2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish sixth place. In the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Coppin State, Savannah State, and Morgan State to advance to the championship game against Hampton.[1] There they defeated the Pirates to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.[2] As a No. 16 seed, they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.[3]

2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record19–16 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luke D'Alessio
  • Reggie Sharp
  • Eric Wilson
Home arenaMcDougald–McLendon Gymnasium
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hampton124 .750  1916  .543
Bethune–Cookman124 .750  1814  .563
Savannah State124 .750  1517  .469
North Carolina A&T115 .688  2015  .571
Norfolk State115 .688  1419  .424
North Carolina Central 97 .563  1916  .543
Morgan State79 .438  1319  .406
Howard79 .438  1023  .303
Florida A&M79 .438  925  .265
South Carolina State610 .375  1022  .313
Coppin State511 .313  527  .156
MD Eastern Shore313 .188  725  .219
Delaware State214 .125  428  .125
2018 MEAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 25–9, 13–2 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. In the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Bethune–Cookman, Maryland Eastern Shore, and Norfolk State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost in the First Four to fellow No. 16 seed UC Davis.

Roster

2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Larry McKnight, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrPalm Beach State College North Miami, Florida
PG 1 C.J. Wiggins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBenedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia
F 2 Zacarry Douglas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCal State Northridge Landover, Maryland
G/F 3 Brandon Goldsmith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrWalters State CC Raleigh, North Carolina
PG 4 Jordan Perkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F 5 Regigie Gardner, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLoomis Chaffee School Bowie, Maryland
G 10 Rashann Rashann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrDrexel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PG 11 Alston Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDaytona State College Kansas City, Missouri
G/F 12 Alex Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrMcLennan CC Laurens, South Carolina
F 13 Pablo Rivas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSheridan College Colón, Panama
PG 14 Raekwon Harney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrLouisburg College Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 21 Marius McAllister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrHillside New Tech Durham, North Carolina
F/C 22 Dominique Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrNiagara Sicklerville, New Jersey
C 32 Raasean Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrKent State Chicago, Illinois
G/F 55 John Guerra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrNavy Cary, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 55–65  0–1
UIC Pavilion (2,788)
Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 55–68  0–2
Ford Center (6,048)
Evansville, IN
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm
at UT Martin
Global Sports Invitational
L 57–74  0–3
Skyhawk Arena (1,274)
Martin, TN
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm
Warren Wilson W 101–76  1–3
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (648)
Durham, NC
Nov 19, 2017*
4:00 pm
Southern
Global Sports Invitational
W 80–67  2–3
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (803)
Durham, NC
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm
at Marshall
Global Sports Invitational
L 84–92  2–4
Cam Henderson Center (4,572)
Huntington, WV
Nov 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN+
at Illinois
Global Sports Invitational
L 73–86  2–5
State Farm Center (11,004)
Champaign, IL
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 77–70  3–5
Show Me Center (645)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
Christendom W 116–38  4–5
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (826)
Durham, NC
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 77–86  4–6
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (873)
Durham, NC
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm
at George Mason L 65–77  4–7
EagleBank Arena (3,489)
Fairfax, VA
Dec 11, 2017*
9:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 59–64  4–8
GCU Arena (6,276)
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 77–71  5–8
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (377)
Durham, NC
Dec 30, 2017*
2:00 pm
St. Andrews W 75–55  6–8
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (431)
Durham, NC
MEAC regular season
Jan 3, 2018
7:30 pm
at Delaware State W 65–62  7–8
(1–0)
Memorial Hall (249)
Dover, DE
Jan 8, 2018
7:30 pm
Norfolk State W 64–63  8–8
(2–0)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,386)
Durham, NC
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 81–61  9–8
(3–0)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,889)
Durham, NC
Jan 15, 2018
4:00 pm
Morgan State W 77–63  10–8
(4–0)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,377)
Durham, NC
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, UStream
at Howard L 78–84 OT 10–9
(4–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (852)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2018
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 63–60  11–9
(5–1)
Hytche Athletic Center (979)
Princess Anne, MD
Jan 27, 2018
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 64–70  11–10
(5–2)
Corbett Sports Center (5,700)
Greensboro, NC
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm
Delaware State W 72–61  12–10
(6–2)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,623)
Durham, NC
Feb 5, 2018
7:00 pm
Hampton L 70–86  12–11
(6–3)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,474)
Durham, NC
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm
at Florida A&M L 56–65  12–12
(6–4)
Lawson Center (1,879)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 12, 2018
7:30 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 81–99  12–13
(6–5)
Moore Gymnasium (876)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 77–49  13–13
(7–5)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,322)
Durham, NC
Feb 19, 2018
7:00 pm
Howard W 83–66  14–13
(8–5)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,622)
Durham, NC
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 79–102  14–14
(8–6)
SHM Memorial Center (655)
Orangeburg, SC
Feb 26, 2018
8:00 pm
at Savannah State L 75–85  14–15
(8–7)
Tiger Arena (1,990)
Savannah, GA
Mar 1, 2018
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T W 70–59  15–15
(9–7)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (3,036)
Durham, NC
MEAC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) Coppin State
First round
W 60–48  16–15
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 8, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Savannah State
Quarterfinals
W 58–56  17–15
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 9, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (7) Morgan State
Semifinals
W 79–70  18–15
Norfolk Scope (9,002)
Norfolk, VA
Mar 10, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (1) Hampton
Championship Game
W 71–63  19–15
Norfolk Scope (6,036)
Norfolk, VA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 2018*
6:40 pm, truTV
(16 W) vs. (16 W) Texas Southern
First Four
L 46–64  19–16
UD Arena (12,732)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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