2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

2016–17 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–24 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Michael Grant (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Elwyn McRoy
  • Keith Brown
  • Stephen Stewart
Home arenaPhysical Education Complex
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NC Central133 .813259  .735
Norfolk State124 .7501717  .500
Morgan State115 .6881416  .467
Hampton115 .6881417  .452
Savannah State*106 .6251316  .448
MD Eastern Shore97 .5631420  .412
South Carolina State79 .4381120  .355
Delaware State79 .4381022  .313
Coppin State79 .438824  .250
Bethune–Cookman610 .3751022  .313
Howard511 .3131024  .294
Florida A&M511 .313723  .233
North Carolina A&T115 .063329  .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC tournament winner

On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Michael Grant's contract would not be renewed. He finished at Coppin State with a three-year record of 25–69. The school hired Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American player Juan Dixon as the new head coach on April 22.

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