List of North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 28, 2023

The following is a list of North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 17 head coaches of the Eagles in their 90-season history.^[1]

North Carolina Central's current head coach is LeVelle Moton. He was hired as the Eagles' head coach in March 2009,^[2] replacing Henry Dickerson, whose contract was not renewed after the 2008–09 season.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1927–1928	Byrd D. Crudup	1	0–6	.000
2	1929–1930	David Waters	1	0–2	.000
3	1935–1936	Leo Townsend	1	0–11	.000
4	1936–1937	Edward H. Adams	1	3–6	.333
5	1937–1940	Franklin Burghardt	3	47–21	.691
6	1940–1952	John McLendon	12	239–68	.779
7	1952–1970	Floyd Brown	18	251–194	.564
8	1970–1973 1984–1985	Harry Edmonds	4	23–72	.242
9	1973–1974	Sam Jones	1	5–16	.238
10	1974–1978	Sterling Holt	4	37–71	.343
11	1978–1979	Frank Silva	1	5–21	.192
12	1979–1984	Jesse Clements	5	50–79	.388
13	1985–1991	Michael Bernard	6	115–56	.673
14	1991–2000	Greg Jackson	9	164–78	.678
15	2000–2004	Phil Spence	4	49–64	.434
16	2004–2009	Henry Dickerson	5	47–98	.324
17	2009–present^{[lower-alpha 1]}	LeVelle Moton	14	230–184	.556
Totals		17 coaches	90 seasons	1,266–1,045	.548
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ North Carolina Central vacated 16 wins from the 2012–13 season. Moton's on-court record is 246–184 (.572).

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References

1 2 "NC Central Men's Basketball History Book" (PDF). North Carolina Central Athletics. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
↑ "N.C. Central names Moton men's basketball coach". WRALSportsFan.com. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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[MotonVacated-3] North Carolina Central vacated 16 wins from the 2012–13 season. Moton's on-court record is 246–184 (.572).

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "NC Central Men's Basketball History Book" (PDF). North Carolina Central Athletics. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

[2] "N.C. Central names Moton men's basketball coach". WRALSportsFan.com. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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