TABLE OF CONTENTS & CREDITS
2011-12 North Carolina Central University Eagles Basketball
2011-12 NCCU Men's Basketball Team: Front Row (left to right) Ray Willis, Jeremy Ingram, Landon Clement, Head Coach LeVelle Moton, Justin Leemow, Emanuel Chapman, Tramar Beaman, Ebuka Anyaorah Second Row (left to right): Assistant Coach Wes Pifer, Associate Head Coach John Moseley, Dominique Sutton, Jay Copeland, David Best, Tracy O'Neal, Karamo Jawara, Nick Chasten, DavRon Williams, Assistant Coach Brian Kloman, and Director of Operations Peter Quinn. (Photo by Rick Crank)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2011-12 EAGLES PREVIEW Team Photo................................................................ 1 Season Preview...................................................... 2-6 Schedule.................................................................... 5 NCCU Rejoins MEAC................................................. 7 Numerical Roster & Quick Facts................................ 8 Head Coach LeVelle Moton................................... 9-13 Assistant Coaches / Staff.................................... 14-22 Moton's Vision for Success................................. 23-24 Student-Athlete Profiles....................................... 25-70 Eagles Locker Room ............................................... 71 2010-11 Season REVIEW 2010-11 Season Review...................................... 72-78 2010-11 Individual Statistics & Results..................... 73 2010-11 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics.......... 74 2010-11 Team Game-by-Game Statistics................. 75 EAGLES HISTORY & RECORDS Single Season Indiv. Leaders/Game-Highs......... 81-82 All-Time Career Individual Leaders..................... 83-84 All-CIAA & All-MEAC Selections.............................. 84 All-Time Coaching Records...................................... 85 Game-by-Game Results (1986-2011)................. 86-90 All-Time Record vs. Opponents................................ 91
NCCU's record vs. Division I Conferences.......... 92-93 Eagles in the NBA Draft............................................ 94 Eagles in the Basketball Hall of Fame...................... 95 Eagle Club................................................................ 96 UNIVERSITY Welcome to NCCU................................................... 97 NCCU Chancellor..................................................... 98 University Profile...................................................... 99
ATHLETICS NCCU Athletics................................................ 100-101 Director of Athletics................................................ 102 Athletics Department Staff / Head Coaches.... 103-105 NCAA Compliance.................................................. 106 MEAC History.................................................. 107-108 Media Information................................................... 109 CREDITS Produced by..............................................Chris Hooks Edited by.....................................................Kyle Serba Cover Design by........................................Chris Hooks Team & Player Photos by............................Rick Crank Action Photos by............................... Robert Lawson, NCCU; Eric Wilson; Wayne Jernigan, PHOTOsouth-Pro; Drew Austin; Lawrence Johnson, All-Pro Photo; Rick Crank, Joe Eke, Red Rocket Photography
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2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW The Transition is Over, This time it Counts NCCU Looks to begin MEAC play strong in first year as NCAA Division I Member Third year head coach of the North Carolina Central University men’s basketball program LeVelle Moton could have a much improved team on his hands in 2011-12 and his squad will be chomping at the bit to get the season started. The question is how will the Eagles stack up against the best of the best in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference? And with conference championships and a possible NCAA tournament berth at stake, will NCCU get to taste the postseason in its first year as a member of Division I? Picked to finish fifth in the league, Moton knows a major test awaits his program when they reach conference play. “We were picked to finish in the middle of a tremendous league,” said Moton. “With that said, we have our hands full each and every night in this league. There are no nights off, and mental toughness and preparation will definitely be key.” In his second season at the helm, Moton and the Eagles turned heads throughout the conference by racing through a MEAC schedule that was missing the top two teams Morgan State University and tournament champion Hampton University. Despite those two not being on last year’s schedule the Eagles went 10-5 in the regular season, which included a season sweep of the third best team in the league Coppin State University and a huge road win over rival North Carolina A&T. The accolades for Moton and his squad in the final transition year opened a lot of eyes around the “Eagle Nation.” The 15 wins equaled the total number of wins throughout the entire transition as NCCU ran off two four-win seasons and a seven-victory campaign in Moton’s first year. The Eagles also beat their first midmajor school on the road with a 66-58 win over Western Illinois University on Jan. 26, 2011. “Last season, this program did take some steps forward,” said Moton. “We are in no way, shape, or form satisfied with where we are, but it was a positive step in the right direction, and we have to answer the challenge given to us to better that and keep making progress.” If NCCU’s statistics would have counted as far as being a full Division
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I member, NCCU would have rated first in the MEAC in field goal percentage at 45.0 percent per game, second in the league in three-point percentage at 35.6 percent from the perimeter and the maroon and gray were second in the conference in opponent three-point percentage at 31.9 percent from the outside. The Eagles sported one of the top three-point shooters in the nation in Landon Clement (Raleigh, N.C.), who hit a school record 109 three-pointers to shatter Moton’s previous record of 87 in the 1994-95 season. He was second in the nation hitting 3.6 threes per ballgame. In the preseason, the coaches and sports information directors around the league voted Clement first team All-MEAC. “Landon had an outstanding junior year,” said Moton. “His play against MEAC schools earned the respect of the coaches and his peers around the league. The challenge for him will be to Landon Clement was named to the Preseason Allfollow up his junior season with a MEAC First Team, after hitting a school record 109 more polished senior season.” three-pointers last season. Despite losing four seniors that (Photo courtesy Red Rocket Photography) included the team’s leading scorer C.J. a flare for making big plays and dished Wilkerson (Oxford, N.C.), who averaged out 58 assists and only 31 turnovers in 19.0 points a game, the 2011-12 Eagles averaging 11.8 minutes per game. have a couple of key newcomers to the “I’ve been very impressed with Justin squad along with eight returners that and Poobie this offseason,” said Moton. include three starters. “Their work ethic and their leadership Clement returns for his senior season has been taken to another level and if needing 114 three-pointers to break the they keep it up we will have the luxury school’s all-time record held by Moton. of having two point guards that we can Senior Nick Chasten (Raleigh, N.C.), count on when the game is on the line.” who was a double-double threat every The other freshman that stepped night, also returns to the starting lineup. it up last season was Jeremy Ingram The junior was third on the team in (Charlotte, N.C.). The 6-3 shooting guard scoring at 11.7 points per game and came alive during the second half of the averaged 7.1 rebounds per contest. season, including three double-digit Point guard Justin Leemow (Brooklyn, performances highlighted by a clutch N.Y.) proved to be worthy of running the 10 points in a road victory over Howard show in Moton’s offense in his first season and 14 points at High Point University. after transferring from South Florida. Ingram’s 4.2 points a game were fourth Leemow dished out 118 assists on the on the squad. year and racked up 56 steals, placing Senior Tramar Beaman (Williamstown, him in the nation’s top-50 for most of N.J.) will once again be a defensive the year. Back-up point guard Emanuel stopper for the Eagles in his final season, “Poobie” Chapman, who returns for his while seniors Jonathan Nicely (Augusta, second season in the Bull City, showed Ga.) and Tracy O’Neal (Aiken, S.C.) will www.NCCUEaglePride.com
2011-2012 SEASON PREVIEW look to provide depth for NCCU. Returning for his second year at NCCU, will be junior David Best (Raleigh, N.C.) who showed flashes of what he could be in the post when he scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds on the road at Air Force and led the team with 24 blocks on the season. Of the five newcomers Moton will be relying heavily on Dominique Sutton (Durham, N.C.) from Kansas State and Ray Willis (Atlanta, Ga.) from Oklahoma, along with University of Georgia transfer Ebuka Anayaorah. The Big 12 duo certainly helped shaped the team last season in practice, but this year these two should put the Eagles in position to challenge the league’s elite. Anayaorah comes to NCCU after averaging 2.7 points a game in 28 contests in Athens, but came to UGA as one of the top players in the Peach state averaging 26.3 points a game which was second-highest in the state. At 6-5, 212 pounds, Sutton bring’s versatility and athleticism to the roster, while the 6-6 Willis provides the Eagles with size around the perimeter. Sutton will have one year of eligibility, while Willis and Anayaorah will be a juniors for Moton’s squad. The final two newcomers are no slouches by any stretch of the imagination and their size and athleticism could be a secret weapon for the maroon and gray.
Justin Leemow will get to play in front of his family on Nov. 16 against Wagner College. (Red Rocket Photography)
Sophomore transfer DavRon Williams from Marion, Ind. comes to NCCU looking to use his 6-7 frame to bang the boards, while 6-7 freshman Kamaro Jawara will also be trying to make an impact in his first year on campus. “All we can do is go at this thing every day 100 percent,” said Moton. “We are going to get in the gym, work as hard as we possibly can, and hit this thing running as hard as we can, and if that happens we think we can do some special things, but we’re not focused on that right now.” All in all, the Eagles should certainly be in the conversation as one of the top teams in the league, but whether that will be the case or not remains to be seen. The long road to becoming Division I eligible is finally over and NCCU can now have the same dreams as every other school in the land, which is a welcomed sight for this program. 2011-12 Schedule North Carolina Central University men’s basketball coach LeVelle Moton is announcing the first schedule as official Division I members that boasts 11 home games, including a full Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schedule as NCCU is now eligible to compete for championships in Moton’s third year at the helm. “Once again, we have our work cut out for us as we prepare to face a difficult non-conference schedule,” said Moton. “The challenge that lies ahead should tell us a lot about who we are and the progress that this program has made to this point in the transition.” Opening night of the 2011-12 season takes place just down the road against Charlotte at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 inside the boisterous Halton Arena. Since making the move, the Eagles have yet to face the 49ers, but have taken on three different teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference in program history and sport a 2-1 record. Charlotte and NCCU have never met on the hardwood. Just two days later, Moton and his troops will return to McDougaldMcLendon Gym for their home opener against the Wildcats of Johnson and Wales University. These two met up in the season-opener last year with NCCU running away with a 90-30 win. That contest is slated for a 4:00 p.m. tipoff on Sunday, Nov. 13. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
Emanuel "Poobie" Chapman had a great summer and hopes to take his game to another level. (Red Rocket Photography)
Three days later, the Eagles will hit the road for a two-game road swing that will see the Eagles head up to Staten Island, N.Y., to take on the Seahawks of Wagner College in the program’s first meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. from the Spiro Center. College basketball fans may know the brother combination that is leading the Wagner program as the head coach is Danny Hurley, brother of former Duke standout and assistant coach, Bobby Hurley, who led the Blue Devils to back-to-back national titles in 1991 and 1992. The Seahawks are coming off a season where they were eight games better than the year before under Danny Hurley. NCCU is currently 2-2 against Northeast Conference opponents. “We typically schedule games in the hometown of our senior class so we definitely look forward to letting Justin Leemow play in front of his family when we head up to New York,” said Moton. The Eagles will return to the Tar Heel state and make the approximately 80 mile trip down interstate 40 to take on Wake Forest University for the third time since 2008 with the Demon Deacons holding a 2-0 advantage over NCCU. The Sunday evening tilt on Nov. 20 will begin at 7:00 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the home for the 2012 MEAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. Wake Forest
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is coming off an 8-24 campaign that included a 1-15 mark in the ACC under first year head coach Jeff Bzdelik. The longest home stand of the season will take place to end the month of November (Nov. 23-Dec.3) as the maroon and gray will play four games at home, including its first conference showdown as official MEAC members. Nov. 23 will see both the men and the women take on Morris College in the first of nine doubleheaders inside the “Eagle’s Nest” with the men taking on the Hornets for the first time in program history. Nov. 26 will see Moton and his squad host Barber-Scotia College where the Eagles hold a 2-0 series advantage. The last meeting took place on Nov. 27, 1992, when NCCU opened the season with a 103-72 win. That contest is set for a 4:00 tip on Saturday afternoon. The third contest of the season’s longest home stand sees NCCU taking on Southern Wesleyan University just three days later on Nov. 29 at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles will usher in the month of December with perhaps its highest profile matchup inside McDougald-McLendon Gym on Dec. 3 when the rival Aggies from North Carolina A&T State University come to town for NCCU’s first contest as a returning member of the MidEastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies currently lead the series 74-63 all-time as both teams won on each other’s home floor last season. “The MEAC is always tough and we will have our work cut out for us every night,” said Moton. “The first place team in the league can be beaten by the last, so preparation for each and every game will be imperative to our success.” the first conference Following matchup, the Eagles will not return home for another month, playing six straight games on the road in the month of December. A Dec. 6 contest at Eastern Kentucky will see the Eagles and the Colonels meet for the first time, as NCCU currently holds a 4-12 record against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU is coming off a 15-16 campaign last season that included an even 9-9 record in the OVC. On Dec. 11, the Eagles make the quick 20-minute drive to Raleigh to battle North Carolina State University and its new head coach Mark Gottfried in Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3:00 p.m. The Wolfpack are 3-0 against NCCU since 2008. After the nine-day layoff for exams,
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last season by finishing 18-16 overall, advanced to the semifinals of the CUSA tournament, and competed in postseason play (College Insider.com Tournament) for the first time since 1993 under the tutelage of first-year head coach Jeff Lebo. January will see the maroon and gray ring in the new year with back-to-back home games to begin the month before heading out for three straight on the road as the Eagles host Florida A&M (Jan. 7) and defending regular season champ Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 9). NCCU went 2-2 against the Florida schools in the league, sweeping the Rattlers while the Wildcats took two from the Eagles. The middle portion of the month of January may be the most crucial time for the Eagles as they take on Howard in a Monday afternoon matinee at 4:00 on Jan. 16, followed by the Baltimore roadswing to take on Coppin State in the Physical Education Complex at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 and its first matchup against Morgan State since becoming a member of the MEAC on Monday night Jan. 23 at 7:30 inside Hill Field House. To finish up the month of January the Eagles host Delaware State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:00 p.m. and Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday, Jan. 30 at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles fell in their only meeting with the Hornets last season, while Tracy O'Neal could be a key ingredient to the NCCU has beaten UMES in the last Eagles in its first official Division I season. two contests, both inside the friendly (Photo by Red Rocket Photogrtaphy) confines of McDougald-McLendon Gym. Stephen F. Austin, while the Eagles have After the short home stand, the Eagles will a 4-6 mark against the SWAC, but have never battled Prairie View A&M. The venture south on the Florida road swing host Ducks are coached by head coach that begins on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Dana Altman and are coming off a 21-18 Lawson Center when the Eagles take on season that culminated in a 2011 College Florida A&M for the second time and just Basketball Invitational championship after two days later battle Bethune-Cookman beating his former place of employment, on Monday night Feb. 6 in Daytona Creighton, in the championship series Beach, Fla. The Eagles finished that daunting road stretch 1-1 last season. two games to one. The final game in the month of After five days to recover, the Eagles December will take place on Thursday, will return home to take on South Carolina Dec. 29 as the Eagles and Pirates of State on Saturday, Feb. 11 for a 4:00 East Carolina meet for the fifth time since tipoff. Monday, Feb. 13 marks the home the 2006-07 season with ECU owning a finale for the Eagles as they will celebrate 4-0 edge in the series. Last season in “Senior Night” against Savannah State Durham, the Eagles led by as much as with a 7:00 p.m. tipoff. The Tigers bested eight in the second half only to fall 58- NCCU 64-50 last season in the “MEAC 50 to the visiting Pirates. East Carolina Bonus Game” in Winston-Salem, N.C., turned a lot of heads in Conference USA on March 13 without leading scorer C.J.
the Eagles will venture on its longest road trip of the season, going 2,846 miles away from campus to Eugene, Ore., for the 2011 Global Sports Hoops Showcase hosted by the University of Oregon on Dec. 20-22. The Eagles will take on the tournament host on the first day while battling Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 21 and Prairie View A&M on Dec. 22 to wrap up play before the holiday break. NCCU has never faced an opponent from the Pac-12 and Southland Conference in
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Hall on the Big Ten Network. Last season, NCCU hung tight with the Hoosiers until a late flurry allowed the crimson and cream to pull away for the 72-56 win. The Eagles are 0-5 against the Big Ten since moving to Division I. The Hoosiers ended the 201011 campaign with a 12-20 record, but many experts around the Big Ten are calling for IU to be a team to be reckoned with this season under third year head coach Tom Crean. “This is the reason we play teams like Oregon and Indiana,” said Moton. “These are two schools that should finish in the upper half of power conferences, so we will relish the opportunity Nick Chasten and the Eagles return to Assembly Hall where to compete against those Chasten and company gave the Indiana fits before the historic programs.” Hoosiers pulled away for the 72-56 win. The final three games of Wilkerson, who injured his foot just a few the regular season sees NCCU days before the last game of the season. jump back into conference play NCCU will end the 2011-12 regular with a Saturday, Feb. 25 contest season with six road games, including one non-conference affair, but Feb. 18 at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Ga., will see the mighty Eagles return to the as the Eagles battle Savannah Corbett Center, the site of last season’s State in the second and final 90-84 thrilling overtime victory over the matchup of the season. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m. NCCU travels Aggies back on Jan. 24, 2011. The Eagles will step out of conference up to Orangeburg, S.C., to take on on Feb. 22 to take on the Hoosiers of South Carolina State University at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Indiana University for the third straight the Memorial Center on Monday, Feb. season at 7:00 p.m. in historic Assembly
2011-12 NCCU EAGLES SCHEDULE Nov. 11 at Charlotte ..............................7:30 P.M. Nov. 13 vs. Johnson & Wales............. 4:00 P.M. Nov. 16 at Wagner College....................7:00 P.M.. Nov. 20 at Wake Forest.........................7:00 P.M. Nov. 23 vs. Morris College (DH).............. 8:00 P.M. Nov. 26 vs. Barber-Scotia College (DH).4:00 P.M. Nov. 29 vs. Southern Wesleyan.............. 7:00 P.M. vs. NC A&T (DH)*........................ 4:00 P.M. Dec. 3 Dec. 6 at Eastern Kentucky ................8:00 P.M. Dec. 11 at N.C. State !...........................3:00 P.M. Global Hoops Sports Showcase Dec. 20 at Oregon #............................10:00 P.M. Dec. 21 vs. Stephen F. Austin #.....................TBA Dec. 22 vs. Prairie View A&M # ....................TBA Dec. 29 at East Carolina........................7:00 P.M. Jan. 7 vs. Florida A&M (DH)*........... 4:00 P.M. vs. Bethune-Cookman (DH)*...7:00 P.M. Jan. 9 Jan. 16 at Howard (DH)*.......................4:00 P.M. Jan. 21 at Coppin State (DH)*............... 4:00 P.M. Jan. 23 at Morgan State (DH)*............... 7:30 P.M. Jan. 28 vs. Delaware State (DH)*....... 4:00 P.M. Jan. 30 vs. Md. Eastern Shore (DH)*....7:00 P.M. Feb. 4 at Florida A&M (DH)*................6:00 P.M.. Feb. 6 at Bethune-Cookman (DH)*.....7:30 P.M. Feb. 11 vs. Savannah State (DH)*...... 4:00 P.M. Feb. 13 vs. SC State (DH)................... 7:00 P.M. Feb. 18 at NC A&T (DH)*......................4:00 P.M. Feb. 22 at Indiana@..............................7:00 P.M. Feb. 25 at Savannah State (DH)*..........7:00 P.M. Feb. 27 at SC State (DH)*.....................7:00 P.M. at Hampton...............................7:00 P.M. Mar. 1 Mar. 5-10 2012 MEAC Tournament..................TBA Home games played at McDougald-McLendon Gym 17 road games (2 neutral sites), 11 home games !-Reynolds Colisuem @- Big Ten Network #- Global Hoops Sports Showcase (Dec. 20-22)- Eugene, Ore. *- Conference Game (MEAC)
27 at 7:00 p.m. The Eagles ended a 41game road losing streak last season with 74-71 overtime win against the Bulldogs. The season finale will take place on the road against the defending MEAC tournament champion Hampton on the road at the Convocation Center on Thursday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament will take place from March 5-10 in Winston-Salem, N.C., where the Eagles will be eligible for the conference championship and a berth into the NCAA Tournament. “This is what this athletics department strived for when we made this move,” said Moton. “We now have the same chance as everyone else, and if we work hard enough, and believe in the process, we could find ourselves with an opportunity of a lifetime.” www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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7- Number of Opponents NCCU will take on for the first time (Charlotte, Wagner College, Morris College, Southern Wesleyan Univ., Eastern Kentucky, Oregon, and Stephen F. Austin) 2,846- Mileage from Durham, N.C. to Eugene, Ore. where NCCU will compete in the 2011 Global Hoops Sports Showcase hosted by the University of Oregon on Dec. 20-22 in Eugene, Ore. 15- Number of Conference games NCCU will play this year as official members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Coaches (Left to right): Brian Kloman, John Moseley, LeVelle Moton, Wes Pifer, and Peter Quinn
11- Home Games NCCU will play this season 7- Number of teams NCCU will battle inside the state of North Carolina (Charlotte, Johnson & Wales, BarberScotia, North Carolina A&T, N.C. State, East Carolina, Wake Forest)
Seniors (Left to right): Dominique Sutton, Landon Clement, Nick Chasten, Tracy O'Neal, Justin Leemow, and Tramar Beaman
Freshman and Sophomores (Left to right): Jeremy Ingram, Karamo Jawara, Jay Copeland, DavRon Williams, and Emanuel Chapman
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Juniors (Left to right): Ray Willis, David Best, and Ebuka Anyaorah
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NCCU REJOINS MEAC
NCCU REJOINS MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE During a press conference on Sept. 10, 2009, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced that North Carolina Central University would join the conference as its 13th member. And while MEAC officials along with NCCU staff, coaches, student-athletes and fans celebrated the milestone, it did not become effective until Thursday (July 1). NCCU is now back in the conference it helped establish, as one of seven founding institutions. The MEAC was confirmed in 1970, and played its first season of competition in football in 1971. The Eagles contended in the MEAC from 1971-79, winning nine conference championships in eight seasons. NCCU’s history with the conference is evidenced by having seven former coaches, administrators and studentathletes inducted into the MEAC Hall of Fame. Also celebrating admission to the MEAC on Thursday is Savannah State University, a frequent independent opponent of the Eagles during the
Director of Athletics, Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree address the crowd during the Sept. 10 press conference announcing that NCCU had been accepted into the MEAC. (Photos by Robert Lawson)
past three years of NCCU’s Division I reclassification. "I am elated to have such an outstanding academic institution as North Carolina Central to return to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference," said MEAC Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. "I would like to commend Chancellor Nelms, Dr. Wicker-McCree, and the entire NCCU family for all their continued hard work as they make the transition from Division II to Division I." Commissioner Thomas added, "The addition of NCCU keeps us in compliance with our long range strategic plan of adding up to 14 members. NCCU is a perfect fit for the MEAC." NCCU is one of seven founding member institutions of the MEAC. The Eagles withdrew from the conference in 1979, opting to remain a Division II member when the conference reclassified to Division I. From 1979-2007, NCCU competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). "This is a significant milestone in North Carolina Central University's transition to Division I," said NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms. "Membership in the MidEastern Athletic Conference is a win-win proposition for our Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner Dennis Thomas (Photos by Robert Lawson) student-athletes, alumni and fans -www.NCCUEaglePride.com
"We now have a home!"
-Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCreeNCCU Director of Athletics indeed, all our university constituents." "This is wonderful news for North Carolina Central University, but most importantly for our student-athletes, coaches and fans," said NCCU Director of Athletics, Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree. "The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a fantastic conference with highly competitive academic and athletic institutions. For NCCU to return to the MEAC and be part of its rich history is a tremendous step for our athletics program. We now have a place to call home." The addition of NCCU marks the second expansion for the MEAC since 2007, when Winston-Salem State became the 12th member of the conference. Prior to Winston-Salem State, the MEAC expanded in the 90's with the inclusion of Norfolk State in 1997 and Hampton in 1995. NCCU becomes the third MEAC institution located in the state of North Carolina and the fourth in the Carolinas, joining WSSU, North Carolina A&T State (Greensboro), and South Carolina State (Orangeburg).
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2011-2012 ROSTER & QUICK FACTS
Tramar Beaman Landon Clement Justin Leemow Ebuka Anyaorah David Best Jeremy Ingram Jonathan Nicely Dominique Sutton DavRon Williams Emanuel Chapman Kamaro Jawara Nick Chasten Tracy O’Neal Ray Willis
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School
Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr.
G G G G F G G F F G F F F G
6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-1 6-7 6-7 6-8 6-6
NCCU QUICK FACTS GENERAL School Name......North Carolina Central University City/Zip.................................... Durham, NC 27707 Founded................ 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment..................................................... 8,612 Nickname.................................................... Eagles School Colors.................................Maroon & Gray Gym Name.....McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium Capacity........................................................ 3,056 National Affiliation................................ NCAA Div. I Conference...................................................MEAC Chancellor........................................Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year)....... Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Athletics Director...... Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Alma Mater (Year).......George Washington (1989) HISTORY First Year of Basketball................................... 1927 Overall All-Time Record.... 1,042-883 (76 seasons) NCAA Div. II Tourn. Record (Yrs).....10-5 (6 years) Last Post-Season Opponent.......... St. Augustine's (NCAA Div. II Regional-1st Rnd) Result (Date).............. 66-78 Loss (March 7, 1997) COACHING STAFF Head Coach.................................... LeVelle Moton Alma Mater (Year)............................ NCCU (1996) Record at NCCU (Years)................22-37 (2 years) Career Record (Years)...................22-37 (2 years) Associate Head Coach..................... John Moseley Alma Mater (Year)............................... ECU (1998) Assistant Coach................................Brian Kloman Alma Mater (Year)..................... Tennessee (2002) Assistant Coach......................................Wes Pifer Alma Mater (Year)........Penn State-Altoona (2007) MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball Contact..............................Chris Hooks Work Phone....................................(919) 530-6017 Cell Phone......................................(919) 810-7988 E-Mail.......................................whooks@nccu.edu Director..................................................Kyle Serba Work Phone....................................(919) 530-7054 Press Row:.................................... (919)-796-1696 Web Site............................. NCCUEaglePride.com
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180 180 175 194 250 175 194 212 210 160 200 216 220 164
Williamstown, N.J./ Univ. of the Sciences (Philadelphia) Raleigh, N.C./ Sanderson H.S./ UNCG Brooklyn, N.Y./ Mount Zion Academy/ USF Suwanee, Ga./ North Gwinnett H.S./ Univ. of Georgia Raleigh, N.C./ Sanderson H.S./ Cape Fear Comm. Coll. Charlotte, N.C./ East Mecklenburg H.S. Augusta, Ga./ Evans H.S. Durham, N.C./ The Patterson School/ Kansas State Marion, Ind./Marion H.S./ Wabash Valley C.C. Raleigh, N.C./ Enloe H.S. Bergen, Norway/ Olsuikaasen VGS Raleigh, N.C./ Leesville Road H.S./Charis Prep Aiken, S.C./ Aiken Technical College Atlanta, Ga./ Westlake H.S./ University of Oklahoma
Head Coach: LeVelle Moton (NCCU, 1996)- 3rd season Associate Head Coach: John Moseley (ECU, 1998)- 2nd Season Assistant Coach: Brian Kolman (Tennessee, 2002)- 1st Season Assistant Coach: Wes Pifer (Penn State-Altoona)- 1st Season Athletic Trainer: Jimmy Lisowski (UNC, 2011)- 1st Season
TEAM INFORMATION
Starters Returing (R) and Lost (L)
(R/L) Name (R) Justin Leemow (L) C.J. Wilkerson (R) Landon Clement (R) Nick Chasten (L) Dijon Manns
Ht. 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-8
Wt. 180 200 170 216 245
Yr. Pos. PPG Sr. G 4.1 Sr. G 19.0 Sr. G 18.7 Sr. F 11.1 So. F 3.4
RPG Other 1.8 118 assists 3.7 53 assists 3.7 109 3-ptrs 7.1 20 blocks 2.7 18 blocks
Other Returners Jeremy Ingram David Best Emanuel Chapman Tracy O’Neal Jonathan Nicely Tramar Beaman
Ht. 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-8 6-4 6-1
Wt. 175 250 160 220 194 180
Yr. Pos. So. G Jr. F So. G Sr. F Sr. F Sr. G
PPG 4.2 3.7 2.2 1.1 1.0 0.6
RPG Other 1.1 13 assists 4.1 24 blocks 1.6 58 assists 1.8 9 blocks 1.1 5 steals 0.4 5 assists
Newcomers
Ht. 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-7 6-3
Wt. 212 164 200 210 194
Yr. Pos. Sr. F Jr. G Fr. F So. F Jr. G
Last School Kansas State Oklahoma Queen City Prep Wabash Valley C.C. Georgia
Dominique Sutton Ray Willis Kamaro Jawara DavRon Williams Ebuka Anyaorah
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/7 Newcomers: 5
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HEAD COACH - LeVELLE MOTON
LeVelle Moton
Head Coach- Third Season NCCU (1996)
Head Coach Second Season at NCCU Record at NCCU: 22-37 (2 years) Career Record: 22-37 (2 years)
The LeVelle Moton File Date of Birth: June 16, 1974
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Family: Wife, Bridget; Daughter, Brooke
Education: Bachelor of Science, NCCU, 1996 Head Coaching Experience: Sanderson High School (20042007)
Assistant Coaching Experience: NCCU, (2007-2009)
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This year will mark LeVelle Moton's third season as head coach and the program has a ton of momentum heading into its first year as an official Division I member. Coming off its first non-losing season in recent memory the Eagles finished 15-15 on the season and 10-5 against MEAC opponents. He boasted one of the top shooting teams in the league overall at 45.0 percent and from the outside at 35.4 percent. Named NCAA Division I Independent Coach of the Year for the turnaround of the program, Moton has certainly put the rest of the league on notice. In his first season at the helm of the North Carolina Central University Men’s basketball team, Head Coach LeVelle Moton led NCCU to its first winning record at home (7-4), it’s first Division I winning streak (three games), and gave numerous big-time opponents trouble throughout the season. The Eagles finished 7-22, which included wins against soon-to-be conference foes Maryland Eastern Shore and Savannah State. The seven victories represents the most since making the
In his second season, Moton's squad finished 15-15 including a 10-5 record against MEAC teams. (Red Rocket Photography)
and team unity definitely showed when times got tough last season. On March 25, 2009, arguably one of the greatest players in school history was elevated from " LeVelle is a rising star in the coaching Assistant Coach to the ranks. His knowledge of the game will allow position of Head Coach, becoming the 17th to him to excel for years to come." be named in that spot - Roy Williamsin the program's history. Head Coach- University of North Carolina The school announced his hiring at a press conference where Director move to Division I. of Athletics, Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree Looking at more than just win totals, the displayed her confidence in giving Moton program made major strides in its style of his first head coaching position. play on both the offensive and defensive "First of all, LeVelle is a wonderful sides of the floor. The squad’s discipline www.NCCUEaglePride.com
HEAD COACH - LeVELLE MOTON person," said Wicker-McCree. "He's a players coach that understands the importance of discipline in a program, along with being a very charismatic person which are all aspects of a coach that this university needs." With NCCU continuing the Division I transition process, Moton knows full well the challenges that lie ahead for this program. By looking at the success of his playing career where, he racked up an 80-28 record which inlcluded three 20-wins seasons, Eagle fans are hoping his previous success translates to more
He initially returned to his alma mater as assistant men's basketball coach in July 2007. The Hall-of-Famer joined the NCCU staff after serving as head boys basketball coach at Sanderson High School in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. During his three-year tenure (2004-07) at Sanderson, Moton led the Spartans to an overall record of 59-25, while winning back-to-back Cap-7 tournament championships in 2006 and 2007. A 1996 graduate of NCCU with a bachelor's degree in recreation administration, "This is a huge hire for North Carolina Central. Moton became the school's third I am anxious to see how big that program becomes under his direction. He will undoubtedly all-time leading scorer with 1,714 give North Carolina Central a program of which points during it can be truly proud." his historic -Mike Krzyzewskihardwood career as an Eagle Head Coach- Duke University from 1992-96, earning the nickname "Poetry `n Moton." marks in the win column. During his junior and senior seasons, "We're not going to be oblivious to the fact that we're still in the trenches, and Moton was voted All-CIAA First Team, we have a uphill climb in front of us." said NCAA Division II South Atlantic AllMoton. "However, Confucius once said Region First Team and NCAA Division that he who believes he can and he who II All-America Honorable Mention. He believes he can't are both usually right." was named the 1996 CIAA (Central
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Intercollegiate Athletic Association) Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Among NCCU's all-time career leaders, Moton ranks first in 3-point field goals made (213 of 529), third in scoring (1,714 points), fourth in free throws made (363 of 467), fifth in assists (278), eighth in field goals made (569 of 1,159), 10th in scoring average (16.6 points per game), and 11th in steals (110). As a junior (1994-95), he topped
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HEAD COACH- LeVELLE MOTON the CIAA and was No. 16 in the NCAA Division II in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. His 87 made three-point field goals that year remains the school's single-season record. As a senior (1995-96), he placed second in the CIAA with 21.3 points per game and ranked among the conference's top 10 statistical leaders in assists, free throw percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. Moton played on three CIAA Southern Division Championship teams and made two trips to the NCAA playoffs, including an NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship title in 1993. After NCCU, Moton played four years of professional basketball in Indonesia (1996-97) and Israel (199899). Throughout his professional playing career, Moton averaged 25.0 points per contest, and dished out a little more than five assists per game as a pro. He was head coach at West Millbrook Middle School for three seasons (200104) before taking over the Sanderson boys basketball program in 2004. Moton is a 1992 graduate of Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was named Cap5 Player of the Year as a senior. Moton and his wife, Bridget, married on June 28, 2008. The couple celebrated the birth of their first child, Brooke, on March 12, 2009, just 13 days prior to being named Head Coach.
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HEAD COACH- LeVELLE MOTON LeVelle Moton: The Player Career Highlights - Played on three CIAA Southern Division Championships Teams - Career Record as a player (80-28) - NCCU's No.3 All-Time Leading Scorer with 1,714 career points - Ranked in the Top 10 in school history in scoring average (10th- 16.6 ppg), assists (6th- 278), Field Goals (8th- 569), 3-PT Field Goals (1st213), 3-PT FG% (2nd- 40.3%) Free Throw % (1st- 77.7%), and Free Throws (4th, 363)
1995-96 Highlights - CIAA Player of the Year - NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention - NCAA Division II South-Atlantic All-Region First Team - CIAA All-Tournament Team - Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Street & Smith's College Basketball - No. 2 scorer in the CIAA, averaging 21.3 ppg, also ranked in conference's top 10 in assists, FT %, and 3-Pt FG % - Team CIAA Southern Division Champions, advanced to the NCAA South Atlantic Regional Tournament, finished 20-7 overall
1994-95 Highlights - NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention - NCAA Division II South-Atlantic All-Region First Team - CIAA All-Tournament Team - Division II College Sports All-Star - No. 1 scorer in the CIAA and No. 16 in NCAA Division II with 23.5 ppg,
LeVelle Moton's Career Statistics TOTAL 3-POINT REBOUNDS Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Total 92-93 27-0 39-84 .464 8-30 .267 27-39 .692 18 11 29 93-94 23-19 144-265 .543 42-110 .382 86-108 .796 26 34 60 94-95 26-26 195-390 .500 87-196 .444 134-167 .802 27 51 78 95-96 27-27 191-420 .455 76-193 .394 116-153 .758 40 72 112 Total 103-72 569-1159 .491 213-529 .403 363-467 .777 111 168 279 www.NCCUEaglePride.com
Ast Blk Stls Pts Avg 19 1 15 113 4.2 74 7 31 416 18.1 92 7 31 611 23.5 93 16 33 574 21.3 278 31 110 1714 16.6
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ASSOCIATE COACH -JOHN MOSELEY
John Moseley
Associate Head Coach- Second Season East Carolina (1998)
The John Moseley File Date of Birth: November 20, 1976 Hometown: Warrenton, N.C. Family: Wife, Crystal Daughter, Jillian Elise Education: Bachelor of Science, East Carolina, 1998 Masters of Arts & Edu., 1999 Head Coaching Experience: Warren County H.S. (2004-2006) Roanoke H.S. (2000-2001) Coaching Experience: Delaware, (2001-2003) Wright State (2006-2007) WSSU, (2007-2008) ECU, (2008-10)
John Moseley enters his second season at NCCU and was named associate Head Coach in the summer of 2011 and brings a ton of experience and basketball knowledge to NCCU, and should certainly be a key cog in the Eagles move to make this a championship basketball program. Prior to coming to the Bull City, the East Carolina alumnus John Moseley was elevated from Director of Basketball operations to assistant coach prior to the start of the 2009-10 academic year. He rejoined the Pirate basketball program in June 2008 as the Director of Basketball Operations. Moseley began his career in collegiate basketball as a student manager for the Pirates while pursuing his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Moseley resumes his coaching responsibilities working with the perimeter players this season. A native of Warrenton, N.C., Moseley joined the basketball staff from WinstonSalem State where he served as an assistant coach during 2007-08. Prior to his most recent position, Moseley served one year as an administrative assistant at Wright State under coach Brad Brownell and helped the Raiders to the Horizon League tournament championship and share of the regular-season title. Before heading to Wright State, he served two years as boy's basketball
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After earning his bachelor's degree in 1998, Moseley obtained a master's degree the following year and then worked one year as an academic coordinator in the ECU Athletics Department. Moseley and his wife, Crystal, reside in Greenville with their daughter, Jillian Elise.
"John is the complete package. His overall experience makes him an ideal fit for NCCU" -LeVelle Motoncoach at Warren County (N.C.) High School where he led the Eagles to the 2005 Class 2A state championship game in his initial campaign. He was also an assistant coach at Delaware during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.
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ASSISTANT COACH -BRIAN KLOMAN
Brian Kloman
Assistant Coach- First Season Tennessee (2002)
The Brian Kloman File Date of Birth: March 7, 1979 Hometown: Asheville, N.C. Family: Wife, Beth Daughter, Anna Bryn Education: Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Tennessee, 2002 Coaching Experience: Pikeville Coll., (09-10) Daniel Wesbter Coll., (07-08) Pfeiffer, (06-07) Tennessee, (02-05)
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Brian Kloman comes to NCCU after spending various parts of the last 10 years coaching the collegiate and high school levels of basketball from Division I to NAIA. From Kloman who worked in and out of the college scene of the last few years that included time as an account manager at DPSG (Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group) selling wholesale beverages where he saw immediate success in dealing with nearly 100 accounts and had the highest growth of any route in the company at 81 percent. For the 2009-10 season he was an assistant coach at Pikeville College in Pikeville, Ky., under head coach Kelly Wells, where he was the recruiting and academic coordinator at the NAIA institution. From March of 2008 to Feb. 2009, Kloman was the founder of one of the fastest growing coaching and recruiting services across the country at the time, recruitingrumors.com and coachingrumors.com that aided many college coaches with player evaluations in the recruiting process. Kloman spent the 2007-08 campaign as an assistant coach and admissions counselor at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H. where he was in charge of recruiting, player development, while also working as an admissions counselor for the school. He spent one season as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer University where he was a member of a staff that led all Division I and II teams in scoring with a 97.7 point per game average. Kloman worked as a fulltime recruiting coordinator, JV head coach, and player development while at Pfeiffer. From April 2002-2005, Kloman earned a full-time position at the University of Tennessee as he was put in charge of player development. He helped the UT coaching staff with recruiting, and helped run the summer camps held by the basketball program. C.J. Watson, Chris Lofton, and Jujuan Smith were players that Kloman particularly had a hand in helping them get to the next level and play professional basketball. From 1998-2002, the Asheville, N.C., native as a student assistant with the Volunteer basketball program under former UT head coach Jerry Green. Kloman graduated from A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville in 1998 and completed his bachelor of arts, sociology
degree in 2002 at UT. The son of Mary and Chris Ferguson is married to his wife, Beth and the two have a daughter Anna Bryn. His father, Chris Ferguson is a longtime college basketball assistant coach currently at Oklahoma State University.
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"Brian is a talented and very good recruiter. He is a resourceful young man, who is considered one of the best recruiters in the nation. We certainly welcome a coach with his connections and contacts to this program.�" -LeVelle Moton-
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ASSISTANT COACH -WES PIFER
Wes Pifer
Assistant Coach- First Season Penn State-Altoona (2007) The Wes Pifer File Date of Birth: September 5, 1981 Hometown: Creedmoor, N.C. Family: Paul and Joan Pifer Education: Bachelor of Science, PSU-Altoona, '07 Health and Human Development and Family Studies Coaching Experience: St. Andrews, (09-11) Miami-Dade (08-09) South Granville H.S. (2004-05)
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Wes Pifer comes to NCCU from his previous position at St. Andrew’s Prebyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C as the assistant men’s basketball coach at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C., where he was the head coach of the junior varsity squad and recruiting coordinator at the NCAA Division II institution. During his tenure at St. Andrew’s Pifer was in charge of the guards where he mentored All-Carolinas Conference selection Marvin Jackson. That are of the team was always solid at St. Andrew’s accounting for 55 percent of the team’s scoring and 78 percent of the team’s assists. The Creedmoor, N.C. native starred at South Granville High School, graduating in 1999. After high school, Pifer spent two years at Methodist University before moving north to finish out his collegiate career at Penn State University-Altoona from 2002-04 under the tutelage of former NBA player Armon Gilliam. During his time at PSU-Altoona, Pifer averaged 9.1 points, 5.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds a game for the Division III institution. Pifer graduated with a bachelor of science degree in health and human development and family studies in 2007. Pifer returned home to be an assistant coach at South Granville during the 2004-05 campaign, then left to play overseas with BBG Herford in the Germany 2 Regionalliga, where he averaged 12.2 points a game and led the league in assists. After finishing up his playing career in Germany, he went back to finish his degree at PSU-Altoona in 2007 where he received a bachelor of science diploma in health and human development and family studies. A year later, he dove head first into coaching at the collegiate level when he took a job at Miami-Dade College, a junior college in Miami, Fla., where he was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2008-09. During his time at Miami Dade he recruited many top level division I athletes including two ranked in the top 100 on ESPN.
com and Scout.com (No. 57- Rico Pickett, and No. 97 Darnell Dobson). He was in charge of breaking down team and opponent film, served as the perimeter skills coach, made sure that Miami-Dade was in compliance with the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) rules, while organizing daily practice schedules and monthly team schedules. As the perimeter coach, helped numerous studentathletes sign with Division I schools such as Trevor Mbakwe (Minnesota), James Beatty (Rutgers), Will Coleman (Memphis), Darnell Dodson (Kentucky), Dwan McMillan (Hofstra), Sharod Minus (USC Upstate), Anthony Phillips (Western Carolina), and Rico Pickett (Manhattan). Pifer currently resides in Durham, N.C.
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“Wes is no doubt an up-and-coming star in the college ranks. This is a guy who is a very well-rounded individual that excels at recruiting, on-the-floor coaching, and skill workouts. We welcome him to the Eagle family.”
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ATHLETIC TRAINER- JIMMY LISOWSKI
Jimmy Lisowski
Athletic Trainer Springfield College, (2009) Jimmy Lisowski is in his first year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at North Carolina Central University. He works primarily with the Eagles’ Men’s Basketball and Football teams. Lisowski is a 2009 graduate of Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he received a B.S. degree in Athletic Training. Following his undergraduate degree, he continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his M.A. in Exercise and Sport Science in 2011. While at North Carolina, he served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Women’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving programs. He also served as an Approved Clinical Instructor (ACI) within the CAATE accredited undergraduate athletic training education program at UNC-Chapel Hill. Jimmy currently resides in Durham, NC.
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MOTON'S VISION: SUCCESS FOR EAGLES
MOTON'S VISION: SUCCESS FOR EAGLES
Raleigh native overcomes humble upbringing to become N.C. Central's New Coach WRITTEN BY EDWARD G. ROBINSON III - Staff Writer - News & Observer Published: Sun, Jun. 21, 2009 LeVelle Moton anticipates your laughter, but he's so serious ... "I want to take N.C. Central to the Final Four," he said. "It can be done. That's why we play the game. If we get there, get on that dance floor, anything can happen." He knows it sounds funny -- N.C. Central and its new basketball coach making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. The school entered Division I two years ago. The Eagles don't play in a conference, finished last season with a 4-27 record and are not even allowed to compete in the postseason until 2011. But if Moton has learned one thing, it's never to listen to those who can't see his vision, can't understand how this kid from Southeast Raleigh rose from Boys and Girls Club participant to high school and college star to Division I head coach, all while avoiding the pitfalls of drugs and violence that befell many of his neighborhood peers. Since graduating from Enloe in 1992, where he was a McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention as a senior, he has positioned himself as an up-and-coming college coach. He's been methodical in his approach and has leveraged his status as a local basketball figure. He's earned respect and credibility within the Triangle basketball community, having created his reputation as a sweet-shooting guard at N.C. Central and a two-time conference championship coach at once-woeful Sanderson High. He's established relationships with top recruits like John Wall. He's the guy North Carolina players used to train with in the summer and NBA players consulted when they needed help. So laugh, but he's so serious ... "I don't know any better," said Moton, 35, a Raleigh native who became the program's 17th coach in March. "It was the same thing when I was at the Mini Park [basketball courts where he played growing up], and they were like, 'Here, hit this,' and I was like, 'No, because I'm going pro one day.' ... It's the same chuckle I've gotten all my life."
Avoiding trouble Moton refers to himself as the "rose that grew from concrete."
(Photo by Chuck Liddy- News & Observer) It's a direct reference -- one he borrowed from slain rapper Tupac Shakur -to his childhood in Southeast Raleigh with his mother, Hattie McDougald, and older brother, Verne. They lived in a two-bedroom apartment on East Jones street, where the boys shared a room. Behind their three-floor building was an empty lot where Moton and his brother shot baskets through a bike tire rim they hung on a tree. They tied shoestrings as nets. "All of this was the projects," said Moton one day last month as he toured the neighborhood blocks down from historic Oakwood. He looked at the newly developed homes, painted in pretty pastels, and said, "We would have been proud to have been from this neighborhood right there." The neighborhood he remembered paled in comparison. One block teemed with a liquor house, crack house and prostitution house. Crime, drugs and violence choked the environment, he said. From the basketball courts at the Mini Park on Lane Street he could see downtown Raleigh, but it seemed worlds away. When Moton was 9, one of his friends was struck by a stray bullet. Twice crooks burglarized his home. "It's hard seeing your door open and seeing your TV gone, VCR gone, and you know your mom has scrapped just to get that," he said. Growing up, he balanced a child's desire to venture out with his mother's non-negotiable rulebook. "He knew he couldn't get anywhere in life with a record," McDougald said. "I stressed that." www.NCCUEaglePride.com
Determined to keep her boys from trouble, she asked former Wake County sheriff John H. Baker Jr. to show them the inside of the county jail. "That was real," Moton said. "I saw how cats were living and wanted more out of my life." "Telling them was one thing, showing them was another," McDougald said. It was a lesson that may have saved Moton from the hardships some of his friends faced. Two of his teenage friends went to prison for robbing and killing a store clerk. His mother, who owned a cleaning service, provided what she could. Still, he was teased about his free lunches in high school. "Poor is a mentality," Moton said. "We didn't have financial money. But the love and the doctrines of making you feel good about yourself; my mother had a Ph.D. in that."
'A safe haven' If escaping poverty was Moton's motivation, then the Raleigh Boys and Girls Club was his salvation. He joined a year early, at age 5, a deal his mother brokered to allow him to attend with his older brother. "I don't know what I would have done without the Boys Club," said McDougald, whose children attended year-round. In the summer, they were there from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. They usually arrived on foot, cutting through St. Augustine's campus, past the Washington Terrace apartment complex.
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MOTON'S VISION: SUCCESS FOR EAGLES Ron Williams, the Raleigh club's former athletic director, coached Moton until he entered high school and over time became a father figure to the boy with the Slim Jim build and competitive nature. Back then, the club's motto was "the club that beats the streets." "The Boys Club was a safe haven for him," Williams said. "He could feel free to come and have a good time and without fear of all of those negative things." Moton read his first book at the Boys Club. He remains a voracious reader. "They exposed me to another side," said Moton, who easily mixed with kids from different ethnic and social backgrounds. The boys club also fostered Moton's love for sports. For a high-energy, gregarious child, they provided more than enough activities, from baseball -- his first love -- to soccer. But you could always find Moton on the basketball court. He'd play horse for a quarter. Or play one-on-one to 10. After a while, with his quick first step separating him from the pack, he'd have to spot eight points to get a game. "For 50 cent?" he said. "Yeah, I'll spot you eight."
Engaging personality Of course, Moton believes the Final Four is within N.C. Central's grasp. His childhood, he said, set the foundation for him to believe that anything is possible. He'll still spot you eight points. Nicknamed "Poetry 'N Moton," he is third among N.C. Central's all-time career scoring leaders with 1,714 points, owns the 3-point field goals made career record, is fourth in free throws made, fifth in assists, eighth in field goals made, 10th in scoring average and 11th in steals. He was named the 1996 CIAA player of the year, edging Ben Wallace, now with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in recreation administration in 1996, Moton played four seasons with professional teams in Indonesia and Israel. In 2001, he returned home and took his first coaching job at West Millbrook Middle School, remaining there for three seasons until he was hired as the head coach at Sanderson. "I remember early on that this was a young man that had a tremendous capacity for doing good," said Cathy Moore, an area superintendent with the Wake County Public Schools, who was the principal at Sanderson and hired Moton. She was also his French teacher at Enloe.
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grandmother and mother," he said. Now he has his own family. He married his wife Bridget in 2008. She gave birth to his first child, Brooke, on March 12. He signed a five-year contract with N.C. Central for an annual salary of $100,000. "I learned so much from the have-nots," Moton said. "I'm glad I was at the bottom because I got a full view of everything. Now it comes back full circle."
Giving back
LeVelle and his wife, Bridget,
People tend to like Moton, even other coaches. He's easygoing, quick to exchange handshakes and share a story. "He doesn't meet a stranger," said former Duke point guard Jeff Capel, who is now head coach at Oklahoma. Moton has collected mentors like Moore, inside and outside of basketball. "He has studied under all the good coaches, watched them and studied them," Southeast Raleigh High basketball coach John Baker III said. "He's gone through all the proper steps." In July 2007, Moton left Sanderson to take an assistant job at his college alma mater, serving as a recruiter for two seasons. His selection as head coach came as a surprise to some who felt the program needed a more experienced leader as it makes its transition from Division II. Moton understands the pressures but is determined to use the formula that allowed him to succeed so far. Despite life's challenges, he never wavered from what he knew to be the right thing. "I never wanted to disappoint my
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Moton shares those lessons with players. Many of them can relate to his underdog story. He continues to support the Raleigh Boys and Girls Club. On Aug. 7, he will sponsor a day of fun for members. "The work he does is about the people," Moore said. "It's about the students, the athletes, the colleagues he works with, about the people who have formally and informally mentored him along the way." Moton said he wants his players to answer four questions before they leave his program: Who are you? What are your core beliefs? Why are you here on this earth? And where are you going when you leave N.C. Central? What should they take from him? "The determination," he said. "The will to succeed. A lot of men will not admit it but I have an insecurity about myself. ... I'm scared if I don't make it I'm going back there." That's why Moton can talk about reaching the Final Four. "That's just how my life's been," he said. "Nobody believed me. I've always been the underdog. I've always had to prove people wrong. For me, that's cool." Special thanks to Edward Robinson, III and the News & Observer for allowing NCCU Sports Information to reprint this article.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
23 Dominique Sutton 6-5 • 212 • Forward • Senior Durham, N.C. • (Kansas State University)
Career Highs Points 21 (2x) last vs. Nebraska (2/17/10) Rebounds 14 vs. Baylor (3/12/10) Assists 6 vs. Southern Miss (12/11/08) Steals 8 - vs. Idaho State (1/3/09) Blocks 2 - twice Field Goals Made 7 - vs. South Dakota (1/3/10) Field Goal Attempts 12 - vs. Washington State (12/5/09) Three-Point Field Goals Made 3- vs. Nebraska (2/17/10) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3- vs. Nebraska (2/17/10) Free Throws Made 8 - vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/21/09) Free Throw Attempts 13 - vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff (12/21/09) Minutes Played 37 vs. Baylor (3/12/10)
Dominique Sutton sat out last season due to NCAA Transfer rules but will be a welcome addition to the eagle lineup this season. As a Junior (2009-10) Saw action in all 37 games with 36 starts as a junior. One of four players (Denis Clemente, Curtis Kelly and Jacob Pullen) to see action in all 37 games. Together, the quartet set the school’s single-season record for games played (37). His 36 starts ranks fourth all-time on the single season chart. Has played in 78 consecutive games in his career, which currently ranks second on the team behind Pullen’s 104game streak. Played 25 or more minutes in 19 games, including seven times in Big 12 play. Played a season-best 37 minutes against No. 20/21 Baylor (3/12) in the Big 12 Championship. Averaged 7.2 points on 47.7 percent shooting (95-of-199), including 33.3 percent (5-of-15) from 3-point range, with 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 24 minutes per game. Connected on 59 percent (72-of-122) from the free throw line. Ranked among the Top 5 in seven categories, including first in offensive rebounds (93), second in rebounding, defensive rebounds (121) and steals (46), third in assists, fourth in field goal percentage and fifth in scoring. Scored in 33 games, including 11 double-digit efforts. Posted a season-high 21 points in the win over Nebraska (2/17). Collected three double-doubles on the season, including 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. No. 20/21 Baylor (3/12) in the Big 12 Championship, 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Texas A&M (1/12) and 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. South Dakota (1/3). Grabbed 10 or more rebounds four times, including a season-best 14 vs. No. 20/21 Baylor (3/12). The 14 rebounds were the most by a Wildcat in 2009-10 and tied Larry Dassie (1977) and Fred Peete (2005) for the mostever in a conference tournament game. Led in
DOMINIQUE SUTTON'S CAREER STATISTICS T O T A L 3 - P O I N T --- REBOUNDS -- Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. 2007-08 19-8 256-13.5 24-46 .522 1-7 .143 13-22 .591 26 21 47 2.5 2008-09 34-32 779-22.9 97-200 .485 5-21 .238 56-82 .683 73 109 182 5.4 2009-10 37-36 888-24.0 95-199 .477 5-15 .333 72-122 .590 93 121 214 5.8 TOTAL 90-76 1923-21.4 216-445 .485 11-43 .256 141-226 .624 192 251 443 4.9
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES rebounding on a team-best 13 occasions, including five times in Big 12 play. Ranked in the Top 20 in two Big 12 rebounding categories, including 11th in offensive rebounds and 18th overall. Dished out at least three assists in 12 games, including five on three occasions. Led the team in assists five times. Had at least two steals in 15 games, including a season-high four three times. Saw action in 16 Big 12 games with 15 starts, averaging 22.5 minutes per game. Averaged 6.7 points on 44.9 percent shooting (35-of-78), including 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from 3-point range, in Big 12 play with 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Connected on 62.7 percent (32-of51) from the free throw line in conference games. Started all four NCAA Tournament games, averaging 5.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in 26.3 minutes per game. Had a game-high seven rebounds vs. Butler (3/27) in NCAA West Regional Final. Posted a near double-double in the first round win over North Texas (3/18) with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Had a stellar game in the Big 12 semifinal win over No. 20/21 Baylor (3/12) with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting with 14 rebounds, four steals and three assists in 37 minutes. Had 11 points and seven boards vs. Oklahoma State (3/11) in the quarterfinals. Pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds vs. Missouri (2/27) with seven points. Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers for 11 points in a win at Oklahoma (2/20). Had a near double-double in a dramatic win over Nebraska (2/17), posting a team-high 21 points with a career-best 3-of-3 effort from 3-point range with nine rebounds. Notched a team-best five assists in wins at Nebraska (2/2) and Iowa State (2/6). Tallied nine points and seven rebounds vs. No. 2/2 Kansas (1/30). Earned a double-double vs. Texas A&M (1/12) with 12 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Totaled a double-double vs. South Dakota (1/3) with 14 points and 10 boards. Solid all-around in a win over Cleveland State (12/29) with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. Chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12/21). Tallied seven points and seven rebounds in a win over Xavier (12/8). Posted 16 points vs. Washington State (12/5) with six rebounds, four steals and three assists. Had 14 points vs. IUPUI (11/28). Notched eight points and seven rebounds in a win over No. 18/21 Dayton (11/22) in the third-place game at the Puerto Rico Tip-off. As a Sophomore (2008-09) Saw action in all 34 games with 32 starts as a sophomore. One of seven players to see time in all 34 games. His 32 starts ranked fourth, along with Denis Clemente, on the team. Played 30 or more minutes in 10 games, including a season-high 34 against Southern Miss (12/11). Averaged 7.5 points on 48.5 percent shooting (97-of-200), including 23.8 percent (5-of-21) from 3-point range, with 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.0 assist in 22.9 minutes per game. Connected on 68.3 percent (56-of-82) from the free throw line. Scored in 32 games, including 10 double-digit efforts. Posted one 20-point game with a career-high 21 points against Wagner (12/30). Led the team in scoring twice, including Emporia State (11/19) and North Carolina Central (2/17). Ranked among the team's top-5 in seven categories, including first in defensive rebounds, second in overall rebounds and steals, third in minutes and offensive rebounds, fourth in field goal percentage and fifth in field goals. Collected two double-doubles on the season, including 21 points and 10 rebounds against Wagner (12/30) and 13 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa State (2/3). Hit on 48.5 percent from the field, one of five Wildcats to shoot 45 percent or better from the field. Led the squad in rebounding 10 times, including double-digit boards on three occasions. Had a season-high 12 rebounds against Illinois State (3/17) in the NIT First Round. Dished out at least one assist in 19 games, including a career-high six against Southern Miss (12/11). Tied the school single-season record for steals against Idaho State (1/3) with eight, matching the mark set by Lynn Smith (vs. South Dakota, 11/29/1986) and Elliot Hatcher (vs. Wichita State, 1/2/1996). Totaled at least one steal in 20 games, including two eight times. Ranked second on the team with 10 charges taken. Placed 18th in the Big 12 in rebounding and 14th in offensive rebounds. Started 15 of 16 Big 12 games, averaging 22.6 minutes per game. Averaged 6.1 points on 43.5 percent shooting (37-of-85), including 33.3 percent (3-of-9) from 3-point range, in conference play with 5.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 0.8 steals per game. Connected 65.6 percent (21-of-32) from the free throw line in league play. Ranked in two Big 12only categories, including tied for 14th in offensive rebounds and tied for 15th in rebounding. Ranked first on the team in defensive rebounds, second in rebounds and rebounds per game, third in steals and offensive rebounds and fifth in field goals in conference games. Had a near double-double against Illinois State (3/17) in the NIT First Round with nine points, a career-high 12 rebounds and two blocks in 33 minutes. Helped the Wildcats earn a bye to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship for third straight season with eight points, six rebounds and four assists against Colorado (3/7). Turned in nine points and eight rebounds at Oklahoma State (3/3). Scored 16 points against North Carolina Central (2/17), including a 6-of-6 effort from the charity stripe, to go with eight rebounds. Notched 12 points against Texas Tech (2/11) on 5-of-7 field goals. Earned his first double-double in Big 12 play with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa State (2/3). Chipped in eight points and eight rebounds in a win over Missouri (1/28)... Totaled 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Baylor (1/21) in 31 minutes. Added 10 points to his school single-game record-tying eight steals against Idaho State (1/3). Posted his first career double-double with a career-best 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting and 10 rebounds against Wagner (12/30). Dished out a career-high six assists in the win over Southern Miss (12/11) in a career-best 34 minutes. Posted 15 points against Kentucky (11/28) to go with six rebounds. Had a near double-double against Oakland (11/25) with nine points, nine rebounds and three steals. Scored in double figures in three consecutive games to start the season, averaging 13.0 points on 59.3 percent shooting (16-of-27). Opened the season with 13 points and eight rebounds against Florida A&M (11/14).
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES As a Freshman (2007-08) Saw action in 19 games with eight starts as a true freshman. Originally signed with the program on Nov. 8, but did not join the squad until Dec. 26 after completing necessary academic requirements, missing the first 11 games. Started the last four games of the season, including NCAA Tournament games against USC (3/20) and Wisconsin (3/22). Played double-digit minutes in 13 contests, including 20 or more minutes on three occasions. Missed three games in February due to a knee sprain. Averaged 3.3 points on 52.2 percent shooting (24-of-46), including 14.3 percent (1-of-7) from 3-point range, with 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.6 assists in 13.5 minutes per game. Ranked third on the team in field goal percentage. Connected on 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the free throw line. Scored in 10 games, including three double-digit efforts. Had at least one steal in 12 of his 19 games, including a season-high three against Savannah State (1/7), Nebraska (2/6) and Iowa State (3/8). Saw action in 13 Big 12 games with five starts. Averaged 2.5 points on 43.3 percent shooting (13-of-30) in conference-only games with 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 14.0 minutes per game. Connected on 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from the free throw line in league play. Tallied six points in the win over USC (3/20) in the NCAA Tournament on 2-of-4 shooting, including his first 3-pointer, with two rebounds in 17 minutes. Was solid in his first start in nearly a month against Iowa State (3/8) with nine points on 4-of-6 field goals with four rebounds and three steals. Had three steals and a pair of blocks in a win over Nebraska (2/6). Notched double-digits in Big 12 play for the first time against Missouri (2/2) with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go with six rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes. Earned his first career start in the upset win over No. 2 Kansas (1/30), tallying six rebounds, two points, two steals and a block in a season-high 26 minutes. Posted five points in the team's first win at Oklahoma (1/12) since 1996. Scored a season-best 12 points against Savannah State (1/7) on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting with three rebounds, three steals and one assist in 16 minutes. Totaled double-digits in his college debut against Wagner (12/29), scoring 10 points with four rebounds and two assists in just 10 minutes. High School (The Patterson School/Durham Jordan H.S.) A two-year starter and letterman at The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C. Helped the Bulldogs to a 36-4 overall record and No. 3 national prep school ranking in 2006-07. Averaged 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and a team-leading 3.0 steals per game as a senior. Ranked second on the squad in both scoring and rebounding. Scored 24 points against Oak Hill Academy on 12-of-16 field goals to go with nine rebounds. Rated as the No. 57 overall prospect by Scout.com and No. 97 in the Rivals150 by Rivals.com. Also ranked among the top-50 at small forward position by a number of outlets, including No. 11 by Scout.com, No. 21 by High School Hoops magazine and No. 28 by Rivals.com. Rated the No. 2 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com. Transferred to The Patterson School after playing two seasons at Durham Jordan High School in Durham, N.C. Averaged 19.7 points as a sophomore in guiding the Falcons to a 19-8 record and the 4-A Western Regional semifinals. Named to The Associated Press All-State second team following the season. Selected the Durham Sun-Herald and PAC-6 4-A Player of the Year. Personal Dominique Leondras Sutton was born Oct. 20, 1986, in Durham, N.C. Parents are Quintin Sutton and Katrina Reid. Has a brother, Lavaedeau Lee. Major at NCCU is Social Science.
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Where do you see yourself in five years? Some where making some money playing the game I love. What would be the title . title of your autobiography? Sutton's World Favorite Food: All Food
Favorite Pro Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys Favorite TV Show: T.O. Show Favorite Restaurant: Cookout When I first met Coach Moton I thought.... That's Puff Daddy's brother What March Madness means to me: Winning time Who is the funniest member of the team? Superstar Sutton (myself) Which teammate is on facebook the most? Nick Chasten Which player on the team needs a haircut the most? Ray and Poobie
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Dominique Sutton had many acrobatic dunks during his time at KSU, and will certainly add his own style to NCCU's high-flying attack. (Photos courtesy KSU Sports Information)
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What's it like for yourself . and the team to actually be able to compete for championships? It means alot just to get the opportunity to compete for a .. championship, I hope my teammates get to feel what its like to play in the NCAA Tournament. It's a dream come true.
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35 Nick Chasten
6-7 • 216 • Forward • Senior Raleigh, N.C. • (Charis Prep/Leesville Road H.S.) Career Highs Points 24-twice (last vs. N.C. A&T 2/21/11) Rebounds 18 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Assists 5 vs. Chicago State (1/10/09) Steals 3 - eight (last vs. S.C. State 3/3/11) Blocks 4 - twice (last at Okla. (11/15/10) Field Goals Made 9 - three (last vs. N.C. A&T 2/21/11) Field Goal Attempts 17 at SMU (1/9/10) Three-Point Field Goals Made 4 at S.C. State (12/4/10) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 6 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (12/16/10) Free Throws Made 6 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Free Throw Attempts 6 - three (last vs. Milligan College 12/29/10) Minutes Played 44 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11)
Chasten became the double-double man for the Eagles and looks to keep it going in his final season. Needs 7 steals to break into NCCU’s All-Time Top 16, 6 blocks to break into the All-Time Top 10 As a Junior (2010-11) Nominated for the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Independent Team and the NCCSIA All-State Team after averaging 11.7 points per game (third on the team) while grabbing 7.1 rebounds per contest (No. 1 on the team). Led the team with four doubles-doubles on the year that included back-to-back efforts on Dec. 1 against Washington Adventist (16 pts, 15 rebs) and at South Carolina State (24 pts, 11 rebs). Scored a career-high 24 pts on two occasions (Dec. 4 at South Carolina State and Feb. 19 vs. Norfolk State). Pulled down at least seven rebounds 15 times in his third season. Scored in double figures in 19 out of 30 contests in which he played and started. Shot 24-for-79 from three-point range (30.4%) and was a very efficient 52.1 percent from the field (150-for-288). Scored the game-winning layup with 0.8 seconds left against Coppin State on Feb. 14. Second on the roster with 35 steals (1.2 per game), third on the team
NICK CHASTEN'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU T O T A L 3 - P O I N T --- REBOUNDS -- Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. 2008-09 19-9 430-22.6 57-133 .429 9-25 .360 7-12 .583 27 48 75 3.9 2009-10 29-25 848-29.2 118- 268 .440 14-57 .246 41-58 .707 65 110 175 6.0 2010-11 30-30 937-31.2 150-288 .521 24-79 .304 27-44 .614 70 144 214 7.1 TOTAL 78-64 2215-28.4 325-689 .472 47-161 .292 75-114 .658 162 302 464 5.9
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES with 18 blocks, and third on the squad averaging 31.2 minutes a game. When he scored the NICK CHASTEN FILE in double-figures the Eagles were 14-5 and 4-0 when he racked up a double-double NCCU was 4-0. Became the first Eagle to record back-to-back double-doubles since 2004-05 Whom do you most admire, and why?: (Johnathan Moore) My father, a successful black man who was once As a Sophomore (2009-10) homeless as a child and After coming off the bench in the first four games, Chasten was inserted as the starter in turned nothing into game number five of the season and never looked back finishing third on the team in scor something. ing at 10.0 points per game, but was second on the roster scoring 291 points. He was the team's top rebounder with 175 on the season, an average of 6.0 boards per contest. Who would you say Worked himself into a constant double-double threat night in and night out. Scored in is your celebrity double figures 17 times this season including four games in a row from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23. look-a-like: Chasten led the Eagles in rebounding 15 times including three double-digit rebounding ef- Joe Johnson (Atlanta forts. Recorded two double-doubles, 15 points 13 rebounds against Carver Bible College Hawks) (Dec. 5) and 15 points 10 rebounds against Tennessee Temple (Jan. 15). He came close to recording a double-double 11 times on the year, and scored a career-high 20 points at If you were going to be featured on the High Point (Dec. 29). Also led the squad with 49 steals on the season. cover of a magazine, what magazine would As a Freshman (2008-09) it be? Sat out first semester due to NCAA Clearinghouse issues. First game as an Eagle (Dec. ESPN 18) vs. Winston-Salem State. Made sparkling debut scoring in double-figures (10 pts) on 5-11 shooting in 21 minutes of action. Finished the season sixth on the team in scoring, If you could invite three. three averaging 6.8 points per game. Finished 9-for-36 (25.0%) from three-point range, second people to dinner dead or alive, who would you invite? MLK, James Brown, and Michael Jordan
Memorable Coach Moton Quote: Adversity introduces a man to himself.
What March Madness means to me: Winning time
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What's it like for yourself and the team to actually be able to compete for championships? : I'd like nothing better than to shock the world, win the MEAC and do something positive for this university.
Favorite Moment at NCCU: Scoring the game-winning basket against Coppin State.
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on the squad. Fifth on the roster shooting 42.9% from the field. Ended up fourth in rebounds (3.9 rpg) and blocked shots (12). Registered team-high numbers in rebounds in six games. Also recorded team-high numbers in blocks three times, while leading the team in steals the final two contests. Recorded his first double-double in the MEAC Tournament “Bonus Game� against Winston-Salem State (March 14) scoring 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting while grabbing a career-high 10 boards, and collecting 3 steals in NCCU's victory. Scored his career-best 15 points two times during his rookie campaign. The first came in just his third outing at No. 23/24 Michigan (Dec. 29), where he scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go along with his 2 rebounds. The last came at Savannah State (March 2). High School (Leesville Road H.S./Charis Prep) Attended Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C., before joining Charis Prep in Goldsboro, N.C. Averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds in his final season at Leesville Road High School. Named Team M.V.P., First-Team Cap-7 All-Conference and First-Team All-Triangle before attending Charis Prep. Averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds for head coach Carlos Peralta at Charis Prep. Scored career-high 30 points versus Carolina Prep. Personal Born October 27, 1987 in Raleigh, N.C. Parents at Sam and Linda Chasten. Major at NCCU is Mass Communications. Pronounced CHAY-sten
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3 Landon Clement
6-2 • 180 • Guard • Senior Raleigh, N.C. • (Sanderson H.S. /UNC Greensboro) Career Highs Points 33 vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Rebounds 7 at Howard (2/5/11) Assists 6 - twice (last at Howard (2/5/11) Steals 3 - twice at High Point (2/5/11) Blocks 1 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Field Goals Made 10 - twice vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Field Goal Attempts 18 vs. N.C. A&T (2/21/11) Three-Point Field Goals Made 6 at Oklahoma (11/15/10) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 15 vs. N.C. A&T (2/21/11) Free Throws Made 15 - vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Free Throw Attempts 15 - vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Minutes Played 45 at Oklahoma (11/15/10)
Landon enters his senior season eighth in school history in threepointers made with 109 and needs just 114 to break Moton’s school record of 213. 2010-11 NCAA All-Independent “Newcomer of the Year” 2010-11 NCCSIA All-State Team (First Team) 2010-11 Boxtorow.com/ BASN HBCU All-American Team (Second Team) As a Junior (2010-11) Destroyed the single season record for three-pointers and became the first Eagle to record over 100 threes in a single season. NCCU’s stats did not count because of its transition to Division I, but Clement was No. 2 nationally averaging 3.63 three pointers a game. Shot an astounding 40.7% (No. 1 on the team) from threepoint range (109-for-268), 43.2 percent from the field (183-for424) and was an 80.4 percent (No. 1 on the team) free-throw shooter (86-of-107). Finished second on the squad averaging 18.7 points per game. Scored in double figures in all 30 games including a career-high 33 points at home against
LANDON CLEMENT'S CAREER STATISTICS T O T A L 3 - P O I N T --- REBOUNDS -- Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 30-27 1081-36.0 183-424 .432 109-268 .407 86-107 .804 16 96 112 3.7 32 43 1 34 561 18.7 TOTAL 30-27 1081-36.0 183-424 .432 109-268 .407 86-107 .804 16 96 112 3.7 32 43 1 34 561 18.7
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES South Carolina State on March 3. In that contest became the second Eagle to hit 15-for-15 from the charity stripe in a game (C.J. Wilkerson 15-for-15 at N.C. A&T on Jan. 24) on the season, the third-most since Willie Jennette hit 15-for-16 free throws at Elizabeth City State on Jan. 13, 1986. Scored 20plus points on 11 occasions including 22 points on 6-for9 shooting from the outside against the Oklahoma Sooners, whom NCCU took to overtime. Had a three-game streak of scoring 20-plus points (23 pts vs. Bethune-Cookman Jan. 31, 26 points at Howard Feb. 5, and 24 pts at High Point on Feb. 7) Hit at least 3 three pointers in 25 of 30 games including 6 (two times), 5 (five times), 4 (six times). Played a grueling average of 36.0 minutes per game, averaged 3.7 rebounds per contest, 1.1 assists per contest, and 1.1 steals. Recorded at least two steals in 11 games, had a seasonhigh 6 assists on two occasions (at S.C. State Dec. 4 and at Howard on Feb. 5) Prior to NCCU: (UNCG 2007-09) As a Sophomore (2008-09) Played in 18 games with three starts. Had a career-high 26 points in UNCG’s home-opener against NAIA member Webber International, knocking down five three-pointers; also had a pair of career-highs with five rebounds and three steals. Scored in double-figures on five occasions, including 13 points in the seasonopener at Charlotte. Took leave from school for personal reasons in early February. As a Freshman (2007-08) Appeared in 27 games during the season, all of them coming off the bench. Hit a key 4-point play to spark a 22-5 run in UNCG’s win at The Citadel. Hit back-to-back three-pointers to spark a second half run in UNCG’s home win over Chattanooga that put the game out of reach (Feb. 28). Had a season-high four assists in loss at Missouri State, helping to fill in for the injured Dwayne Johnson. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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Why did you decide to attend NCCU? Great coach almost like my father, great opportunity, and wanted to help put NCCU on the map.
Where do you see yourself in five years? Playing professional basketball overseas providing for my family.
Who would you say is your celebrity look-a-like? Kyle Korver and Steve Nash
Favorite Professional sports team: Carolina Panthers, Miami Heat
What would the title of your autobiography be? Like Father, Like Son. Like Son What March Madness means to me: Best time of the year, when the great ones come out to play. When I leave NCCU, I want to be remembered for (what)? Being a great basketball player and hanging a championship banner up in our first season in the MEAC.
Heading into the MEAC, I'm excited about: The chance to bring a championship to NCCU.
Who on the team has the most tatoos? Myself
Which teammate would most likely fit in with the cast of Jersey Shore? Tramar Beaman
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High School (Sanderson H.S.) First-team all-conference selection each of the last two seasons at Sanderson H.S. Finished second on the school’s career scoring list and first in three-pointers made and career free throw percentage. Averaged 20.6 ppg as a senior as he earned all-area honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. Also earned Academic All-Conference three out of four years at Sanderson. Scored a career-high 37 points in a game as a senior. Personal Landon Christopher Clement was born on February 16, 1989. Son of Chris and Donna Clement. Third of four children in his family. Majoring in sociology at NCCU.
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2 Tramar Beaman
6-1 • 180 • Guard • Senior Williamstown, N.J. • (Univ. of the Sciences (Phila.) Career Highs Points 4 at Bethune-Cookman (2/28/11) Rebounds 2 at Bethune-Cookman (2/28/11) Assists 2 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/12/11) Steals 1 - five (last at Bethune-Cookman (2/28/11) Blocks 1 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/12/11) Field Goals Made 1 - five vs. Savannah State (3/12/11) Field Goal Attempts 4 at Western Illinois (1/26/11) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1- twice (last at N.C. A&T (1/24/11) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2- three last at Coastal Carolina (2/17/11) Free Throws Made 15 - vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Free Throw Attempts 2 at Bethune-Cookman (2/28/11) Minutes Played 9 - twice (last vs. Savannah State (3/12/11)
Tramar‘s defensive ability and tenacity gave him a very vital role on the squad off the bench and he looks to end his NCCU career on a high note. As a Junior (2010-11) Played in 22 games, started in three in his first season at NCCU, averaging 4.4 minutes per contest. Started his first career game at NCCU against Johnson & Wales playing seven minutes recording a block, a block, and two assists. Scored his first points as an Eagle against Florida Gulf Coast hitting a three-pointer against the host Eagles. Hit one of the team’s 12 three-pointers at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24. Scored at least one point in the last three ballgames including a seasonhigh of four points at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 28. Grabbed a season-high three rebounds and an assists in NCCU’s win over Western Illinois on Jan. 26. Prior to NCCU: University of the Sciences Philadelphia (2007-09) As a Freshman and Sophomore (07-09) Named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll for his performance during the week ending in Dec. 7, 2008. During that week, averaged 17.5 points, grabbed
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five boards and had two takeaways leading the Devils to a perfect 2-0 week. Shot 59.1 percent (13-22) from the field in USP's two wins, including 4-for-6 behind the three point arc. At one point during his sophomore season, was USP's leading scorer and topped the team in field goal percentage (60.8 percent), which ranked him third in the CACC. Ranked 24th in the league averaging 11.3 points per game. In a loss to the University of the District of Columbia, scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed four rebounds.
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Academic Honors: Named to the 2010-11 NABC Honors Court, Nominated for Rho Phi Lambda Honor Society
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High School (Williamston High School) Beam Named First Team All-Conference, All-Christmas Tournament Team, while also making the honor roll. Inducted into the National Honor Society. Named MVP Who would you say is your celebrity l ook-a-like? (Athlete of the Year). Trevor Ariza
Personal Tramar is the son of Joseph and Gail Beaman, and was born on May 25, 1989 in Vorhees, N.J. Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business at NCCU. Named to the 2010-11 NABC Honors Court with a 3.46 grade point average.
If you were going to be featured on the cover of a magazine, what magazine would it be: Slam What song is most often played on your iPod: "I'm On One"- Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross If you could be a superhero for the day, what power would you want and why? Strength, I love Batman and no one can beat him. What would be the title of your autobiography? The Life of T. Beaman Playing for Coach Moton has: Been a great experience and he does . really love everyone on . the team. One thing that I have to do at least once a day: Shoot a basketball Favorite Moment at NCCU: Beating A&T 90-84 in overtime at the Corbett Center What March Madness means to me: The Chance to Go dancing and winning a championship.
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5 Justin Leemow 6-1 • 175 • Guard • Senior Brooklyn, N.Y. • (Mt. Zion/ USF)
Justin Leemow looks to continue his solid defensive play and leadership skills at the point guard position in his final season at NCCU. As a Junior (2010-11): Started all but one game (Senior Night vs. SC State Mar. 3) in his first season at NCCU. Dished out a team-high 118 assists and 56 steals on the year. Averaged 3.9 assists per game while racking up 1.9 steals per contest. Scored in double-figures in three games including his first doubledouble against Allen University contributing 19 points and a careerhigh 10 assists in the win. Dished out at least five assists in 11 games including eight at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 28. Recorded at least one take away in all but four games with a season-high of six in back-to-back games against Allen University (Nov. 27) and Washington Adventist (Dec. 1). Scored at least one point in all but 10 games.
Career Highs Points 19 vs. Allen Univ. (11/27/11) Rebounds 6 vs. Bethune-Cookman (1/31/11) Assists 10 vs. Allen Univ. (11/27/11) Steals 6 - twice (last vs. Wash. Adv 12/1/10) Blocks 1 - seven (last at High Point 2/7/11) Field Goals Made 7 vs. Allen Univ. (11/27/11) Field Goal Attempts 14 vs. Allen Univ. (11/27/11) Three-Point Field Goals Made 3 vs. Virginia (11/16/09) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8 vs. Cincinnati (3/3/09) Free Throws Made 5 vs. UMES (1/10/11) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. UMES (1/10/11) Minutes Played 35 vs. Del. State (1/8/11)
Prior to NCCU: University of South Florida (2008-10) As a Sophomore (2009-10) Saw 17 minutes of action with two assists at SMU (11/13). Tied his career with nine points JUSTIN LEEMOW'S CAREER STATISTICS T O T A L 3 - P O I N T Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. 2010-11 30-29 716-23.9 51-142 .359 3-23 .130 19-34 .559 TOTAL 30-29 716-23.9 51-142 .359 3-23 .130 19-34 .559
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES on 3-3 3-point shooting against Virginia (11/16). Added a pair of 3-pointers against Davidson (11/19) ... Made his first start of the season against UNC Wilmington (11/22). Added three points, three rebounds and three assists off the bench against Kent State (11/25). Pulled down three rebounds with two assists against USFCA (12/19).
The JUSTIN LEEMOW FILE Favorite Restaurant: Ruby Tuesday's
What's currently in my Ipod: J. Cole, Drake, and Jay-Z When I first met Coach .. Moton I thought: He had the same goals I had in going to college As a Freshman (2008-09) Favorite Coach Moton True freshman who appeared in Quote: "That's all 31 games this season, starting just fool's Gold." eight. Averaged 1.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists. Made Favorite Basketball his USF debut in 11/14 season Movie of all-time: Hoop opener vs. SMU, playing 14 Dreams minutes off the bench. Had three points, two rebounds and an One thing I have to assist. Tallied two assists 11/19 do at least once a at Virginia... Notched a career day: Play with my high nine points 12/3 at UAB, daughter. connecting on a career high three Heading into the 3-pointers. Also pulled down a MEAC, I'm excited career high three rebounds. Had about: NCCU entering career high three steals 12/21 a conference with a chance vs. Wright State... Made his first to go to the NCAA career start 12/27 vs. Iona, playing Tournament. 24 minutes with two assists and not committing a turnover. Tallied Player on the team six points and a career high six who thinks he can rebounds 1/20 vs. DePaul. Had a outdress Coach Moton: career high three assists 1/24 vs. Me...lol Villanova. Had five rebounds and tied his career high with three assists in 2/6 upset win vs. Marquette. Also added two steals vs. Marquette. Tied his career high with nine 3/3 vs. My Dream Job is and (why): Playing professional Cincinnati, matching his career high with three 3-pointers. Also dished out a career high basketball because I four assists and added a game-high three steals, tying his career high. want to take care of my family. High School (Mt. Zion Academy) Spent final year of school at Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C. Averaged 13.5 points, 4 assists and 2 steals per game as a member of the post-graduate team. Also split time on the national team at Mt. Zion. Coached by Brett Wilson and Tony Fozard at Mt. Zion. Attended The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C. for two years and Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. for two years prior to Mt. Zion. Personal Justin Jude Leemow is the son of Delia Pollard and Sylvester Leemow. Has two brothers, Jovan and Jobe, and one adopted brother, Stanley Sylvester. Born August 1, 1988. Name is pronounced Lee-Mow (as in now).
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20 Jonathan Nicely 6-4 • 194 • Guard • Senior Augusta, Ga. • (Evans H.S.)
Career Highs
Jonathan Nicely has found his niche in Moton’s lineup and will look to flourish in his senior season off the bench.
Points 5 at Norfolk State (1/22/11) Rebounds 6 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/12/10) Assists 1 - twice (last at Coastal Carolina 2/17/11) Steals 2 at Univ. of Miami (11/19/10) Blocks 3 vs. UMES (1/10/11) Field Goals Made 2 - three (last at Norfolk State 11/27/11) Field Goal Attempts 4 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/12/10) Three-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 at S.C. State (12/4/10) Free Throws Made 2 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Free Throw Attempts 2 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Minutes Played 21 at Univ. of Miami (11/19/10)
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Junior Season (2010-11) Played in 27 games averaging 6.8 minutes a contest. Saw double-figure minutes on six occasions including a season-high 21 minutes at Miami on Nov. 19 where he tied for the team-high with 4 rebounds. Played 20 minutes in a home win over Allen University on Nov. 27. His six crucial minutes against Oklahoma allowed NCCU to hold on to a slim lead that was aided by his only bucket of the night. Scored a season-high five points at Norfolk State on Jan. 22. His three blocks against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 aided in NCCU’s 67-61 win. Scored at least 2 points on 10 different occasions on the year. Finished his first full year at NCCU shooting 12-for-25 (48.0%) from the field. Hit 3-of-4 (75.0%) from the free throw line on the year. Sophomore Season (2009-10) After joining the team mid-season, Nicely played in 10 games averaging 1.9 minutes per contest. His first point at NCCU came on a free throw as he went 1-for-2 against Newport News Apprentice School Scored four points at Youngstown State on Jan. 27.
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(2009-10) Had two catches for 16 yards in his second season on the gridiron. Freshman Season (2008-09) Recorded one catch for six yards in his rookie season at NCCU, while suiting up in eight games. High School (Evans H.S.) Averaged around 17.0 points a game for Evans High School in his senior season while also excelling on the football field. Personal Jonathan Alexander Nicely is the son of Joann and Willie Nicely and was born on May 16, 1990 in Augusta, Ga. He is majoring in Finance at NCCU.
Favorite NBA Team: LA Lakers
Favorite NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, best overall player in the world. Favorite TV Show: Playmakers Favorite Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory Favorite Food: Lasagna What's currently in my Ipod: Lil Wayne & Gucci Favorite Movie of All-Time: Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next Place in the world I 'd Like to travel and (why?): Africa, because it's the Motherland. When I first met Coach Moton I thought: This is a real cool dude. What March Madness means to me: Time to put in work.
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43 Tracy O'Neal
6-8 • 220 • Forward • Senior Aiken, S.C. • (Aiken Technical College) CAREER HIGHS Points 6 vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Rebounds 6 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Assists 2 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11) Steals 1 - twice (last at Howard 2/5/11) Blocks 3 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11) Field Goals Made 3 vs. S.C. State (3/3/11) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Coppin State (3/3/11) Three-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made 3 at Norfolk State (1/22/11) Free Throw Attempts 4 at Norfolk State (1/22/11) Minutes Played 19 vs. Coppin State (2/14/11)
Tracy O’Neal adds much needed size and depth to the post for NCCU. His contributions off the bench will be key to the Eagles run to a title. As a Junior (2010-11) Missed the first 10 games of the season due to an injury but when he finally got healthy was a contributor from the get-go ripping down 6 rebounds in his debut against Milligan College on Dec. 29. Scored his first points at the Division I level at Norfolk State going 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Dropped in his first collegiate field goal at Howard on Feb. 5 where he went 2-for-4 from the field including 1-for-1 from the charity stripe scoring 5 points in an NCCU comefrom-behind win over Howard 79-70. Played double digit minutes in five games and made his first start on Feb. 28, 2011 at Bethune-Cookman. His lone dunk at home against
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A&T sent the home crowd into a frenzy on Feb. 21. Had an eight-game streak of at least one rebound from Jan. 10 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore to Feb. 5 at Howard. Scored a season-high six points on “Senior Night” against South Carolina State going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. Prior to NCCU: Aiken Technical College (2009-10) As a Freshman and Sophomore Averaged 4.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per outing in his second season playing for the Capers, including a 11 point 12 rebound effort against Gulf Coast Community College. High School (South Aiken High School) Didn’t start playing basketball until his junior year of high school. Personal Tracy Alkamel O’Neal is the son of Alexis O’Neal and he was born on January 2, 1989 in Newark, N.J. Majoring in Sociology at NCCU.
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Favorite Food: Fried Chicken and French Fries Favorite Spot on NCCU campus: My Room Favorite Movie of all-time: Glory Road Place in the world I'd like to travel and (why): Toronto, Canda. I'd love to go to the big city. What March Madness means to me: Championship
What's currently in my Ipod: "Sure Thing" by Miguel, "Workout" by J. Cole.
Favorite NBA Team: LA Lakers Favorite NBA Player: Kobe Bryant, he is the best player in the league on the best team.
Playing for Coach Moton will: Make me a better player and a person overall. Why did you decide to attend? Great opportunity to further my basketball goals. Whom do you most admire, and Why? Amare Stoudemire, because of where he came from, how he strived for success
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41 Ray Willis
6-6 • 164 • Guard • Junior Atlanta, Ga. • (University of Oklahoma)
Points 14 vs. Miss. Valley State (11/17/08)
Prior to NCCU: University of Oklahoma (2008-10)
Assists 3 vs. Iowa State (1/27/10)
As a Sophomore (2009-10) Played in 13 games averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per contest. Made two starts (Jan. 27 vs. Iowa State and Feb. 13 at Oklaoma State). Shot .250 from the field, .316 from 3-point range (6-for-19) and .750 from the free throw line (6-for-8). Scored a season-high eight points in 17 minutes against Gonzaga (Dec. 31). Registered seven points and five rebounds in 19 minutes the following game versus Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 4). Contributed six points and career highs of seven boards and three assists in a careerhigh 32 minutes versus Iowa State (Jan. 27). Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds at Oklahoma State (Feb. 13). As a Freshman (2008-09) Played in 16 of team's 36 games averaging 3.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per contest. Shot .372 from the field, .333 from 3-point range (7-for-21) and .778 from the free throw line (14-for-18). Boasted team's second-highest scoring average
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Ray Willis sat out last season per NCAA transfer rules and he looks to hit the ground running as the junior makes everyone better around him. Should be a very excited player to watch.
Rebounds 7- twice (last at Okla. State 2/13/09)
Steals 2 vs. Miss Valley State (11/17/08) Blocks 2 vs. UMES (1/4/10) Field Goals Made 4 - (twice) Field Goal Attempts 11 vs. Maine (12/10/08) Three-Point Field Goals Made 4 - four (last vs. Iowa State 1/27/10) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Maine (12/10/08) Free Throws Made 5 vs. Miss. Valley State (11/17/08) Free Throw Attempts 5 - twice Minutes Played 32 vs. Iowa State (1/27/10)
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES when projected to 40 minutes per game (20.6 points). Scored a season-high 14 points in 15 minutes in season's second game against Mississippi Valley State. Netted 13 points and grabbed five boards against Maine (Dec. 10). Registered 10 points and a season-high six boards versus Coppin State (Jan. 3). Made two 3-pointers against Gardner-Webb, Maine and Coppin State. Played in just two of team's final 16 outings (both in NCAA Tournament). High School (Westlake H.S.) Attended Atlanta's Westlake High School as a senior. Ranked No. 61 in the 2008 recruiting class by Scout.com and No. 109 by Rivals.com. Earned firstteam Class AAAA all-state honors. Averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in 2007-08. Led Westlake to a 25-7 record and to the state tournament semifinals. Set a school record for most times scoring at least 30 points in a season (eight). Single-game career high was 38 points. Named to the Atlanta Tipoff Club's All-Metro Team. Participated in Georgia North/South and Atlanta City All-Star Games. Named MVP of the Peach State Holiday Classic. Served as team captain. Attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla., his first three years. Averaged 18.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior for 25-7 Panthers ... Coached at Westlake by Darren Rogers. Helped Dr. Phillips to a Class 6A state runner-up finish (lost 80-77 in overtime to Blanche Ely High School in state title game). Was a first-team All-Metro Conference selection and a second-team All-Central Florida pick as a junior. Coached by Anthony Long at Dr. Phillips.
Personal Son of Shiwila Willis and Raymond Brennam and was born Sept. 13, 1989 in Tulsa, Okla. Teamed with Mississippi's Chris Warren (2008 SEC All-Freshman Team) at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. Major is undecided. Owner of an 83-inch wingspan (6 feet, 11 inches).
The Ray WILLIS FILE Favorite NBA team: Dallas Mavericks
Biggest Fear: Not living up to my potential
What would be the title of your autobiography: "Who Am I" Favorite Food: BBQ Favorite Basketball Movie of all-time: Love & Basketball
Memorable Coach Moton Quote: "Son, What are you doing?" What March Madness means to me: A Chance for NCCU to make history. Favorite Spot on Campus: McDougald-McLendon Gym If you could go on a date with one female movie star, who would it be? Halle Berry Who is the funniest member of the teamt? Emanuel Chapman Which teammate thinks he is the best dresser? Justin Leemow When I leave NCCU, I want to be remembered for (what?): Being respectable and hard working.
Place in the world I'd like to travel (and why?): Trinidad, I've never been to an island.
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13 David Best
6-8 • 250 • Forward • Junior Raleigh, N.C. • Cape Fear Community College Career Highs Points 12 at Air Force (12/11/10) Rebounds 9 at Air Force (12/11/10) Assists 1- twice (last at Indiana 11/23/10) Steals 3 at Oklahoma (11/15/10) Blocks 5 at Air Force (12/11/10) Field Goals Made 5 at Air Force (12/11/10) Field Goal Attempts 11 at Air Force (12/11/10) Three-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None Free Throws Made 3 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Free Throw Attempts 8 vs. Milligan College (12/29/10) Minutes Played 33 vs. Savannah State (2/6/10)
David Best returns for his second season at NCCU looking to improve upon his first year and make a much needed impact in the post As a Sophomore (2010-11) Despite playing in 20 games scored in all but five contests. His breakout performance of the year came on the road at Air Force, where he scored a season-high 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. In the nearupset of Oklahoma, Best scored 4 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, recorded 3 steals and 3 blocks in a seasonhigh 29 minutes in the overtime loss. Scored 9 points in a home win over Milligan, and scored 6 crucial points in NCCU’s Jan. 15 road win over Coppin State. Led the team with 24 blocks on the season including a season-high five against the Air Force Academy. Brought down at least 1 rebound in 19 of 20 contests ending the year with a 4.1 rebound per game average. Averaged 17.1 minutes per contest. Prior to NCCU: Cape Fear Comm. College (2008-09) As a Freshman (2008-09) Voted First-team All-Region for the
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Sea Devils during his only season that included a 14 point, 11 rebound effort against Clinton Junior College which featured two future NCCU teammates (C.J. Wilkerson and Dwayne Sims). His best game of the season was against Wilkes Community College where Best scored 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 107-97 win. Best finished his freshman season averaging 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per contest. Compiled 16 double-doubles in his one season at CFCC High School (Sanderson High School) Played for Moton, and was a major contributor to two Cap-7 Conference Championships. Personal David is the son of Barbara Best, and was born on May 21, 1984 in Newark, N.J. Has not declared a major at NCCU.
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Favorite NBA Team: New York Knicks
Favorite NBA Player: Derrick Coleman
Biggest Fear: Deer Favorite Movie of all-time: Glory Road Favorite Food: Hot Wings
Whom do you most admire (and why?): My mom, she's a powerful and wonderful woman Place in the world I'd like to travel and (why?): China, because I'd like to try the food.
When I leave NCCU, I want to be remembered for (what?): Being Me What March Madness means to me: Life
Favorite Spot on NCCU's campus: McDougald-McLendon Gym or the locker room
Heading into the MEAC, I'm excited about: Playing for a championship.
My dream job is and (why): Playing in the NBA or .overseas. If you could go on a date with one female celebrity, who would it be? Jennifer from the TV
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11 Ebuka Anyaorah
6-4 • 194 • Guard • Junior Suwanee, Ga. • North Gwinnett H.S./ McLennan Comm. Coll THE EBUKA ANYAORAH FILE
Ebuka Anyaorah comes to NCCU with the opportunity to contribute Favorite NBA Team: Atlanta Hawks right away. Favorite NBA Player:. Player: Prior to NCCU: Derrick Rose, he has (McLennan Comm. College) that killer instinct. Sophomore (2010-11) When I first met Coach .. Averaged 9.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, Moton I thought: He and 1.5 assists in 33 games for MCC. keeps it real. (University of Georgia) Favorite Coach Moton Freshman (2008-10) Quote: "No Excuses" Averaged 2.7 points and 1.4 What March Madness rebounds while appearing in 28 means to me: Everything games in the 09-10 season. Missed entire 2008-09 season with a stress Heading into the fracture in his right tibia. MEAC, I'm excited about: The chance for us High School (North Gwinnett H.S.) to win the title. Averaged 26.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and was selected to Favorite Spot on the Georgia Athletic Coaches NCCU's campus: Association (GACA) first-team all McDougald-McLendon state selection. Was the second Gym or my room. highest scorer in the nation, set My dream job is and North Gwinnett scoring record for (why): Playing most points in a season. Three-time in the NBA. all-county selection.
Funniest members of the team: DavRon Williams and David Best
Personal Son of Steve and Martha Anyaorah. Born Feb. 15, 1990 in Innsbruck, Austria. Has two sisters and one brother (Nnaemeka, Adaorah,and Eloka). Majoring in Psychology at NCCU. EBUKA ANYAORAH'S CAREER STATISTICS AT UGA
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32 Emanuel Chapman 6-1 • 160 • Guard •Sophomore Raleigh, N.C. • Enloe H.S.
CAREER HIGHS Points 9 at Florida Gulf Coast (12/21/10) Rebounds 5 at Florida Gulf Coast (12/21/10) Assists 8 vs. Coppin State (2/14/11) Steals 3 - twice (last at N.C. A&T 1/24/11) Blocks 1 - three (last vs. Savannah State 3/12/11) Field Goals Made 4 at Florida Gulf Coast (12/21/10) Field Goal Attempts 6 at Florida Gulf Coast (12/21/10) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1 - three (last at N.C. A&T 1/24/11) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 at Florida Gulf Coast (12/21/10) Free Throws Made 5 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11) Free Throw Attempts 6 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11) Minutes Played 24 at N.C. A&T (1/24/11)
Emanuel “Poobie” Chapman show Eagle Fans a glimmer of the player he will become here at NCCU. Look for him to continue the maturation process under Moton’s tutelage. As a Freshman (2010-11) Averaged 11.8 minutes playing in 25 games coming off the bench and provided some stability at the point guard position. Finished the season with 58 assists (2.3 per game) and only 31 turnovers (1.2 per game). With starter Justin Leemow in foul trouble against Oklahoma on Nov. 15, came of the bench and led the Eagles with five assists and two steals in the 71-63 overtime loss. Began his Eagle career with at least one assist in his first 13 games. Of the 25 games participated in did not record an assist in four contests. Set a career-high with eight assists in a last second win over Coppin State on Feb. 14. Chapman’s eighth assists was the game-winning basket to Nick Chasten. Scored a seasonhigh 9 points at Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 21. Went 1-for-1 from threepoint range against NC A&T banking in a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down to propel NCCU to the
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High School (Enloe High School) One of the most dynamic point guards in the Triangle at the same high school as Moton, averaged 15.7 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds per game during his senior season. Named MVP of the North Carolina vs. South Carolina All-Star Game, 2010 Co-District Player of the Year, 2010 All-State member, Cap 7 Conference Player of the Year, and is one of two current Eagle freshman to play in the 2010 North Carolina East vs. West All-Star Game. Teammate of Wake Forest University signee Melvin Tabb.
Why did you decide to attend NCCU? I knew of its rich tradition and wanted to stay close to my mother.
Interesting facts about yourself: I cannot swim, I am addicted to helping others, and I absolutely love CANDY!
What reality TV show would you like to be on? College Hill
Favorite NBA player (and why?): Lebron James, he plays the complete game. Point forward
Personal Emanuel is the son of Emanuel Chapman and Jackie Davis, and was born on October 29, If you were going to . 1991 in Raleigh, N.C. Nickname is Poobie. Majoring in Communications at NCCU. be featured on the cover of a magazine, what magazine would it be? Forbes
What would be the title of your autobiography? Sir Poobie
Favorite Coach Moton Quote: "Come meet the doctor!"
Place in the world, I'd like to travel and (why?): Tokyo What March Madness means to me: It means everything.
When I leave NCCU, I want to be remembered for (what?): Being the best point guard to play here.
Heading into the MEAC, I'm excited about: The chance to win the l the league
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14 Jeremy Ingram 6-3• 175 • Guard • Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. • East Mecklenburg
CAREER HIGHS
Points 14 - twice (last at Coastal Carolina 2/17/11) Rebounds 5 vs. Savannah State (3/12/11)
Assists 3 - twice (last at Howard (2/5/11) Steals 2 - twice (last at Howard 2/5/11) Blocks 1 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/11) Field Goals Made 5 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/11) Field Goal Attempts 11 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/11) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1 - six (last at Florida A&M 2/26/11) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5 at High Point (2/7/11) Free Throws Made 7 at High Point (2/17/11) Free Throw Attempts 10 at High Point (2/17/11) Minutes Played 28 at Coastal Carolina (2/17/11)
Jeremy Ingram blossomed late in his first season to become a scorer off the bench for Moton’s squad. Look for more of the same in year two at NCCU. As a Freshman (2010-11): Played in 21 games averaging 11.3 minutes per contest. Throughout the 11 games of his rookie year at NCCU played double figure minutes just twice (14 min vs. Johnson and Wales, 11 min at Indiana). In the last 10 games played 10-plus minutes in 8 contests. Stepped up huge on Feb. 5 at Howard scoring in double figures for the first time as an Eagle and lead a comeback victory for NCCU. Scored a career-high 14 points in two different ballgames (at High Point on Feb. 7 and at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 17). Hit 7-for-10 from the free throw line against High Point and scored at least 2 points in the final 10 ballgames. Averaged 4.2 points per game, 1.1 rebounds per game. Scored 7 points, 3 assists in his debut
JEREMY INGRAM'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU T O T A L 3 - P O I N T --- REBOUNDS -- Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2010-11 21-0 238-11.3 27-66 .409 6-28 .214 29-38 .763 6 17 23 1.1 13 13 1 7 89 4.2 TOTAL 21-0 238-11.3 27-66 .409 6-28 .214 29-38 .763 6 17 23 1.1 13 13 1 7 89 4.2
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against Johnson & Wales on Nov. 12. Dished out three assists against Howard on Feb. 5. From Feb. 5 to Feb. 17 hit at least one three-pointer in four straight games.
High School (East Mecklenburg High School): Named Player of the Year in the Southwestern 4A Conference where he torched the league for 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. Was also named as a member of the 4A Associated Press All-State Team. Scored over 1,000 points in his high school career and helped the Eagles earn the 2008 NCHSAA 4A State Championship. Along with Emanuel Chapman named to the 2010 East vs. West All-Star Game in North Carolina. Personal: Jeremy Jerod Ingram is the son of Tammy Caldwell and was born on April 4, 1992 in Charlotte, N.C. He is majoring in Sports Managment at NCCU.
the JEREMY INGRAM FILE Whom do you admire most, and why? My Mother, she is the strongest person I have ever met. What did you do over summer break? Went to the beach and relaxed and also worked on my game. Who would you say is your celebrity look-a-like? J.R. Smith What song is most often played on your iPod? "Aint No Way Around it" Future
Favorite NBA Team: Charlotte Bobcats Favorite Movie of all-time: Paid in Full Playing for Coach Moton has: Matured me a loy and made me understand the game of life as well as basketball. What March Madness means to me: Upset season Heading into the MEAC, I'm excited about: The chance to make it to the NCAA Tournament. One thing I have to do at least once a day: Eat
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When I leave NCCU, I want to be remembered for (what?): A successful well-rounded guy.
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25 DavRon Williams
6-7• 210 • Forward • Sophomore Marion, Ind. • Wabash Valley C.C. (Marion H.S.) the DavRon Williams FILE
Favorite Professional Sports Teams: Los Angeles Laker and Indianapolis Colts
DavRon Williams brings a tenacity to NCCU to grab rebounds, which is something Moton cherishes in his system.
If you were going to be featured on the cover of a magazine, what magazine would it be? GQ
Prior to NCCU: As a Freshman (2010-11) Averaged 8.7 points and grabbed 4.8 rebounds in 28 games along with 16 blocks at Wabash Valley College. Finished the 2010-11 season shooting at an impressive 66.1 percent clip which was No. 1 on the team.
What song is most often played in your iPod? Anything Lil Wayne Biggest Fear: Snakes and spiders
Why did you decide to atten NCCU? It has produced many successful people and NCCU was the best fit for me.
Whom do you most admire and why? My grandpa because he is my best friend
What March Madness means to me: Making it to the NCAA Tournament would be a dream come true
If you could go on a date with one female movie star who would it be? Gabrielle Union
Who is on facebook the most? Me
High School (Marion H.S.) Excelled for the Giants during his prep career that included playing on the 2008 State Runner-Up squad that finished 24-5 winning the North Central Conference Title. The state title game pitted NC State's Scott Wood, Wright State's Julius Mays, and Gordon Hayward of the Utaz Jazz, formerly of Butler University. Williams also garnered All-Conference and AllCounty honors during his tenure at Marion. Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds in his senior season. Personal DavRon Flinn Williams is the son of Ronald and Ann Williams. He has two sisters Natasha and Anyah. He was born on June 21, 1991 in Marion, Indiana. He is Majoring in Business with a minor in Marketing at NCCU. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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33 Karamo Jawara 6-7• 200 • Forward • Freshman Bergen, Norway • Olsuikaasen VGS
the Kamaro Jawara FILE Interesting fact(s) about yourself: That I am a good soccer player and a crazy dancer. Favorite Professional Sports team: Manchester United, Los Angeles Lakers
What reality show would you like to be on? Basketball Wives If you could be a superhero for the day, what power would you want and why? To be the fastest man alive, so I never have to worry about being late.
Biggest Fear: Myself What would be the title of your autobiography? Karamo's World: The Life of a Successful Man If you could go on a date with one female movie star who would it be? Megan Good Favorite Spot on campus: McDougald Gym, Study Hall
Kamaro Jawara is Moton's first international player and "KJ" brings a versatile game to the Eagles. Look for him to make a contribution from the get-go. Prior to NCCU 2010-11 (Queen City Prep) Excelled for the Trailblazers on the post-graduate team during the 2010-11 season. International Play (U-20) Norwegian National Team Finished the 2011 European Championships as the top scorer for the U-20 Norwegian squad scoring 16.9 points a game while grabbing 8.0 rebounds, and ripping 2.4 steals per contest. Was the MVP for the U-18, and U-20 squad. Was a captain on the U-20 team. Also played in Norway’s top basketball league and averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists.
Personal Karamo Jawara was born on June 25, 1991 and is the son of Sam Jawara and Sainabou Lamin. He has a brother named Ebrima along with eight other siblings in his family. His major at NCCU is Psychology.
Favorite food: Everything mom makes.
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1 Jay Copeland
6-7• 235 • Forward • Redshirt Freshman Suffolk, Va. • King's Fork H.S. the JAY COPELAND FILE
Favorite professional sports team: Miami Heat If you were going to be featured in a magazine, what magazine would it be? Slam and GQ
Nickname: Jay What song is most often played on your iPod: "Roscoe Dash- Show Out," "Beyonce- Best Thing I Never Had"
Bigger Fear: Fear itself What would be the t itle of your autobiography? The Man Behind the . Name What March Madness means to me: A chance to make our dreams come true Favorite Spot on campus: My room. Heading into the MEAC I'm excited about? The chance to play for a championship. Place in the world I'd like to travel and (why?) France, for the food.
Jay Copeland will not play this season due to NCAA Transfer Rules, but when he is eligible his skills will be noticable from day one on the court. Prior to NCCU: Ball State University Did not play during freshman season, redshirted. High School (King's Fork H.S.) Four-year letterwinner at King's Fork High School for coach Josh Worrell. Guided King's Fork to an 85-19 record during his four years, including a 76-10 record as a starter his last three years. Named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Region as a senior when he averaged 13.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. Earned Third Team All-State accolades. Led the Bulldogs to the Southeastern District championship as a senior and a 24-3 record. Guided King's Fork to the Eastern Regional Quarterfinals before being upset in triple overtime. Led the Bulldogs to the Virginia AAA State Championship as a junior. Personal Samuel Martin Copeland Jr. was born on August 7, 1992. Son of Samuel and Lisa Copeland. Has one sister Samitria. Majoring in Computer Information Systems at NCCU. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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EAGLES LOCKER ROOM
Eagles Locker Room Gets an upgrade Prior to the 2009-10 season, Unique Designs and Crank Creative teamed up with NCCU Basketball to put up a brand-new wall-mural that pays homage to the enriched past of North Carolina Central Basketball. The area that is shown on the page is the lounge area for the team which includes a 50-inch flat screen HDTV. The locker room area also just received a face lift as well, prior to the 2011-12 season.
DID YOU KNOW ??? One of the two players who broke the N.B.A. color barrier played for North Carolina Central University. On April 6, 1950, both Harold Hunter of (then) North Carolina College and Earl Lloyd of West Virginia State, became the first black athletes signed and admitted to play in the National Basketball Association. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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2009-2010 SEASON REVIEW
NCCU SENDS MESSAGE TO MEAC GOING 10-5 AGAINST LEAGUE OPPONENTS The final season for NCCU in the rigorous transition to Division I was one of the best season's by any team during the move to the top level of the NCAA with NCCU finishing 15-15 overall including a 10-5 mark against MEAC opponents in the regular season. Here are some more highlights of Coach Moton's second season.
WILKERSON JOINS 1,000 POINT CLUB NCCU senior guard C.J. Wilkerson enjoyed a tremendous final season donning the maroon and gray. The Oxford, N.C. product made his mark from day one on campus, scoring 472 points in 29 games in his first season, averaging 16.3 points a game. Last year his game reached another level as he scored 551 points and leading the team with 19.0 points a contest. Wilkerson scored 17 against BethuneCookman to join the 1,000 point club, becoming the 33rd player in school history to do so. A remarkable feat considering he has played just 58 (17.6 ppg) games as an Eagle, which ranks him sixth all-time. He finished up with 1,023 career points at NCCU. He is 29th all-time in that category and
was named to the NCAA Division I All-Independent team for a second straight season. CLEMENT BREAKS MOTON'S SCHOOL RECORD FROM THREE When junior transfer Landon Clement made the decision to come to the Bull City, his stats from UNC Greensboro proved he could shoot, but Clement lit up the nets in his first season at NCCU. Against Oklahoma on Nov. 15, Clement was a scorching 6-for-9 (66.6%) from three-point range to tie for a gamehigh 22 points. From that point on he was lights out from the perimeter, and on Thursday night Feb. 17, 2011 against Coastal Carolina Clement hit his 88th three-pointer with 14:27 to go in the first half to break Moton's 16-year old record. He finished the season 109-for-268 (40.7%) from the outside. NCCU head coach LeVelle Moton owned the single season record for threepointers with 87 during the 199495 season. Clement hit 3.63 three pointers per game, which would have placed him No. 2 in the nation had NCCU's record's counted
C.J. Wilkerson (above) and Michael Glasker (Below) finished out their careers in style at NCCU. (Photos by Mark Sutton, Joseph Eke)
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2009-2010 SEASON REVIEW
AS “COMMISSIONER GORDON” GOES, THE EAGLES GO If C.J. Wilkerson was “Batman” and Landon Clement was “Robin” as the top two scorers consistently, head coach LeVelle Moton had been searching for that third guy to step up. Well this season it’s been none other than Nick “Commissioner Gordon” Chasten. When the junior scores in double-figures the Eagles are 14-6, and are a perfect 4-0 when he records a double-double, a true testament to his value to the 201011 squad. He finished the year averaging 11.7 points a game, and grabs 7.1 rebounds per contest. C.J.’s MAGICAL PERFORMANCE AT A&T C.J. Wilkerson’s career-high 41 points against rival North Carolina A&T will not only live on with Eagle
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fans, but it has also found a spot in the record books. Wilkerson finished with the second-highest total against the Aggies that was held by NBA Hall-of-famer Sam Jones, who scored 44 points against the arch-rivals during the 1953-54 season. His head coach LeVelle Moton scored 35 points on North Carolina A&T on Jan. 19, 1995 in a 93-87 loss to the Aggies in the Greensboro Colisuem. The Oxford native scored the most points by an Eagle since Willie Jennette scored 43 points against Gardner Webb on Dec. 14, 1985 and his perfect 15for-15 from the charity stripe is the most since Jennette went 15-for-16 from the line against Elizabeth City State on Jan. 13, 1986. CLEMENT’S BIG WEEK GARNERS HSRN HONORSTWICE Twice during the 2010-11 season, junior transfer Landon Clement had stellar weeks that has garnered attention by the Heritage Sports Radio Network. During the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 5 Clement was given praise for averaging 24.5 points in two games with 23 pts against Bethune-Cookman and 26 pts agains Howard. He also added seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in those two games for an NCCU squad that went 1-1. From Jan. 10-15 he scored 24 points against UMES and 25 points against Coppin State, the Heritage Sports Radio Network placed him on the website’s fan poll where he won the Division I Men’s National Player of the week. Clement has become the first Eagle to do so this season and he averaged 24.5 points per game leading NCCU to a 2-0 week. NICK CHASTEN GETS BUCKETS AND DOUBLE-DOUBLES The junior forward has really blossomed under Moton’s tutelage. In early December, Chasten recorded back-to-back doubledoubles (16 points, 15 rebounds vs. Washington Adventist and (24 www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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points, 11 rebounds vs. South Carolina State). The Raleigh native combined for 40 points and 26 rebounds along with acquiring a busted lip in the process that required approximately five stitches. He nearly completed the feat again over the with his 18 points and 18 rebounds against Milligan on Dec. 29, and his eights points and 12 boards against East Carolina. Chasten has six career double-doubles and has recorded double-digit rebounds eight times during his tenure. The last Eagle to record back-to-back doubledoubles occurred in the 2004-05 season when Johnathan Moore reached this feat twice. On Dec. 20, 2004 he scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Queens College, followed up with a
2010-2011 SEASON REVIEW 24 point 14 rebound effort against Columbus State on Dec. 22, 2004. Later that season, Moore scored 27 points and ripped down 10 rebounds on Feb. 1, 2005 against Johnson C. Smith, and in the next contest against rival Winston-Salem State on Feb. 5, 2005 dropped in 26 points and amassed 15 rebounds.
12 (25.0%) from behind-the-arc. NCCU finished the season shooting 35.4 percent from three-point range hitting 199-of-5562 shots from the perimeter after 29 games. The last time the Eagles failed to make a shot from beyond the arch was on Jan. 17, 2006, during a 64-61 victory over Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. From the start of the MOVING UP THE CAREER 1991-92 season until Jan. 14, 2006, CHARTS NCCU made a three-pointer in 395 Senior point guard Michael Glasker consecutive games, making the is the lone player on the Eagles Eagles’ run 553 out of the last 554 roster that has participated in every contests. If NCCU counted in the season that NCCU has competed MEAC Stats, the Eagles would No. at the Division I level, and his stats 2 in the league in three-point field show it. The Newport News, Va. goal percentage at 35.6 percent native needed 4 assists to move up from the outside. to eighth all-time at NCCU in career assists to pass James Tucker, 272 NCCU NEARLY SOARED TO (1999-2000, 2002-2004). “Newk” HISTORY ended his career with 269 assists On Nov. 15, 2010, LeVelle Moton to finished ninth all-time in program and the NCCU men’s basketball history. team nearly pulled off the biggest upset in school history leading EAGLES STREAK FROM LONG Oklahoma for 28 straight minutes. RANGE NCCU led by as much as eight As a team, NCCU has made a three- points in the first half but couldn’t point field goal in 161 consecutive finish the deal falling 71-63 in games. In the MEAC Bonus Game overtime. The Eagles were clinging against Savannah State on March to a four-point margin when Steven 12, 2011, the Eagles hit 3-for- Pledger connected on a three-point
field goal with 1:09 left to make the score 56-55 in favor of the visitors. A pair of free throws by Wilkerson with 32 seconds on the clock gave NCCU a 58-55 lead. After a 30-second timeout by OU head coach Jeff Capel with 28 ticks left, the Sooners came away with the loose ball from a pile of players on the floor, and Pledger stepped up to nail the game-tying three-pointer with 15 seconds left in regulation. A last-second shot by Wilkerson was rejected at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. OU’s Nick Thompson bulled his way down low for the first four points of the extra session and the Sooners never looked back, rolling on to the 7163 win in the extra session. “We were right there,” said NCCU head coach LeVelle Moton. “I don’t think our kids recovered emotionally from that last shot of regulation. They were stuck on that play instead of moving forward. They are all very emotional in the locker room.” RECORDS BROKEN IN SEASON OPENER NCCU opened the 2010-11 season with an impressive showing in front of the home crowd in its 9030 win over Johnson & Wales University. So much so, that some old records were resurrected. The 60-point margin of victory was the largest since Dec. 12, 1951 when the Eagles defeated Saint Paul’s College 100-34, which equaled the sixth largest margin of victory in school history. The Wildcats’ 30 points was the fewest allowed by an opponent since Petersburg (Va.) YMCA managed just 29 points on Dec. 27, 1948 in NCCU won 8129. This was also the fewest points allowed by NCCU against a college opponent since a 75-28 victory over Saint Augustine’s College during the 1947-48 season.
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2010-2011 SEASON STATISTICS & RESULTS ---- TOTAL ---- ---- 3-PTS ---- REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 12 WILKERSON,C.J. 29 29 1077 37.1 160 344 .465 44 112 .393 187 251 .745 17 81 98 3.4 73 1 53 94 2 30 551 19.0 03 CLEMENT,Landon 30 27 1081 36.0 183 424 .432 109 268 .407 86 107 .804 16 96 112 3.7 43 0 32 43 1 34 561 18.7 35 CHASTEN,Nick 30 30 937 31.2 150 288 .521 24 79 .304 27 44 .614 70 144 214 7.1 102 6 19 63 18 35 351 11.7 14 INGRAM,Jeremy 21 0 238 11.3 27 66 .409 6 28 .214 29 38 .763 6 17 23 1.1 26 0 13 13 1 7 89 4.2 05 LEEMOW,Justin 30 29 716 23.9 51 142 .359 3 23 .130 19 34 .559 10 45 55 1.8 78 1 118 70 4 56 124 4.1 13 BEST,David 20 0 341 17.1 34 63 .540 0 0 .000 5 20 .250 34 48 82 4.1 51 2 2 29 24 8 73 3.7 42 MANNS,Dijon 29 28 405 14.0 42 80 .525 0 0 .000 15 26 .577 36 41 77 2.7 84 6 7 42 18 6 99 3.4 34 FITZGERALD, Marvin 20 0 213 10.7 19 49 .388 1 11 .091 6 10 .600 22 27 49 2.5 37 0 10 15 3 8 45 2.3 32 CHAPMAN,Emanuel 25 0 296 11.8 16 43 .372 3 9 .333 21 34 .618 8 33 41 1.6 21 0 58 31 3 24 56 2.2 10 GRAHAM,Marcus 5 0 19 3.8 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 1 4 .250 1 2 3 0.6 2 0 2 1 0 1 6 1.2 24 HOBBS,Tim 6 0 22 3.7 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 1 4 0.7 7 0 0 5 2 1 7 1.2 43 O'NEAL,Tracy 20 1 163 8.2 9 21 .429 0 0 .000 4 9 .444 20 15 35 1.8 35 3 2 12 9 2 22 1.1 20 NICELY,Jonathan 27 0 183 6.8 12 25 .480 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 8 22 30 1.1 23 0 2 8 5 5 27 1.0 22 SIMS,Dwayne 24 1 104 4.3 7 22 .318 5 16 .313 2 3 .667 3 10 13 0.5 8 0 0 1 2 4 21 0.9 01 GLASKER,Michael 22 1 143 6.5 3 9 .333 1 3 .333 7 12 .583 1 3 4 0.2 8 0 29 18 0 5 14 0.6 02 BEAMAN,Tramar 22 3 97 4.4 4 21 .190 2 11 .182 3 4 .750 5 4 9 0.4 7 0 5 5 1 5 13 0.6 21 TAYLOR,P.J. 19 1 41 2.2 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 0 3 3 0.2 19 0 1 4 0 3 3 0.2 TM TEAM................ 47 65 112 3.7 0 12 0 Total.......... 30 722 1606 .450 199 562 .354 419 607 .690 307 657 964 32.1 624 19 353 466 93 234 2062 68.7
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 15-15 9-4 6-10 0-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 15-15 9-4 6-10 0-1
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DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND 11/12/10 7:00 p.m. JOHNSON & WALES W 90-30 2011 11/15/10 7 p.m. CT at Oklahoma 63-71 Lot 7339 11/19/10 7 p.m. at University of Miami 65-88 L 4173 11/23/10 7:06 p.m. at Indiana 56-72 L 11183 11/27/10 2:00pm ALLEN W 96-81 442 12/01/10 7:00 p.m. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST W 62-56 1891 12/4/10 2:00pm at S.C. State Wot 74-71 493 12/11/10 7:00 p.m. at Air Force 56-73 L 1107 12/14/10 7:00 PM at Michigan 44-64 L 8740 12/21/10 5:15 p.m. at Florida Gulf Coast 68-87 L 12/29/10 7:30 p.m. MILLIGAN COLLEGE W 99-91 811 1/03/11 7:00 P.M. EAST CAROLINA 50-58 L 2217 1/08/11 4:00 p.m. DELAWARE STATE 59-68 L 2619 1/10/11 4:00 p.m. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W 67-61 1129 1/15/11 4 p.m. at Coppin State W 77-71 321 1/22/11 6:15 p.m. at Norfolk State 71-74 L 2086 1/24/11 8:15 p.m. at North Carolina A&T Wot 90-84 6124 1/26/11 7 p.m. at Western Illinois W 66-58 428 1/29/11 4:00 p.m. FLORIDA A&M W 61-59 3017 1/31/11 7:30 p.m. BETHUNE-COOKMAN 64-67 L 2497 2/5/11 4:00pm at Howard W 79-70 2075 2/7/11 7:00 PM at High Point 74-82 L 1243 2/14/11 7:30 p.m. COPPIN STATE W 77-75 1214 2/17/11 7:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina 59-94 L 1037 2/19/11 4:00 p.m. NORFOLK STATE W 82-72 1767 2/21/11 7:30 p.m. NORTH CAROLINA A&T 67-72 L 3056 2/26/11 4 p.m. at Florida A&M W 58-55 1534 2/28/11 7:07 p.m. at Bethune-Cookman 60-73 L 3/3/11 7:30 p.m. S.C. STATE W 78-62 1203 3/12/11 11:00am vs Savannah State 50-64 L
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HIGH POINTS (15)CLEMENT,Landon (22)CLEMENT,Landon (27)WILKERSON,C.J. (17)CLEMENT,Landon (24)CLEMENT,Landon (16)CHASTEN,Nick (24)CHASTEN,Nick (18)WILKERSON,C.J. (15)CLEMENT,Landon (16)CLEMENT,Landon (25)CLEMENT,Landon (19)WILKERSON,C.J. (18)CLEMENT,Landon (24)CLEMENT,Landon (25)CLEMENT,Landon (30)WILKERSON,C.J. (41)WILKERSON,C.J. (25)WILKERSON,C.J. (18)WILKERSON,C.J. (23)CLEMENT,Landon (26)CLEMENT,Landon (24)WILKERSON,C.J. (21)WILKERSON,C.J. (14)INGRAM,Jeremy (28)CLEMENT,Landon (24)CHASTEN,Nick (15)CLEMENT,Landon (18)CLEMENT,Landon (33)CLEMENT,Landon (14)CLEMENT,Landon
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HIGH REBOUNDS (9)CHASTEN,Nick (7)BEST,David (4)CLEMENT,Landon (7)CHASTEN,Nick (9)CHASTEN,Nick (15)CHASTEN,Nick (11)CHASTEN,Nick (9)BEST,David (7)BEST,David (5)CHAPMAN,Emanuel (18)CHASTEN,Nick (12)CHASTEN,Nick (7)FITZGERALD, Marvin (8)CHASTEN,Nick (8)CHASTEN,Nick (9)CHASTEN,Nick (7)CHASTEN,Nick (6)CLEMENT,Landon (6)CHASTEN,Nick (6)LEEMOW,Justin (7)CLEMENT,Landon (5)CHASTEN,Nick (5)MANNS,Dijon (6)MANNS,Dijon (10)CHASTEN,Nick (8)CHASTEN,Nick (8)CHASTEN,Nick (8)CHASTEN,Nick (5)WILKERSON,C.J. (6)FITZGERALD, Marvin
2010-2011 INDIVIDUAL GAME STATISTICS Individual Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists
01 02 03 05 10 12 13 14 20 Opponent Date Score WL GLASKER BEAMAN CLEMENT LEEMOW GRAHAM WILKERSON BEST INGRAM NICELY JOHNSON & WALES 11/12/10 90-30 W DNP 0-0-2 15-2-2 10-3-6 3-2-0 14-5-4 6-3-0 7-3-3 4-6-0 11/15/10 63-71 LOT DNP DNP 22-4-0 0-2-3 DNP 16-2-2 4-7-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 at Oklahoma at University of Miami 11/19/10 65-88 L 0-0-3 DNP 10-4-1 7-2-6 1-0-1 27-2-0 6-1-1 4-1-0 0-4-1 11/23/10 56-72 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 17-5-1 15-2-5 DNP 12-2-1 2-4-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 at Indiana ALLEN 11/27/10 96-81 W DNP 0-0-0 24-2-3 19-3-10 0-0-0 18-3-1 0-0-0 5-0-0 4-3-0 WASHINGTON ADV. 12/01/10 62-56 W 0-0-3 DNP 13-6-1 0-2-3 DNP 14-5-4 7-6-0 0-0-0 DNP 12/4/10 74-71 WOT 4-1-2 0-0-0 16-2-6 4-1-5 DNP 22-5-1 2-6-0 DNP 2-1-0 at S.C. State at Air Force 12/11/10 56-73 L 0-0-1 0-1-0 10-4-0 0-0-6 DNP 18-4-0 12-9-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 12/14/10 44-64 L 0-1-0 DNP 15-6-0 5-2-2 2-1-1 7-3-1 4-7-0 DNP 0-1-0 at Michigan at Florida Gulf Coast 12/21/10 68-87 L 2-0-3 3-0-0 16-3-0 8-1-2 0-0-0 15-1-2 2-3-0 DNP 2-1-0 MILLIGAN COLLEGE 12/29/10 99-91 W 2-0-2 0-0-0 25-4-0 6-0-6 DNP 21-4-3 9-5-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 50-58 L 0-0-1 0-0-0 16-5-1 0-1-5 DNP 19-4-0 3-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 EAST CAROLINA 01/03/11 DELAWARE STATE 01/08/11 59-68 L DNP 0-0-0 18-2-0 6-1-5 DNP 13-4-0 2-3-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 01/10/11 67-61 W DNP 0-0-0 24-5-1 7-3-5 DNP 17-3-1 0-4-0 DNP 2-1-0 UMES at Coppin State 1/15/11 77-71 W 2-0-2 0-0-1 25-4-1 2-1-4 DNP 23-5-0 6-4-0 DNP 0-0-0 at Norfolk State 01/22/11 71-74 L 0-0-1 0-0-0 19-1-0 5-3-3 DNP 30-5-2 0-2-0 DNP 5-1-0 1/24/11 90-84 WOT 1-0-0 3-0-0 13-4-1 5-2-1 DNP 41-4-6 0-3-0 DNP 0-0-0 at North Carolina A&T at Western Illinois 1/26/11 66-58 W 0-0-1 0-3-1 21-6-0 0-1-4 DNP 25-3-2 4-3-0 DNP 0-0-0 FLORIDA A&M 01/29/11 61-59 W 0-0-0 0-0-0 15-3-0 2-1-4 DNP 18-3-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 01/31/11 64-67 L DNP 0-0-0 23-2-1 2-6-4 DNP 21-2-1 4-5-0 DNP 2-1-0 at Howard 2/5/11 79-70 W 0-0-0 0-1-0 26-7-6 0-1-3 DNP 16-5-6 DNP 10-1-3 0-1-0 at High Point 2-7-11 74-82 L DNP 0-1-0 24-1-1 2-4-4 DNP 24-4-2 DNP 14-3-0 0-1-0 COPPIN STATE 02/14/11 77-75 W 3-0-0 0-0-0 19-2-1 2-0-1 DNP 21-4-4 DNP 3-1-1 DNP at Coastal Carolina 02/17/11 59-94 L 0-0-4 1-1-0 10-3-0 0-2-2 DNP 13-1-0 DNP 14-1-1 0-0-1 NORFOLK STATE 02/19/11 82-72 W 0-0-0 DNP 28-5-2 0-1-3 DNP 20-1-3 DNP 2-1-1 DNP NORTH CAROLINA A&T 02/21/11 67-72 L 0-0-2 DNP 17-5-1 0-1-5 DNP 20-3-3 DNP 2-0-0 0-0-0 at Florida A&M 2/26/11 58-55 W 0-1-0 DNP 15-5-0 9-4-2 DNP 15-3-1 DNP 9-3-0 0-1-0 at Bethune-Cookman 2-28-11 60-73 L DNP 4-2-0 18-3-0 4-2-8 DNP 17-3-2 DNP 5-1-1 0-3-0 S.C. STATE 03/03/11 78-62 W 0-0-3 DNP 33-1-2 0-1-1 DNP 14-5-1 DNP 2-2-0 2-0-0 vs Savannah State 3/12/11 50-64 L 0-0-1 2-0-1 14-6-0 4-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 8-5-1 0-0-0 21 22 24 32 34 35 42 43 Opponent Date Score WL TAYLOR SIMS HOBBS CHAPMAN FITZGERALD CHASTEN MANNS O'NEAL JOHNSON & WALES 11/12/10 90-30 W 0-1-0 DNP 5-4-0 6-3-5 DNP 10-9-0 10-2-1 DNP at Oklahoma 11/15/10 63-71 LOT 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-3-5 DNP 13-6-0 4-3-0 DNP at University of Miami 11/19/10 65-88 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP 0-0-1 DNP 4-2-0 6-1-0 DNP at Indiana 11/23/10 56-72 L DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-1 DNP 4-7-0 4-5-1 DNP ALLEN 11/27/10 96-81 W 2-0-0 6-4-0 0-0-0 0-1-3 DNP 14-9-1 4-5-0 DNP WASHINGTON ADV. 12/01/10 62-56 W DNP 2-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 16-15-0 10-5-0 DNP at S.C. State 12/4/10 74-71 WOT 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-1 DNP 24-11-0 0-0-0 DNP at Air Force 12/11/10 56-73 L 0-0-0 3-1-0 DNP 0-1-1 2-2-0 7-4-2 4-1-0 DNP at Michigan 12/14/10 44-64 L 0-0-0 3-0-0 DNP DNP 0-4-0 2-4-0 6-2-0 DNP at Florida Gulf Coast 12/21/10 68-87 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 9-5-3 3-3-2 6-2-0 2-1-0 DNP MILLIGAN COLLEGE 12/29/10 99-91 W DNP DNP DNP 4-1-4 0-0-0 18-18-2 10-1-0 0-6-0 EAST CAROLINA 1/03/11 50-58 L DNP DNP DNP 2-0-2 2-4-0 8-12-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 DELAWARE STATE 1/08/11 59-68 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-1 10-7-0 7-6-2 2-2-0 0-0-0 UMES 1/10/11 67-61 W 0-1-1 0-1-0 DNP 2-0-1 0-0-0 13-8-3 2-4-1 0-2-0 at Coppin State 1/15/11 77-71 W 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-1 4-4-0 7-8-0 8-5-0 0-1-0 at Norfolk State 1/22/11 71-74 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-2-0 4-9-2 5-4-1 3-1-0 at North Carolina A&T 1/24/11 90-84 WOT DNP 0-0-0 DNP 8-3-0 0-0-0 17-7-0 2-3-0 0-3-2 at Western Illinois 1/26/11 66-58 W DNP 0-0-0 DNP 4-4-2 DNP 12-2-1 0-1-1 0-4-0 FLORIDA A&M 1/29/11 61-59 W DNP 2-2-0 DNP 2-3-2 DNP 16-6-2 6-5-0 0-2-0 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1/31/11 64-67 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 8-6-1 4-1-1 0-1-0 at Howard 2/5/11 79-70 W 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 20-5-0 2-2-1 5-3-0 at High Point 2/7/11 74-82 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 COPPIN STATE 2/14/11 77-75 W DNP 0-0-0 DNP 6-2-8 3-4-2 16-5-0 0-5-0 4-3-0 at Coastal Carolina 2/17/11 59-94 L 0-1-0 5-2-0 2-0-0 0-2-1 0-0-0 12-3-0 2-6-0 0-0-0 NORFOLK STATE 2/19/11 82-72 W DNP 0-1-0 0-0-0 4-1-4 5-7-1 19-10-1 4-2-0 0-1-0 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2/21/11 67-72 L DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-3-4 2-2-2 24-8-1 0-3-0 2-1-0 at Florida A&M 2/26/11 58-55 W DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-2-0 10-8-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 at Bethune-Cookman 2/28/11 60-73 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 10-8-0 DNP 2-2-0 S.C. STATE 3/3/11 78-62 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 3-4-6 4-2-1 11-5-0 2-3-0 6-5-0 vs Savannah State 3/12/11 50-64 L 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-2 10-6-2 9-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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--- TOTAL --- --- 3-PTRS --- --- REBOUNDS --Opponent Date Score W/L FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg JOHNSON & WALES 11/12/10 90-30 W 38 65 .585 6 18 .333 8 16 .500 11 32 43 43.0 16 23 13 9 19 90 90.0 11/15/10 63-71 Lot 22 50 .440 8 18 .444 11 17 .647 9 25 34 38.5 19 10 20 8 10 63 76.5 at Oklahoma at University of Miami 11/19/10 65-88 L 26 58 .448 5 21 .238 8 18 .444 6 17 23 33.3 24 14 14 1 11 65 72.7 at Indiana 11/23/10 56-72 L 22 46 .478 4 10 .400 8 14 .571 5 25 30 32.5 25 10 22 2 6 56 68.5 ALLEN 11/27/10 96-81 W 35 56 .625 11 17 .647 15 20 .750 9 23 32 32.4 28 18 22 6 10 96 74.0 WASHINGTON ADV. 12/01/10 62-56 W 24 60 .400 5 21 .238 9 22 .409 18 26 44 34.3 15 11 17 2 16 62 72.0 12/4/10 74-71 Wot 28 54 .519 11 23 .478 7 13 .538 8 21 29 33.6 20 15 18 2 4 74 72.3 at S.C. State at Air Force 12/11/10 56-73 L 20 58 .345 6 21 .286 10 12 .833 8 20 28 32.9 21 12 14 5 6 56 70.2 at Michigan 12/14/10 44-64 L 14 46 .304 4 16 .250 12 15 .800 11 22 33 32.9 14 4 15 2 0 44 67.3 at Florida Gulf Coast 12/21/10 68-87 L 25 55 .455 6 18 .333 12 15 .800 5 18 23 31.9 16 12 15 2 10 68 67.4 MILLIGAN COLLEGE 12/29/10 99-91 W 35 67 .522 5 17 .294 24 39 .615 20 23 43 32.9 18 17 12 3 10 99 70.3 1/03/11 50-58 L 16 53 .302 5 20 .250 13 17 .765 16 23 39 33.4 20 10 18 3 8 50 68.6 EAST CAROLINA DELAWARE STATE 1/08/11 59-68 L 24 57 .421 5 16 .313 6 12 .500 13 18 31 33.2 20 8 12 2 6 59 67.8 UMES 1/10/11 67-61 W 23 53 .434 6 19 .316 15 18 .833 13 24 37 33.5 23 13 21 6 12 67 67.8 at Coppin State 1/15/11 77-71 W 27 56 .482 5 22 .227 18 22 .818 11 25 36 33.7 20 9 18 3 10 77 68.4 at Norfolk State 1/22/11 71-74 L 21 52 .404 6 16 .375 23 31 .742 14 20 34 33.7 27 9 16 0 5 71 68.6 at North Carolina A&T 1/24/11 90-84 Wot 26 61 .426 12 24 .500 26 35 .743 13 25 38 33.9 29 10 14 5 9 90 69.8 at Western Illinois 1/26/11 66-58 W 22 47 .468 10 19 .526 12 19 .632 8 26 34 33.9 19 12 12 2 8 66 69.6 FLORIDA A&M 1/29/11 61-59 W 22 52 .423 4 18 .222 13 19 .684 11 23 34 33.9 21 8 15 1 10 61 69.2 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1/31/11 64-67 L 23 53 .434 7 17 .412 11 16 .688 9 21 30 33.8 18 8 10 5 4 64 68.9 at Howard 2/5/11 79-70 W 25 49 .510 9 22 .409 20 28 .714 5 21 26 33.4 19 19 14 0 7 79 69.4 2\7\11 74-82 L 25 55 .455 9 22 .409 15 19 .789 5 17 22 32.9 21 7 11 4 9 74 69.6 at High Point COPPIN STATE 2/14/11 77-75 W 26 57 .456 9 23 .391 16 21 .762 11 23 34 32.9 24 17 16 3 3 77 69.9 at Coastal Carolina 2/17/11 59-94 L 21 58 .362 7 21 .333 10 15 .667 7 16 23 32.5 22 9 12 3 7 59 69.5 NORFOLK STATE 2/19/11 82-72 W 30 56 .536 8 19 .421 14 21 .667 11 21 32 32.5 15 15 10 2 9 82 70.0 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2/21/11 67-72 L 23 54 .426 12 27 .444 9 9 1.000 11 18 29 32.3 22 18 18 3 5 67 69.8 2/26/11 58-55 W 18 43 .419 4 15 .267 18 29 .621 9 27 36 32.5 18 3 15 1 6 58 69.4 at Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman 2/28/11 60-73 L 21 46 .457 5 20 .250 13 21 .619 9 16 25 32.2 26 11 13 1 3 60 69.1 S.C. STATE 3/3/11 78-62 W 22 48 .458 2 10 .200 32 38 .842 12 21 33 32.2 23 14 19 2 10 78 69.4 vs Savannah State 3/12/11 50-64 L 18 41 .439 3 12 .250 11 16 .688 9 20 29 32.1 21 7 20 5 1 50 68.7 N.C. Central 2062 722 1606 .450 199 562 .354 419 607 .690 307 657 964 32.1 624 353 466 93 234 2062 68.7 2103 719 1622 .443 184 576 .319 481 675 .713 354 687 1041 34.7 539 388 470 96 178 2103 70.1 Opponents Games played: 30, Points/game: 68.7, FG Pct: 45.0, 3FG Pct: 35.4, FT Pct: 69.0, Rebounds/game: 32.1, Assists/game: 11.8, Turnovers/game: 15.5, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 7.8, Blocks/game: 3.1
OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
--- TOTAL --- --- 3-PTRS --- REBOUNDS Opponent Date Score W/L FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg JOHNSON & WALES 11/12/10 90-30 W 9 48 .188 3 17 .176 9 15 .600 10 19 29 29.0 12 7 28 1 6 30 30.0 11/15/10 63-71 Lot 22 67 .328 4 22 .182 23 27 .852 22 24 46 37.5 15 12 13 3 13 71 50.5 at Oklahoma at University of Miami 11/19/10 65-88 L 29 58 .500 10 22 .455 20 25 .800 16 33 49 41.3 21 17 19 6 7 88 63.0 at Indiana 11/23/10 56-72 L 24 58 .414 5 18 .278 19 25 .760 14 21 35 39.8 14 13 13 6 8 72 65.2 ALLEN 11/27/10 96-81 W 25 64 .391 7 26 .269 24 33 .727 20 17 37 39.2 17 11 22 3 8 81 68.4 WASHINGTON ADV. 12/01/10 62-56 W 22 57 .386 5 13 .385 7 14 .500 12 25 37 38.8 18 9 21 3 7 56 66.3 12/4/10 74-71 Wot 25 64 .391 4 25 .160 17 25 .680 19 20 39 38.9 19 10 13 5 4 71 67.0 at S.C. State at Air Force 12/11/10 56-73 L 25 52 .481 4 16 .250 19 26 .731 10 31 41 39.1 16 12 13 4 5 73 67.8 at Michigan 12/14/10 44-64 L 23 56 .411 8 29 .276 10 14 .714 14 23 37 38.9 17 14 7 1 1 64 67.3 at Florida Gulf Coast 12/21/10 68-87 L 34 60 .567 11 21 .524 8 12 .667 12 26 38 38.8 16 23 18 2 8 87 69.3 MILLIGAN COLLEGE 12/29/10 99-91 W 34 66 .515 10 26 .385 13 18 .722 13 23 36 38.5 27 19 17 5 5 91 71.3 1/03/11 50-58 L 15 45 .333 8 24 .333 20 28 .714 10 25 35 38.2 16 10 14 3 5 58 70.2 EAST CAROLINA DELAWARE STATE 1/08/11 59-68 L 23 49 .469 7 16 .438 15 18 .833 10 24 34 37.9 13 9 13 6 8 68 70.0 UMES 1/10/11 67-61 W 20 49 .408 5 18 .278 16 25 .640 9 19 28 37.2 17 15 20 0 6 61 69.4 at Coppin State 1/15/11 77-71 W 27 60 .450 3 14 .214 14 22 .636 13 21 34 37.0 18 8 17 1 9 71 69.5 at Norfolk State 1/22/11 71-74 L 21 44 .477 8 17 .471 24 36 .667 8 21 29 36.5 23 12 15 8 4 74 69.8 at North Carolina A&T 1/24/11 90-84 Wot 25 63 .397 5 24 .208 29 34 .853 16 26 42 36.8 29 13 19 7 6 84 70.6 at Western Illinois 1/26/11 66-58 W 19 48 .396 8 23 .348 12 16 .750 6 21 27 36.3 19 13 12 1 3 58 69.9 FLORIDA A&M 1/29/11 61-59 W 20 51 .392 3 16 .188 16 24 .667 13 23 36 36.3 16 9 17 3 6 59 69.3 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1/31/11 64-67 L 22 50 .440 4 13 .308 19 25 .760 10 25 35 36.2 19 10 10 4 4 67 69.2 at Howard 2/5/11 79-70 W 23 47 .489 10 24 .417 14 25 .560 7 24 31 36.0 17 15 19 1 4 70 69.2 2/7/11 74-82 L 26 53 .491 9 20 .450 21 23 .913 12 27 39 36.1 19 22 16 0 5 82 69.8 at High Point COPPIN STATE 2/14/11 77-75 W 25 46 .543 9 20 .450 16 23 .696 2 25 27 35.7 19 15 13 2 6 75 70.0 at Coastal Carolina 2/17/11 59-94 L 34 60 .567 5 17 .294 21 26 .808 11 32 43 36.0 12 20 11 3 5 94 71.0 NORFOLK STATE 2/19/11 82-72 W 28 58 .483 7 24 .292 9 13 .692 13 19 32 35.8 16 15 16 7 4 72 71.1 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2/21/11 67-72 L 27 50 .540 7 16 .438 11 19 .579 10 20 30 35.6 14 20 15 2 3 72 71.1 2/26/11 58-55 W 24 61 .393 3 21 .143 4 12 .333 17 20 37 35.7 19 5 15 3 7 55 70.5 at Florida A&M at Bethune-Cookman 2/28/11 60-73 L 22 39 .564 3 8 .375 26 36 .722 6 19 25 35.3 17 11 11 0 5 73 70.6 S.C. STATE 3/3/11 78-62 W 24 48 .500 4 11 .364 10 15 .667 7 16 23 34.9 26 9 21 3 11 62 70.3 vs Savannah State 3/12/11 50-64 L 22 51 .431 5 15 .333 15 21 .714 12 18 30 34.7 18 10 12 3 5 64 70.1 Opponents 2103 719 1622 .443 184 576 .319 481 675 .713 354 687 1041 34.7 539 388 470 96 178 2103 70.1 2062 722 1606 .450 199 562 .354 419 607 .690 307 657 964 32.1 624 353 466 93 234 2062 68.7 North Carolina Central Univ. Games played: 30, Points/game: 70.1, FG Pct: 44.3, 3FG Pct: 31.9, FT Pct: 71.3, Rebounds/game: 34.7, Assists/game: 12.9, Turnovers/game: 15.7, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 5.9, Blocks/game: 3.2
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SEASON LEADERS
LEVELLE MOTON (1992-96)
Made a school record 87 three-point field goals during his junior season in 1994-95.
JIMMIE WALKER (1992-94) Holds the school's modern day record for steals in a single season with 81 in 1992-93.
Points Season Name Points Avg. 2010-11 Landon Clement 561 18.7 2009-10 C.J. Wilkerson 472 16.3 535 17.8 2008-09 Jamar Briscoe 2007-08 Charles Futrell 500 16.7 2006-07 Jason Hervey 351 12.5 2005-06 Drew Johnson 318 11.4 2004-05 Jonathan Moore 544 19.4 594 20.5 2003-04 David Young 2002-03 Shawn Ray 530 18.9 2001-02 Curtis Knight 362 13.4 2000-01 Jimmy Boston 455 19.0 1999-00 Brett Harper 462 17.8 377 14.0 1998-99 Brett Harper 1997-98 Michael Hadley 441 17.0 1996-97 Michael Hadley 313 12.0 1995-96 LeVelle Moton 574 21.3 1994-95 LeVelle Moton 611 23.5 416 18.1 1993-94 LeVelle Moton 1992-93 Jimmie Walker 437 14.6 1991-92 Nathaniel Lindsey 354 13.6 1990-91 Taro Knight 361 12.9 370 13.2 1989-90 Antoine Sifford 1988-89 Miles Clarke 443 13.8 345 11.9 1987-88 Wayne Howell 1985-86 Willie Jennette 573 22.0 1983-84 Charles Murphy 447 17.2 560 22.4 1982-83 David Binion 1981-82 Charles Murphy 357 15.5 625 23.1 1980-81 John Bishop 1979-80 David Binion 436 16.8 1978-79 Robert McClellan 374 328 13.1 1977-78 John Roberts 1973-74 Robert Little 347 16.5 503 25.2 1965-66 Ted Manning 1964-65 Ted Manning 826 33.0 1942-43 Rudolph Roberson 414 21.7 Rebounds Season Name Rebs Avg. 2010-11 Nick Chasten 214 7.1 2009-10 Nick Chasten 175 6.0 2008-09 Stevy Worah-Ozimo 173 8.2 2007-08 Charles Futrell 218 7.3 173 6.2 2006-07 Jason Hervey 2005-06 Charles Futrell 148 6.4 2004-05 Jonathan Moore 247 8.8 2003-04 Jonathan Moore 140 6.7 2002-03 Shawn Ray 165 5.9 2001-02 Dekendric Perry 149 5.5 2000-01 Jimmy Boston 227 9.5 1999-00 Jimmy Boston 147 6.7 1998-99 Jimmy Boston 183 6.8 1997-98 Jimmy Boston 244 9.8 1996-97 Rasheem Grant 162 6.2 1995-96 Kareem Robinson 115 4.3 1994-95 Omar Vaughan 178 6.8 1993-94 Scott Stewart 132 5.3 1992-93 Scott Stewart 160 5.5 1991-92 Clifton Daye 132 5.1 1990-91 Romeo Debnam 169 6.0 1989-90 Henry Canty 176 6.3 1988-89 Adrian McKinnon 241 7.5 1987-88 Derrick Leak 197 7.0 1986-87 Derrick Leak 264 10.2 1985-86 Willie Jennette 224 8.6 1983-84 Charles Murphy 315 12.1 1982-83 David Binion 400 16.0 1981-82 Charles Murphy 237 10.3 1980-81 David Binion 255 11.6
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1979-80 David Binion 1977-78 Edward Roper 1958-59 Carlton Bell
288 11.1 279 10.7 563 20.9
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Assists Season Name Assists Avg. GP 2010-11 Justin Leemow 118 3.9 30 2009-10 Michael Glasker 125 4.8 26 2008-09 Michael Glasker 80 2.7 30 119 4.0 30 2007-08 Bryan Ayala 2006-07 Bryan Ayala 117 4.5 26 2005-06 Chris Tyrance 92 3.5 26 2004-05 Chris Tyrance 69 2.6 27 2003-04 James Tucker 156 5.4 29 104 3.7 28 2002-03 Shawn Ray 2001-02 Michael Noel 104 3.9 27 2000-01 Gary Cobb 97 3.5 28 1999-00 Brett Harper 56 2.2 26 1998-99 Brett Harper 75 2.8 27 64 2.6 25 1997-98 A.G. Hall 1996-97 Jearwaun Tuck 83 3.2 26 1995-96 Mike White 116 4.3 27 1994-95 LeVelle Moton 92 3.5 26 91 3.6 25 1993-94 Scott Stewart 1992-93 Larry Crowder 126 4.2 30 112 4.5 25 1991-92 Larry Crowder 1990-91 Taro Knight 132 4.7 28 1989-90 Jeffrey Hayes 137 4.9 28 128 4.0 32 1988-89 Jeffrey Hayes 1987-88 Kevin Thompson 58 2.2 26 143 6.2 23 1983-84 Michael Wright 1981-82 Darnell Evans 82 3.6 23 1980-81 Donald Sinclair 160 5.5 29 200 7.7 26 1979-80 Donald Sinclair 1977-78 James King 96 4.6 21 Steals Season Name Steals Avg. GP 56 1.9 30 2010-11 Justin Leemow 2009-10 Nick Chasten 49 1.7 29 53 1.8 30 2008-09 Jamar Briscoe 2007-08 Bryan Ayala 50 1.7 30 2006-07 Bryan Ayala 57 2.2 26 43 1.5 28 2005-06 Bryan Ayala 2004-05 Jonathan Moore 59 2.1 28 44 1.5 29 2003-04 David Young James Tucker 44 1.5 29 2002-03 Shawn Ray 65 2.3 28 2001-02 Michael Noel 61 2.3 27 2000-01 Shawn Ray 64 2.2 28 1999-00 Brett Harper 52 2.0 26 1998-99 Brett Harper 44 1.6 27 1997-98 Warren Bell 29 1.1 26 1996-97 Jearwaun Tuck 42 1.6 26 1995-96 Albert Telfair 54 2.5 22 1994-95 Troy Boyer 46 1.8 26 1993-94 Jimmie Walker 46 2.0 23 1992-93 Jimmie Walker 81 2.7 30 1991-92 Larry Crowder 67 2.7 25 1990-91 Clifton Daye 39 1.7 23 1989-90 Jeffrey Hayes 49 1.8 28 1988-89 Jeffrey Hayes 62 1.9 32 1987-88 Derrick Leak 45 1.6 28 1986-87 Derrick Leak 45 1.7 26 1981-82 Darnell Evans 29 1.3 23 1980-81 Donald Sinclair 66 2.3 29 Blocked Shots Season Name 2010-11 David Best 2009-10 Nick Chasten
Blocks Avg. GP 24 1.2 20 20 0.7 29
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Vincent Davis Charles Futrell Jason Hervey Julius McClellan Jason Hervey Melvin Whitaker Shawn Ray Jermond Debro Jermond Debro Dekendric Perry Dekendric Perry Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Rasheem Grant Kareem Robinson Omar Vaughan Greg McNeill Clifton Daye Clifton Daye Rod Adams Fred Bennett Dominique Stephens Adrian McKinnon Derrick Leak Derrick Leak Charles Murphy Charles Murphy Charles Murphy
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0.9 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.8 3.3 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.6 1.3
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Field Goals Made Season Name FGM FGA Pct. 2010-11 Landon Clement 183 424 .432 142 366 .388 2009-10 C.J. Wilkerson 2008-09 Jamar Briscoe 172 440 .391 195 403 .484 2007-08 Charles Futrell 2006-07 Jason Hervey 143 259 .552 2005-06 Drew Johnson 108 291 .371 202 431 .469 2004-05 Jonathan Moore 2003-04 David Young 208 420 .495 178 398 .447 2002-03 Shawn Ray 2001-02 Curtis Knight 115 274 .420 2000-01 Jimmy Boston 164 305 .538 159 324 .491 1999-00 Brett Harper 1998-99 Brett Harper 141 284 .496 139 358 .388 1997-98 Michael Hadley 1996-97 Corwin Holland 95 188 .505 1995-96 LeVelle Moton 191 420 .455 1994-95 LeVelle Moton 195 390 .500 1993-94 LeVelle Moton 144 265 .543 1992-93 Clifton Daye 153 262 .584 1991-92 Nathaniel Lindsey 128 310 .413 1990-91 Clifton Daye 112 207 .541 1989-90 Antoine Sifford 132 292 .452 1988-89 Miles Clarke 165 363 .455 1987-88 Wayne Howell 125 304 .411 1985-86 Willie Jennette 199 460 .433 1983-84 Charles Murphy 180 253 .708 1982-83 David Binion 234 372 .629 1981-82 Darnell Evans 151 331 .456 1980-81 John Bishop 238 445 .535 1979-80 David Binion 185 360 .514 1977-78 Robert McClellan 147 322 .457 1973-74 Robert Little 149 285 .522 1964-65 Ted Manning 301 600 .502 Three-Point Field Goals Made Season Name 3PM 3PA .Pct 2010-11 Landon Clement 109 268 .407 2009-10 C.J. Wilkerson 42 117 .359 2008-09 Jamar Briscoe 60 170 .353
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Bryan Ayala Chris Mayshack Drew Johnson Curtis Knight David Young Charles Nickens Curtis Knight Corey Tabron Elliott McNair Brett Harper Damon Lumpkin Michael Hadley Mike White LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton Scott Stewart Nathaniel Lindsey Nathaniel Lindsey Fred Bennett Fred Bennett Cleo Hill
Free Throws Made Season Name 2010-11 Landon Clement 2009-10 C.J. Wilkerson 2008-09 Jamar Briscoe 2007-08 Bryan Ayala 2006-07 Bryan Ayala 2005-06 Kevin Noell 2004-05 Jonathan Moore 2003-04 David Young 2002-03 Shawn Ray 2001-02 Curtis Knight 2000-01 Jimmy Boston 1999-00 Brett Harper 1998-99 Jimmy Boston 1997-98 Michael Hadley 1996-97 Michael Hadley 1995-96 LeVelle Moton 1994-95 LeVelle Moton 1993-94 LeVelle Moton 1992-93 Jimmie Walker 1991-92 Clifton Daye 1990-91 Taro Knight 1989-90 Antoine Sifford 1988-89 Miles Clarke 1987-88 Antoine Sifford 1985-86 Willie Jennette 1981-82 Charles Murphy 1980-81 John Bishop 1979-80 David Binion 1977-78 John Roberts 1973-74 Robert Little 1953-54 Charles Harrison
45 73 55 63 66 53 54 54 51 52 47 48 57 76 87 42 37 50 34 62 45 49
162 183 166 146 185 138 153 169 143 141 119 140 134 193 196 110 104 141 100 142 110 135
.278 .399 .331 .432 .357 .384 .353 .320 .357 .369 .395 .343 .425 .394 .444 .382 .336 .355 .340 .437 .409 .363
FTM FTA .Pct 86 107 .804 146 190 .768 131 170 .771 102 150 .680 93 135 .689 52 105 .495 103 154 .669 112 144 .778 124 149 .832 78 99 .788 127 183 .694 92 118 .780 83 120 .692 115 158 .728 90 129 .698 116 153 .758 134 167 .802 86 108 .796 137 185 .741 97 139 .698 139 189 .735 102 152 .671 83 130 .638 95 138 .688 175 221 .792 95 155 .613 149 180 .828 66 107 .617 90 143 .629 49 66 .742 156 238 .655
Individual Game-Highs
30+ Points (complete since 1988-89) 58 Rudolph "Rocky" Roberson vs. Shaw (Feb. 20, 1943) - 25 FGs, 8FTs - set national scoring record 44 Sam Jones vs. NC A&T (1953-54) 43 Willie Jennette at Gardner-Webb (Dec. 14, 1985) 41 C.J. Wilkerson at NC A&T (Jan. 24, 2011) 37 Jamar Briscoe vs. Longwood (Feb. 28, 2009( 37 Drew Johnson at Fayetteville State (Feb. 7, 2006) 35 LeVelle Moton at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 19, 1995) 35 John Bishop vs. Livingstone (Feb. 14, 1981) 34 Jamar Briscoe at Longwood (Feb. 25, 2009) 34 Jamar Briscoe at Duquesne (Dec. 22, 2008) 34 Charles Futrell at Norfolk State (Jan. 7, 2008) 33 Landon Clement vs. S.C. State (March 3, 2011) 33 Bryan Ayala vs. Columbus State (Nov. 17, 2006) 33 Shawn Ray vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 15, 2003) 33 LeVelle Moton at Bowie State (Jan. 12, 1995) 33 Jimmie Walker at Winston-Salem St. (Feb. 20, 1993) 33 Nathaniel Lindsey vs. Barber-Scotia (Nov. 27, 1992) 33 Charles Murphy vs. Elizabeth City St. (Dec. 13, 1982) 32 Jamar Briscoe vs. Chicago State (Jan 10, 2009) 32 Jonathan Moore vs. Saint Paul's (Nov. 16, 2004) 32 LeVelle Moton at Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 1, 1995) 32 LeVelle Moton vs. Livingstone (Jan. 25, 1995) 32 John Bishop vs. UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 18, 1981) 31 Jamar Briscoe vs. Chowan (Jan. 17, 2009) 31 David Young at St. Augustine's (Jan. 10, 2004) 31 David Young vs. St. Augustine's (Jan. 24, 2004) 31 Jimmy Boston at Tuskegee Univ. (Jan. 20, 2001) 31 Jimmy Boston at Fayetteville State (Jan. 4, 2001) 31 Brett Harper at West Florida (Dec. 4, 1999) 31 LeVelle Moton vs. St. Paul's (Feb. 29, 1996) 31 LeVelle Moton vs. St. Augustine's (Feb. 12, 1996) 31 Jimmie Walker vs. Johnson C. Smith (Jan. 5, 1993) 30 C.J. Wilkerson vs. Apprentice School (Jan. 16, 2010) 30 Curtis Knight at Virginia Union (Jan. 27, 2005) 30 Shawn Ray vs. Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 23, 2002) 30 Curtis Knight vs. Kentucky State Univ. (Nov. 24, 2001) 30 Brett Harper vs. Winston-Salem St. (Feb. 22, 2000) 30 Michael Hadley vs. Winston-Salem St. (Jan. 11, 1997) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 18, 1995) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. West Georgia (Nov. 19, 1995) 30 Scott Stewart at Virginia Union (Feb. 9, 1994) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. Virginia State (Dec. 6, 1993-OT) 30 Henry Canty vs. Clark Atlanta (Nov. 18, 1989) 20+ Rebounds (complete since 1988-89) 30 Carlton Bell vs. Winston-Salem State (Jan. 31, 1959) 27 David Binion vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 10, 1981) 23 David Covington at Wingate Univ. (Dec. 5, 2001-OT) 21 Jimmy Boston vs. St. Augustine's (Jan. 17, 1998-OT) 20 Jimmy Boston at Savannah State (Jan. 19, 1998) 20 Robert Little vs. Virginia State (Feb. 11, 1975-3OT) Assists 16 Darnell Evans vs. Saint Augustine's (Jan. 21, 1982) 15 Micheal Glasker vs. Apprentice School (Jan. 16, 2010) 14 Larry Crowder at Livingstone (Jan. 30, 1992) 12 James Tucker vs. Mount Olive (Nov. 15, 2003) 12 Larry Crowder at Saint Paul's (Jan. 18, 1993) Steals 10 Jimmie Walker vs. District of Columbia (Jan. 25, 1993) Blocked Shots 8 Adrian McKinnon vs. N.C. A&T (Jan. 18, 1989) 7 Adrian McKinnon at Fayetteville State (Feb. 4, 1989) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 28, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 21, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Winston-Salem St. (Feb. 18, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker at Elizabeth City St. (Feb. 10, 2004) 6 Jermond Debro vs. Catawba (Dec. 29, 2001) Field Goals 25 Rudolph "Rocky" Roberson vs. Shaw (Feb. 20, 1943)
FRED "POP" BENNETT (1987-90) Made a school-best 44 percent (153-of-348) from three-point range during his Eagle career.
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Free Throws 17 John Bishop vs. Livingstone (Feb. 14, 1981/17-22) 16 Willie Jennette at Shaw (Jan. 7, 1986-OT/16-18) 15 Willie Jennette at Elizabeth City St. (Jan. 13, 1986/15-16) 15 C.J. Wilkerson at NC A&T (Jan. 24, 2011- 15-15) 15 Landon Clement vs. S.C. State (March 3, 2011- 15-15) 14 Bryan Ayala vs. Columbus State (Nov. 17, 2006) 14 Larry Crowder at Virginia State (Dec. 7, 1992/14-16)
CAREER LEADERS
SCORING Points Years 2,086 1962-66 1. Ted Manning 2. Samuel Jones 1,745 51-54/56-57 3. LeVelle Moton 1,714 1992-96 1,562 1975-79 4. Robert McClellan 5. Carlton Bell 1,534 1955-59 1,525 78-81/82-83 6. David Binion 7. Curtis Knight 1,476 2001-05 1,454 1958-62 8. James Martin 9. Ernest Warlick 1,407 1948-52 1,376 1997-2001 10. Jimmy Boston 11. Robert Little 1,310 1971-75 1,304 1961-64 12. Joseph Parker 12. Charles Harrison 1,304 1950-54 1,303 1980-84 14. Charles Murphy 15. Willie Jennette 1,284 1981-86 16. Lee Davis 1,271 1964-68 SAM JONES 1,260 1986-90 17. Antoine Sifford (1951-54/56-57) 1,235 1974-78 Selected as one of the Top 50 All- 18. Stanley Melvin 1,229 53-54/56-58 Time NBA Players, Jones enjoyed 19. James Sligh a Hall-of-Fame career with the 20. Shawn Ray 1,216 2000-03 Boston Celtics. 21. Edward Roper 1,165 1975-79 22. Nathaniel Lindsey 1,126 1990-94 23. Albert Conner 1,089 1962-66 24. Joseph Pridgen 1,084 1965-68 25. Clifton Daye 1,074 1990-93 26. Darnell Evans 1,054 1980-84 27. John Jones 1,046 1959-63 28. Charles Badger 1,029 1953-57 29. C.J. Wilkerson 1,023 2009-11 30. John Keels 1,019 1954-58 31. Aubrey Stanley 1,006 1943-47 32. Cleo Hill 1,004 1984-88 Bryan Ayala 1,004 05-09
CHARLES HARRISON (1950-54) Nicknamed "Tex," Harrison joined the Harlem Globetrotters after scoring 1,304 points as an Eagle.
SCORING AVERAGE 1. John Bishop 2. Ted Manning 3. David Young 4. Joseph Parker 5. Samuel Jones 6. C.J. Wilkerson 6. George McQueen 7. Jonathan Moore 8. Redden Leggett 9. Shawn Ray 10. LeVelle Moton 11. Donald Sinclair 12. Brett Harper 13. John Harrell 14. David Binion 15. Lee Davis
ASSISTS 1. Michael Wright 2. Bryan Ayala 3. Donald Sinclair 4. Kevin Thompson 5. Jeffrey Hayes 6. LeVelle Moton JIMMY BOSTON 7. James King (1997-2001) 8. James Tucker In four standout seasons, Boston 9. Michael Glasker amassed 31 "double-doubles" enroute to 1,376 (14.0 ppg) points 10. Edward Roper 12. Larry Crowder and 801 rebounds (8.2 rpg).
Avg. 23.1 21.7 20.5 18.6 17.8 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.0 16.7 16.6 16.2 15.8 15.5 15.4 15.3 # 409 366 360 313 288 278 276 272 268 248 238
Years 1980-81 1962-66 2003-04 1961-64 51-54/56-57 2009-11 1951-52 2003-05 1969-71 2000-03 1992-96 1979-81 1998-2000 1975-76 78-81/82-83 1964-68 Years 80-81/82-85 2005-09 1979-81 1984-87 85-87/88-90 1992-96 1975-79 99-00/02-04 2007-11 1975-79 1991-93
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Mike White Taro Knight Shawn Ray David Binion Clifton Daye Darnell Evans Jimmie Walker Antoine Sifford David Binion
FIELD GOALS 1. Ted Manning 2. Robert McClellan 3. Carlton Bell 4. Samuel Jones 5. David Binion 6. James Martin 7. Joseph Parker 8. LeVelle Moton 9. Robert Little 10. Ernest Warlick 11. Edward Roper 12. Stanley Melvin 13. Curtis Knight 14. Charles Murphy 15. Lee Davis 16. Jimmy Boston 17. Charles Harrison 18. Albert Conner 19. James Sligh 20. Antoine Sifford
232 223 215 214 202 200 189 178 165
1995-98 1990-93 2000-03 78-81/82-83 1990-93 1980-84 1992-94 1986-90 1977-79
FG FGA Pct. 857 1930 .444 676 1491 .453 675 1597 .423 668 1421 .470 642 1185 .542 604 1693 .357 571 1408 .406 569 1159 .491 553 1171 .472 544 535 1135 .471 520 1115 .466 513 1132 .453 511 890 .574 504 962 .524 500 844 .592 499 1049 .476 481 1175 .409 469 1181 .397 452 904 .500
Years 1962-66 1975-79 1955-59 51-54/56-57 78-81/82-83 1958-62 1961-64 1992-96 1971-75 1948-52 1975-79 1974-78 2001-05 1980-84 1964-68 1997-2001 1950-54 1962-66 53-54/56-58 1986-90
3-PT FIELD GOALS 3FG FGA Pct. Years 1. LeVelle Moton 213 529 .403 1992-96 191 528 .362 2001-05 2. Curtis Knight 3. Mike White 154 398 .387 1995-98 153 348 .440 1987-90 4. Fred Bennett 5. MarQus Johnson 135 382 .353 1996-2000 6. Shawn Ray 133 370 .360 2000-03 115 332 .347 99-00/02-04 7. James Tucker 8. Landon Clement 109 268 .407 20109. Nathaniel Lindsey 104 297 .350 1990-94 10. Chris Mayshack 100 256 .391 2005-07 11. Drew Johnson 94 297 .316 2005-07 12. Brett Harper 89 235 .379 1998-2000 FREE THROWS FT 1. Samuel Jones 409 2. Jimmy Boston 376 3. Ted Manning 372 4. LeVelle Moton 363 345 5. Antoine Sifford 6. C.J. Wilkerson 333 7. Ernest Warlick 319 8. Charles Harrison 306 9. Willie Jennette 301 10. Charles Badger 299 11. James Sligh 291 12. Charles Murphy 281 13. Clifton Daye 268 14. Lee Davis 263 15. Curtis Knight 259 16. David Binion 241 17. James Martin 240 18. Taro Knight 232 19. James Martin 229 20. Shawn Ray 223 21. Ronald McCrimmon 221
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FTA Pct. Years 594 .689 51-54/56-57 562 .669 1997-2001 574 .648 1962-66 467 .777 1992-96 519 .665 1986-90 441 .755 2009-11 591 .540 1948-52 492 .622 1950-54 393 .766 1981-86 462 .647 1953-57 406 .717 53-54/56-58 467 .602 1980-84 399 .672 1990-93 435 .605 1964-68 344 .753 2001-05 395 .610 78-81/82-83 394 .609 1958-62 316 .734 1990-92 394 .581 1958-62 286 .780 2000-03 304 .727 1966-70
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STEALS 1. Bryan Ayala 2. Clifton Daye 3. Shawn Ray 4. Derrick Leak 5. Edward Roper 6. Curtis Knight 7. Stanley Melvin 8. Jimmie Walker 9. Jeffrey Hayes 10. Floyd Monroe 11. Kevin Thompson 12. LeVelle Moton 13. Willie Jeanette 14. Warren Bell 15. Adrian McKinnon 16. Larry Crowder
CAREER LEADERS & ALL-CIAA & MEAC HONORS # 196 172 166 158 140 136 135 127 125 121 112 110 109 108 107 107
Years 2005-09 1990-93 2000-03 1986-90 1975-79 2001-05 1974-78 1992-94 85-87/88-90 1975-77 1984-87 1992-96 1981-86 1996-2000 1985-89 1992-94
# 152 115 114 100 85 77 73 63 63 55 54
Years 1986-90 1985-89 2003-05, '06-07 1997-2001 '97-98/'99-'02 2003-05 2003-04 2001-04 2000-03 1987-90 2003-05
REBOUNDS # 1. Carlton Bell 1,555 2. David Binion 1,123 3. Ted Manning 1,118 4. Lee Davis 1,074 5. Robert Little 912 6. John Jones 905 7. James Martin 838 8. Edward Roper 825 9. Joseph Pridgen 808 10. Jimmy Boston 801 11. Joseph Parker 769 620 12. Paris Lenon 13. Ronald McCrimmon 606 14. Derrick Leak 596 Charles Badger 596 16. Samuel Jones 578 17. William Slade 550 18. Albert Conner 540
Years 1955-59 78-81/82-83 1962-66 1964-68 1971-75 1959-63 1958-62 1975-79 1965-69 1997-2001 1961-64 1964-68 1975-79 1986-90 1953-57 51-54/56-57 1968-72 1962-66
BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Derrick Leak 2. Adrian McKinnon 3. Jason Hervey 4. Jimmy Boston 5. Dekendric Perry 6. Jason Hervey 7. Melvin Whitaker 8. Jermond Debro 8. Shawn Ray 10. Fred Bennett 11. Jonathan Moore (Complete since 1986-87)
Eagles All-CIAA Selections (Since 1954)
1954 1957 1958 1959 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1981 1983 1984 1986 1988 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005
Charles Harrison Samuel Jones Samuel Jones James Sligh Carlton Bell Joseph Parker Ted Manning Ted Manning Lee Davis Lee Davis Joseph Pridgen Ronald McCrimmon Redden Leggett Allen Reddish* Robert Little* Robert Little* John Harrell* Floyd Monroe* John Bishop David Binion Charles Murphy Willie Jennette Wayne Howell Derrick Leak Miles Clarke Derrick Leak Antoine Sifford Derrick Leak Antoine Sifford Jimmy Walker Jimmy Walker Scott Stewart LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton *** Mike White Brett Harper Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Shawn Ray David Young Jonathan Moore Curtis Knight
CURTIS KNIGHT (2001-05) Finished his Eagle career among the school's top 20 career leaders in points (1,476), assists (155), steals (136), field goals (513), and free (Wayne Jernigan photo) throws (259).
*** CIAA Player of the Year *- All- MEAC (League member from 70-79)
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REBOUND AVG. 1. Carlton Bell 2. Lee Davis 3. Ted Manning 4. Redden Leggett 5. David Binion 6. John Jones 7. Joseph Parker 8. Robert Little 9. Joseph Pridgen 10. Donald Stokes
Avg. 14.95 12.94 11.65 11.55 11.34 11.04 10.99 10.13 9.98 9.65
Years 1955-59 1964-68 1962-66 1969-71 78-81/82-83 1959-63 1961-64 1971-75 1965-69 1958-60
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TED MANNING (1962-66) LeVELLE MOTON CIAA Player of the Year
Derrick Leak Three-time All-CIAA
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Ranks as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,086 career points. Averaged 25.2 points per game as a senior during the 1965-66 season.
COACHING RECORDS
John McLendon A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Coach McLendon led the Eagles for 12 seasons, winning a school record 77.9 percent of his games.
Floyd Brown Coach Brown tops the Eagles alltime coaching victories list with 251 wins in 18 seasons.
Michael Bernard Coach Bernard guided the Eagles to the 1989 NCAA Division II National Championship title.
Years Name 1927-28 Byrd Crudup 1929-30 David Waters 1930-35 No Team 1935-36 Leo Townsend 1936-37 E. Adams 1937-38 William Burghardt 1938-39 William Burghardt 1939-40 William Burghardt 1940-41 John McLendon 1941-42 John McLendon 1942-43 John McLendon 1943-44 John McLendon 1944-45 John McLendon 1945-46 John McLendon 1946-47 John McLendon 1947-48 John McLendon 1948-49 John McLendon 1949-50 John McLendon 1950-51 John McLendon 1951-52 John McLendon 1952-53 Floyd Brown 1953-54 Floyd Brown 1954-55 Floyd Brown 1955-56 Floyd Brown 1956-57 # Floyd Brown 1957-58 Floyd Brown 1958-59 Floyd Brown 1959-60 Floyd Brown 1960-61 Floyd Brown 1961-62 Floyd Brown 1962-63 Floyd Brown 1963-64 Floyd Brown 1964-65 Floyd Brown 1965-66 Floyd Brown 1966-67 Floyd Brown 1967-68 Floyd Brown 1968-69 Floyd Brown 1969-70 Floyd Brown 1970-71 Harry Edmonds 1971-72 Harry Edmonds 1972-73 Harry Edmonds 1973-74 Samuel Jones 1974-75 Sterling Holt 1975-76 Sterling Holt 1976-77 Sterling Holt 1977-78 Sterling Holt 1978-79 Frank Silva 1979-80 Jesse Clements 1980-81 Jesse Clements 1981-82 Jesse Clements 1982-83 Jesse Clements 1983-84 Jesse Clements 1984-85 Harry Edmonds 1985-86 Michael Bernard 1986-87 Michael Bernard 1987-88 % Michael Bernard 1988-89 $ Michael Bernard 1989-90 % Michael Bernard 1990-91 Michael Bernard 1991-92 Gregory Jackson
W L Pct. 0 6 .000 0 2 .000 -- -- ----0 11 .000 3 6 .333 9 9 .500 16 8 .667 22 4 .846 19 5 .792 18 5 .783 13 6 .684 19 1 .950 18 2 .900 19 5 .792 20 5 .800 18 12 .600 25 5 .833 24 5 .828 28 7 .800 18 10 .643 17 7 .708 24 7 .774 20 7 .741 13 11 .542 23 6 .793 16 11 .593 16 11 .593 10 15 .400 7 16 .304 7 15 .318 14 11 .560 14 12 .538 11 14 .440 12 8 .600 9 13 .409 16 9 .640 12 10 .545 10 11 .476 10 13 .435 4 20 .167 5 18 .217 5 16 .238 10 16 .385 8 20 .286 13 15 .464 6 20 .231 5 21 .192 8 18 .308 15 14 .517 6 17 .261 10 15 .400 11 15 .423 4 21 .160 14 12 .538 15 13 .536 26 3 .896 28 4 .875 23 5 .821 9 19 .321 13 13 .500
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Years Name W 1992-93 & Gregory Jackson 26 1993-94 Gregory Jackson 20 1994-95 Gregory Jackson 14 1995-96 % Gregory Jackson 20 1996-97 % Gregory Jackson 20 1997-98 Gregory Jackson 18 1998-99 Gregory Jackson 16 1999-2000 Gregory Jackson 17 2000-01 Phil Spence 8 2001-02 Phil Spence 9 2002-03 Phil Spence 16 2003-04 Phil Spence 16 2004-05 Henry Dickerson 16 2005-06 Henry Dickerson 10 2006-07 Henry Dickerson 13 2007-08 + Henry Dickerson 4 2008-09 Henry Dickerson 4 2009-10 LeVelle Moton 7 2010-11 LeVelle Moton 15 TOTAL 1927-2011 (84 yrs) 1058
L 4 5 12 7 6 8 12 9 20 18 13 13 12 18 15 26 27 22 15 898
Pct. .867 .800 .538 .741 .769 .692 .571 .654 .286 .333 .552 .552 .571 .357 .464 .133 .148 .318 .500 .540
# Advanced to Second Round of NCAA Playoffs % Advanced to NCAA Regional Championships & Advanced to NCAA Quarterfinals / "Elite Eight" $ Won the NCAA Division II National Championship + First season of Division I competition
CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORDS
Most Victories 1. Floyd Brown 2. John McLendon 3. Gregory Jackson 4. Michael Bernard 5. Jesse Clements 6. Phil Spence 7. William Burghardt 8. Henry Dickerson 9. Sterling Holt 10. Harry Edmonds 11. LeVelle Moton
W L Pct. Years 251 194 .564 1952-70 239 68 .779 1940-52 164 78 .678 1991-2000 115 56 .673 1985-91 50 79 .388 1979-84 49 64 .433 2000-2004 47 21 .691 1937-40 47 98 .324 2004-09 37 71 .343 1974-78 23 72 .242 70-73/84-85 22 37 .372 2009-
Winning Percentage W L 1. John McLendon 239 68 2. William Burghardt 47 21 3. Gregory Jackson 164 78 4. Michael Bernard 115 56 5. Floyd Brown 251 194
Pct. .779 .691 .678 .673 .564
Years 1940-52 1937-40 1991-2000 1985-91 1952-70
CIAA VISITATION CHAMPIONSHIPS 1941 - John McLendon 1947 - John McLendon 1949 - John McLendon 1951 - John McLendon 1954 - Floyd Brown 1955 - Floyd Brown 1957 - Floyd Brown CIAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1946 - John McLendon 1950 - John McLendon NCAA DIV. II REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 - Michael Bernard 1993 - Gregory Jackson NCAA DIV. II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 - Michael Bernard
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GAME RESULTS (1986-2011)
1988-89 NCCU Men's Basketball Team - NCAA Division II National Champions
Standing (L-R): Antoine Sifford, Dominique Stephens, Miles Clarke, Derrick Leak, Adrian McKinnon, Fred Bennett, Henry Canty, Jeff Hayes. Kneeling (L-R): Joel Hopkins, Curtis Watkins, Kelrick Thompson, Eric Jackson, Marvin Reed, Shawn Kearny, Charles Alston. 1986-87 Michael Bernard.............. (15-13) Virginia State........................78-75 W. Francis Marion.....................58-65 L. Hampton..............................66-71 L. Norfolk State........................52-70 L. Livingstone...........................58-56 W. Saint Augustine's.................70-64 W. Barber-Scotia.......................79-74 W. Saint Paul's..........................61-49 W. Shaw....................................84-72 W. Virginia Union.......................63-79 L. Saint Augustine's.................67-65 W. Elizabeth City State..............76-73 W. Johnson C. Smith.................84-86 L. Fayetteville State.................59-57 W. Winston-Salem State...........70-61 W. Livingstone...........................67-61 W. Bowie State..........................59-61 L. District of Columbia..............58-64 L. Francis Marion.....................58-60 L. Saint Augustine's.................73-70 W. Fayetteville State...............104-77 W. Johnson C. Smith.................64-80 L. District of Columbia..............75-76 L. Livingstone...........................81-68 W. Shaw................................ 108-112 L. Winston-Salem State...........57-69 L. Elizabeth City State..............77-75 W. Virginia Union.......................55-56 L. 1987-88 11-24-87 11-28-87 12-01-87
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Michael Bernard................ (26-3) Virginia State...............104-70 W. Hampton...........................73-57 W. at Norfolk State....................57-56 W.
12-29-88 12-30-88 01-05-89 01-07-89 01-09-89 01-11-89 01-14-89 01-17-89 01-18-89 01-21-89 01-23-89 01-25-89 01-28-89 02-04-89 02-08-89 02-11-89 02-13-89 02-15-89 02-18-89 02-23-89 02-24-89 02-25-89 03-17-89 03-18-89 03-23-89 03-24-89 03-25-89
vs. West Texas State...........66-58 W. vs. Gannon Univ...................75-58 W. Virginia Union.................43-58 L. Saint Augustine's..........73-66 W. Elizabeth City State....92-65 W. Johnson C. Smith...........68-51 W. Fayetteville State.......81-61 W. at Shaw................................74-60 W. vs. North Carolina A&T........75-40 W. at Winston-Salem State.......70-37 W. at Saint Paul's......................76-56 W. at Bowie State......................69-70 L. at Saint Augustine's.............67-62 W. at Fayetteville State.............81-68 W. at Johnson C. Smith.............73-58 W. Livingstone.....................79-59 W. Shaw..................................59-56 W. at Hampton..........................65-43 W. at Winston-Salem State.......60-45 W. vs. Hampton.........................51-44 W. vs. Norfolk State...................62-49 W. vs. Virginia Union.................58-78 L. vs. Norfolk State...................67-64 W. vs. Virginia Union.................60-55 W. vs. Sacred Heart..................58-57 W. vs. Jacksonville State...........90-70 W. vs. Southeast Missouri St....73-46 W.
12-04-87 12-05-87 12-10-87 12-12-87 01-05-88 01-09-88 01-11-88 01-13-88 01-16-88 01-19-88 01-21-88 01-23-88 01-29-88 02-01-88 02-02-88 02-04-88 02-06-88 02-08-88 02-10-88 02-13-88 02-16-88 02-20-88 02-25-88 02-26-88 03-11-88 03-12-88
Livingstone.....................86-64 W. Saint Augustine's..........75-57 W. District of Columbia...65-64 W. Saint Paul's.....................89-74 W. Francis Marion..............70-57 W. Saint Augustine's..........79-64 W. at Elizabeth City State..........55-47 W. at Johnson C. Smith.............64-60 W. at Fayetteville State.............72-51 W. at Shaw................................57-36 W. Livingstone.....................76-57 W. at Winston-Salem State.......49-48 W. Bowie State.....................59-44 W. at Virginia Union............ 2OT 68-67 W. at Dist. of Columbia.. (Forfeit) 74-84 W. at Saint Augustine's.............61-44 W. Fayetteville State.......93-52 W. at Francis Marion.................59-53 W. Johnson C. Smith...........65-70 L. at Livingstone.......................68-53 W. Shaw..................................74-67 W. Winston-Salem State...57-50 W. vs. Hampton.........................75-69 W. at Norfolk State....................50-53 L. vs. Virginia State..................56-49 W. vs. Troy State..................OT 65-66 L. (NCAA Regional Playoffs)
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Michael Bernard................ (28-4) at Virginia State....................52-58 L. at North Carolina A&T..........66-54 W. Norfolk State...............60-50 W. Livingstone.....................89-45 W. Saint Augustine's..........53-50 W.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS !!! L NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!! W 1989-90 Michael Bernard................ (23-5) W 11-17-89 vs. Elizabeth City State........76-58 W. W 11-18-89 vs. Clark Atlanta...................69-58 W. W
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Miles Clarke was voted Tournament Most Valuable Player during the 1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship. 11-20-89 VIRGINIA STATE.................58-55 W. 11-20-89 HAMPTON...........................71-52 W. 12-05-89 at Norfolk State............. 2OT 57-58 L. 12-08-89 LIVINGSTONE.....................68-45 W. 12-09-89 SAINT PAUL'S.....................53-51 W. 01-04-90 at Virginia Union...................61-76 L. 01-06-90 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S..........83-62 W. 01-08-90 at Elizabeth City State..........63-49 W. 01-10-90 at Johnson C. Smith.............77-66 W. 01-13-90 at Fayetteville State.............53-35 W. 01-16-90 SHAW..................................70-63 W. 01-20-90 at Winston-Salem State.......64-54 W. 01-22-90 SAINT PAUL'S.....................74-70 W. 01-25-90 BOWIE STATE.....................73-51 W. 01-27-90 at Saint Augustine's.............88-57 W. 01-30-90 LIVINGSTONE.....................79-53 W. 02-03-90 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......88-79 W. 02-07-90 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........70-63 W. 02-10-90 at Livingstone.......................70-65 W. 02-12-90 at Shaw................................55-59 L. 02-15-90 LINCOLN MEMORIAL.........80-63 W. 02-17-90 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........54-47 W. 02-22-90 vs. Virginia State..................94-62 W. 02-23-90 vs. Norfolk State...................56-59 L. 03-16-90 vs. Univ. of Tampa................66-61 W. 03-17-90 vs. Jacksonville State......OT 88-95 L. (NCAA Regional Playoffs) 1990-91 Michael Bernard................ (9-19) 11-27-90 at Hampton..........................50-64 L. 11-30-90 vs. Albany State...................52-55 L. 12-01-90 at North Carolina A&T..........43-47 L. 12-05-90 NORFOLK STATE...............48-69 L. 12-08-90 ST. AUGUSTINE'S..........OT 75-76 L. 12-28-90 LIVINGSTONE.....................69-53 W. 12-30-90 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......58-61 L. 01-02-91 VIRGINIA UNION.................60-91 L. 01-04-91 vs. Saint Augustine's............66-71 L. 01-05-91 vs. Elizabeth City State........51-55 L. 01-07-91 ELIZABETH CITY STATE....67-64 W.
01-09-91 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........54-57 L. 01-12-91 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......75-81 L. 01-15-91 at Shaw................................71-72 L. 01-17-91 at Virginia State....................59-68 L. 01-19-91 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........85-71 W. 01-21-91 at Saint Paul's......................77-92 L. 01-24-91 at Bowie State......................68-56 W. 01-26-91 at Saint Augustine's.............75-68 W. 01-29-91 at Livingstone.......................69-81 L. 02-02-91 at Fayetteville State.............92-83 W. 02-04-91 LINCOLN MEMORIAL.........78-50 W. 02-06-91 at Johnson C. Smith.............77-94 L. 02-09-91 LIVINGSTONE.....................81-72 W. 02-11-91 SHAW..................................54-62 L. 02-13-91 at Lincoln Memorial..............76-85 L. 02-16-91 at Winston-Salem State.......66-59 W. 02-20-91 vs. Norfolk State...................84-95 L.
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1991-92 Gregory Jackson............. (13-13) 11-23-91 ALLEN..................................90-44 W. 11-24-91 ELIZABETH CITY ST...........69-72 L. 11-26-91 VIRGINIA STATE.................70-80 L. 12-03-91 at Norfolk State....................65-72 L. 12-07-91 ST. AUGUSTINE'S...............73-69 W. 12-19-91 HAMPTON...........................81-63 W. 01-04-92 vs. Saint Augustine's............77-82 L. 01-05-92 vs. Winston-Salem State......76-52 W. 01-08-92 at Johnson C. Smith.............70-67 W. 01-11-92 at Fayetteville State.............73-74 L. 01-14-92 SHAW..................................87-94 L. 01-17-92 BOWIE STATE.....................82-60 W. 01-18-92 at Winston-Salem State.......72-71 W. 01-22-92 vs. North Carolina A&T........64-70 L. 01-25-92 at Saint Augustine's.............64-61 W. 01-29-92 SAINT PAUL'S.....................87-76 W. 01-30-92 at Livingstone.....................100-82 W. 02-01-92 FAYETTEVILLE ST..............64-78 L. 02-05-92 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........63-65 L. 02-08-92 LIVINGSTONE.....................78-71 W. 02-10-92 at Shaw................................59-54 W. 02-13-92 at Virginia Union...................63-84 L. 02-15-92 at Elizabeth City State..........79-90 L. 02-19-92 CLARK ATLANTA.................90-82 W. 02-22-92 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........64-65 L. 02-26-92 vs. Elizabeth City State........59-60 L.
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1992-93 NCCU Men's Basketball Team - NCAA Division II "Elite Eight"
Standing (L-R): Sultan Shamsid-Dean, Lorenzo Wilkins, Darian Hager, Greg McNeil, Ken Morrow, Jason Beatty, Aaron Couch, Antoine Crews, Scott Stewart. Sitting (L-R): Clay Parker, Freddie Highsmith, Jimmy Fleming, Clifton Daye, Nathaniel Lindsey, Jimmie Walker, Gary Joseph, LeVelle Moton, Andre Jordan. Not pictured: Larry Crowder. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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GAME RESULTS (1986-2011) 01-26-94 at Livingstone.......................85-53 W. 01-29-94 at Fayetteville State.............85-84 W. 02-02-94 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........82-71 W. 02-05-94 LIVINGSTONE...................104-60 W. 02-07-94 SHAW..................................93-85 W. 02-09-94 at Virginia Union...................76-81 L. 02-12-94 at Elizabeth City State..........73-88 L. 02-14-94 ST. AUGUSTINE'S...............90-70 W. 02-19-94 at Winston-Salem State.......88-82 W. 02-24-94 vs. Hampton.........................66-88 L.
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1994-95 Gregory Jackson............. (14-12) 11-18-94 vs. Pfeiffer............................91-78 W. 11-19-94 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne..................83-76 W. 11-26-94 CLAFLIN COLLEGE............63-50 W. 11-27-94 HAMPTON...........................71-76 L. 11-30-94 NORFOLK STATE...............69-77 L. 12-06-94 at Virginia State....................85-80 W. 01-03-95 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........75-72 W. 01-05-95 at Hampton..........................65-82 L. 01-07-95 at Fayetteville State.............82-96 L. 01-10-95 at Shaw................................66-84 L. 01-12-95 at Bowie State..................109-100 W. 01-15-95 at Winston-Salem State.......84-81 W. 01-17-95 at Saint Paul's......................98-88 W. 01-19-95 at North Carolina A&T..........87-93 L. 01-21-95 ST. AUGUSTINE'S.............102-90 W. 01-25-95 LIVINGSTONE.....................94-73 W. 01-28-95 FAYETTEVILLE ST..............75-91 L. 02-01-95 at Johnson C. Smith.............91-97 L. 02-04-95 at Livingstone.......................89-84 W. 02-06-95 SHAW..................................66-75 L. 02-09-95 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........83-75 W. 02-11-95 ELIZABETH CITY ST...........79-73 W. 02-13-95 at Saint Augustine's.............68-84 L. 02-18-95 VIRGINIA UNION.................75-86 L. 02-22-95 vs. Bowie State....................69-61 W. 02-23-95 vs. Virginia Union.................64-72 L.
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1995-96 Gregory Jackson............... (20-7) 11-18-95 KNOXVILLE.........................78-57 W. 11-19-95 WEST GEORGIA.................83-61 W. 11-25-95 at South Carolina State........79-84 L. 11-27-95 N.C. WESLEYAN.................93-69 W. 12-05-95 VIRGINIA STATE.................74-69 W. 01-03-96 at Johnson C. Smith.............93-75 W. 01-06-96 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......70-65 W. 01-09-96 SHAW..................................79-73 W. 01-11-96 BOWIE STATE.....................98-66 W. 01-16-96 SAINT PAUL'S.....................95-79 W. 01-18-96 vs. North Carolina A&T........76-70 W. 01-20-96 at Saint Augustine's.............72-67 W. 01-21-96 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........65-51 W. 01-24-96 at Livingstone.......................92-88 W. 01-27-96 at Fayetteville State.............62-54 W. 01-29-96 at Paine College.............OT 70-65 W. 01-31-96 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........94-78 W. 02-05-96 at Shaw................................77-73 W. 02-08-96 at Winston-Salem State.......74-73 W. 02-10-96 at Elizabeth City State..........80-83 L. 02-12-96 ST. AUGUSTINE'S...............85-82 W. 02-14-96 LIVINGSTONE.....................73-86 L. 02-18-96 at Virginia Union...................59-73 L. 02-24-96 at Norfolk State....................66-84 L. 02-29-96 vs. Saint Paul's....................86-73 W. 03-01-96 vs. Norfolk State...................67-80 L. 03-06-96 vs. Pfeiffer............................62-71 L. (NCAA Regional Playoffs) 1996-97 Gregory Jackson............... (20-6) 11-15-96 KUTZTOWN.........................72-49 W. 11-16-96 LENOIR-RHYNE..................67-57 W. 11-23-96 PAINE COLLEGE................81-48 W.
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1997-98 Gregory Jackson............... (18-8) 11-21-97 VOORHEES COLLEGE.......64-52 W. 11-22-97 ST. AUGUSTINE'S...............75-57 W. 11-25-97 at Shaw................................57-65 L. 12-02-97 VIRGINIA STATE.................79-69 W. 12-05-97 vs. Morris Brown..................64-57 W. 12-06-97 at Clark-Atlanta....................61-62 L. 12-13-97 vs. Wilberforce...................100-78 W. 01-03-98 FAYETTEVILLE ST..............70-66 W. 01-06-98 BOWIE STATE.....................81-64 W. 01-10-98 at St. Augustine's...............84-100 L. 01-13-98 at Livingstone.......................77-69 W. 01-15-98 WILBERFORCE...................89-69 W. 01-17-98 ST. AUGUSTINE'S..........OT 92-88 W. 01-19-98 at Savannah State...............85-73 W. 01-27-98 at Johnson C. Smith.............62-83 L. 01-29-98 vs. North Carolina A&T........58-54 W. 01-31-98 at Winston-Salem State.......75-86 L. 02-03-98 at Fayetteville State.............64-74 L. 02-07-98 LIVINGSTONE.....................63-62 W. 02-10-98 at Elizabeth City State..........72-58 W. 02-12-98 SHAW..................................92-84 W. 02-15-98 at Virginia Union...................67-74 L. 02-17-98 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........78-66 W. 02-19-98 SAINT PAUL'S.....................80-67 W. 02-21-98 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........84-68 W. 02-26-98 vs. Livingstone................OT 82-84 L.
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1998-99 Gregory Jackson............. (16-12) 11-20-98 GEORGIA COLLEGE&SU...77-91 L. 11-21-98 ALBANY STATE...................99-90 W. 11-24-98 SHAW..................................88-70 W. 12-01-98 at Virginia State....... (Forfeit) 55-64 W. 12-03-98 PAINE COLLEGE................73-60 W. 12-05-98 at Benedict College..............73-80 L. 12-12-98 at Cheyney University..........65-63 W. 01-02-99 at Fayetteville State.............73-85 L. 01-05-99 at Bowie State......................73-63 W. 01-09-99 ST. AUGUSTINE'S...............66-72 L. 01-12-99 LIVINGSTONE................OT 72-70 W. 01-14-99 KNOXVILLE.........................90-80 W. 01-16-99 at St. Augustine's.................60-53 W. 01-18-99 SAVANNAH STATE..............69-59 W. 01-20-99 at North Carolina A&T..........61-73 L. 01-23-99 BENEDICT COLLEGE.........65-68 L. W 01-26-99 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........64-60 W. W 01-30-99 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........73-68 W. W 02-02-99 FAYETTEVILLE ST..............83-59 W.
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at Paine College...................87-97 L. at Livingstone.......................86-74 W. ELIZABETH CITY ST...........70-73 L. VIRGINIA UNION.................67-74 L. at Winston-Salem State.......68-61 W. at St. Paul's..........................67-74 L. at Johnson C. Smith.............60-75 L. vs. St. Augustine's................74-55 W. vs. Elizabeth City State........65-68 L.
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1999-2000 Gregory Jackson............... (17-9) 11-19-99 LANE COLLEGE................100-89 W. 11-20-99 LENOIR-RHYNE..................68-71 L. 11-23-99 at Shaw................................81-68 W. 11-30-99 VIRGINIA STATE.................60-56 W. 12-03-99 vs. Valdosta State................78-67 W. 12-04-99 at West Florida.....................72-80 L. 12-08-99 vs. North Carolina A&T........79-74 W. 12-11-99 COL. OF WEST VIRGINIA...84-91 L. 01-04-00 FAYETTEVILLE ST..............69-59 W. 01-08-00 at Saint Augustine's.............75-59 W. 01-11-00 BOWIE STATE.....................75-65 W. 01-15-00 at Johnson C. Smith.............68-54 W. 01-24-00 CHEYNEY (PA) UNIV........103-84 W. 02-03-00 at Livingstone College........104-67 W. 02-05-00 at Winston-Salem State.......62-85 L. 02-08-00 at Fayetteville State.............76-86 L. 02-12-00 LIVINGSTONE...................105-73 W. 02-15-00 at Elizabeth City State..........75-67 W. 02-17-00 at Virginia Union...................55-70 L. 02-19-00 VIRGINIA UNION.................53-46 W. 02-21-00 ST. AUGUSTINE'S........ 3OT 89-85 W. 02-22-00 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........59-78 L. 02-26-00 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........57-73 L. 03-02-00 vs. Bowie State....................62-54 W. 03-03-00 vs. Virginia Union.................64-54 W. 03-04-00 vs. Winston-Salem State......50-63 L.
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2000-01 Phil Spence........................ (8-20) 11-17-00 KENTUCKY STATE...........94-101 L. 11-18-00 TUSKEGEE.........................79-70 W. 11-21-00 SHAW..................................80-82 L. 11-28-00 at Virginia State....................81-88 L. 12-01-00 vs. Fort Valley State.............75-85 L. 12-02-00 at Clark Atlanta.....................80-86 L. 12-07-00 VOORHEES....................OT 68-66 W. 12-29-00 at Columbus State...............68-94 L. 12-30-00 vs. Georgia College & SU....66-65 W. 01-04-01 at Fayetteville State.............82-80 W. 01-06-01 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S..........66-87 L. 01-09-01 at Bowie State......................69-81 L. 01-14-01 vs. North Carolina A&T........59-65 L. 01-17-01 LIVINGSTONE.....................70-82 L. 01-20-01 at Tuskegee University.......88-102 L. 01-27-01 at Saint Augustine's.............84-80 W. 01-31-01 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........68-90 L. 02-03-01 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........70-94 L. 02-06-01 FAYETTEVILLE ST.........OT 67-71 L. 02-08-01 at Coll. of West Virginia......89-106 L. 02-10-01 at Livingstone College..........61-64 L. 02-13-01 ELIZABETH CITY STATE....79-67 W. 02-17-01 VIRGINIA UNION.................66-82 L. 02-20-01 at Winston-Salem State.......64-66 L. 02-22-01 at Saint Paul's College.........92-76 W. 02-24-01 at Johnson C. Smith.............65-86 L. 02-28-01 vs. Virginia Union.................80-64 W. 03-01-01 vs. Winston-Salem State......62-69 L.
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GAME RESULTS (1986-2011)
SHAWN RAY (2000-03) In just three seasons as an Eagle, Ray ranks among the school's top 20 career leaders in points (1,216), scoring average (16.7), assists (215), steals (166), field goals (430), and free throws (223). 11-27-01 VIRGINIA STATE ................52-58 L. 11-29-01 at Longwood College...........72-99 L. 12-05-01 at Wingate Univ...............OT 83-87 L. 12-08-01 at Catawba College..............77-90 L. 12-18-01 WEST VIRGINIA TECH.......75-81 L. 12-29-01 CATAWBA............................75-76 L. 01-08-02 BOWIE STATE.....................88-81 W. 01-12-02 at Saint Augustine's.............94-90 W. 01-16-02 at Livingstone College..........70-74 L. 01-20-02 vs. North Carolina A&T........57-63 L. 01-26-02 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S..........88-75 W. 01-30-02 at Johnson C. Smith.............86-89 L. 02-02-02 at Winston-Salem State.......72-70 W. 02-05-02 at Fayetteville State.............54-70 L. 02-09-02 LIVINGSTONE.....................75-67 W. 02-10-02 vs. Fayetteville State.......OT 65-67 L. 02-12-02 at Elizabeth City St..........OT 96-95 W . 02-16-02 at Virginia Union...................59-79 L. 02-19-02 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........67-77 L. 02-21-02 SAINT PAUL'S.....................60-63 L. 02-23-02 J.C. SMITH............... 3OT 105-103 W . 02-27-02 vs. Virginia State..................62-55 W. 02-28-02 vs. Shaw............................75-101 L.
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01-15-03 LIVINGSTONE ....................73-64 W. 01-19-03 vs. North Carolina A&T........74-72 W. 01-22-03 at Virginia Union...................66-75 L. 01-25-03 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S..........79-94 L. 01-29-03 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........84-78 W. 02-01-03 WINSTON-SALEM ST....OT 94-89 W. 02-04-03 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......69-68 W. 02-08-03 at Livingstone..................OT 84-81 W. 02-11-03 ELIZABETH CITY ST......OT 92-97 L. 02-15-03 VIRGINIA UNION.................82-91 L. 02-18-03 at Winston-Salem State.......91-68 W. 02-20-03 at Saint Paul's......................88-69 W. 02-22-03 at Johnson C. Smith.............68-69 L. 02-27-03 vs. Fayetteville State............85-75 W. 02-28-03 vs. Bowie State....................87-99 L.
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2003-04 Phil Spence...................... (16-13) 11-15-03 MOUNT OLIVE..................106-92 W. 11-18-03 at Pfeiffer............................82-108 L. 11-22-03 at Morehouse.......................72-84 L. 11-25-03 DIST. COLUMBIA....... OT 108-104 W. 12-01-03 CATAWBA..................... 2OT 92-81 W. 12-06-03 SHAW..................................64-68 L. 12-17-03 at Georgia College & St. U... 75-66 W. 12-19-03 at Queens College...............76-92 L. 12-30-03 at U. of District of Columbia.74-80 L. 01-03-04 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......79-70 W. 01-06-04 BOWIE STATE.....................65-87 L. 01-08-04 at Shaw................................66-61 W. 01-10-04 at Saint Augustine’s ............93-82 W. 01-18-04 vs. Livingstone.....................95-63 W. 01-24-04 ST. AUGUSTINE’S...............78-77 W. 01-29-04 VIRGINIA STATE.................72-74 L. 01-31-04 at Winston-Salem State.......68-75 L. 02-03-04 at Fayetteville State...........87-100 L. 02-05-04 at Johnson C. Smith.............75-81 L. 02-07-04 LIVINGSTONE.....................91-54 W. 02-10-04 at Elizabeth City State..........73-54 W. 02-14-04 at Virginia Union...................77-80 L. 02-18-04 WINSTON-SALEM ST.........97-65 W. 02-19-04 SAINT PAUL’S.....................85-76 W. 02-21-04 JOHNSON C. SMITH.... 2OT 82-86 L. 02-25-04 vs. Elizabeth City State........72-69 W. 02-26-04 vs. Bowie State....................72-69 W. 02-27-04 vs. Fayetteville State............78-74 W. 02-28-04 vs. Virginia Union.................72-80 L.
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2004-05 Henry Dickerson................16-12 11-16-04 SAINT PAUL’S.....................94-37 W. 11-20-04 at Belmont Abbey.................65-71 L. 11-23-04 at Catawba...........................60-57 W. 11-29-04 CLAYTON STATE................59-58 W. 12-04-04 at Clayton State...................64-61 W. 12-20-04 QUEENS..............................81-67 W. 12-27-04 at Columbus State...............89-90 L. 12-29-04 vs. Benedict.........................55-63 L. 12-30-04 vs. North Florida...................51-43 W. 01-06-05 ST. AUGUSTINE’S...............69-63 W. 01-08-05 at Fayetteville State.............55-59 L. 2002-03 Phil Spence...................... (16-13) 11-22-02 vs. Lewis and Clark..............86-73 W. W 01-10-05 at Bowie State......................79-77 W. 11-23-02 at Seattle University.............60-62 L. L 01-13-05 SHAW..................................71-65 W. 01-15-05 vs. Livingstone.....................63-69 L. 11-26-02 SHAW..................................60-73 L .L .. 11-30-02 PFEIFFER UNIV..............106-100 W. W 01-20-05 BELMONT ABBEY...............73-56 W. 12-03-02 at Virginia State....................84-76 W. W 01-27-05 at Virginia Union...................70-81 L. 12-07-02 at Mount Olive College.........85-96 L. L 01-29-05 at St. Augustine’s.................64-68 L. 12-15-02 at Catawba College..............80-82 L. L 02-01-05 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........74-62 W. 12-17-02 at Salem International..........88-89 L. L 02-05-05 WINSTON-SALEM ST....OT 81-86 L. 12-18-02 at West Virginia Tech...........83-90 L. L 02-08-05 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......74-72 W. 12-21-02 WINGATE UNIV...................85-63 W. W 02-10-05 at Virginia State...............OT 71-64 W. 12-28-02 CATAWBA COLLEGE..........63-61 W. W 02-12-05 LIVINGSTONE................OT 72-73 L. W 02-15-05 ELIZABETH CITY STATE....65-63 W. 01-04-03 at Fayetteville State........OT 94-93 W. 01-07-03 at Bowie State......................76-92 L. L 02-19-05 VIRGINIA UNION.................66-65 W. 01-11-03 vs. Saint Augustine's............91-68 W. W 02-22-05 at Winston-Salem State.......58-79 L.
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Jonathan Moore, James Tucker, Jason Hervey and Jermond Debro celebrate after rallying from a 21-point, second-half deficit to capture a miracle victory over Elizabeth City State in the first round of the 2004 CIAA Tournament. NCCU advanced all the way to the championship final. 02-07-06 at Fayetteville State.............78-75 W. 02-11-06 LIVINGSTONE.....................77-55 W. 02-14-06 at Elizabeth City State..........70-72 L. 02-16-06 at Saint Paul’s......................74-71 W. 02-18-06 at Virginia Union...................50-74 L. 02-21-06 at Winston-Salem State.......51-59 L. 02-25-06 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........61-74 L. 03-01-06 vs. Shaw..............................58-53 W. 03-02-06 vs. Virginia Union.................51-76 L.
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2006-07 Henry Dickerson................13-15 11-17-06 COLUMBUS STATE............95-82 W. 11-18-06 BARTON COLLEGE............67-65 W. 11-26-06 at East Carolina...................47-68 L. 11-28-06 at Saint Paul’s......................67-70 L. 12-05-06 at Elizabeth City State..........66-93 L. 12-08-06 AUGUSTA STATE....... (OT) 77-76 W. 12-09-06 SHAW..................................66-49 W. 12-29-06 vs. North Georgia.................66-58 W. 12-30-06 at Columbus State...............63-74 L.
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GAME RESULTS (1986-2011) 01-06-07 at Fayetteville State.............68-71 L. 01-09-07 at Bowie State......................64-85 L. 01-11-07 at Shaw................................58-54 W. 01-13-07 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S.........61-63 L. 01-16-07 LIVINGSTONE.....................75-64 W. 01-23-07 at Virginia State....................67-91 L. 01-27-07 at St. Augustine’s.................64-75 L. 01-30-07 JOHNSON C. SMITH...........55-60 L. 02-02-07 VIRGINIA STATE.................66-65 W. 02-06-07 FAYETTEVILLE STATE.......60-67 L. 02-08-07 VIRGINIA UNION.................53-62 L. 02-10-07 at Livingstone.......................59-51 W. 02-13-07 ELIZABETH CITY ST.. (OT) 77-71 W. 02-15-07 BOWIE STATE.....................80-75 W. 02-17-07 at Virginia Union...................56-63 L. 02-20-07 SAINT PAUL’S.....................86-70 W. 02-24-07 at Johnson C. Smith.............54-61 L. 02-28-07 vs. Saint Paul’s....................75-74 W. 03-01-07 vs. Virginia Union.................68-79 L. (CIAA Tournament - Quarterfinals) First Season of Division I Competition 2007-08 Henry Dickerson...................4-26 11-09-07 at Duke Univ.......................56-121 L. 11-12-07 at Rutgers Univ.....................48-73 L. 11-14-07 at Univ. of Florida...............51-105 L. 11-17-07 at North Dakota State U.....51-104 L. 11-19-07 at Wake Forest Univ.............58-75 L. 11-21-07 Tennessee Tech.............73-70 W. 11-24-07 at Davidson College.............50-98 L. 11-27-07 at Towson Univ.....................52-74 L. 11-30-07 at Drake Univ........................48-85 L. 12-01-07 vs. Cal State Northridge.......43-69 L. 12-05-07 at Western Carolina Univ......64-84 L. 12-08-07 at Univ. of Akron...................49-96 L. 12-16-07 at UNC Wilmington...............56-80 L. 12-18-07 at Western Kentucky Univ....53-84 L. 12-20-07 at Creighton Univ..................54-88 L. 12-22-07 at Univ. of Nebraska.............28-71 L. 12-29-07 Houston Baptist............56-63 L. 12-30-07 Concord...........................68-71 L. 01-02-08 at Western Michigan Univ.....43-79 L. 01-05-08 at East Carolina Univ............62-79 L. 01-07-08 at Norfolk State Univ.............83-87 L. 01-09-08 at North Carolina State U.....29-54 L. 01-16-08 Coppin State....................62-66 L. 01-22-08 at Utah Valley Univ...............52-68 L. 01-30-08 at Coppin State Univ.............67-65 W. 02-16-08 Chowan.............................70-56 W. 02-19-08 Utah Valley......................62-69 L. 02-20-08 Lenoir-Rhyne..................69-81 L. 02-23-08 at Colgate Univ.....................69-77 L. 03-15-08 vs. Winston-Salem State......60-56 W. (RBC Center - Raleigh, NC) 2008-09 Henry Dickerson.................. 4-27 11/14/08 at #21 Wake Forest............. 48-94 L. 11/17/08 at Kent State ^..................... 42-83 L. 11/20/08 at Florida Gulf Coast........... 58-66 L. 11/25/08 at Tulsa ^............................. 52-92 L. 11/28/08 vs. UNC Wilmington ^.......... 64-79 L. 11/29/08 vs. Jackson State ^.............. 49-69 L. 12/03/08 High Point............................ 64-73 L. 12/06/08 at Drake (TV)....................... 46-89 L. 12/07/08 vs. Texas-Pan American...... 50-56 L. 12/10/08 at Arkansas (TV).................. 70-98 L. 12/14/08 at Old Dominion................... 54-79 L. 12/16/08 at South Carolina (TV)......... 43-90 L. 12/18/08 Winston-Salem State........... 51-66 L. 12/22/08 at Duquesne........................ 79-97 L. 12/29/08 at #23/24 Michigan (TV)...... 57-77 L. 01/03/09 at Miami (TV)....................... 42-76 L. 01/06/09 Colgate................................ 58-68 L. 01/10/09 Chicago State.................... 96-115 L.
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NCCU fans storm the court to celebrate the Eagles upset over nationally-ranked and eventual national champion Virginia Union on Feb. 19, 2005, as the Panthers watch in shock. (Photo by Robert Lawson) 01/14/09 Texas-Pan American........... 77-71 W. 01/16/09 Central State (OH)............... 74-68 W. 01/17/09 Chowan............................... 70-72 L. 01/21/09 Maryland Eastern Shore...... 58-73 L. 01/24/09 at Chicago State................ 63-103 L. 01/31/09 Savannah State................... 51-67 L. 02/03/09 at North Carolina State........ 59-87 L. 02/17/09 at Kansas State................... 49-95 L. 02/21/09 at Texas-Pan American....... 66-67 L. 02/25/09 at Longwood...................... 89-109 L. 02/28/09 Longwood............................ 82-64 W. 03/02/09 at Savannah State............... 64-69 L. 03/14/09 vs. Winston-Salem State..... 63-56 W. (Joel Colisuem - Winston-Salem, NC) 2009-10 LeVelle Moton...................... 7-22 11/11/09 at #4/6 North Carolina......... 42-89 L. 11/14/09 at Miami............................... 53-83 L. 11/18/09 vs. NC Wesleyan................. 85-70 W. 11/20/09 at FIU*................................. 73-83 L. 11/22/09 vs. Murray State*................. 61-84 L. 11/23/09 vs. James Madison*............ 66-79 L. 11/28/09 at Iowa................................. 63-73 L. 12/02/09 at Air Force.......................... 49-61 L. 12/05/09 vs. Carver Bible College...... 82-63 W. 12/16/09 vs. Florida Gulf Coast.......... 67-76 L. 12/19/09 at Indiana............................. 58-81 L. 12/21/09 at Ball State......................... 45-59 L. 12/29/09 at High Point........................ 58-70 L. 01/03/10 at East Carolina................... 58-68 L. 01/06/10 at Colgate............................ 54-75 L. 01/09/10 at SMU................................ 50-78 L. 01/11/10 High Point........................... 55-58 L. 01/15/10 Tennessee Temple.............. 75-50 W. 01/16/10 Newport News Apprent........ 86-65 W. 01/18/09 at Virginia Tech.................... 30-72 L. 01/20/10 at Savannah State.......(OT) 44-46 L. 01/27/10 at Youngstown St................. 57-70 L. 01/30/10 at North Carolina State........ 42-77 L. 02/02/10 Western Illinois.................... 50-53 L.
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2010-11 LeVelle Moton.................... 15-15 11/12/10 Johnson & Wales................. 90-30 W. 11/15/10 at Oklahoma................(OT) 63-71 L. 11/19/10 at Miami............................... 65-88 L. 11/23/10 at Indiana............................. 56-72 L. 11/27/10 vs. Allen Univ....................... 96-81 W. 12/01/10 vs. Wash. Adventist............. 62-56 W. 12/04/10 at S.C. State................(OT) 74-71 W. 12/11/10 at Air Force.......................... 56-73 L. 12/14/10 at Michigan.......................... 44-64 L. 12/21/10 at Florida Gulf Coast........... 68-87 L. 12/29/10 vs. Milligan........................... 99-91 W. 01/03/10 vs. East Carolina................. 58-50 L. 01/08/11 vs. Delaware State.............. 59-68 L. 01/10/11 vs. Md. Eastern Shore......... 67-61 W. 01/15/11 at Coppin State.................... 77-71 W. 01/22/11 at Norfolk State.................... 71-74 L. 01/24/11 at North Carolina A&T.(OT) 90-84 W. 01/26/11 at Western Illinois................ 66-58 W. 01/29/11 vs. Florida A&M................... 61-59 W. 01/31/11 vs. Bethune-Cookman......... 64-67 L. 02/05/11 at Howard............................ 79-70 W. 02/07/11 at High Point........................ 74-82 L. 02/14/11 vs. Coppin State.................. 77-75 W. 02/17/11 at Coastal Carolina.............. 59-94 L. 02/19/11 vs. Norfolk State.................. 82-72 W. 02/21/11 vs. North Carolina A&T........ 67-72 L. 02/26/11 at Florida A&M..................... 58-55 W. 02/28/11 at Bethune-Cookman.......... 60-73 L. 03/03/11 vs. S.C. State...................... 78-62 W. 03/12/11 vs. Savannah State*............ 50-64 L. (Joel Colisuem - Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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RECORDS VS. OPPOSITION OPPONENT Allen University Arkansas Akron Air Force Alabama A&M Albany State Alcorn State Allen Athens Augusta State Barber-Scotia Barry University Barton Belmont Abbey Benedict Bethune-Cookman Bluefield State Bowie State Brooklyn College Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Northridge Carver Bible College Camp Butner Camp Lejeune Campbell Catawba College Central State (Ohio) Cheyney Chicago State Chowan Claflin College Clark-Atlanta Clayton State Colgate Coastal Carolina Columbus State Concord Coppin State Creighton David Libscomb Davidson Delaware State District of Columbia Drake Duke Duquesne East Carolina East Tennessee St. Eckerd College Elizabeth City St. Elon College Fayetteville State Federal City Fisk FIU Florida (Univ. of) Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Fort Benning Fort Bragg Fort Valley State Francis Marion Gannon University Gardner-Webb Georgetown College Georgetown Univ. Georgia College &SU Grambling State Green Waves Guilford Hampton High Point Houston Baptist Howard Indiana Iowa Jackson State Jacksonville State (Al) James Madison Johnson & Wales Johnson C. Smith Kansas State Kent State Kentucky State Kutztown Knoxville Lane College Lemoyne-Owens Lenoir-Rhyne Lewis and Clark
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OPPONENT W L BEGIN LAST NCCU OPP Lincoln (MO) 1 0 3/6/58 3/6/58 74 72 Lincoln (PA) 7 3 1928 2/7/53 657 606 Lincoln-Memorial 2 1 2/15/90 2/13/91 234 198 Livingstone 53 16 1/70 2/10/07 5444 4716 Longwood 2 5 12/2/80 2/25/10 527 599 Lynn University 0 1 11/19/05 11/19/05 62 71 Maryland-Eastern Shore 15 17 12/9/54 1/10/11 2287 2398 Mecca Athletic Club 1 0 1/2/46 1/2/46 92 32 Middle Tennessee St. 0 1 11/30/78 11/30/78 55 72 Miami (Fla.) 0 1 1/3/09 1/3/09 42 76 Michigan 0 2 12/29/08 12/14/10 101 141 Milligan 1 0 12/29/10 12/29/10 99 91 Miner Teachers 1 0 2/16/39 2/16/39 40 29 Morehouse 0 2 11/17/01 11/22/03 146 171 Morgan State 44 39 2/38 2/16/80 5510 5404 Morris Brown 6 0 12/12/49 12/5/97 450 348 Morristown 1 0 1/40 1/40 38 8 Mount Olive 1 1 12/07/02 11/15/03 191 188 Mount Saint Mary's 0 2 3/9/57 12/2/64 168 206 Murray State 0 1 11/22/09 11/22/09 61 84 Nebraska 0 1 12/22/07 12/22/07 28 71 Newport News App. 1 0 1/16/10 1/16/10 86 65 Norfolk State 8 27 2/29/64 2/19/11 2401 2771 North Carolina A&T 62 73 1930 2/21/11 8910 9179 North Carolina State 0 2 1/9/08 02/03/09 88 141 N. Carolina Wesleyan 2 0 11/27/95 11/18/09 178 139 North Dakota State 0 1 11/17/07 11/17/07 51 104 North Florida 1 0 12/30/04 12/30/04 51 43 North Georgia 1 0 12/29/06 12/29/06 66 58 Oklahoma 0 1 11/15/10 11/15/10 63 71 Old Dominion 0 1 12/14/08 12/14/08 54 79 Paine College 3 1 1/29/96 2/4/99 311 270 Petersburg Y 1 0 12/27/48 12/27/48 81 29 Pfeiffer 2 2 11/18/94 11/18/03 341 357 Pope Air Force Base 1 0 11/12/53 11/12/53 63 57 Queens University 1 1 12/19/03 12/20/04 157 159 Rhode Island 1 0 1/27/69 1/27/69 77 70 Robert Morris 0 1 1/22/79 1/22.79 71 75 Rutgers 0 1 11/12/07 11/12/07 48 73 S.E. Missouri State 1 0 3/25/89 3/25/89 73 46 Sacred Heart 1 0 3/23/89 3/23/89 58 57 Saint Augustine's 76 46 2/14/36 1/27/07 9012 8361 Saint Paul's 37 12 1930 2/28/07 3600 3058 Salem International 0 1 12/17/02 12/17/02 88 89 Savannah State 5 5 12/11/54 3/12/11 663 626 Seattle University 0 1 11/23/02 11/23/02 60 62 Shaw 100 45 1928 1/11/07 10075 8895 South Carolina 0 1 12/16/08 12/16/08 43 90 South Carolina St. 20 19 1/16/41 3/3/11 2649 2600 Southern 0 2 3/21/41 3/22/41 77 91 SMU 0 1 1/09/10 1/09/10 50 78 Tampa (Univ. of) 1 0 3/16/90 3/16/90 66 61 Tenn.-Chattanooga 0 2 12/4/78 12/8/79 132 152 Tennessee State 0 11 1/5/49 12/1/79 695 933 Tennessee Tech 1 0 11/21/07 11/21/07 73 70 Tennessee Temple 1 0 1/15/10 1/15/10 75 50 Texas Pan-American 1 2 12/07/08 02/21/09 193 194 Texas Southern 2 0 12/8/52 3/2/54 168 162 Torpedoes 1 0 12/38 12/38 77 14 Towson 0 1 11/27/07 11/27/07 52 74 Triangle 1 0 3/11/44 3/11/44 59 53 Tulsa 0 1 11/25/08 11/25/08 52 92 Tuskegee 4 3 1/27/41 1/20/01 399 408 UNC-Asheville 0 2 11/19/82 11/21/83 143 165 UNC Wilmington 2 3 11/30/79 11/28/08 373 417 Utah Valley 0 2 1/22/08 2/19/08 114 137 Valdosta State 1 0 12/03/99 12/03/99 78 67 Virginia Commonwealth 0 1 12/11/78 12/11/78 70 88 Virginia State 61 50 1928 2/2/07 7618 7336 Virginia Tech 0 1 1/18/10 1/18/10 30 72 35 69 3/5/40 3/1/07 6851 7353 Virginia Union Voorhees 2 0 11/21/97 12/07/00 132 118 Wake Forest 0 2 11/19/07 11/14/08 106 169 Washington Adventist 1 0 12/1/10 12/1/10 62 56 West Florida 0 1 12/04/99 12/04/99 72 80 1 0 11/19/95 11/19/95 83 61 West Georgia West Texas State 1 0 12/29/88 12/29/88 66 58 West Virginia (Col. of) 0 2 12/11/99 2/08/01 173 197 West Virginia State 19 15 1/16/39 12/59 1971 1925 West Virginia Tech 0 2 12/18/01 12/18/02 158 171 Western Carolina 0 1 12/5/07 12/5/07 64 84 Western Kentucky 0 1 12/18/07 12/18/07 53 84 Western Illinois 1 1 2/2/10 1/26/11 116 111 0 1 1/2/08 1/2/08 43 79 Western Michigan Wilberforce 2 1 1/40 1/15/98 216 177 Wilmington Y 3 0 2/4/50 1/12/52 229 187 Wingate University 1 1 12/5/01 12/21/02 168 150 Winston-Salem St. 62 73 2/5/38 3/14/09 9293 9602 Xavier 1 0 3/1/54 3/1/54 85 68 Youngstown State 0 1 1/27/10 1/27/10 57 70
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NCCU VS. NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCES Atlantic Coast Conference (0-10) TEAM OVERALL Boston College 0-0 Clemson 0-0 Duke 0-1 Florida State 0-0 Georgia Tech 0-0 Maryland 0-0 Miami (FL) 0-2 North Carolina 0-1 N.C. State 0-3 Virginia 0-0 Virginia Tech 0-1 Wake Forest 0-2 tlantic 10 (2-1) A TEAM OVERALL Charlotte 0-0 Dayton 0-0 0-1 Duquesne Fordham 0-0 0-0 George Wash. La Salle 0-0 Massachusetts 0-0 Richmond 0-0 St. Joseph's 0-0 0-0 Saint Louis St. Bonaventure 0-0 Temple 0-0 Xavier 1-0 1-0 Rhode Island tlantic Sun (0-3) A TEAM OVERALL Belmont 0-0 0-1 East Tennessee St. 0-2 Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville 0-0 Kennesaw State 0-0 Lipscomb 0-0 Mercer 0-0 0-0 North Florida Stetson 0-0 0-0 USC Upstate Big 12 (0-2) TEAM OVERALL Baylor 0-0 0-0 Iowa State Kansas 0-0 0-1 Kansas State Missouri 0-0 Oklahoma 0-1 Oklahoma State 0-0 Texas 0-0 0-0 Texas A&M Texas Tech 0-0
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Conference USA (0-6) TEAM OVERALL East Carolina 0-4 Houston 0-0 Marshall 0-0 Memphis 0-0 Rice 0-0 SMU 0-1 Southern Miss 0-0 Tulane 0-0 Tulsa 0-1 UAB 0-0 UCF 0-0 UTEP 0-0 Great West Conference (1-7) TEAM OVERALL Chicago State 0-2 Houston Baptist 0-1 N.J.I.T 0-0 North Dakota 0-0 South Dakota 0-0 Texas-Pan American 1-2 0-2 Utah Valley Horizon League (0-1) TEAM OVERALL Butler 0-0 Cleveland 0-0 Detriot 0-0 Green Bay 0-0 Illinois-Chicago 0-0 Loyola (IL) 0-0 UW-Milwaukee 0-0 Valparaiso 0-0 Wright State 0-0 Youngstown State 0-1 Mid-American Conference (0-4) EAST DIVISION TEAM OVERALL Akron 0-1 Bowling Green 0-0 Buffalo 0-0 Kent State 0-1 Miami (OH) 0-0 Ohio 0-0
EST DIVISION W TEAM OVERALL Ball State 0-1 Cenral Michigan 0-0 Eastern Michigan 0-0 Northern Illinois 0-0 Western Michigan 0-1 Toledo 0-0
NCCU VS. NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCES Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (257-254) TEAM OVERALL Bethune-Cookman 0-3 Coppin State 4-2 Delaware State 16-12 Florida A&M 5-0 Hampton 42-31 Howard 35-26 Md. Eastern-Shore 15-16 Morgan State 44-39 Norfolk State 8-27 North Carolina A&T 63-74 Savannah State 5-5 South Carolina State 20-19 issouri Valley Conference (0-3) M TEAM OVERALL Bradley 0-0 Creighton 0-1 0-2 Drake Evansville 0-0 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 Indiana State Missouri State 0-0 Northern Iowa 0-0 Southern Illinois 0-0 Witchita State 0-0 Mountain West Conference (0-2) TEAM OVERALL Air Force 0-2 BYU 0-0 Colorado State. 0-0 New Mexicio 0-0 San Diego State 0-0 TCU 0-0 UNLV 0-0 Utah 0-0 Wyoming 0-0 Northeast Conference (2-2) TEAM OVERALL 0-0 Bryant University Central Connecticut State 0-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 Long Island 0-0 Monmouth 0-0 Mount St. Mary's 0-2 Quinnipiac 0-0 Robert Morris 1-0 Sacred Heart 1-0 St. Francis (NY) 0-0 St. Francis (PA) 0-0 Wagner 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference (4-12) TEAM OVERALL Austin Peay 0-0 Eastern Illinois 0-0 Eastern Kentucky 0-0 Jacksonville State 1-1 Morehead State 0-0 Murray State 0-1
Southeast Missouri St. 1-0 Tennessee State 0-11 Tennessee Tech* 1-0 Tennessee-Martin 0-0 Pac 12 Conference (0-0) TEAM OVERALL Arizona 0-0 Arizona State 0-0 California 0-0 Colorado 0-0 Oregon 0-0 Oregon State 0-0 Stanford 0-0 UCLA 0-0 USC 0-0 Utah 0-0 Washington 0-0 Washington State 0-0 Patriot League (0-3) TEAM OVERALL 0-0 American Univ. Army 0-0 Bucknell 0-0 Colgate 0-3 Holy Cross 0-0 Lafayette 0-0 Lehigh 0-0 Navy 0-0 Southern Conference (0-3) NORTH TEAM OVERALL Appalachian State 0-0 Chattanooga 0-2 Elon 0-2 Samford 0-0 UNCG 0-0 Western Carolina 0-1
WEST OVERALL TEAM Alabama 0-0 Arkansas 0-1 Auburn 0-0 LSU 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0 Southwest Athletic Conference (4-6) EAST TEAM OVERALL Alabama A&M 1-0 0-0 Alabama State Alcorn State 0-1 Mississippi Valley State 0-0 0-2 Jackson State WEST OVERALL TEAM Arkansas Pine-Bluff 0-0 Grambling State 1-1 Southern 0-2 Prairie View A&M 0-0 Texas Southern 2-0 Sunbelt Conference (0-3) OVERALL TEAM Arkansas- Little Rock 0-0 Arkansas State 0-0 Denver 0-0 Florida Atlantic 0-0 FIU 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 Louisiana-Monroe 0-0 Middle Tennessee State 0-1 North Texas 0-0 South Alabama 0-0 Troy University 0-0 Western Kentucky 0-1
SOUTH The Summit League (1-2) TEAM OVERALL College of Charleston 0-0 TEAM OVERALL Davidson 0-1 Centenary 0-0 Furman 0-0 IUPU-Fort Wayne 0-0 Georgia Southern 0-0 IUPUI 0-0 The Citadel 0-0 UMKC 0-0 Wofford 0-0 North Dakota State 0-1 Oakland University 0-0 Southeastern Conference (0-3) Oral Roberts 0-0 EAST University of South Dakota 0-0 TEAM OVERALL South Dakota State 0-0 Florida 0-1 Southern Utah 0-0 Georgia 0-0 1-1 Western Illinois@ Kentucky 0-0 South Carolina 0-1 *- Denotes 1st Division I win (11/21/07) Tennessee 0-0 vs. Tennessee Tech (73-70) Vanderbilt 0-0 @- Denotes 1st Mid-Major Win (1/26/11)
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EAGLES IN THE NBA DRAFT
NCCU’S YOUNG SELECTED BY SEATTLE IN NBA DRAFT
North Carolina Central University senior David Young had his dream fulfilled on June 24, 2004, when the Seattle Supersonics selected the All-CIAA guard with the 41st overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Young, NCCU’s first NBA draft pick in 21 years, sat alone in an Atlanta hotel room when he saw his name flash on the television as the 12th player chosen in the second round. After ending his college career as the Eagles’ top scorer in 2003-04 with 20.5 points per game, Young faced a long and tough journey around the NBA workout circuit. “I have endured and persevered through a lot of tough times.” Young said reflecting on his life and basketball career. “I have always dreamed about playing in the NBA. I got a second opportunity at North Carolina Central University and now my dream has come true.”
NCCU Eagles in the NBA Draft Year 2004 1983 1982 1969 1968 1965 1957
Name David Young David Binion Donald Sinclair Joe Pridgen Lee Davis Ted Manning Sam Jones
Team Round Pick Overall Seattle 2 12 41 Seattle 10 16 221 Washington 10 12 217 San Diego 18 3 208 Phoenix 10 13 133 Detroit 5 3 41 Boston 1 8 8
Sam Jones- Boston Celtics 1957 First Round- 8th Pick
Former NCCU Eagle Jonathan Moore was a member of the NBA Development League's 2006-07 Arkansas RimRockers. (Photo by Nelson Chenault/NBAE/Getty Images)
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EAGLES IN THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
NCCU Eagles Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame John B. McLendon
Enshrined: As a coach on April 30, 1979 Born: April 5, 1915 in Hiawatha, KS Died: October 8, 1999 NCCU: Head Coach, 1940-1952 John B. McLendon’s contributions to the sport of basketball are virtually innumerable. His advisor at the University of Kansas was the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith. At North Carolina College from 1937 to 1952, and as head basketball coach from 1940 to 1952, he pioneered basketball’s full court game, using such strategies as the full court press, the full court zone (now known as the zone press), the open center offense whose variants include the “four corners,” the rotating pivot, and the double-pivot. In 38 years as a head coach, he achieved a collegiate coaching record of 523 wins to 165 losses for a .760 winning percentage, including a 239-68 record at NCC. He was also the first black coach in a professional basketball league (with the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League in 1961) and the first black coach at a predominantly white university (Cleveland State employed him in June 1966). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Bio: John B. McLendon’s engaging personality made him a popular basketball figure for more than 60 years. His extraordinary knowledge of basketball history made him one of the game’s leading ambassadors. But, it is his coaching resume that makes many in the profession envious. McLendon, who learned basketball from Dr. James Naismith as an undergraduate at Kansas, is the first coach in history to win three consecutive national titles. McLendon earned this honor by guiding Tennessee State to the 1957, 1958 and 1959 NAIA national championships. McLendon championed for heightened awareness of basketball at all-black colleges, and helped initiate an era of integrated basketball. McLendon’s well-rounded coaching background included positions at the collegiate, AAU and professional level. He coached North Carolina College, Hampton Institute, Tennessee State, Kentucky State and Cleveland State along with the Cleveland Pipers (NIB-ABL) and the Denver Rockets (ABA). Named the 1958 NAIA Coach of the Year, McLendon coached teams that won eight CIAA titles between 1941 and 1952, the NIBL and AAU championships in 1961, and the ABL Eastern Division crown in 1962. McLendon, who has traveled the world promoting basketball, wrote two books, Fast Break Basketball and The Fast Break Game.
SAM JONES
Enshrined: As a player on April 30, 1984 Born: June 24, 1933 in Laurinburg, NC NCCU: Student-Athlete, 1951-54 / 1956-57 North Carolina College Playing Highlights: Scored 1,745 points playing for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon; Three-time All-Conference; Enshrined in NAIA Hall of Fame (1962). Pro Highlights (NBA Boston Celtics, 1957-69): All-NBA Second Team (1965-67); Five-time NBA All-Star (1962, 1964-66, 1968); Member of 10 championship teams (1959-66 and 1968-69); Tallied 15,411 points (17.7 ppg) in his 12-year career; Scored 2,909 points in 154 playoff games (18.9 ppg), 15th best in history; NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1970); NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996). Hall of Fame Bio: At six-footfour, Sam Jones was the prototype of the tall guard who could run the floor, bang the boards and had a rangy offensive game that gave opponents fits. One of the “Jones Boys” in Boston, Sam teamed with K.C. in the Celtics backcourt to create havoc in NBA arenas around the country. Jones favored an unorthodox but highly effective “bank shot” that became the muscle behind his and Boston’s 10 NBA championships, including eight in a row (1958-66). As a collegian, Jones was an offensive firehouse scoring 1,745 points while playing for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon at all-black North Carolina College. Jones was not a collegiate All-America and was a relative unknown, but that didn’t sway Red Auerbach, who drafted Sam in the first round of the 1957 draft. Jones didn’t disappoint the Boston faithful. His 12-year NBA career included five All-Star Game appearances, 871 regular season games and 154 playoff games. Considered one of the NBA’s most prolific graceful shooters, Jones scored 15,411 points (17.7 ppg), plus 2,909 (18.9 ppg) more in the playoffs. Considered one of the fastest NBA guards with superb court vision and savvy, Jones led the Celtics in scoring three times, averaging a career-high 25.9 points in 1965. An extremely popular player, in 1970 Jones was selected to the NBA Silver Anniversary Team (1970), a composition of the greatest NBA stars of the league’s first 25 years. He later would be named one of the top 50 players in history when the NBA celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1996.
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CHANCELLOR CHARLIE NELMS Chancellor Charlie Nelms has led North Carolina Central University since 2007. During that time, despite a challenging budget climate, he has intensified the university’s emphasis on student success, setting ambitious goals for increasing student retention and graduation rates. These goals were given first priority in the strategic planning effort Nelms led to successful completion in 2010. In keeping with this priority, Nelms reorganized the University College to provide comprehensive advising and academic support services for all entering students and he instituted programs to improve the academic success of African-American males in particular. Nelms established a new vice chancellor for research and economic development to better manage the university's growing research sector.
In 2010 – 2011, university faculty received more than $25 million in sponsored research grants. This year, the university has embarked on the development of a Ph.D. program in integrated biosciences that is scheduled to enroll students in fall 2012. These will be the first doctoral students at NCCU since 1964. Chancellor Nelms has dramatically improved the aesthetics and physical assets of the campus with the infusion of more than $75 million in new construction of a nursing building, residence hall and parking deck, and millions more in renovation of existing facilities. It was Nelms’ inspiration to move the historic Holy Cross Catholic Church across campus to its new location on Fayetteville Street alongside the new Centennial Garden. In 2011, Nelms published A Call to Action, a policy directive intended to spur a national dialogue concerning the revitalization of the historically black colleges and universities as an important sector of American higher education. Before coming to NCCU, Nelms served as vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs for the Indiana University system. He was also a chancellor twice before. In 1987, Nelms began a sevenyear tenure as chancellor of Indiana University East, and in 1994 he was named chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint (UMF). There, he resolved a significant campus budget deficit, reversed a fouryear enrollment decline and secured more than $75 million in private gifts to UMF. Active in professional, civic, and higher education organizations, Nelms is past chair of the NCA Higher Learning Commission Board of Trustees and the National Advisory Board of the National Survey of Student Engagement. He also served as chair of the American Council on Education (ACE) NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms (right) is presented with a Commission for Leadership ceremonial key to his new office by Atty. Cressie H. Thigpen, Jr. Development and currently (Photo by Robert Lawson)
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DR. CHARLIE NELMS NCCU Chancellor serves on ACE’s blue ribbon panel concerning accreditation. Nelms is a member of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Board of Trustees and serves on the board of directors of the American Association of State Colleges & Universities. Nelms is a native of Crawfordsville, Ark., and earned his undergraduate degree in agronomy and chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduating in 1968. He earned a master's degree in higher education and student affairs in 1971 and a doctorate in higher education administration six years later from Indiana University. Early in his career, he taught and held administrative positions at Earlham College in Indiana, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Indiana University Northwest in Gary and Sinclair Community College in Ohio. Nelms is married to Jeanetta Sherrod Nelms. They have one son, Rashad, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who serves as a policy officer with the United Nations World Food Programme. Presidents and Chancellors 1910-1947 1948-1962 1963-1965 1966-1982 1983-1985 1986-1991 1992-1993 1993-2001 2001-2007 2007-
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History In 1910, Dr. James E. Shepard envisioned and founded a school that prepared African American adults for leadership roles in our nation’s communities. Founded as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) became the nation’s first state-supported historically black liberal arts college. In 1923, the National Training School became the state-supported Durham State Normal School, devoted to “the training of teachers for the Colored Public Schools of North Carolina.” Two years later, Dr. Shepard was able to persuade the General Assembly to take a revolutionary step, making the institution a liberal arts college and naming it North Carolina College for Negroes in 1925. The School of Law was established in 1940 and the School of Library Science in 1941. By the time of Dr. Shepard’s death on October 6, 1947, the institution that had become North Carolina College at Durham was fully-accredited, highly respected and had become the alma mater of a growing list of distinguished alumni. Today, under the leadership of Chancellor Charlie Nelms, NCCU is a comprehensive university offering more than 100 bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, 40 master’s degree programs and three professional degrees in law. The university reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and has a diverse student population of more than 8,000. New Initiatives NCCU is on the cutting edge with its Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise known as BRITE. The institute offers new bachelor’s and master’s
UNIVERSITY PROFILE degrees in pharmaceutical science. These programs provide students with core scientific competencies in biology or chemistry as well as hands-on laboratory practice. In addition, there are seminar courses in drug development operations, FDA regulations, quality assurance and control, and intellectual property and patent law. NCCU’s BRITE is an important part of the statewide initiative to make North Carolina a premiere provider of skilled workers for the biotechnology industry. The School of Law has won kudos for providing top-notch legal education. According to Vault, Inc., a publishing firm that researches and collects data on diverse professions, the law school has not received the acknowledgment it is due. Vault surveyed 512 recruiters who identified 25 “underrated” schools, and the NCCU School of Law was ranked at number 14. NCCU and the African American Jazz Caucus are partnering to form the NCCU/ AAJC Jazz Research Institute (NAJRI) in an effort to preserve the integrity of jazz as an African American art form. One of the functions of the Institute will be to address the critical artistic and economic situation of jazz in the African American community as well as develop other initiatives such as a North Carolina Hall of Fame dedicated to highlighting the work of jazz artists from North Carolina. In an effort to bring more study abroad options to students, NCCU has been accepted as a member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a nonprofit membership organization that provides affordable and diverse study abroad and exchange opportunities to students around the world. NCCU is only one of four historically black college or university in the ISEP network. ISEP membership makes it possible for NCCU students to study abroad at over 135 different universities in 39 countries. NCCU is the first historically black institution in the nation to have an athletic training education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Built upon the motto of Truth and Service, NCCU is a university committed to preparing and equipping students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
NCCU Highlights • NCCU was the fastest growing institution in the University of North Carolina System. At 5.5 percent for fall 2006, NCCU surpassed the UNC System’s average rate of growth of 3.1 percent. • Black Enterprise magazine named NCCU one of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans in the nation in its September 2006 edition. NCCU was ranked No. 30. • The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $2.3 million to the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise. • In 2006, NCCU’s School of Law students passed the State Bar Examination at a rate of 86 percent; the highest of any other historically black school in the country. • NCCU received accreditation of its bachelor’s and master’s programs in business administration from the Assembly of American Colleges and Schools of Business International. • NCCU received a $150,000 grant from the Darden Restaurants Foundation to establish a Culinary Teaching Laboratory at the university to support its Hospitality and Tourism Program. • An endowment in the amount of $100,000 was awarded for the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund to establish a scholarship for chemistry majors. • NCCU led in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU was No. 3 in the state and tied for third place among historically black colleges and universities across the nation.
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT North Carolina Central University is competing in its second year of reclassification as an NCAA Division I institution (Football Championship Subdivision), and the Eagles will be playing as an independent during the 2009-10 athletics campaign. Fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition at the Division I-FCS level. Men’s intercollegiate teams include football, basketball, baseball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and cross country. Women’s intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. NCCU’s athletic programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years, headlined by the 1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship. NCCU’s commitment to a balanced athletic program, providing equitable resources to all of its sports teams, is abundantly apparent. In five of the last eight
years in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), NCCU claimed the Loretta Taylor AllSports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women’s program in the conference. In 2007-08, NCCU’s first season of Division I (FCS) competition, the women’s volleyball team kicked off the Division I era with a dramatic, come-from-behind win over N.C. State, then cruised to 21 victories, all against Division I opponents. The football team finished its first Division I season with a 6-4 record, the Eagles fourth straight winning season. The men’s and women’s cross country teams each won four of their seven events. The men’s basketball team played one of the toughest schedules in the country, while traveling more than 22,000 miles and playing in 13 different states. The squad earned a road victory over the eventual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions and capped the season with a win over rival Winston-Salem State University at the MEAC Tournament. Finally, the track and field program won two events at the prestigious Penn Relays and qualified two student-athletes for the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston. In 2006-07, NCCU’s final season in the NCAA Division II, the Eagles placed 24th in the final standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, the prestigious award presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. In 2006-07, NCCU won four CIAA team championships and participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events. Several former student-
NCCU Wins Four CIAA Titles in 2006-07
2007 CIAA Women’s Basketball Champions
2006 CIAA Women's Cross Country Champions
2006 CIAA Women's Volleyball Champions
Sports Offered by NCCU Athletics
Fall Winter Spring Football (Men) Basketball (Men &Women) Softball (Women) Volleyball (Women) Indoor Track & Field (M&W) Golf (Men) Cross Country (M&W) Bowling (Women) Tennis (Men & Women) Baseball (Men) Outdoor Track & Field (M&W)
NCCU’s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year. (Photo by Wayne Jernigan)
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athletes and coaches are nationally and internationally known. Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who lifted the Eagle track & field program to international prominence during his unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU. Under Walker’s reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 All-Americans, and eight Olympic medalists. Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of 239-68 (.779) as an Eagle head coach from 1940 to 1952. A student of Dr.
The 1989 men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship by defeating Southeast Missouri State 73-46 in the title game on March 25, 1989. The Eagles also captured an NCAA Division II Regional Championship in 1993.
Legendary track & field coach Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, who served as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee during the 1996 Atlanta Games, led the Eagles to 30 national titles, 77 All-America citations, and eight Olympic medals.
James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense. Boston Celtics great Sam Jones, a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-ofFamer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during his stellar NCCU career. Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes - best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom “Good Times” - played football for the NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. The LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex houses a multi-purpose gymnasium, Olympic-sized swimming and diving pool, athletic training facilities, strength and fitness center, and much more. O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium hosts NCCU football action for a capacity crowd of 10,000 dedicated Eagle fans. In mid-November, McLendon-McDougald Gym lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement. www.NCCUEaglePride.com
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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Ingrid Wicker-McCree Director of Athletics
Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. was appointed as the Director of Athletics at North Carolina Central University on April 23, 2008, after holding the interim position for five months. She officially began her new leadership role on May 1, 2008. Wicker-McCree,who joined the rank of only a handful of women athletic directors in the UNC system, previously served as NCCU’s associate athletics director for internal affairs. She has served in a variety of leadership positions in both conference and national level organizations, most notably as president of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Executive Board from 2004-06, becoming only the second woman to ever hold that position in the league’s history. In addition, she served as a member of the NCAA’s Division II Legislation Committee from 2003-07. In recognition of her work, Wicker-McCree received the CIAA Leadership Award for Service as president of the Executive Board and was named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year in the spring of 2006. Now in her 15th year at NCCU, Wicker-McCree has been one of the driving forces behind NCCU’s reclassification to NCAA Division I. Since 1998, she has overseen the internal operations of the Athletics Department, including all compliance and eligibility programs. Her impact on this university's athletic department has been immense. It has been her strong leadership skills that have enabled NCCU to make the trek to Division I a successful one thus far. With her steadfast and forward thinking she has increased the number of staff members two-fold while merging and creating a brand-new fund raising arm for the Athletic department, The Eagle Club. Not to mention the nearly one million dollars worth of upgrades to O'Kelly Riddick Stadium with the brand-new Mondoturf playing surface and the newlyinstalled videoscoreboard called, "Eaglevision". Those are just a few of the changes and additions that she has set in motion during her time, and those will certainly go a long way into planting the seeds of her legacy. Wicker-McCree began her career at NCCU as the head coach for women’s volleyball and softball. She became the first coach in NCCU history to win conference championships in multiple sports, capturing the school’s first-ever CIAA titles in softball (1998) and volleyball (1999, 2004, 2005). A three-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005) and former member of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Committee, Wicker-McCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at NCCU. She was also inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team. A native of Durham and graduate of C.E. Jordan High School, Wicker-McCree played on two North Carolina high school state volleyball championship teams, while also lettering in basketball and track and field. She continued her volleyball playing career as a student-athlete at George Washington University. Wicker-McCree earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from George Washington University in 1989, and a master’s degree in recreation resources administration
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from North Carolina State University in December 1991. She also completed doctoral studies in higher education administration at North Carolina State University in June 2008. She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program at N.C. State (1989-90). She then spent two seasons (1992-93) as head volleyball coach and student- Ingrid Wicker-McCree has taken the NCCU athlete academic Athletics Department from the Division II counselor at North level to Division I, her vision will be a key Carolina A&T State University before factor in the Eagles' success at the highest returning to her level of amateur sports. hometown to begin her NCCU tenure in August 1994. Wicker-McCree has been involved as a player and coach in the USA Volleyball Carolina Region. She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic Teams (ages 18, 16, 14 and under) and director of the Y.M.C.A. Middle School Girls’ Volleyball Camp (ages 10-14). Wicker-McCree and her husband, Geno McCree, a threesport collegiate student-athlete and 1991 graduate of Elon University, are the proud parents of Alexia (11), Quinton (9) and Sydney (5).
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF
Carolyn Arrington
Anthony Bennett
Dr. Les Brinson
Accountant/ Facility Event Coord.
Assistant A.D. for Business/Finance
Director of Student-Athlete Services
Faculty Athletic Council Chairman
Louise Brothers
Vincent Brown
Brigitte Council
Luann edmonds-harris
Business & Finance Assistant
Associate A.D. for Finance & Business
ATC, LAT/ Asst. Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Director Marketing/Cheerleading
Jamaul Alexander
Marlynn Jones
Ariel Germain
Chris Hooks
Donald Jack
Asst. Sports Information Director
Asst. Sports Information Director/Broadcast Media Coord.
Accountant
Willie Jude II
Jimmy LISOWSKI
Barry Marrow
Adrian Powell
Assistant A.D. for Development
MA, ATC, LAT Asst. Athletic Trainer
Facilities/Turf Management
Equipment Manager/ Evening Building Supervisor
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF
Brenda Scarborough Executive Assist. to the Ath. Director
Kyle Serba
George Smith
Associate A.D. for Media Relations
Etienne Thomas
Associate A.D. for External Affairs/S&C
Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA
Sean Thomas
Darkina Ward
Ingrid Wicker-McCree
Brenda Williams
MS, ATC, LAT/ Head Athletic Trainer
MS, ATC, LAT/ Asst. Athletic Trainer
Director of Athletics
Administrative Assistant
KEVIN WILSON Development Assistant
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HEAD COACHES
Georgette crawford-crooks Volleyball
Curtis Lawson
HENRY FRAZIER III
JIM KOERNER
Football
Baseball
Men’s Tennis/ Director of Tennis
Michael lawson
LeVelle Moton
David nass
Paul Perry
Track and Field/ Cross Country
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Tennis
Golf
Joli Robinson
Karen sanford
THERESA STEPHENS
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Bowling
Softball
North Carolina Central University head coaches
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NCAA REGULATIONS
HELP THE EAGLES WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS!
COMPLIANCE STAFF
ETIENNE THOMAS
Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA (919) 530-7053
MARLYNN JONES
Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance (919) 530-6725
“Winning” for the Eagles is more than outscoring the opponent, it is excelling in the classroom, actively participating in community service projects and adhering to NCAA rules regarding recruitment and admission of studentathletes. How can you help the Eagles win?
Follow the NCAA rules The NCAA defines an institution as the University, its employees, its
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student-athletes, and its representatives of athletics interests, including parents alumnus/and fans. Therefore beware of the following: NCAA BYLAW 13.1.2.1 In Division I, representatives of an institution’s athletics interests are prohibited from making in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, including written and/or telephonic communications with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians.
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A prospect is defined as any student who has started classes for the ninth grade, whether the student participates in athletics is not relevant to the classification as a prospect and neither is gender. NCAA BYLAW 16.02.3 An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete’s relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation. Unless you are willing to give a benefit to all 8,000 students at NCCU, don’t give it to a studentathlete or a prospect.
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY was named commissioner and has served in the position for nine years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year. Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984 but rejoined the conference in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution.
NCCU Chancellor Nelms (Left) and MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas (right), flap their wings to signify that the Eagles are flying home (Photos by Robert Lawson)
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 42nd year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2011-12 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. The MEAC sponsors 15 Division I (FCS) sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, and volleyball. MEAC student-athletes excel on and off the field and several have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and All-District teams. The MEAC awards two post-graduate scholarships of $5,000 each annually to one male and one female student-athlete who have excelled academically and athletically and are in their final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under MEAC and NCAA regulations.
HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. From these discussions, they formed a steering and planning committee to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions and construct a workshop to outline proposals. After selecting a proposal and adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Their major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference agreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, the MEAC reached a milestone when it selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in May of 1996. In July 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas www.NCCUEaglePride.com
The MEAC expanded again in the 1990s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference expanded once again in 2007, adding Winston-Salem State University. Following the 2009-10 academic/ athletic season, however, Winston-Salem State withdrew from the conference and returned to Division II. On July 1, 2010, the MEAC made its most recent expansion with the admittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the NCAA. Prior to that year, the conference operated as a Division II conference. The month after it achieved Division I status, the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men’s and women’s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980, and North Carolina A&T earned the inaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country championship took place a year later, with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor Track and Field was also added in 1981, with South Carolina State capturing the men’s title and Howard winning the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEACgoverned sports in 1981 after a five-year hiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championships from 1972-1983 before the sport was
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MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY discontinued after the 1983 championship. Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. It was brought back as a MEAC-governed sport along with women’s volleyball in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEACsanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. The MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year. SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed tremendous athletic success over the years. In 2008, Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to win the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, a first for the conference and institution. With the victory, Lady Hawks’ Head Coach Sharon Brummell became the first female head coach to win an NCAA bowling title. The Lady Hawks repeated the feat in 2011 to win the team’s second NCAA title. During the same season, UMES won the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Intercollegiate Team Championships (ITC), becoming the first team to win two national championships during the same season. In men’s basketball, UMES became the first historically black college/university (HBCU) to participate in the 1974 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The Hawks defeated Manhattan, 84-81, in the first round before falling to Jacksonville by two points in the second round. Before the Jacksonville loss, UMES had the best record in the nation at 27-1. That same year, Morgan State won the NCAA College Division II National Championship and junior center Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster was named the Division II Player of the Year. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team to play in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Coppin State and Hampton made history in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament with first-round victories. The No. 15 seeded Coppin State Eagles defeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997, and No. 15 seeded Hampton defeated No. 2 Iowa State in 2001. ESPN Sports Center ranked both victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all time In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II
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National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. South Carolina State earned the conference’s bid in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, to win an opening-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. In 2010, The North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies defeated Wake Forest and Charlotte before falling to Miami in the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). North Carolina A&T became the first MEAC team and historically black college/university to win two consecutive basketball games in a national postseason tournament. The No. 13 Hampton Lady Pirates faced No. 4 Kentucky in the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The 13th seed was the highest seed earned by a MEAC women’s basketball program since the inception of the 64-team bracket in 1994. In football, the MEAC was instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic, the Heritage Bowl and the Gold Bowl. Prior to Division I competition, the MEAC competed in the Gold Bowl, held in Richmond, Va., which matched the MEAC champion against the champion of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina State represented the MEAC in 1976 and 1979, winning both outings over Winston-Salem State and Norfolk State respectively. In addition to the 1976 and 1979 crowns, South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 197478, 1980-83, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 1974-78, 1980-83,1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. They were also named cochampions along with Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M during the 2010 season. During the 1981 and 1982 seasons, South Carolina State reached the second round of the I-AA championships. On the track, Hampton’s Francenca McCorory set an American record in the 400m dash with a time of 50.54 and defended her national indoor title at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. McCorory, a two-time All-American and three-time MEAC indoor champion in the 400m dash, became the first back-toback NCAA indoor 400m champion since Suziann Reid of Texas (1998 and 1999). McCorory was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Athlete of the Year for the 2010 Indoor Track and Field www.NCCUEaglePride.com
season. In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEAC titles. The quartet of Melvin Bassett, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang and Larry Black set the world record in the sprint medley relay with a time of 38.19 in the 1972 Olympics. The Eagles finished fourth in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. In 1982, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. The MEAC has showcased more than 27 athletes in the Olympics. Among them, 11 have earned medals during the Summer Games. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball match in the NCAA Championship, with a firstround win over Winthrop. In 2004, the Lady Rattlers became the first historically black college/university to rank in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. South Carolina State’s women’s tennis team earned the conference’s first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking in a 2005 poll, reaching No. 72. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the conference’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida, Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEAC school to win an NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the 2005 season with the conference’s first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll. Florida A&M was the first MEAC baseball team to advance to NCAA postseason play in 1994. The Rattlers took on Southeastern Louisiana in a best of three play-in series, falling after two games, 11-10 and 8-7. During the 2002 campaign, BethuneCookman advanced to the Gainesville Regional and became the first MEAC team to win in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-4 victory over Florida International. The Wildcats had previously lost to Florida in their first game 13-1, and the team was eliminated from the regional with a 2110 loss in its second matchup against the Gators.
MEDIA INFORMATION NCCU Sports Information Office at (919) 530-6017. Please take a moment to review the following policies and services that are intended to assist you in your coverage of NCCU Basketball this season. On The Radio The NCCU Sports Network enters its fourth year of broadcasting Eagle athletics on the radio and on the internet. The NCCU Sports Network will broadcast all of the Men's Basketball games. NCCU’s games will be aired on the radio and Internet. You can tune into each and every contest online at www.NCCUEaglePride.com. Select contests will be carried on WEED 1390 AM in Rocky Mount, N.C., and WARR 1520 AM in Warrenton, N.C. Chris Hooks will again handle the play-by-play duties this year. Hooks enters his fourth year as Play-by-Play Voice for the NCCU Sports Network. Joe Simmons, Color Analyst, also joins
Media Credentials NCCU’s Assistant Sports Information Director/Broadcast Media Coordinator, Chris Hooks, will handle working press and photographer credentials for the Eagles’ home games. Please make your requests for media credentials in writing at least one day in advance by mail, fax or e-mail. Passes can be picked up at the front entrance before the match or in the Sports Information Office. Media Parking There is no reserved press parking. Parking spaces around the gym are reserved for gameday staff. The Parking Deck across the street from McDougald Gym is available for media members. Weekly Interview Policy Interviews involving athletic coaches, staff and student-athletes must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. The Sports Information Office will arrange interviews with all players in accordance with the best time available for the reporter and player. Please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Hooks at least one day in advance to schedule an interview.
Chris Hooks handles the play-by-play for both men's and women's basketball.
Chris for his second year. Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Kyle Serba, will fill-in as color analyst on various broadcasts. Media Guidelines The 2011-12 North Carolina Central Men's Basketball Information Guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of Eagle Basketball. Additional information, including releases and photographs may be obtained by contacting the
Postgame Interviews NCCU’s postgame interviews will be held outside of the locker rooms immediately following a 10-minute cool down period. We ask that you supply the names of the student-athletes you wish to interview immediately following the contest.
areas surrounding the floor, and to not obstruct fans’ view of the match in play. All photographers must have prior permission to shoot the contest. Media Services NCCU’s press row is located along the side of the court. Seating is limited. We will try our best to accommodate everyone. Press row is equipped with power outlets, if needed. There are phone lines available if needed, but you must let the Sports Information Office know ahead of time. It will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Wireless Internet is also available. A phone line is available for both home and visiting radios. Pregame notes and programs will be provided before each game. A complete box score will be distributed shortly after the contest. Visiting Radio Visiting radio personnel desiring to broadcast athletic events from McDougald-McLendon Gym should contact the Sports Information Office to request permission and obtain credentials.
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