2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by 12th-year head coach LeVelle Moton , played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic , they played in the Southern Division.[ 1]
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions. They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament .[ 2] They were scheduled to play the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between Bethune–Cookman and Morgan State in the semifinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3]
Roster
2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jamir Moultrie
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
La Salle
Washington, D.C.
G
1
Mike Melvin
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Brunswick CC
Fayetteville, NC
G
2
Justin Wright
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Farmville Central HS
Greenville, NC
G
3
Ty Graves
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
RS Sr
Saint Louis
Greensboro, NC
G
5
Deven Palmer
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Tallahassee CC
Hyde Park, MA
F
11
Cameron Bowles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Chicago State
Chicago , IL
G
12
Jordan Perkins
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Greensboro Day School
Greensboro, NC
F/C
13
Justin Whatley
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
East Carolina
Chesapeake, VA
F
21
Kobby Ayetey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Baltimore City CC
Accra , Ghana
G
22
C.J. Keyser
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Wichita State
Baltimore , MD
F
23
Jahnathan Maxwell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Sr
Iona
Virginia Beach, VA
G
24
Nicolas Fennell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
RS Jr
Archbishop Carroll HS
Bowie, MD
F
25
Nehemie Kabeya
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
College of Southern Idaho
Ngaliema , DR Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 9, 2021
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020 *4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 5 Iowa
L 67–97
0–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535)Iowa City, IA
November 26, 2020 *7:00 pm
vs. Southern
W 85–78 OT
1–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (227)Iowa City, IA
December 3, 2020 *6:00 pm
at Wofford
Canceled due to COVID-19
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
December 5, 2020 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate
Canceled due to COVID-19
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2020 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina
L 71–78
1–2
HTC Center Conway, SC
December 11, 2020 *8:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt
Canceled due to COVID-19
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020 *2:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 North Carolina
L 67–73
1–3
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2020 *7:00 pm, NCCU Sports Network
Charleston Southern
Canceled due to COVID-19
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 9, 2021 TBA
at Florida A&M
Postponed
Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2021 TBA
at Florida A&M
Postponed
Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina A&T
Postponed
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 24, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Carolina A&T
Postponed
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 29, 2020 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Carver
W 94–61
2–3
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)Durham, NC
February 1, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2
South Carolina State
W 91–77
3–3 (1–0)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)Durham, NC
February 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State
W 64–63
4–3 (2–0)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)Durham, NC
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M
L 50–59
4–4 (2–1)
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M
L 47–60
4–5 (2–2)
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 20, 2021 TBA
at South Carolina State
Postponed
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 21, 2021 TBA
at South Carolina State
Postponed
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2021 4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T
L 53–69
4–6 (2–3)
Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC
February 28, 2021 7:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T
L 53–55
4–7 (2–4)
Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M
L 58–65
4–8 (2–5)
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M
W 74–71
5–8 (3–5)
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 7, 2021 8:00 pm, FloHoops
(S3)
vs. (N2) Norfolk State First round
L 58–87
5–9
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources[ 4]
References
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