The 2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the

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. They played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium in

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, and were led by 10th-year head coach

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. They finished the season 18-16, to finish a tie for 3rd place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State,

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, and

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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

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in the First Four.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 19–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish sixth place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated

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, Savannah State, and

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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

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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North Carolina Central Eagles The North Carolina Central Eagles refer to the 14 sports teams representing North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, North Carolina in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and track an ...

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North Carolina Central North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from ...