Baltimore's bitter basketball rivalry renewed

Kevin Broadus has heard a lot about Baltimore’s most bitter on-court clash during his first year as Morgan State University head men’s basketball coach.

The recent history of the rivalry is front and center.

THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THEFIGHT FOR BALTIMORE IS ABOUTTO GO DOWN ON THE BASKETBALLCOURT AT COPPIN STATEUNIVERSITY.

THE EAGLES HOSTTHEIR ARCHRIVALS TOMORROW.WMA━2 NEWS SHAWN STEPNERSPOKE WITH BOTH TEAMS. HEJOINS US WITH A PREVIEW.IT'S A RIVALRY THAT NEEDSLITTLE HYPE ..

WHENEVER COPPINAND MORGAN GET TOGETHER YOUCAN EXPECT FIREWORKS..

THISYEAR A NEW COACH ENTERS THEPICTURE..Kevin Broadus has heard a lotabout Baltimoreo━court clash during hisfirst year as Morgan Statehead coach.

With the recenthistory of the rivalry frontand center.

Kevin Broadus,Morgan State Head Coach: Thebiggest thing is that we lostto them last year three times.Ionly the third time, and firsttime in 15 years, the Bearslost three games to Coppin inone season.

Stanley Davis,Morgan State Guard: Wedefinitely hungry from lastseason.

Sherwyn Devonish,Morgan State Guard: Wea chip on our shoulder.

Morganhas already equaled their wintotal from last season.

Theyare ━12 overall, ━3 in theMi━Eastern AthleticConference.

But all that issecondary come tomorrow.Devonish: Instead of us comingout as the top dog, weunderdog.

Davis: Itbe a scrap.

Itscrappy game.

Always been.Always will be.

Broadus:Expect the unexpected.

As forCoppin the━15 overall,1━4 in the MEAC.

Things werelooking up for Juan DixonEagles at the beginning of theseason.

Juan Dixon, CoppinState Head Coach: We startedoff strong no━ conference.[We] won some huge no━conference games.

Four ofthem.

The most in 26 years.Coppin then suffered anin━game losing streak beforelast weekfirst place North CarolinaA&T.

Andrew Robinson, CoppinState Guard/ Forward: To get awin like that against a goodteam, acquired us to boost themorale.

Everybody likes towin.

You want a boost ofmorale, extend that winningstreak against Morgan.

DejuanClayton, Coppin State Guard:We still hear about it totoday from last year.

So, wewon three games in a row, wewant to keep it going with ourfourth win on Saturday.

Dixon:Webest shot.

Ithostile crowd.

Iforward to it and it should bea good one on Saturday.TOMORROWTO TIP OFF FOLLOWING THEEAGLES AND BEARS WOMENGAME..

THAT ONE IS SET TOBEGIN AT ━ ━M..

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