Coppin State senior guard Tywain McKee was one of 25 players named to the collegeinsider.com preseason Mid-Major All-America Team.

McKee, who earned First Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference honors last season, was the only player from the MEAC named to the preseason team.

The Philadelphia native led the Eagles in scoring averaging 17.4 points per game, which ranked second in the MEAC. He also became the 20th player in Coppin State history to surpass 1,000 career points when he scored 14 against Delaware State in the MEAC Tournament.

The Eagles will open their season on Nov. 9 against St. Paul's in the Hornet Roundball Classic hosted by Delaware State.

collegeinsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-America Team

Adrian Banks, Arkansas State
Tristan Blackwood, Central Connecticut State
Gerald Brown, Loyola (Md.)
Brandon Cotton, Detroit
Jeremy Crouch, Bradley
Frank Elegar, Drexel
Randal Falker, Southern Illinois
A.J. Graves, Butler
Justin Hare, Belmont
Alex Harris, UC Santa Barbara
Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro
Courtney Lee, Western Kentucky
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans
Tywain McKee, Coppin State
Donte Minter, Appalachian State
Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State
Tim Pollitz, Miami (Ohio)
Arizona Reid, High Point
Daniel Ruffin, Bradley
Andrew Strait, Montana
Diamon Simpson, Saint Mary's
Will Thomas, George Mason
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Reggie Williams, VMI
Ryan Wittman, Cornell