2013 4:30 pm | Morgan State | L 51–80 | 5–20 (2–8) | Physical Education Complex (2,516) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/16/2013 4:30 pm | at Delaware State | L 43–57 | 5–21 (2–9) | Memorial Hall (1,348) Dover, DE |
| 02/18/2013 7:50 pm | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | L 62–64 $^{2OT}$ | 5–22 (2–10) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,214) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | at Howard | W 63–56 | 6–22 (3–10) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 02/27/2013 7:30 pm | at Morgan State | L 68–86 | 6–23 (3–11) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,789) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/04/2013 8:00 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 63–60 | 7–23 (4–11) | Physical Education Complex (423) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 69–61 | 8–23 (5–11) | Physical Education Complex (516) Baltimore, MD |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 4:00 pm | vs. Bethune-Cookman First Round | L 78–89 | 8–24 | Norfolk Scope (2,591) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||