Coppin State University Men's Basketball

Coppin State University named Larry Stewart (’06) as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach on May 2, 2023. Stewart returned to his alma mater after spending 14 years as an assistant coach at the three other Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Maryland. Stewart served as an assistant at Bowie State for six seasons (2009-15) with the last three as associate head coach, Morgan State (2015-19, 2022-23) and Maryland Eastern Shore (2019-21) with one season as associate head coach.      In his first two seasons at the helm of his alma mater, the Eagles have had two players earn All-MEAC honors in Ryan Archey (2023-24) and Toby Nnadozie (2024-25).  Nnadozie was also named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2025 after leading the conference in steals.  Archey joined Camaren Sparrow on the All-Rookie Team in 2024. Stewart earned his first career win as a head coach with an impressive 89-70 win over UMBC on November 30, 2023, highlighted by a 37-point effort by Justin Winston. It was the first time in ten years that the Eagles beat their crosstown rivals. The Eagles tripled their win total from the previous year in Stewart’s second season. Highlighted by a victory over Navy, Coppin also picked up wins over  NC Central, Cheyney, Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard and Morgan State. Stewart is widely regarded as one of, if not the greatest players in Coppin State history and is one of two Eagles (Joe Pace) to play in the NBA, where he played five seasons with the Washington Bullets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Seattle Supersonics. He was a two-time MEAC Player of the Year, earning the honor in back-to-back seasons (1990, 1991), and was a three-time All-Conference selection (1989, 1990, 1991). After going undrafted, Stewart averaged 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in his 1991-92 rookie season for head coach, and Hall of Famer, Wes Unseld with the Bullets and became the first undrafted player in league history to make an NBA All-Rookie Team. In his final season in the league, he played alongside perennial All-Starts Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp under the legendary George Karl. Among his other teammates throughout his NBA career include Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Ralph Sampson, Michael Adams, Manute Bol, Rex Chapman, Terry Cummings, Pervis Ellison, Harvey Grant, Nate McMillan, Gheorge Muresan, Sam Perkins, Detlef Schrempf and Scott Skiles,  Leading Coppin to its first MEAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990, Stewart and the Eagles earned a 15-seed before falling to Syracuse in the first round, where he outscored Derrick Coleman, the first overall selection of that year’s NBA Draft. In the following season, Stewart averaged 23.9 points and 13.4 rebounds, both of which are school records, and led Coppin to the NIT. Stewart ranks third all-time in scoring at Coppin and is the only player in program history to score at least 1,000 points (1,824) and grab 1,000 rebounds (1,052), a school record.  Stewart is also the all-time leader in field goal percentage (64.6) and ranks second in field goals (676), free throws (471) and blocks (149). As the MEAC celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021, Stewart was named to the conference’s All-Time Team. His Coppin State jersey (42) was retired at a ceremony in 1993 and hangs in the rafters of PEC Arena, and he has been inducted into both the Coppin State and MEAC Halls of Fame (2005). From 1997 to 2008, Stewart played overseas in Spain, Turkey, Greece and France before starting his coaching career as an assistant coach at Bowie State in 2009. In his six seasons at BSU, the Bulldogs won 113 games, went to a pair of NCAA Tournaments (2011, 2013), won the 2013 CIAA Tournament and saw Cameron Knox win the 2015 CIAA Player of the Year award. Following his tenure at Bowie State, Stewart spent four seasons in his first stint at Morgan State, under head coach Todd Bozeman.  With Stewart on the sideline, Tiwian Kendley and Phillip Carr combined to receive three First Team All-MEAC awards, with Carr being named the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year, and both went on to play professionally. He returned to the Bears’ bench for the 2022-23 campaign as an assistant after two seasons at Maryland Eastern Shore, which included the canceled 2020-21 docket where he was the Hawks’ associate head coach under Jason Crafton. A Philadelphia native, Coach Stewart is the son of Lois and Larry Stewart, Sr., and has three siblings, Latanya, Stephen and Lynard. Stephen is also a graduate of Coppin State, who was selected as the MEAC Player of the Year in 1994 and 1995, and an inductee into the Coppin State and MEAC Halls of Fame. Coach Stewart resides in Baltimore County with his wife, Toi, daughters Lexis, Laryn, and son, Tai.

Stephen Stewart returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in August 2023. He is in his third stint as a member of the Eagles staff, previously serving under his head coach Ron 'Fang' Mitchell for three seasons to start his coaching career, and Michael Grant during the 2016-17 season. The 1994 and 1995 MEAC Player of the Year, Stewart was the 1993 Rookie of the Year and earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of his last two seasons. As a freshman, Stewart was named the MEAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, leading the Eagles to their second conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2015, Stewart led CSU to the NIT where it earned it’s first-ever postseason victory with a first-round victory at Saint Joseph’s. Stewart is a member of the Coppin and MEAC Hall of Fame and currently ranks ninth in school-history in both scoring (1,393) and rebounding (546), and third in free throws despite playing just three seasons (1993-95) due to NCAA regulations. Beginning his coaching career at Coppin where he spent three seasons, Stewart spent time at Albany, La Salle and Loyola Maryland before assisting University of Delaware for four years. He returned to Coppin for a season in 2016 before serving as an assistant at Delaware State from 2018 to 2021.

One of Coppin's all-time greatest players and Hall of Famer, Sidney Raikes returned to his alma mater as assistant coach in August 2023. He is in his second coaching stint with the Eagles, his first with the men, after assisting Hall of Famer Derek Brown on the women's staff from 2007 to 2016.   Raikes played four seasons for the Eagles (1992-95) and ranks among Coppin’s all-time leaders with 1,412 points. He also places second in school-history in steals, fifth in free throws and sixth in assists. Raikes, who earned First Team All-MEAC honors in 1994 and 1995, also holds CSU’s single-game school-record by going 19-of-19 at the free throw line in a win over North Carolina A&T on February 18, 1995.  Prior to returning to Coppin as an assistant coach, Raikes served as an assistant coach for the girls basketball team at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, N.J. He helped Woodrow Wilson win four consecutive Olympic National Conference Championships and three straight South Jersey Group 3 titles. During the 2005 season, Raikes and Woodrow Wilson won a state championship.   Returning to his alma mater as an assistant in 2007, Raikes was responsible for recruiting, scouting, player development along with practice and game preparation. In his last season, Raikes helped guide the Eagles to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship game while Janelle Lane earned Third Team All-MEAC accolades. Under Raikes’ tutelage Genesis Lucas earned a spot on the MEAC All-Rookie Team during the 2014-15 season while Larrisa Carter was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year in 2011. Coppin State, led by MEAC Players of the Year Rashida Suber and Shalamar Oakley, also won the MEAC Championship during Raikes’ first season when the Eagles went 22-12 in 2008.  Raikes then spent a season at Towson (2016-17) before spending the last six seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Maryland Eastern Shore. During his time with the Hawks, three players earned All-MEAC honors with a pair receiving All-Rookie or Defensive Team accolades.