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2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record18–13 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Garrett Bridges
  • Reggie Sharp
  • Nigel Thomas
Home arenaMcDougald–McLendon Arena
Seasons
2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Fred Cleveland Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Guy Fauntleroy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 2 Kye Dickson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Toronto, Canada
G 3 Terrence Crawford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Graham, North Carolina
F 5 Timmy Adedire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
F 10 Devin Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
G 11 Keishon Porter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Pinetops, North Carolina
F 12 Perry Smith Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
F 13 Emmanuel Izunabor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 22 Chris Daniels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 23 Brock Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Burlington, North Carolina
G 25 Caleb Ellison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 30 Josh Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 31 Cobey Harraway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington
F 32 Gbenga Olubi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Corona, California
G 35 Po'Boigh King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
G 52 Ja'Darius Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Trenton, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "NCCU Rains Threes on Delaware State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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