The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliati ...
, which is located in
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England
**County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States
Durham may also refer to:
Places
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,
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
, United States. The team currently competes in the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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.
Prior to 2011, the Eagles competed in
NCAA Division II
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and won the 1989
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
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. 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
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. 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
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* Lee Davis - Selected in the 10th round by the Phoenix Suns
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in the 1968 NBA draft
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.
* Sam Jones - Selected 8th overall by the Boston Celtics
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in the 1957 NBA draft.
* David Young - Selected in the 2nd round by the Seattle SuperSonics
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in the 2004 NBA draft
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.
Eagles in international basketball
*Stanton Kidd
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(born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem
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in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Eagles in the Hall of Fame
Two Eagles have been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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:
* 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.
NIT results
The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament
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(NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
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.
References
External links
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