# 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 season 16–21 (7–9 MEAC). The Eagles went on an unexpected run to win the MEAC tournament title 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.

## 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. ||||||