The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents North Carolina Central University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Prior to 2011,NCCU Gains Full NCAA Division I Membership. Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011. the Eagles competed in NCAA Division II and won the 1989 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. For much of the university's tenure in Division II, the school (formerly "North Carolina College") was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Eagles have appeared four times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2019.
Eagles in the NBA
NBA & ABA players who attended North Carolina Central:2013-14 NC Central Media Guide
Lee Davis - Selected in the 10th round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA draft. Sam Jones - Selected 8th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA draft. David Young - Selected in the 2nd round by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA draft.
Eagles in international basketball
Stanton Kidd (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Eagles in the Hall of Fame
Two Eagles have been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Sam Jones - former NCCU player - inducted as a player in 1984. John McClendon - former NCCU coach - inducted as a contributor in 1979, and as a coach in 2016.
Postseason
NCAA Division I tournament results The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–4.
2014 First Round Iowa State L 75–93 2017 First Four UC Davis L 63–67 2018 First Four Texas Southern L 46–64 2019 First Four North Dakota State L 74–78
NIT results The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
2015 First round Miami (FL) L 71–75
NCAA Division II tournament results The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 10–6. They were Division II National Champions in 1989.
1957 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Florida A&MMount St. Mary's W 78–61L 88–106 1988 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Virginia StateTroy State W 56–49L 65–66 OT 1989 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game Norfolk StateVirginia UnionSacred HeartJacksonville StateSoutheast Missouri State W 67–64W 60–55W 58–57W 90–70W 73–46 1990 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals TampaJacksonville State W 66–61L 88–95 OT 1993 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight Alabama A&MVirginia UnionCal State Bakersfield W 93–84W 93–81L 80–86 1996 First round Pfeiffer L 62–71 1997 Regional semifinals Saint Augustine's L 66–78
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