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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Coppin's turnaround fueled by seniors
Photo: CSU 6-7 senior power forward Robert Pressley,#40, Waldorf, MD/Southern Maryland Christian Academy.
After a 4-19 start that included a 1-17 stretch, the Eagles leaned on their five seniors to spark a season-saving surge.
On the first Saturday in December, Fang Mitchell slumped on a wooden bench inside the Coppin Center, contemplating the direction his once-proud Coppin State basketball program was headed. The direction was not good.
The Eagles had just taken a 28-point pounding against Morgan State, the second-worst home loss in Mitchell's 22-year career. As the venerable coach sat there, he bemoaned the lack of leadership and passion, but especially the lack of defense.
"I'm trying to find five people that make the game important to them," he said.
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