| Current: | 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | |
| University: | North Carolina Central University |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Location: | Durham, North Carolina |
| Coach: | LeVelle Moton |
| Tenure: | 11th |
| Arena: | McDougald–McLendon Arena |
| Capacity: | 3,056 |
| Nickname: | Eagles |
| Ncaachampion: | 1989* |
| Ncaafinalfour: | 1989* |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1989*, 1993* |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1989*, 1993* |
| Ncaasecondround: | 1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993* |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 1996*, 1997*, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 *at Division II level |
| Conference Tournament: | 1946, 1950* (CIAA)[1] 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 (MEAC) |
| Conference Season: | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 (MEAC) |
The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents North Carolina Central University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Prior to 2011,[2] the Eagles competed in NCAA Division II and won the 1989 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. 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.
NBA & ABA players who attended North Carolina Central:[3]
Two Eagles have been selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–4.
| First Round | L 75–93 | |||
| First Four | L 63–67 | |||
| First Four | L 46–64 | |||
| First Four | L 74–78 |
The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| First round | L 71–75 |
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.
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Florida A&M<br>Mount St. Mary's | W 78–61 L 88–106 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Virginia State Troy State | W 56–49 L 65–66 OT | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Norfolk State Virginia Union Sacred Heart Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri State | W 67–64 W 60–55 W 58–57 W 90–70 W 73–46 | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Tampa Jacksonville State | W 66–61 L 88–95 OT | ||
| Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Alabama A&M<br>Virginia Union Cal State Bakersfield | W 93–84 W 93–81 L 80–86 | ||
| First round | Pfeiffer | L 62–71 | ||
| Regional semifinals | Saint Augustine's | L 66–78 |