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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2012–13
|prev_year=2011–12
|next_year=2013–14
|team=Coppin State Eagles
|image=CSU Athletics wordmark.png
|image_size=200
|conference=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MEAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=8–24
|conf_record=5–11
|head_coach=[[Fang Mitchell]]
|hc_year = 27th
|asst_coach1=Keith Johnson
|asst_coach2=Larry Tucker
|asst_coach3=Jay Dull
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=[[Physical Education Complex]]
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings}}
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 [[2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament|MEAC tournament]] to Bethune-Cookman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/330712065|title=Bethune-Cookman 89, Coppin St. 76|work=[[ESPN]]|date=March 12, 2013|access-date=February 17, 2024}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Roster==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! 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, New York|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 (state)|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]]
|}
{{Clear}}
==Schedule==
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=[[2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings]]|rankyear=2012|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/09/2012
| time         = 11:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 USC Trojans men's basketball team|USC]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Galen Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| gamename     = [[2012 Maui Invitational Tournament|Maui Invitational]]
| attend       = 4,157
| tv           = [[Pac-12 Network|Pac-12 Los Angeles]]
| score        = 73–87
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/12/2012
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Frank Erwin Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| gamename     = Maui Invitational
| attend       = 8,603
| tv           = [[Longhorn Network|LHN]]
| score        = 46–69
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/17/2012
| time         = 4:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team|Florida Atlantic]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Gym (Elon University)|Alumni Gym]]
| site_cityst  = [[Elon, North Carolina|Elon, NC]]
| gamename     = Maui Invitational
| attend       = 1,107
| tv           =
| score        = 61–64
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/18/2012
| time         = 2:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team|Colgate]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst  = Elon, NC
| gamename     = Maui Invitational
| attend       = &nbsp;
| tv           =
| score        = 84–88
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/24/2012
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania|Cheyney]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Physical Education Complex]]
| site_cityst  = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 389
| tv           =
| score        = 98–78
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 11/28/2012
| time         = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team|Loyola (MD)]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 2,011
| tv           =
| score        = 51–67
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/01/2012
| time         = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| opprank      = 1
| site_stadium = [[Assembly Hall (Bloomington)|Assembly Hall]]
| site_cityst  = [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington, IN]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 17,472
| tv           = [[Big Ten Network|BTN]]
| score        = 51–87
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/04/2012
| time         = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team|Saint Joseph's]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,223
| tv           =
| score        = 55–67
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/08/2012
| time         = 7:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team|Marshall]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Cam Henderson Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 5,152
| tv           =
| score        = 63–69
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/12/2012
| time         = 7:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team|UMBC]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Retriever Activities Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville, MD]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,624
| tv           =
| score        = 80–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/15/2012
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team|Wagner]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Spiro Sports Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Staten Island|Staten Island, NY]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,303
| tv           =
| score        = 65–77
| overtime     = OT
| record       = 2–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/19/2012
| time         = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Towson Tigers men's basketball team|Towson]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Towson Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Towson, Maryland|Towson, MD]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,018
| tv           =
| score        = 64–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/22/2012
| time         = 1:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Carver-Hawkeye Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City, IA]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 13,060
| tv           = [[Big Ten Network|BTN]]
| score        = 50–80
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/29/2012
| time         = 2:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team|Arizona State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe)|Wells Fargo Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, AZ]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 5,623
| tv           = [[Pac-12 Network|Pac-12 Arizona]]
| score        = 52–68
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/02/2013
| time         = 7:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Akron Zips men's basketball team|Akron]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[James A. Rhodes Arena]]
| site_cityst  = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 2,227
| tv           =
| score        = 63–91
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/05/2013
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Howard Bison men's basketball team|Howard]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 708
| tv           =
| score        = 60–70
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–13 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/12/2013
| time         = 4:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Savannah State Tigers basketball team|Savannah State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 205
| tv           =
| score        = 48–56
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–14 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/14/2013
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team|South Carolina State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 209
| tv           =
| score        = 79–58
| overtime     =
| record       = 4–14 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/19/2013
| time         = 6:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall]]
| site_cityst  = [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 4,011
| tv           =
| score        = 68–75
| overtime     =
| record       = 4–15 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/21/2013
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Hampton Convocation Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton, VA]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 2,954
| tv           =
| score        = 67–65
| overtime     = OT
| record       = 5–15 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/26/2013
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham, NC]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 2,108
| tv           =
| score        = 75–84
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–16 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 01/28/2013
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team|North Carolina A&T]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Corbett Sports Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,981
| tv           =
| score        = 62–63
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–17 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/02/2013
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Norfolk State
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 3,342
| tv           =
| score        = 70–80
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–18 (2–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/04/2013
| time         = 8:15&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Hampton
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 402
| tv           =
| score        = 53–59
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–19 (2–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/09/2013
| time         = 4:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team|Morgan State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 2,516
| tv           =
| score        = 51–80
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–20 (2–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/16/2013
| time         = 4:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team|Delaware State]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Hall (Delaware State)|Memorial Hall]]
| site_cityst  = [[Dover, Delaware|Dover, DE]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,348
| tv           =
| score        = 43–57
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–21 (2–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/18/2013
| time         = 7:50&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Maryland–Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team|Maryland–Eastern Shore]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Hytche Athletic Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Princess Anne, Maryland|Princess Anne, MD]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = 1,214
| tv           =
| score        = 62–64
| overtime     = 2OT
| record       = 5–22 (2–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/23/2013
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Howard
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Burr Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| gamename     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| tv           =
| score        = 63–56
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–22 (3–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 02/27/2013
| time         = 7:30&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Morgan State
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Talmadge L. Hill Field House]]
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 4,789
| tv           =
| score        = 68–86
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–23 (3–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 03/04/2013
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Maryland–Eastern Shore
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 423
| tv           =
| score        = 63–60
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–23 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 03/07/2013
| time         = 8:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         = no
| opponent     = [[2012–13 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team|Bethune-Cookman]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Physical Education Complex
| site_cityst  = Baltimore, MD
| gamename     =
| attend       = 516
| tv           =
| score        = 69–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 8–23 (5–11)
}}
|-
!colspan=9| [[2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 03/12/2013
| time         = 4:00&nbsp;pm
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         = no
| opponent     = Bethune-Cookman
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Norfolk Scope]]
| site_cityst  = Norfolk, VA
| gamename     = First Round
| attend       = 2,591
| tv           =
| score        = 78–89
| overtime     =
| record       = 8–24
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Coppin State Eagles men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team}}
[[Category:Coppin State Eagles men's basketball seasons]]
[[Category:2012–13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball season|Coppin State]]
[[Category:2012 in sports in Maryland|Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team]]
[[Category:2013 in sports in Maryland|Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team]]