2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

2007–08 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Play-in Game
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record16–21 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCoppin Center
2007–08 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morgan State142 .8752211  .667
Hampton115 .6881812  .600
Norfolk State115 .6881615  .516
Delaware State106 .6251416  .467
North Carolina A&T97 .5631516  .484
Florida A&M97 .5631517  .469
Coppin State79 .4381621  .432
South Carolina State79 .4381320  .394
Bethune–Cookman511 .3131121  .344
Howard313 .188626  .188
Maryland Eastern Shore214 .125428  .125
Winston-Salem State 1218  .400
2008 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 regular season 12–20 (7–9 MEAC). The Eagles then went on an unexpected run to win the MEAC tournament title (upsetting the top three seeds, including Morgan State in the title game) 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.