# 2013–14 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–1 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They were also champions of the MEAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to Iowa State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Dante Holmes | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1 | Jay Copeland Jr. | Forward | 6–7 | 255 | Junior | Suffolk, Virginia |
| 2 | Jordan Parks | Guard | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Queens, New York |
| 3 | Juwan Moody | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Pontiac, Michigan |
| 4 | Kevin Crawford II | Guard | 6–1 | 150 | Freshman | Blythewood, South Carolina |
| 5 | Ebuka Anyaorah | Guard | 6–4 | 194 | Senior | Suwanee, Georgia |
| 10 | Karamo Jawara | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Bergen, Norway |
| 11 | Enoch Hood | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 12 | Antonin Galaya | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Saint Martin, France |
| 13 | Reggie Groves | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 14 | Jeremy Ingram | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 20 | Jamal Ferguson | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 23 | Nate Mxey | Center | 6–11 | 225 | Junior | San Jose, California |
| 24 | Ramon Eaton | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Sacramento, California |
| 32 | Emanuel Chapman | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 40 | Alfonzo Houston | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Cleveland Heights, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:00 pm | | at Cincinnati Global Sports Hoops Shootout | L 61–74 | 0–1 | Fifth Third Arena (6,534) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | | Johnson & Wales | W 98–47 | 1–1 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,332) Durham, NC |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Campbell Global Sports Hoops Shootout | W 62–43 | 2–1 | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,110) Buies Creek, NC |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm | | at NC State Global Sports Hoops Shootout | W 82–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | PNC Arena (9,754) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | | Appalachian State Global Sports Hoops Shootout | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,482) Durham, NC |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | | Barber–Scotia | W 101–46 | 5–1 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (613) Durham, NC |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | W 76–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,189) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/07/2013* 3:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 65–71 | 6–2 | The Jungle (675) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 72–66 | 7–2 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (925) Durham, NC |
| 12/22/2013* 8:00 pm | | at No. 11 Wichita State | L 66–77 | 7–3 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 12/31/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maryland | L 56–70 | 7–4 | Comcast Center (9,554) College Park, MD |
| 01/04/2014* 1:00 pm | | at Wagner | | | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| 01/07/2014* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 74–61 | 8–4 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,114) Durham, NC |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 60–63 | 8–5 (0–1) | Teaching Gym (779) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/13/2014 7:30 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 64–49 | 9–5 (1–1) | Moore Gymnasium (1,210) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/16/2014* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 71–55 | 10–5 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,114) Durham, NC |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 62–52 | 11–5 (2–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,989) Durham, NC |
| 01/22/2014 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 84–44 | 12–5 (3–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,116) Durham, NC |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 87–63 | 13–5 (4–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,618) Durham, NC |
| 01/27/2014 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 53–52 | 14–5 (5–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,610) Durham, NC |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm | | at Howard | W 79–65 | 15–5 (6–1) | Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/03/2014 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–62 | 16–5 (7–1) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,971) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 77–54 | 17–5 (8–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,420) Durham, NC |
| 02/10/2014 7:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 92–49 | 18–5 (9–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,397) Durham, NC |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 67–53 | 19–5 (10–1) | SHM Memorial Center (566) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/17/2014 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | W 76–62 | 20–5 (11–1) | Tiger Arena (1,230) Savannah, GA |
| 02/22/2014 6:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 73–55 | 21–5 (12–1) | Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/25/2014* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | W 81–62 | 22–5 | Fleisher Center (1,115) Newark, NJ |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 86–44 | 23–5 (13–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,414) Durham, NC |
| 03/03/2014 7:30 pm | | Savannah State | W 64–57 $^{OT}$ | 24–5 (14–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,732) Durham, NC |
| 03/06/2014 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 76–70 | 25–5 (15–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,309) Norfolk, VA |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2014 6:00 pm | | vs. Howard Quarterfinals | W 92–46 | 26–5 | Norfolk Scope (6,663) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Semifinals | W 68–45 | 27–5 | Norfolk Scope (8,608) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Morgan State Championship | W 71–62 | 28–5 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2014* 9:50 pm, TNT | No. (14 E) | vs. No. 9 (3 E) Iowa State Second round | L 75–93 | 28–6 | AT&T Center (11,690) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. ||||||
* Due to inclement weather in the Northeast, the January 4 game vs. Wagner was canceled.