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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL ‘19-20 SCHEDULE > 8-12 / 4-2 NCCU EAGLES // 8-12, 4-2 MEAC, 6-0 HOME Head Coach: ... LeVelle Moton (NCCU, ‘96) 8-12 Overall, 6-0 Home, 2-12 Road, 0-0 Neutral NOVEMBER (2-5, 2-0 H, 0-5 R) Career Record: 181-147 At NCCU: Same 9 ............at Stephen F. Austin ....................... 64-94 L Last Game: ..... W, 72-45 vs. DSU (1/25/20) 11 ..........vs. USC Upstate# .......................... 73-64 W 2019-20 Statistical Leaders 15 ..........at Akron# ....................................... 47-57 L 17 ..........at #4/5 Louisville# ......................... 58-87 L Points: ............ Jibri Blount, 20.1 19 ..........at Youngstown State# .................... 60-66 L Rebounds: ...... Jibri Blount, 9.3 21 ..........vs. Bluefield State .........................68-44 W Assists: ...........Jordan Perkins, 4.6 26 ..........at Southern Illinois .........................48-66 L DECEMBER (2-5, 2-0 H, 0-5 R) FEB. 1 - 4:00 PM 2 ............at Wofford .......................................59-77 L McDougald-McLendon Arena - DURHAM, N.C. 4 ............at Georgia .......................................59-95 L 7 ............at Charleston Southern ..................53-58 L SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BULLDOGS // 9-10, 4-3 MEAC, 3-8 ROAD 11 ..........vs. Christendom .......................... 109-28 W RADIO: NCCU Sports Network // TV: FloSports 14 ..........at Coastal Carolina .........................71-91 L STATS: NCCUEaglePride.com 17 ..........at Louisiana Tech ........................... 60-69 L Head Coach: ......Murray Garvin (Eastern Ky., ‘98) 30 ..........vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian ........... 108-63 W JANUARY (4-2, 4-2 MEAC, 2-0 H, 2-2 R) Career Record: ..71-117 At SCSU: Same 4 ............vs. Florida A&M* (DH) ...................61-45 W Last Game: ........L, 74-78 vs. B-CU (1/27/20) 11 ..........at Delaware State* (DH) .................66-68 L Last Meeting: .... 72-62, NCCU at NCCU (2/25/19) 13 .......... at Maryland Eastern Shore* (DH) . 69-64 W-OT Series: ............... NCCU leads, 29-21 / Streak: W1 18 ..........at Bethune-Cookman* (DH) ..........86-59 W 2019-20 Statistical Leaders 20 ..........at Florida A&M* (DH) ..................... 57-66 L 25 ..........vs. Delaware State* (DH) .............. 72-45 W Points: ............... Damani Applewhite, 13.7 FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 MEAC, 0-0 H, 0-0 R) Rebounds: ......... Damani Applewhite, 7.0 1 ............vs. South Carolina State* (DH) ......4:00 PM Assists: ..............Zach Sellers, 2.7 3 ............vs. Norfolk State* (DH) ..................7:00 PM 8 ............at Coppin State* (DH) ....................4:00 PM 10 ..........at Morgan State* (DH) ...................7:30 PM projected starters 17 ..........at North Carolina A&T* (DH) .......... 7:00 PM # Yr. Ht. PPG RPG MISC 22 ..........vs. Maryland Eastern Shore* (DH) 4:00 PM 24 ..........vs. Howard* (DH) ...........................7:30 PM 12 Jordan Perkins Jr 6-1 6.8 2.9 4.6 APG 29 ..........at South Carolina State* (DH) ....... 4:00 PM 3 Ty Graves R-Jr 5-10 7.6 2.2 29.0% 3PT MARCH (0-0, 0-0 MEAC, 0-0 H, 0-0 R, 0-0 N) 2 ............vs. Bethune-Cookman* (DH) ........ 7:30 PM 24 Nicolas Fennell R-So 6-3 6.2 4.1 42.0% FG 5 ............vs. North Carolina A&T* (DH) ....... 7:00 PM 2 Jibri Blount Sr 6-7 20.1 9.3 53.8% FG 10-14 .... 2020 MEAC Tournament@ .......................... -#- Global Sports Shootout -*- Conference Games (MEAC) 10 Evan Clayborne R-Jr 6-6 4.9 4.4 65.1% FG -@- 2020 MEAC Basketball Tournament (Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va.) RESERVES #NCCUMBB 1 Mike Melvin Jr 5-11 4.2 1.5 2.1 APG MBB Contact: Jonathan Duren 4 Joshua Dawkins Fr 5-9 0.3 0.1 2.7 MPG Email: [email protected] 5 Deven Palmer Jr 6-4 5.1 2.5 12.6 MPG Phone: (O) 919.530.6892 (C) 919.757.9747 11 Randy Miller Jr. Sr 6-2 14.3 2.4 38.1% 3PT 13 Justin Whatley R-So 6-8 3.7 2.4 17.0 MPG WE ARE NCCU 21 Kobby Ayetey Jr 6-6 3.4 2.2 35.3% 3PT 22 C.J. Keyser R-Jr 6-3 7.6 2.2 44.7% FG -Spell out or say the full name “North 25 Xavier McCoy R-Jr 6-2 -- -- -- Carolina Central University” in first reference, afterwards using “NCCU” or “N.C. Central” is appropriate for ensuing references. The use of “UNC Central” or “UNCC” is not accurate and using “Central” as a reference is not preferred. 2019-20 NCCU MEN’S BASKETBALL • PAGE 2 2019-20 RECORD: 8-12, 4-2 MEAC QUICK FACTS 2019-20 NCCU BASKETBALL ROSTER 2018-2019 Total / Home / Away / Neutral No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School Overall Record Last Year: 18-16 / 10-2 / 4-12 / 4-2 1 Mike Melvin G 5-11 160 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C./Brunswick C.C. MEAC Record Last Year: 10-6 / 6-2 / 4-4 / 0-0 2 Jibri Blount F 6-7 230 R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Cleveland State Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/8 3 Ty Graves G 5-10 160 R-Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Saint Louis Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 4 Joshua Dawkins G 5-9 160 Fr. Miami, Fla./Coral Gables H.S. 5 Deven Palmer G 6-4 180 Jr. Hyde Park, Mass./Tallahassee C.C. 10 Evan Clayborne F/C 6-6 230 R-Jr. Dayton, Ohio/Cleveland State GENERAL 11 Randy Miller, Jr. G 6-2 190 Sr. Odenton, Md./Moberly Area C.C. School Name ....North Carolina Central University 12 Jordan Perkins PG 6-1 190 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day School City/Zip ....................................Durham, NC 27707 13 Justin Whatley F/C 6-8 235 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./East Carolina Founded .................1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard 21 Kobby Ayetey F 6-6 210 Jr. Apam, Ghana/Baltimore City C.C. Enrollment .................................................... 8,207 22 C.J. Keyser G 6-3 160 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Wichita State Nickname .................................................... Eagles 24 Nicolas Fennell G 6-3 150 R-So. Bowie, Md./Archbishop Carroll School Colors .................................Maroon & Gray 25 Xavier McCoy F 6-2 215 R-Jr. Warsaw, N.C./Brunswick C.C. Arena Name ........... McDougald-McLendon Arena Head Coach: LeVelle Moton (NCCU, 1996) Capacity ......................................................... 3,116 Assistant Coaches: Brian Graves (Catawba, 2007), National Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Reggie Sharp (Auburn, 2000), Nigel Thomas (Langston, 2003) Conference ........Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Director of Operations: Garrett Bridges (Saint Augustine’s, 2010) Chancellor ........................Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye Assistant Director of Operations: Michelle McLeod (North Carolina, 2017) Alma Mater .....................................Alabama A&M Player Development: Carl Little (Liberty, 2010) Athletics Director .... Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Athletic Trainer: Jerrod Sadler (Central Missouri, 2016) Alma Mater (Year) ....... George Washington (1989) HISTORY First Year of Basketball ................................. 1927 Overall All-Time Record 1,217-1,008 (86 seasons) NCAA Div. I Tourn. Record (Yrs) .........0-4 (4 years) NCAA Div. II Tourn. Record (Yrs) ......10-6 (6 years) Last Post-Season Opponent .................................. North Dakota State (NCAA Tournament, First Four) international Result (Date) ............ 74-78 Loss (March 20, 2019) COACHING STAFF Head Coach .....................................LeVelle Moton Alma Mater (Year) ............................. NCCU (1996) Record at NCCU (Years) ..........181-147 (11th year) Career Record (Years) .............181-147 (11th year) Assistant Coach ................................Brian Graves GHANA Assistant Coach ............................... Reggie Sharp Assistant Coach .............................. Nigel Thomas ROSTER BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION Director of Operations ..................Garrett Bridges BY CLASS BY STATE/COUNTRY Basketball Operations Assistant .......Michelle McLeod FR (1): Dawkins FL (1): Dawkins Head Coach: Player Development ...............................Carl Little SO (2): Fennell, Whatley MA (1): Palmer Luh-Vell MO-tun JR (8): Ayetey, Athletic Trainer ................................Jerrod Sadler MD (3): Fennell, Keyser, (LeVelle Moton) Clayborne, Graves, #2: Jih-BREE Blount Keyser, McCoy, Melvin, Miller Jr. (Jibri Blount) MEDIA RELATIONS Palmer, Perkins NC (4): Graves, McCoy, Sr (2): Blount, Miller Jr., #21: Koh-bee I-YE-Tay MBB Contact ................................Jonathan Duren Melvin, Perkins (Kobby Aytey) Work Phone ....................................(919) 530-6892 OH (1): Clayborne #22: C.J. Ky-zerr BY POSITION PA (1): Blount Cell Phone ......................................(919) 757-9747 PG (1): Perkins (like geyser) VA (1): E-Mail ......................................... [email protected] G (6): Dawkins, Graves, Keyser, Whatley (C.J. Keyser) GHANA (1): Ayetey Twitter ......................................... @NCCUAthletics Miller Jr., Melvin, Palmer G/F (1): Fennell .................................................@NCCU_MBB F (3): Ayetey, Blount, McCoy Instagram .......................................NCCUAthletics F/C (2): Clayborne, Whatley Website ............................... NCCUEaglePride.com 2019-20 NCCU MEN’S BASKETBALL • PAGE 3 2019-20 RECORD: 8-12, 4-2 MEAC STARTING FIVE: NCCU AROUND THE LEAGUE CollegeInsider.com - Mid-Major Poll 1. NCCU is 374-293 all-time in MEAC play. NCCU is 99-35 in MEAC games in the Division Jan. 27, 2020 2. NCCU is 99-35 with LeVelle Moton in reg- I era since rejoining the league for the 2011- Team Record Points ular-season MEAC games since the 2011- 12 season. Below is a breakout of the Eagles’ 12 season. success at home and on the road in conference 1. Gonzaga (31) ........................21-1 775 3. NCCU leads the MEAC in field goal per- contests. 2. Saint Mary’s .........................18-4 702 centage at 45.1% and in steals with 9.5 per