2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
	*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
	† 2019 MEAC Tournament winner ;

North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
MEAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	18–16 (10–6 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Luke D'Alessio; Reggie Sharp; Eric Wilson;
Home arena	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium

The 2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium in Durham, North Carolina, and were led by 10th-year head coach LeVelle Moton.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 19–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish sixth place. In the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Coppin State, Savannah State, and Morgan State to advance to the championship game against Hampton, which they won, to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. As a No. 16 seed, they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

Roster

2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Larry McKnight Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Palm Beach State College	North Miami, FL
F	1	Zacarry Douglas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Cal State Northridge	Landover, MD
F	2	Jibri Blount	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Cleveland State	Pittsburgh, PA
F	3	Roderick Taylor Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Louisiana–Monroe	Killeen, TX
PG	4	Jordan Perkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
G/F	5	Reggie Gardner Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Loomis Chaffee School	Bowie, MD
G/F	10	Rashann London	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Drexel	Philadelphia, PA
G	11	Randy Miller Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Moberly Area CC	Odenton, MD
G	20	Julian Walters	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Alabama A&M	Madison, WI
G	24	Nicolas Fennell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Fr	Archbishop Carroll	Bowie, MD
C	32	Raasean Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Kent State	Chicago, IL
G	55	John Guerra	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Navy	Cary, NC

Head coach

LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Luke D'Alessio (Catholic)
Reggie Sharp (Auburn)
Eric Wilson (Western Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 22 Clemson	L 51–71	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,208) Clemson, South Carolina
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOH/ESPN3		at Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic first round	L 51–73	0–2	Fifth Third Arena (10,037) Cincinnati, Ohio
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 60–75	0–3	Stroh Center (1,363) Bowling Green, Ohio
November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		Warren Wilson	W 123–57	1–3	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (923) Durham, North Carolina
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason Emerald Coast Classic second round	L 63–78	1–4	EagleBank Arena (2,603) Fairfax, Virginia
November 23, 2018* 2:30 pm		vs. Nicholls State Emerald Coast Classic third round	L 63–77	1–5	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (135) Niceville, Florida
November 24, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. Southern Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game	W 83–71	2–5	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (115) Niceville, Florida
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		Christendom	W 110–51	3–5	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (558) Durham, North Carolina
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm		McNeese State	W 67–66	4–5	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,076) Durham, North Carolina
December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 73–82	4–6	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (827) Boone, North Carolina
December 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, Cowboy Insider		at McNeese State	L 61–77	4–7	H&HP Complex (1,973) Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, Chanticleer Sports Network		at Coastal Carolina	L 65–69	4–8	HTC Center (750) Conway, South Carolina
December 19, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSMW/ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 65–74	4–9	Chaifetz Arena (6,678) St. Louis, Missouri
December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm		Wilberforce	W 91–44	5–9	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (320) Durham, North Carolina
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 68–59	6–9 (1–0)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,057) Durham, North Carolina
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 61–48	7–9 (2–0)	Hytche Athletic Center (714) Princess Anne, Maryland
January 14, 2019 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 71–70	8–9 (3–0)	Memorial Hall (532) Dover, Delaware
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		Coppin State	L 60–64	8–10 (3–1)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,028) Durham, North Carolina
January 21, 2019 4:00 pm		Morgan State	W 92–64	9–10 (4–1)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,171) Durham, North Carolina
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 48–51	9–11 (4–2)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (3,043) Durham, North Carolina
January 28, 2019 7:30 pm		at Savannah State	W 82–78	10–11 (5–2)	Tiger Arena (2,105) Savannah, Georgia
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Bethune-Cookman	L 64–74	10–12 (5–3)	Moore Gymnasium (699) Daytona Beach, Florida
February 4, 2019 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 57–73	10–13 (5–4)	Teaching Gym (5,317) Tallahassee, Florida
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 78–53	11–13 (6–4)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,622) Durham, North Carolina
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm		Delaware State	W 87–52	12–13 (7–4)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,341) Durham, North Carolina
February 16, 2019 6:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 71–75 ^OT	12–14 (7–5)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,868) Norfolk, Virginia
February 18, 2019 8:00 pm		at Howard	W 98–90	13–14 (8–5)	Burr Gymnasium (2,607) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		Savannah State	W 78–69	14–14 (9–5)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,412) Durham, North Carolina
February 25, 2019 7:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 72–62	15–14 (10–5)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,686) Durham, North Carolina
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 52–74	15–15 (10–6)	Corbett Sports Center (3,235) Greensboro, North Carolina
MEAC Tournament
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, FloSports	(3)	vs. (11) Delaware State Quarterfinals	W 75–57	16–15	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
March 15, 2019 8:00 pm, FloSports	(3)	vs. (2) North Carolina A&T Semifinals	W 65–63	17–15	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) Norfolk State Championship	W 50–47	18–15	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2019* 6:40 pm, truTV	(16 E)	vs. (16 E) North Dakota State First Four	L 74–78	18–16	UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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References

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North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Venues	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1950–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
Culture & lore	First fully integrated college basketball game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA national championship in bold

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2	.875	22	–	14	.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3	.813	19	–	13	.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
Howard	10	–	6	.625	17	–	17	.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7	.563	14	–	17	.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Savannah State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	20	.355
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	8	–	25	.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	26	.235
Morgan State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Delaware State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2019 MEAC Tournament winner