# 2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 12th-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. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern Division.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions. They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament. They were scheduled to play the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between Bethune–Cookman and Morgan State in the semifinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 67–97 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (535) Iowa City, IA |
| November 26, 2020* 7:00 pm | | vs. Southern | W 85–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (227) Iowa City, IA |
| December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm | | at Wofford | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC |
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| December 7, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 71–78 | 1–2 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| December 11, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 16 North Carolina | L 67–73 | 1–3 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, NCCU Sports Network | | Charleston Southern | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| January 9, 2021 TBA | | at Florida A&M | Postponed | Postponed | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 10, 2021 TBA | | at Florida A&M | Postponed | Postponed | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | North Carolina A&T | Postponed | Postponed | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| January 24, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | Postponed | Postponed | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| January 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Carver | W 94–61 | 2–3 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (15) Durham, NC |
| February 1, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | South Carolina State | W 91–77 | 3–3 (1–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (15) Durham, NC |
| February 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 64–63 | 4–3 (2–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (15) Durham, NC |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | L 50–59 | 4–4 (2–1) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | L 47–60 | 4–5 (2–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| February 20, 2021 TBA | | at South Carolina State | Postponed | Postponed | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 21, 2021 TBA | | at South Carolina State | Postponed | Postponed | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 53–69 | 4–6 (2–3) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| February 28, 2021 7:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 53–55 | 4–7 (2–4) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | L 58–65 | 4–8 (2–5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | W 74–71 | 5–8 (3–5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2021 8:00 pm, FloHoops | (S3) | vs. (N2) Norfolk State First round | L 58–87 | 5–9 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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