Levelle Moton’S 100Th Game at the Helm Here at NCCU Since -Play-By-Play: Chris Hooks Taking Over in the 2009-10 Season
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Schedule/Results The Matchup North Carolina Central University “Eagles” (4-4 overall, 0-2 road) 4-4 overall, 3-1 home, 0-2 road, 1-1 neutral Nov. 11 .....at Wichita State .......................57-71 L vs. Nov. 12 ....vs. Johnson & Wales ......... 109-46 W North Carolina A&T State University “Aggies” Global Sports Hoops Showcase (Laramie, Wyo.) Nov. 14 ....at Wyoming@ ..........................60-73 L (3-5 overall, 1-1 home) Nov. 15 ....vs. Southern@ ....................... 59-55 W vs. Nov. 16 ....vs. South Dakota@ .................69-81 L Saturday, December 1, 2012- 4:00 p.m. (EST) Nov. 20 ....vs. Toccoa Falls ................... 94-40 W McDougald-McLendon Gym - Durham, N.C. Nov. 24 ......vs. Wagner (DH) ............................36-38 L Video Coverage: www.NCATAggies.com Nov. 27 ....vs. Utah Valley ..................... 70-52 W Radio Coverage: WNCU 90.7 FM Dec. 1 ......at NC A&T*(DH) ...................4:00 P.M. Twitter Talk: #NCCUMBB Dec. 4 ......vs. Eastern Kentucky .............7:00 P.M. Dec. 19 ....at Drake ................................8:05 P.M. North Carolina Central University Dec. 22 ....at Utah Valley .......................6:00 P.M. Dec. 29 ....at Marquette .........................2:00 P.M. # Name Yr. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG Jan. 2 .......at Winthrop ...........................7:00 P.M. Jan. 8 ......vs. Va. Univ. of Lynchburg .7:00 P.M. G 32 Emanuel Chapman Jr. 6-1 Raleigh, N.C. 3.5 2.9 Jan. 12 .....at Florida A&M* (DH) ............6:00 P.M. G 14 Jeremy Ingram Sr. 6-3 Charlotte, N.C. 13.1 2.8 Jan. 14 .....at Bethune-Cookman*(DH) ..7:30 P.M. G 55 Ray Willis Sr. 6-6 Atlanta, Ga. 13.1 6.4 Jan. 21 ....vs. Howard* (DH) ................7:30 P.M. F 11 Stanton Kidd Jr. 6-7 Baltimore, Md. 12.8 6.1 Jan. 26 ....vs. Coppin State* (DH) .......4:00 P.M. Jan. 28 ....vs. Morgan State*(DH) ........7:30 P.M. F 1 Jay Copeland R-So. 6-8 Suffolk, Va. 10.1 4.8 Feb. 2 ......at Delaware State*(DH) ........4:00 P.M. North Carolina A&T State University Feb. 4 ......at Md. Eastern Shore*(DH) ..7:30 P.M. Feb. 9 ......vs. Florida A&M*(DH) .........4:00 P.M. # Name Yr. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG Feb. 11 ....vs. Bethune-Cookman*(DH) ..7:30 P.M. Feb. 16 ....at Savannah State*(DH) .......6:00 P.M. G 21 R.J. Buck Sr. 6-3 Lusby, Md. 4.4 1.9 Feb. 18 ....at S.C. State*(DH) ................7:30 P.M. G 30 Lamont Middleton Jr. 6-3 Bronx, N.Y. 13.6 3.9 Feb. 23 ....vs. NC A&T*(DH) ..................4:00 P.M. G 31 Austin Witter Sr. 6-7 Princeton Junction, N.J. 5.1 6.6 March 2 ...vs. Savannah State*(DH) ....4:00 P.M. F 1 Adrian Powell Sr. 6-6 Conover, N.C. 8.1 4.0 SENIOR NIGHT F 34 Bruce Beckford Fr. 6-7 Silver Spring, Md. 7.1 4.6 March 4 ...vs. S.C. State*(DH) ..............7:30 P.M. March 7....at Hampton ...........................8:00 P.M. Mar. 11-16 2012 MEAC Championships% ... TBA THE GAME Home Games are in BOLD The month of December tips off with a huge MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic @-Global Sports Hoop Showcase (Laramie, Wyo.) Conference) showdown between the Eagles of North Carolina Central %-MEAC Tournament (Norfolk, Va.) *MEAC Games (DH)- Doubleheader University and the arch-rival Aggies of North Carolina A&T, as both enter the conference affair off wins earlier in the week. Saturday marks head NCCU SPORTS NETWORK coach LeVelle Moton’s 100th game at the helm here at NCCU since -Play-by-Play: Chris Hooks taking over in the 2009-10 season. -Color: Darren Headrick THE SERIES - Tune in to the Champps NCCU and NC A&T have met 139 previous times with the Eagles trailing Pregame Show at 3:45 p.m. 75-to-64 against the Aggies all-time. Since the maroon and gray have on Saturday, Dec. 1 as the become official members of the NCAA Division I level, the Eagles are crew will countdown to tipoff on 3-1 against the Aggies including a 2-0 record inside the Corbett Sports WNCU 90.7 FM. Center. QUICK FACTS NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY “AGGIES” North Carolina A&T enters the conference enter on the heels of a GENERAL 90-79 victory over crosstown rival UNCG on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at School Name ... North Carolina Central University City/Zip ..................................Durham, NC 27707 the Greensboro Coliseum. Junior Lamont Middleton led all scorers with Founded ..............1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard 24 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Middleton drilled three Enrollment ...................................................8,645 shots from the outside and was 9-for-11 from the foul line in the Aggie Nickname...................................................Eagles victory. Off the bench, junior guard Jeremy Underwood scored 22 points School Colors .............................. Maroon & Gray going 12-for-14 from the charity stripe in the win. Freshman forward Gym Name .. McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium Bruce Beckford went 5-for-6 from the field to add 14 points as senior Capacity....................................................... 3,116 Adrian Powell dropped in nine points and seven rebounds, while Austin National Affiliation .............................. NCAA Div. I Witter grabbed a game high 10 rebounds. Middleton, a junior transfer Conference ....... Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Chancellor ................................... Charles Becton has made an impact from day one for the Aggies averaging 13.6 points Alma Mater (Year) ................................... Howard a game placing him 12th in the league in that category. The Bronx, N.Y. Athletics Director ............... Ingrid Wicker-McCree product is averaging 3.9 rebounds along with 2.6 assists a game. Senior Alma Mater (Year) .....George Washington (1989) guard Jean Louisme is second on the team averaging 9.0 points a game, while fellow senior Adrian Powell contributes 8.1 points per contest HISTORY as well. Senior Austin Witter is 11th in the conference in rebounding First Year of Basketball .................................1927 grabbing 6.6 boards a game. NC A&T is led by new head coach Cy Overall All-Time Record ..1,079-917 (77 seasons) Alexander who is no stranger to the MEAC after his days at South NCAA Div. II Tourn. Record (Yrs) .. 10-5 (6 years) Last Post-Season Opponent ........ St. Augustine’s Carolina State where led the Bulldogs to five tournament championships (NCAA Div. II Regional-1st Rnd) in seven appearances. Alexander was also successful at Tennessee Result (Date) ............66-78 Loss (March 7, 1997) State where he led the Tigers to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship game. Alexander and has compiled a career COACHING STAFF record of 348-315. His first squad at A&T has beaten crosstown rival Head Coach...................................LeVelle Moton UNCG (90-79) and preseason No. 1 in the Big South Conference Alma Mater (Year) .......................... NCCU (1996) Campbell (85-60, Nov. 23 in Las Vegas, Nev.) in the last seven days. Record at NCCU (Years) ............ 43-56 (3rd year) Career Record (Years) ............... 43-56 (3rd year) Associate Head Coach ...................John Moseley UP NEXT Assistant Coach.................................... Wes Pifer The Eagles play their final contest before the mandatory exam break Assistant Coach.......................... Donald Thomas as the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky make the trip to the Bull City for Athletic Trainer................................ Bandele Talib a rematch of last season’s December contest in which EKU beat NCCU Director of Operations .................... Jeremy Faulk 75-62 in Richmond, Ky. NCCU’s next contest will take place Dec. 19 at Drake University. The Eagles will play the final three games in the month MEDIA RELATIONS of December on the road. MBB Contact .................................... Chris Hooks Work Phone ................................. (919) 530-6017 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cell Phone ................................... (919) 810-7988 E-Mail .................................... [email protected] #0- Dri-Meer Ferguson #33-Cara-m-o Jah-wara (Like Caramel) Web Site ...........................NCCUEaglePride.com #5- Yubuka Ann-yorah #12- Ohn-Tuh-Nin Guh-Lay-ua #25- Dave-Ron Williams 2012-2013 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School Major 0 Drimir Ferguson Jr. G 5-9 170 Bronx, N.Y./ Wings Academy/ Monroe College Sports Mgmt 1 Jay Copeland R-So. F 6-7 255 Suffolk, Va./King’s Fork H.S./Ball State Comp. Info Sys. 2 Nate Sims Fr. G 6-4 195 Atlanta, Ga./ Terry Sanford H.S. Mass Comm. 3 Juwan Moody*** Fr. G 6-1 170 Pontiac, Mich. / Westwind Prep Acad. Undecided 4 Jordan Marrow Fr. G 6-0 160 Cleveland, Ohio/ John F. Kennedy H.S. Ath. Training 5 Ebuka Anyaorah Sr. G 6-4 194 Suwanee, Ga./Univ. of Georgia/ McLennan C.C. Psychology 11 Stanton Kidd Jr. F 6-7 215 Baltimore, Md./ South Plains C.C. Sports Mgmt. 12 Antonin Galaya Jr. G 6-5 200 St. Martin, French West Indies/State Fair C.C. Business 14 Jeremy Ingram Jr. G 6-3 175 Charlotte, N.C./ East Mecklenburg H.S. Sports Mgmt. 20 Jonathan Nicely Sr. F 6-4 194 Augusta, Ga./ Evans H.S. Finance 25 DavRon Williams R-So. F 6-6 225 Marion, Ind./ Marion H.S./Wabash Valley Coll. Marketing 32 Emanuel Chapman Jr. G 6-1 160 Raleigh, N.C./ Enloe H.S. Psychology 33 Karamo Jawara So. F 6-8 220 Bergen, Norway/Osuikaasen VGS Psychology 35 Rashawn King Fr. G 5-11 190 Raleigh, N.C./ Middle Creek H.S. Business 40 Alfonzo Houston Jr. G 6-3 190 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/ State Fair C.C. Psychology 55 Ray Willis Sr. G 6-6 164 Atlanta, Ga./ University of Oklahoma Psychology Head Coach: LeVelle Moton (NCCU, 1996) Associate Head Coach: John Moseley (ECU, 1998) Assistant Coaches: Wes Pifer (PSU-Altoona, 2007), Donald Thomas (Pikeville, 2008) *** Will Redshirt Athletic Trainer: Bandele Talib (East Stroudsburg, 2011) Director of Operations: Jeremy Faulk (NC A&T, 2007) LAST TIME OUT: NCCU-70 UTAH VALLEY-52 (NOV.