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2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

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2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthern Division
Record5–9 (3–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Graves
  • Reggie Sharp
  • Nigel Thomas
Home arenaMcDougald–McLendon Arena
Seasons
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State 8 4   .667 17 8   .680
Coppin State 8 4   .667 9 13   .409
Morgan State 7 5   .583 14 8   .636
Delaware State 1 11   .083 3 16   .158
Howard 0 0   1 4   .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T 7 1   .875 11 10   .524
Florida A&M 7 5   .583 8 12   .400
North Carolina Central 3 5   .375 5 9   .357
South Carolina State 1 7   .125 1 17   .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
2021 MEAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 12th-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. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern Division.[1]

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions. They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[2] They were scheduled to play the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between Bethune–Cookman and Morgan State in the semifinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jamir Moultrie 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr La Salle Washington, D.C.
G 1 Mike Melvin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Brunswick CC Fayetteville, NC
G 2 Justin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Farmville Central HS Greenville, NC
G 3 Ty Graves 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Saint Louis Greensboro, NC
G 5 Deven Palmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Hyde Park, MA
F 11 Cameron Bowles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Chicago State Chicago, IL
G 12 Jordan Perkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
F/C 13 Justin Whatley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr East Carolina Chesapeake, VA
F 21 Kobby Ayetey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Baltimore City CC Accra, Ghana
G 22 C.J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Wichita State Baltimore, MD
F 23 Jahnathan Maxwell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Iona Virginia Beach, VA
G 24 Nicolas Fennell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Carroll HS Bowie, MD
F 25 Nehemie Kabeya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Ngaliema, DR Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 5 Iowa L 67–97  0–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535)
Iowa City, IA
November 26, 2020*
7:00 pm
vs. Southern W 85–78 OT 1–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (227)
Iowa City, IA
December 3, 2020*
6:00 pm
at Wofford Canceled due to COVID-19 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
December 5, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate Canceled due to COVID-19 G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 71–78  1–2
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
December 11, 2020*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt Canceled due to COVID-19 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 North Carolina L 67–73  1–3
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, NCCU Sports Network
Charleston Southern Canceled due to COVID-19 McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
January 9, 2021
TBA
at Florida A&M Postponed Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2021
TBA
at Florida A&M Postponed Al Lawson Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina A&T Postponed McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
January 24, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T Postponed McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
January 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Carver W 94–61  2–3
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)
Durham, NC
February 1, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN2
South Carolina State W 91–77  3–3
(1–0)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)
Durham, NC
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State W 64–63  4–3
(2–0)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)
Durham, NC
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M L 50–59  4–4
(2–1)
McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
February 7, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M L 47–60  4–5
(2–2)
McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
February 20, 2021
TBA
at South Carolina State Postponed SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 21, 2021
TBA
at South Carolina State Postponed SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 53–69  4–6
(2–3)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
February 28, 2021
7:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 53–55  4–7
(2–4)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M L 58–65  4–8
(2–5)
McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
February 7, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M W 74–71  5–8
(3–5)
McDougald–McLendon Arena 
Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2021
8:00 pm, FloHoops
(S3) vs. (N2) Norfolk State
First round
L 58–87  5–9
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4]

References

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  1. ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eagles Sprint past Delaware State into MEAC Semifinal". North Carolina Central University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2021.