| North Carolina Central Eagles | |||
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| University | North Carolina Central University | ||
| Head coach | LeVelle Moton (16th season) | ||
| Conference | MEAC | ||
| Location | Durham, North Carolina | ||
| Arena | McDougald–McLendon Arena (capacity: 3,056) | ||
| Nickname | Eagles | ||
| Colors | Maroon and gray[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament champions | |||
| 1989* | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1989* | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1989*, 1993* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1989*, 1993* | |||
| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1957*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 1996*, 1997*, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1946, 1950* (CIAA)[2] 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 (MEAC) | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 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,[3] 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.
- ^ North Carolina Central University – Our Color Palette (PDF). Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ CIAA official site
- ^ NCCU Gains Full NCAA Division I Membership. Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011.