1996–97 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 11th year head coach Fang Mitchell, played their home games at the Coppin Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–3 in MEAC play to win the conference regular season title. The Eagles then went on to win the MEAC tournament title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the East region. In the opening round, Coppin State became the third No. 15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game, and the first to do so by double digits, as they defeated No. 2 seed South Carolina 78–65. The Eagles narrowly missed out on becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet Sixteen when they lost in the second round to No. 10 seed Texas, 82–81.

1996–97 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record22–9 (15–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCoppin Center
1996–97 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coppin State153 .833229  .710
South Carolina State126 .6671414  .500
North Carolina A&T117 .6111513  .536
Bethune–Cookman99 .5001216  .429
Morgan State810 .444918  .333
Florida A&M810 .444819  .296
Hampton711 .389819  .296
Delaware State711 .389720  .259
Howard711 .389720  .259
Maryland Eastern Shore612 .3331117  .393
1997 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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