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

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. They finished the season 18-16, to finish a tie for 3rd place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State, North Carolina A&T, and Norfolk State to win the MEAC Tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16th seed. However, they lost to fellow 16th seed North Dakota State in the First Four.

2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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

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

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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