2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball

MEAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	25–8 (16–0 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (6th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Burg
Assistant coach	Michael Cotton
Assistant coach	Chris Skinkis
Home arena	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	16	–	0	1.000	25	–	8	.758
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	14	.588
Maryland Eastern Shore	11	–	5	.688	18	–	15	.545
Howard	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Delaware State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	18	.500
Hampton †	8	–	8	.500	17	–	18	.486
South Carolina State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	22	.333
Bethune-Cookman	7	–	9	.438	11	–	21	.344
Coppin State	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10	.375	9	–	23	.281
Morgan State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	24	.226
Savannah State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Florida A&M	2	–	14	.125	2	–	27	.069


† 2015 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth 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 25–8, 16–0 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they were upset by Delaware State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Miami (FL).

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Dante Holmes	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
1	Jay Copeland Jr.	Forward	6–7	255	Senior	Suffolk, Virginia
2	Jordan Parks	Guard	6–7	200	Senior	Queens, New York
3	Rashawun Madison	Guard	6–0	165	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia
4	Kevin Crawford II	Guard	6–1	150	Sophomore	Blythewood, South Carolina
5	Anthony McDonald	Guard	6–1	180	Senior	Aberdeen, Mississippi
10	Karamo Jawara	Forward	6–8	235	Senior	Bergen, Norway
11	Nimrod Hilliard	Guard	6–0	155	Senior	Madison, Wisconsin
12	Jeremiah Ingram	Guard	6–7	215	Junior	Detroit, Michigan
13	Enoch Hood	Forward	6–9	215	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia
20	Jamal Ferguson	Guard	6–5	180	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia
23	Nate Mxey	Center	6–11	225	Junior	San Jose, California
35	Dajuan Graf	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014*		at #6 North Carolina	L 60–76	1–0	Dean Smith Center (17,338)
11/18/2014*		College of Faith	W 123–65	1–1	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,222)
11/23/2014*		at Creighton (Emerald Coast Classic)	L 45–65	1–2	CenturyLink Center (17,290)
11/25/2014*		at Cincinnati (Emerald Coast Classic)	L 50–59	1–3	Fifth Third Arena (7,015)
11/28/2014*		vs. Eastern Illinois (Emerald Coast Classic)	W 65–40	2–3	The Arena at NWFSC (125)
11/29/2014*		vs. Northern Arizona (Emerald Coast Classic)	W 40–36	3–3	The Arena at NWFSC (135)
12/02/2014*		Johnson & Wales	W 101–38	4–3	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (702)
12/05/2014		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 68–63	5–3 (1–0)	Hytche Athletic Center (2,874)
12/07/2014		vs. Howard (Big Apple Classic)	W 61–39	6–3 (2–0)	Barclays Center (N/A)
12/10/2014*		at #19 Maryland	L 56–67	6–4	Xfinity Center (8,723)
12/15/2014*		at Memphis	L 47–81	6–5	FedExForum (13,126)
12/17/2014*		Barber–Scotia	W 108–52	7–5	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (425)
12/20/2014*		at Mississippi Valley State	W 94–60	8–5	The Pinnacle (397)
12/22/2014*		at Jackson State	W 67–64 ^OT	9–5	Williams Assembly Center (499)
12/29/2014*		IUPUI	W 70–49	10–5	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (822)
01/10/2015		South Carolina State	W 76–45	11–5 (3–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,312)
01/12/2015		Savannah State	W 58–40	12–5 (4–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,479)
01/17/2015		at Norfolk State	W 60–56	13–5 (5–0)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,100)
01/19/2015		at Hampton	W 59–52	14–5 (6–0)	Hampton Convocation Center (5,045)
01/24/2015		Coppin State	W 79–77	15–5 (7–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,302)
01/26/2015		Delaware State	W 55–54	16–5 (8–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,019)
01/31/2015*		at East Tennessee State	L 59–61	16–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,957)
02/02/2015		Florida A&M	W 85–43	17–6 (9–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,611)
02/07/2015		at North Carolina A&T	W 58–44	18–6 (10–0)	Corbett Sports Center (5,700)
02/14/2015		at Bethune-Cookman	W 65–51	19–6 (11–0)	Moore Gymnasium (619)
02/16/2015		at Florida A&M	W 73–48	20–6 (12–0)	Teaching Gym (467)
02/21/2015		Morgan State	W 74–59	21–6 (13–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,593)
02/28/2015		Bethune-Cookman	W 72–49	22–6 (14–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,310)
03/02/2015		at Savannah State	W 62–49	23–6 (15–0)	Tiger Arena (1,430)
03/05/2015		North Carolina A&T	W 69–58	24–6 (16–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,116)
MEAC Tournament
03/11/2015		vs. Coppin State (Quarterfinals)	W 91–43	25–6	Norfolk Scope (N/A)
03/13/2015		vs. Delaware State (Semifinals)	L 57–63	25–7	Norfolk Scope (N/A)
NIT
03/17/2015*	#(7)	at (2) Miami (FL) (First round)	L 71–75	25–8	BankUnited Center (1,612)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

↑ http://nccueaglepride.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=202&path=mbball

North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball

Venues	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1950–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina A&T

Culture & lore	First fully integrated college basketball game

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championship in bold