# 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 15th-year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–5 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore before losing to Delaware State in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 18–12, 10–4 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament, before falling to Norfolk State in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 1 Kansas John McLendon Classic | L 56–99 | 0–1 | 12 – Harris | 5 – Smith Jr. | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 107–54 | 1–1 | 26 – King | 10 – Adedire | 7 – Smith | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,471) Durham, NC |
| November 12, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 54–64 | 1–2 | 12 – Izunabor | 8 – Izunabor | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (5,699) Athens, GA |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 113–50 | 2–2 | 20 – Harris | 8 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,264) Durham, NC |
| November 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 66–73 | 2–3 | 16 – King | 5 – Izunabor | 3 – Fauntleroy | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,373) Farmville, VA |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Campbell Campbell Classic | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 24 – Cleveland Jr. | 9 – King | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Gore Arena (1,109) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 21, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. The Citadel Campbell Classic | L 61–67 | 3–4 | 17 – Cleveland Jr. | 10 – Izunabor | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 70–58 | 4–4 | 21 – Harris | 9 – King | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | HTC Center (1,039) Conway, SC |
| December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm | | USC Upstate | L 82–85 | 4–5 | 17 – Smith Jr. | 5 – Smith Jr. | 4 – Smith | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,017) Durham, NC |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia | L 47–77 | 4–6 | 12 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Porter | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,459) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 74–82 | 4–7 | 19 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 3 – King | Dedmon Center (839) Radford, VA |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T Rivalry | W 67–62 | 5–7 | 18 – Harris | 8 – Izunabor | 10 – Cleveland Jr. | Corbett Sports Center (4,033) Greensboro, NC |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm | | St. Andrews | W 102–50 | 6–7 | 30 – Cleveland Jr. | 14 – Adedire | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,263) Durham, NC |
| December 20, 2023* 3:00 pm | | Longwood | W 79–70 | 7–7 | 21 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (782) Durham, NC |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Truett McConnell | W 112–70 | 8–7 | 23 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Gordon | 6 – Tied | McDougald–McLendon Arena (616) Durham, NC |
| MEAC regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Howard | W 73–54 | 9–7 (1–0) | 24 – Cleveland Jr. | 11 – Adedire | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,852) Durham, NC |
| January 8, 2024 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | W 60–58 | 10–7 (2–0) | 20 – Harris | 9 – Adedire | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,162) Durham, NC |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 68–71 | 10–8 (2–1) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Adedire | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | SHM Memorial Center (875) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 65–57 | 11–8 (3–1) | 21 – Harris | 9 – Cleveland Jr. | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 29, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 69–66 | 12–8 (4–1) | 22 – King | 9 – Izunabor | 3 – Cleveland Jr. | Memorial Hall (1,350) Dover, DE |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 77–46 | 13–8 (5–1) | 19 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Smith Jr. | 7 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,875) Durham, NC |
| February 5, 2024 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (5–2) | 17 – Porter | 10 – Smith Jr. | 8 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,057) Durham, NC |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Howard | L 82–90 | 13–10 (5–3) | 20 – Cleveland Jr. | 5 – Izunabor | 2 – Harris | Burr Gymnasium (1,245) Washington, D.C. |
| February 19, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Norfolk State | L 74–80 | 13–11 (5–4) | 18 – King | 5 – King | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,525) Norfolk, VA |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 88–55 | 14–11 (6–4) | 22 – Porter | 8 – Tied | 4 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,762) Durham, NC |
| February 26, 2024 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | W 93–81 | 15–11 (7–4) | 34 – King | 11 – Izunabor | 10 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,324) Durham, NC |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 83–58 | 16–11 (8–4) | 21 – Porter | 10 – Izunabor | 15 – Cleveland Jr. | Physical Education Complex (507) Baltimore, MD |
| March 4, 2024 7:30 pm | | at Morgan State | L 79–88 | 16–12 (8–5) | 27 – Cleveland Jr. | 5 – Tied | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,034) Baltimore, MD |
| March 7, 2024 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 79–68 | 17–12 (9–5) | 37 – Porter | 8 – Cleveland Jr. | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,362) Durham, NC |
| MEAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals | W 87–81 | 18–12 | 21 – Cleveland Jr. | 8 – Adedire | 6 – Cleveland Jr. | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 15, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (6) Delaware State Semifinals | L 58–71 | 18–13 | 19 – Porter | 8 – Tied | 3 – Harris | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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