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

2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	10–7 (2–0 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Garrett Bridges; Reggie Sharp; Nigel Thomas;
Home arena	McDougald–McLendon Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents 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, play their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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

LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Garrett Bridges (St. Augustine's)
Reggie Sharp (Auburn)
Nigel Thomas (Langston)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore						Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm	at Delaware State						Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm	Coppin State						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 5, 2024 7:30 pm	Morgan State						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm	at Howard						Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Norfolk State						Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm	Delaware State						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm	at Coppin State						Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm	at Morgan State						Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm	South Carolina State						McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024	vs.						Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "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.

[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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