Former Maryland women’s basketball star Laura Harper will be the next head coach of Coppin State’s women’s basketball program, the university’s athletics department announced Monday.
“It is a dream come true to be named the new head women’s basketball coach at Coppin State University,” Harper said. “I am very thankful for the special opportunity ... Having a platform as a woman of color, while coaching at an HBCU during this racially sensitive time in our country, inspires me, and I am beyond ready to help lead this group of committed, young women into a new era of Eagles basketball.