Coppin State University Athletics

MAIA, Portugal – Former Coppin State University men's basketball player Lamar Morgan has signed a contract to play for Maia Basket Clube, a professional team that plays in the LPB, the top league in Portugal, during the 2019-20 season.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Coppin State baseball team was one of 51 NCAA Division I baseball programs to receive the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award, it was announced by the organization over the weekend.  The ABCA awards teams at all college levels with a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0 during the 2018-19 academic year.

NORFOLK, Va. – Coppin State's Miajavon Coleman was named to the MEAC Volleyball Preseason All-Conference Team, it was announced by the league office on Friday afternoon.  The team was determined based on voting among the conference's 11 head coaches and sports information directors.

BALTIMORE – Coming off its best year since 2014 with nearly its entire roster returning, including All-Conference performer Miajavon Coleman, the Coppin State volleyball schedule has been released for the 2019 season. The 30 match slate features nine home matches, including a non-conference tilt against Siena, four early-season tournaments and 15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchups.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Coppin State head baseball coach Sherman Reed was the keynote speaker at the I-95 Stadium Series Metro Select ID Showcase last weekend at MCU Park, the home of the New York Mets-affiliated Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League.

UTICA, Mich. – Former Coppin State baseball player Jahmon Taylor made his professional debut as he started on the mound Friday night for the Eastside Diamond Hoppers of the United States Professional Baseball League (USPBL), and independent league based in suburban Detroit.

NEW ORLEANS – Coppin State's women's track & field team was named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team while Joseph Manu and Theodore Westcarr of the men's team received All-Academic honors, it was announced by the organization on Monday afternoon.

BALTIMORE – Coppin State volleyball head coach Tim Walsh has announced that Paola Ten Caten (Tampa, Fla.), Salma Gonzalez (Isabela, Puerto Rico) and Ashley Roman (Isabela, Puerto Rico) have signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Eagles during the 2019 season.

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – Coppin State's Joseph Amoah was victorious against an international field in the Guyana Olympic Association 100m dash at the Aliann Pompey Invitational on Saturday with a time of 10.20.