2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 22–9 (15–1 MEAC)
Head coach LeVelle Moton (4th year)
Assistant coach John Moseley
Assistant coach Wes Pifer
Assistant coach Donald Thomas
Home arena McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 16 0   1.000     21 12   .636
North Carolina Central 15 1   .938     22 9   .710
Savannah State 11 5   .688     19 15   .559
Hampton 11 5   .688     14 17   .452
Morgan State 10 6   .625     17 15   .531
North Carolina A&T 8 8   .500     20 17   .541
Delaware State 8 8   .500     15 18   .455
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438     14 20   .412
Florida A&M 5 11   .313     8 23   .258
Coppin State 5 11   .313     8 24   .250
Howard 4 12   .250     7 24   .226
South Carolina State 2 14   .125     6 24   .200
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 14   .125     2 26   .071
2013 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 15–1 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to North Carolina A&T. Despite the 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Drimir Ferguson Guard 5–9 190 Junior Bronx, New York
1 Jay Copeland Jr. Forward 6–7 235 Sophomore Suffolk, Virginia
3 Juwan Moody Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Pontiac, Michigan
4 Jordan Marrow Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Cleveland, Ohio
5 Ebuka Anyaorah Guard 6–4 194 Senior Suwanee, Georgia
11 Stanton Kidd Forward 6–7 215 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
12 Antonin Galaya Guard 6–5 180 Junior Saint Martin, France
14 Jeremy Ingram Guard 6–3 175 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Jonathan Nicely Forward 6–4 194 Senior Augusta, Georgia
25 DavRon Williams Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Marion, Indiana
32 Emanuel Chapman Guard 6–1 160 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
33 Karamo Jawara Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Bergen, Norway
35 Rashawn King Guard 5–11 190 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina
40 Alfonzo Houston Guard 6–3 190 Junior Cleveland Heights, Ohio
55 Ray Willis Guard 6–6 164 Senior Atlanta, Georgia


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/10/2012* at Wichita State L 57–71  0–1 Charles Koch Arena (10,491)
11/12/2012* Johnson & Wales W 109–46  1–1 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,111)
11/14/2012* at Wyoming
(Global Hoops Showcase)
L 60–73  1–2 Arena-Auditorium (4,463)
11/15/2012* vs. Southern
(Global Hoops Showcase)
W 59–55  2–2 Arena-Auditorium (153)
11/16/2012* vs. South Dakota
(Global Hoops Showcase)
L 69–81  2–3 Arena-Auditorium (175)
11/20/2012* Toccoa Falls W 94–40  3–3 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (775)
11/24/2012* Wagner L 36–38  3–4 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (376)
11/27/2012* Utah Valley W 70–52  4–4 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (735)
12/01/2012 at North Carolina A&T W 66–62  5–4 (1–0) Corbett Sports Center (5,032)
12/04/2012* Eastern Kentucky L 57–63  5–5 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,170)
12/19/2012* at Drake L 69–72  5–6 Knapp Center (2,388)
12/22/2012* at Utah Valley W 73–67  6–6 UCCU Center (548)
12/29/2012* at Marquette L 66–75  6–7 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,600)
01/02/2013* at Winthrop W 64–57  7–7 Winthrop Coliseum (1,010)
01/08/2013* VU–Lynchburg W 97–28  8–7 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (812)
01/12/2013 at Florida A&M W 85–62  9–7 (2–0) Teaching Gym (825)
01/14/2013 at Bethune-Cookman W 75–66  10–7 (3–0) Moore Gymnasium (1,801)
01/21/2013 Howard W 71–36  11–7 (4–0) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,297)
01/26/2013 Coppin State W 84–75  12–7 (5–0) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,108)
01/28/2013 Morgan State W 69–61  13–7 (6–0) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,417)
02/02/2013 at Delaware State W 54–43  14–7 (7–0) Memorial Hall (1,471)
02/04/2013 at Maryland–Eastern Shore W 82–54  15–7 (8–0) Hytche Athletic Center (1,310)
02/09/2013 Florida A&M W 51–43  16–7 (9–0) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,811)
02/11/2013 Bethune-Cookman W 81–75  17–7 (10–0) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,614)
02/16/2013 at Savannah State L 36–44  17–8 (10–1) Tiger Arena (2,444)
02/18/2013 at South Carolina State W 71–52  18–8 (11–1) SHM Memorial Center (1,038)
02/23/2013 North Carolina A&T W 51–47  19–8 (12–1) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,230)
03/02/2013 Savannah State W 51–47  20–8 (13–1) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (834)
03/04/2013 South Carolina State W 62–54  21–8 (14–1) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (912)
03/07/2013 at Hampton W 68–64  22–8 (15–1) Hampton Convocation Center (3,921)
2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013 vs. North Carolina A&T
(Quarterfinals)
L 42–55  22–9 Norfolk Scope (7,543)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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