North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball | |||
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University | North Carolina Central University | ||
Head coach | LeVelle Moton (16th season) | ||
Conference | MEAC | ||
Location | Durham, North Carolina | ||
Arena | McDougald–McLendon Arena (capacity: 3,056) | ||
Nickname | Eagles | ||
Colors | Maroon and gray [1] | ||
NCAA tournament champions | |||
1989* | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1989* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1989*, 1993* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1989*, 1993* | |||
NCAA tournament second round | |||
1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993* | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 1996*, 1997*, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1946, 1950* (CIAA) [2] 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 (MEAC) | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 (MEAC) |
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, [3] 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. The Eagles have appeared four times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2019.
NBA & ABA players who attended North Carolina Central: [4]
Two Eagles have been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2014 | First Round | Iowa State | L 75–93 |
2017 | First Four | UC Davis | L 63–67 |
2018 | First Four | Texas Southern | L 46–64 |
2019 | First Four | North Dakota State | L 74–78 |
The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2015 | First round | Miami (FL) | L 71–75 |
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 |
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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 |