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

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).

2014–15 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record25–8 (16–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
Seasons
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 North Carolina L 60–76  1–0
Dean Smith Center (17,338)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
College of Faith W 123–65  1–1
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,222)
Durham, NC
11/23/2014*
4:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton
Emerald Coast Classic
L 45–65  1–2
CenturyLink Center (17,290)
Omaha, NE
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic
L 50–59  1–3
Fifth Third Arena (7,015)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic
W 65–40  2–3
The Arena at NWFSC (125)
Niceville, FL
11/29/2014*
2:30 pm
vs. Northern Arizona
Emerald Coast Classic
W 40–36  3–3
The Arena at NWFSC (135)
Niceville, FL
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Johnson & Wales W 101–38  4–3
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (702)
Durham, NC
12/05/2014
7:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 68–63  5–3 (1–0)
Hytche Athletic Center (2,874)
Princess Anne, MD
12/07/2014
6:00 pm
vs. Howard
Big Apple Classic
W 61–39  6–3 (2–0)
Barclays Center (N/A)
Brooklyn, NY
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 19 Maryland L 56–67  6–4
Xfinity Center (8,723)
College Park, MD
12/15/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 47–81  6–5
FedExForum (13,126)
Memphis, TN
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Barber–Scotia W 108–52  7–5
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (425)
Durham, NC
12/20/2014*
4:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 94–60  8–5
The Pinnacle (397)
Clarksdale, MS
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm
at Jackson State W 67–64 OT 9–5
Williams Assembly Center (499)
Jackson, MS
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
IUPUI W 70–49  10–5
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (822)
Durham, NC
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
South Carolina State W 76–45  11–5 (3–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,312)
Durham, NC
01/12/2015
7:30 pm
Savannah State W 58–40  12–5 (4–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,479)
Durham, NC
01/17/2015
6:00 pm
at Norfolk State W 60–56  13–5 (5–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,100)
Norfolk, VA
01/19/2015
8:00 pm
at Hampton W 59–52  14–5 (6–0)
Hampton Convocation Center (5,045)
Hampton, VA
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 79–77  15–5 (7–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,302)
Durham, NC
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Delaware State W 55–54  16–5 (8–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,019)
Durham, NC
01/31/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 59–61  16–6
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,957)
Johnson City, TN
02/02/2015
7:30 pm
Florida A&M W 85–43  17–6 (9–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,611)
Durham, NC
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 58–44  18–6 (10–0)
Corbett Sports Center (5,700)
Greensboro, NC
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 65–51  19–6 (11–0)
Moore Gymnasium (619)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/16/2015
8:00 pm
at Florida A&M W 73–48  20–6 (12–0)
Teaching Gym (467)
Tallahassee, FL
02/21/2015
4:00 pm
Morgan State W 74–59  21–6 (13–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,593)
Durham, NC
02/28/2015
4:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 72–49  22–6 (14–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,310)
Durham, NC
03/02/2015
8:00 pm
at Savannah State W 62–49  23–6 (15–0)
Tiger Arena (1,430)
Savannah, GA
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T W 69–58  24–6 (16–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,116)
Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
03/11/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Coppin State
Quarterfinals
W 91–43  25–6
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
03/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Delaware State
Semifinals
L 57–63  25–7
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
NIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (7) at (2) Miami (FL)
First round
L 71–75  25–8
BankUnited Center (1,612)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".