North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball: Difference between revisions

North Carolina Central Eagles
North Carolina Central Eagles
	2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
	File:NCCU Eagles logo.png
University	North Carolina Central University
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (6th season)
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Arena	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium ; (capacity: 3,056)
Nickname	Eagles
Colors	Maroon and Gray;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2014
Conference tournament champions
	1946, 1950 (CIAA); 2014 (MEAC)
Conference regular season champions
	2014, 2015 (MEAC)

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The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents North Carolina Central University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Prior to 2011,^[2] the Eagles competed in NCAA Division II and won the 1989 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. For much of the university's tenure in Division II, the school (formerly "North Carolina College") was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Eagles in the NBA

NBA & ABA playes who attended North Carolina Central.^[3]

Lee Davis - Selected in the 10th round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA Draft
Sam Jones - Selected 8th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA Draft
David Young - Selected in the 2nd round by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA Draft

Eagles in the Hall of Fame

Two Eagles have been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sam Jones - former NCCU player - inducted as a player in 1984
John McClendon - former NCCU coach - inducted as a coach in 1979

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Eagles appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2014	Second Round	Iowa State	L 75–93

NIT results

The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Miami (FL)	L 71–75

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 10–6. They were Division II National Champions in 1989.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Florida A&M Mount St. Mary's	W 78–61 L 88–106
1988	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Virginia State Troy State	W 56–49 L 65–66 ^OT
1989	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Norfolk State Virginia Union Sacred Heart Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri State	W 67–64 W 60–55 W 58–57 W 90–70 W 73–46
1990	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Tampa Jacksonville State	W 66–61 L 88–95 ^OT
1993	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Alabama A&M Virginia Union Cal State Bakersfield	W 93–84 W 93–81 L 80–86
1996	First Round	Pfeiffer	L 62–71
1997	Regional Semifinals	Saint Augustine's	L 66–78

References

^ CIAA official site
^ NCCU Gains Full NCAA Division I Membership. Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011.
^ 2013-14 NC Central Media Guide

External links

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[1] CIAA official site

[2] NCCU Gains Full NCAA Division I Membership. Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011.

[3] 2013-14 NC Central Media Guide

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Venues	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1950–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
Culture & lore	First fully integrated college basketball game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23