2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–13 (9–5 MEAC) |
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Home arena | McDougald–McLendon Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 15th-year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore before losing to Delaware State in the semifinals.
Previous season
[edit]The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 18–12, 10–4 in MEAC play to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament,[2] before falling to Norfolk State in the semifinals.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 1 Kansas John McLendon Classic |
L 56–99 | 0–1 |
12 – Harris | 5 – Smith Jr. | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Virginia–Lynchburg | W 107–54 | 1–1 |
26 – King | 10 – Adedire | 7 – Smith | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,471) Durham, NC | ||||
November 12, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ |
at Georgia | L 54–64 | 1–2 |
12 – Izunabor | 8 – Izunabor | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (5,699) Athens, GA | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 113–50 | 2–2 |
20 – Harris | 8 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,264) Durham, NC | ||||
November 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Longwood | L 66–73 | 2–3 |
16 – King | 5 – Izunabor | 3 – Fauntleroy | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,373) Farmville, VA | ||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops |
at Campbell Campbell Classic |
W 78–75 OT | 3–3 |
24 – Cleveland Jr. | 9 – King | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Gore Arena (1,109) Buies Creek, NC | ||||
November 21, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. The Citadel Campbell Classic |
L 61–67 | 3–4 |
17 – Cleveland Jr. | 10 – Izunabor | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | ||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | W 70–58 | 4–4 |
21 – Harris | 9 – King | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | HTC Center (1,039) Conway, SC | ||||
December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm |
USC Upstate | L 82–85 | 4–5 |
17 – Smith Jr. | 5 – Smith Jr. | 4 – Smith | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,017) Durham, NC | ||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Virginia | L 47–77 | 4–6 |
12 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Porter | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,459) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
December 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Radford | L 74–82 | 4–7 |
19 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 3 – King | Dedmon Center (839) Radford, VA | ||||
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops |
at North Carolina A&T Rivalry |
W 67–62 | 5–7 |
18 – Harris | 8 – Izunabor | 10 – Cleveland Jr. | Corbett Sports Center (4,033) Greensboro, NC | ||||
December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm |
St. Andrews | W 102–50 | 6–7 |
30 – Cleveland Jr. | 14 – Adedire | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,263) Durham, NC | ||||
December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm |
Longwood | W 79–70 | 7–7 |
21 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (782) Durham, NC | ||||
January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Truett McConnell | W 112–70 | 8–7 |
23 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Gordon | 6 – Tied | McDougald–McLendon Arena (616) Durham, NC | ||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
Howard | W 73–54 | 9–7 (1–0) |
24 – Cleveland Jr. | 11 – Adedire | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,852) Durham, NC | ||||
January 8, 2024 7:30 pm |
Norfolk State | W 60–58 | 10–7 (2–0) |
20 – Harris | 9 – Adedire | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,162) Durham, NC | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm |
at South Carolina State | L 68–71 | 10–8 (2–1) |
19 – Tied | 7 – Adedire | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | SHM Memorial Center (875) Orangeburg, SC | ||||
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 65–57 | 11–8 (3–1) |
21 – Harris | 9 – Cleveland Jr. | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD | ||||
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm |
at Delaware State | W 69–66 | 12–8 (4–1) |
22 – King | 9 – Izunabor | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Memorial Hall (1,350) Dover, DE | ||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 77–46 | 13–8 (5–1) |
19 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,875) Durham, NC | ||||
February 5, 2024 7:30 pm |
Morgan State | L 72–79 OT | 13–9 (5–2) |
17 – Porter | 10 – Smith Jr. | 8 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,057) Durham, NC | ||||
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Howard | L 82–90 | 13–10 (5–3) |
20 – Cleveland Jr. | 5 – Izunabor | 2 – Harris | Burr Gymnasium (1,245) Washington, D.C. | ||||
February 19, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Norfolk State | L 74–80 | 13–11 (5–4) |
18 – King | 5 – King | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,525) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 88–55 | 14–11 (6–4) |
22 – Porter | 8 – Tied | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,762) Durham, NC | ||||
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm |
Delaware State | W 93–81 | 15–11 (7–4) |
34 – King | 11 – Izunabor | 10 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,324) Durham, NC | ||||
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm |
at Coppin State | W 83–58 | 16–11 (8–4) |
21 – Porter | 10 – Izunabor | 15 – Cleveland Jr. | Physical Education Complex (507) Baltimore, MD | ||||
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm |
at Morgan State | L 79–88 | 16–12 (8–5) |
27 – Cleveland Jr. | 5 – Tied | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,034) Baltimore, MD | ||||
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm |
South Carolina State | W 79–68 | 17–12 (9–5) |
37 – Porter | 8 – Cleveland Jr. | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,362) Durham, NC | ||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (7) Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals |
W 87–81 | 18–12 |
21 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Adedire | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||
March 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(2) | vs. (6) Delaware State Semifinals |
L 58–71 | 18–13 |
19 – Porter | 8 – Tied | 3 – Harris | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "NCCU Rains Threes on Delaware State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.