List of Coppin State Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

Juan Dixon, the replacing head coach of the Coppin State Eagles. Jdixon.jpg — 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

1 2 "Coppin State University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Coppin State Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
↑ 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.
↑ Lee, Edward (March 20, 2017). "Coppin men's basketball coach Michael Grant let go" . The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "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.

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