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List of Coppin State Eagles men's basketball head coaches

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Juan Dixon playing during a game as a member of the Washington Wizards
Juan Dixon, the replacing head coach of the Coppin State Eagles.

The following is a list of Coppin State Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been seven head coaches of the Eagles in their 59-season history.[1]

Coppin State's most recent head coach is Larry Stewart. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Juan Dixon, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1964–1965 Cyril Byron 1 1–13 .071
2 1965–1970 Joseph Jones 5 44–49 .473
3 1970–1974 Charles Hardnett 4 59–39 .602
4 1974–1986 John Bates 12 209–121 .633
5 1986–2014 Fang Mitchell 28 429–417 .507
6 2014–2017 Michael Grant 3 26–69 .274
7 2017–2023 Juan Dixon 6 51–131 .280
8 2023–present Larry Stewart 1 0–0
Totals 8 coaches 59 seasons 819–839 .494
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coppin State University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Coppin State Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Markus, Don (April 26, 2017). "Juan Dixon comes 'full circle' in being introduced as Coppin State men's basketball coach". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Lee, Edward (March 20, 2017). "Coppin men's basketball coach Michael Grant let go". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 6, 2023.