Coppin State Eagles NCAA Basketball News

Lenny Young scored a career-high 18 points to lead Coppin State to a 76-69 win over Lincoln in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.

Outlook: The biggest challenge will likely be filling the void left by the graduation of Tywain McKee, the school's all-time leading scorer and the MEAC Player of the Year.

George Jackson has left Digital Harbor and taken his game across town to Coppin State.

The honorable mention Associated Press All-American led last season's squad in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, minutes played and free-throw percentage.

C Sam Coleman averaged 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season, numbers made all the more impressive by the fact Coleman had to sit out the first semester.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Mitchell needs Kareem Brown and Quinston Reggins to step into the lineup right away.

Newly acquired import Tywain McKee is almost certain to make his Wollongong Hawks debut at this week's Top End Challenge in Darwin.

TAMPA, Fla., June 10 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news release: University of South Florida head coach Stan Heath announced the hiring of Towson assistant Eric Skeeters to the position of the assistant coach with the men's basketball program.

Former North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson of Clinton will attend a pre-draft workout with the Washington Wizards today at Verizon Center.

Headed back to New York just in time for the start of the Knicks' pre-draft workouts at their Westchester compound, with point guards Johnny Flynn of Syracuse and Ty Lawson of UNC kicking it off Tuesday and Stephen Curry and UCLA's Jrue Holiday coming Wednesday.

Jackson State forward Grant Maxey was named first-team All-America by Boxtorow.com/BASN. Maxey averaged 16.4 points and 6.7 rebounds while leading JSU to the SWAC Tournament championship game.