# 2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium in Durham, North Carolina, and were led by 10th-year head coach LeVelle Moton. They finished the season 18-16, to finish a tie for 3rd place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State, North Carolina A&T, and Norfolk State to win the MEAC Tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16th seed. However, they lost to fellow 16th seed North Dakota State in the First Four.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 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, which they won, to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As a No. 16 seed, they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 22 Clemson | L 51–71 | 0–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,208) Clemson, South Carolina |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOH/ESPN3 | | at Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic first round | L 51–73 | 0–2 | Fifth Third Arena (10,037) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 60–75 | 0–3 | Stroh Center (1,363) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 123–57 | 1–3 | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (923) Durham, North Carolina |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason Emerald Coast Classic second round | L 63–78 | 1–4 | EagleBank Arena (2,603) Fairfax, Virginia |
| November 23, 2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Nicholls State Emerald Coast Classic third round | L 63–77 | 1–5 | The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (135) Niceville, Florida |
| November 24, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Southern Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game | W 83–71 | 2–5 | The Arena at Northwest Florida State College (115) Niceville, Florida |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Christendom | W 110–51 | 3–5 | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (558) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 67–66 | 4–5 | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,076) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 73–82 | 4–6 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (827) Boone, North Carolina |
| December 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, Cowboy Insider | | at McNeese State | L 61–77 | 4–7 | H&HP Complex (1,973) Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, Chanticleer Sports Network | | at Coastal Carolina | L 65–69 | 4–8 | HTC Center (750) Conway, South Carolina |
| December 19, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSMW/ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 65–74 | 4–9 | Chaifetz Arena (6,678) St. Louis, Missouri |
| December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Wilberforce | W 91–44 | 5–9 | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (320) Durham, North Carolina |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 68–59 | 6–9 (1–0) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,057) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 61–48 | 7–9 (2–0) | Hytche Athletic Center (714) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| January 14, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 71–70 | 8–9 (3–0) | Memorial Hall (532) Dover, Delaware |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | L 60–64 | 8–10 (3–1) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,028) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 21, 2019 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 92–64 | 9–10 (4–1) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,171) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 48–51 | 9–11 (4–2) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (3,043) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 28, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Savannah State | W 82–78 | 10–11 (5–2) | Tiger Arena (2,105) Savannah, Georgia |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | L 64–74 | 10–12 (5–3) | Moore Gymnasium (699) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| February 4, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 57–73 | 10–13 (5–4) | Teaching Gym (5,317) Tallahassee, Florida |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–53 | 11–13 (6–4) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,622) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 11, 2019 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | W 87–52 | 12–13 (7–4) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,341) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 16, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (7–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,868) Norfolk, Virginia |
| February 18, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Howard | W 98–90 | 13–14 (8–5) | Burr Gymnasium (2,607) Washington, D.C. |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 78–69 | 14–14 (9–5) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,412) Durham, North Carolina |
| February 25, 2019 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 72–62 | 15–14 (10–5) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,686) Durham, North Carolina |
| March 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 52–74 | 15–15 (10–6) | Corbett Sports Center (3,235) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, FloSports | (3) | vs. (11) Delaware State Quarterfinals | W 75–57 | 16–15 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| March 15, 2019 8:00 pm, FloSports | (3) | vs. (2) North Carolina A&T Semifinals | W 65–63 | 17–15 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) Norfolk State Championship | W 50–47 | 18–15 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2019* 6:40 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) North Dakota State First Four | L 74–78 | 18–16 | UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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