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Mike Potter ·
11 Jan 2010, 10:09 PM ·
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McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM N.C. Central finally returns from its six-game road trip in men’s basketball, and the Eagles are sorely in need of a win.
Tonight’s assignment won’t be an easy one.
The opponent is High Point (8-6), which is currently on a four-game winning streak and sold out its last home game on Saturday against Radford.
The Panthers are 3-0 all-time against NCCU, including a 70-58 win at the Millis Center on Dec. 29. And Eagle coach LeVelle Moton (pictured) is still seeking his first win over a Division I opponent.
High Point is in its first year under coach Scott Cherry, who played for Dean Smith’s 1993 NCAA title team at UNC. One of his assistants is Wes Miller, who played for the Tar Heels’ 2005 NCAA champions.
It’s the Panthers’ second game in the building in as many seasons; High Point is the only in-state Division I opponent to visit the building since 1985.
Tonight will be the first home game as an Eagle for 6-8 junior forward Lamar Pittman. High Point will play without Nick Barbour, sitting out with an ankle injury.
And it turns out to be a good night for the visitors, who survive in a noisy 58-55 decision. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill C.J. Wilkerson, Charleston Southern, David Singleton, Eugene Harris, Jairus Simms, Jourdan Morris, Lamar Pittman, LeVelle Moton, Nick Barbour, Nick Chasten, Scott Cherry, Tennessee Temple, Vincent Davis, Wes Miller
Mike Potter ·
20 Nov 2009, 1:02 AM ·
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LeVelle Moton and Isiah Thomas each got his first win as a college basketball coach earlier this week.
After tonight, one of them is going to be on a two-game winning streak.
Moton’s N.C. Central club (1-2) will play its second game in Miami so far this season tonight at 7, when the Eagles visit Thomas’ Florida International club (1-3).
It’s a part of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, in which both teams already had a loss at UNC.
The Eagles will play two more games after tonight in the round-robin event on the Golden Panthers’ floor, taking on Murray State on Sunday at 8 p.m. and James Madison on Monday at 4.
NCCU will probably continue to be without forward Lamar Pittman, who remains day-to-day as he recovers from knee surgery of last fall. Continue reading »
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Mike Potter ·
18 Nov 2009, 11:07 PM ·
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McLENDON-McDOUGALD GYM/DURHAM It’s the home opener for both basketball teams at N.C. Central, and each is still looking for its first victory of the season after two road losses.
For the men’s team under first-year head coach LeVelle Moton, about all that has been established is that the Eagles aren’t ready for the ACC. So far they’ve played a killer schedule. But they’ll be clear favorites tonight when they take the floor against Division III N.C. Wesleyan (0-1).
Forward Lamar Pittman will continue to sit out tonight as he recovers from his ACL injury of last fall. The Eagles are not good early, but shrug off a double-digit deficit to prevail 85-70 behind 25 points from T.J. Granger (pictured). Continue reading »
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Mike Potter ·
18 Nov 2009, 3:03 AM ·
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LeVelle Moton will make his home debut as head coach at N.C. Central tonight, as the Eagles look to get him his first victory in the nightcap of a basketball doubleheader at McLendon-McDougald Gym.
The Eagles will take on Division III N.C. Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m., following a 5:30 p.m. women’s contest between NCCU and Campbell.
Forward Lamar Pittman, who tore his ACL a year ago in preseason practice, is expected to make his debut as an Eagle tonight.
The women’s team will still be shorthanded as Chasidy Williams, the leading returning scorer from last season is on the injury list and unable to go.
Men’s game
N.C. Wesleyan at N.C. Central
[Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., McLendon-McDougald Gym]
NCCU leads series 1-0
Records: NCWC 0-1, NCCU 0-2.
Audio: WRJD-AM 1410, nccueaglepride.com
Coaches’ records - NCWC: John Thompson 202-170 ; NCCU: LeVelle Moton 0-2.
Leading scorers - NCWC: Trey Drake 23.0; NCCU: C.J. Wilkerson 13.5.
Leading rebounders - NCWC: Jarmel Arrington 6.0; NCCU: T.J. Granger 3.5.
Assist leaders - NCWC: Alex Murray 4.0; NCCU: Michael Glasker 4.0.
Women’s game
Campbell at N.C. Central
[Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., McLendon-McDougald Gym]
Campbell leads series 7-2
Records: Campbell 1-1, NCCU 0-2.
Audio: WRJD-AM 1410, nccueaglepride.com
Coaches’ records - Campbell: Wanda Watkins 433-345; NCCU: Joli Robinson 197-174.
Leading scorers - Campbell: Tonisha Baker 15.0; NCCU: Joanna Miller 9.0.
Leading rebounders - Campbell: Tonisha Baker and Ashley Williamson 4.5; NCCU: Brittany Myatt 5.5.
Assist leaders - Campbell: Kate Cloxton and Lauren Yesh 2.5; NCCU: Blaire Houston and Joanna Miller 4.0.
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Mike Potter ·
10 Nov 2009, 12:54 AM ·
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McLENDON-McDOUGALD GYM/DURHAM LeVelle Moton knew exactly what he was getting into when he took the job as men’s head basketball coach at N.C. Central in the spring following the end of Henry Dickerson’s contract.
After all Moton (pictured), an NCCU Athletics Hall of Famer for his playing career, had already been an assistant with the program for the previous two seasons in the team’s first two as transitional members of NCAA Division I.
He and his Eagles will get plenty of exposure in their very first game Wednesday night, when they travel to defending NCAA champion UNC for a 9 p.m. game at the Smith Center. UNC (1-0) is ranked No. 4, and the game which is part of the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will be shown on ESPNU. NCCU went 4-27 last season, winning the same number of games as the Eagles had the year before.
Monday was “media day” for both of NCCU’s basketball teams. Veteran coach Joli Robinson’s women’s squad, which had some more regular success last season in a 10-17 campaign, won’t have an easy season opener either. Robinson’s club will visit Maryland on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Moton said the opener against the Tar Heels is just the kind of game NCCU will have to play from now on. They have already played at more big-time schools than one can count on two hands including all of the state’s ACC “Big Four,” and two years ago the Eagles visited then-defending NCAA champion Florida.
“I just felt as if (the scheduling) was just meant to happen,” Moton said. “I’ve told the guys, this is something we wanted trying to become D-I and get our program prepared. It’s like trying to get into a party or into a dance, and they finally let you in. You can’t sit against the wall and complain about the music that the D.J. is playing. You’ve just got to go out there and do your best two-step and whatever happens, happens. Our first dance is with Carolina. She’s a pretty good dancer, but we’ve got to try to keep up with her.”
Moton said there’s no way his team can just throw its five players onto the floor against the Tar Heels and expect to play a respectable game. He said he may even start the game with four guards on the floor.
When more reasonable assignments arise, the starters will probably be three returnees - 5-7 junior Michael Glasker (2.8, 1.1 rebs. last season) at the point, 6-2 junior Vincent Davis (11.2, 4.0) on the wing and 6-5 senior Joshua Worthy (1.7, 2.4) at power forward - and newcomer J.C. transfers C.J. Wilkerson at shooting guard and T.J. Granger at the post.
Wilkerson was rated by The Sporting News as the top “newcomer” among Division I Independents, the same designation that went to 6-8 J.C. transfer Lamar Pittman last year. Pittman has yet to play after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the fall of 2008, but has been medically cleared to play and is expected to go in the home opener against N.C. Wesleyan on Nov. 18.
Robinson’s team has already played an exhibition game, winning 63-51 over Johnson C. Smith on Sunday.
The Eagle women’s team will play five ACC opponents this season including UNC and Duke.
“I’ve never been afraid to play against strong competition,” Robinson said. “What you worry about is if this competition will kill your athletes’ confidence. We just don’t have the depth that the big major schools have. I hope we get there. I don’t plan on us playing five ACC schools again after this year. Hopefully being in the MEAC (beginning in 2010-11) we won’t have to do that.”
Robinson’s team will play without senior forward Jori Nwachukwu, who is being redshirted after suffering a leg injury last January.
Sophomore forward Chasidy Williams, who was NCCU’s leading scorer last season, is also injured and will not be available for the first few games of the season.
Robinson said sophomores 5-5 Blaire Houston (9.2, 2.5) and 5-5 Danielle DeBerry (5.2, 2.5) will start in the backcourt, with 5-9 senior Latoya Bennett (4.2, 6.2) and 5-8 junior Shanise Banks (1.8, 1.2) at forward and 6-0 junior Katrice Elliott (1.0, 1.1) at center.
She said 5-7 freshman Joanna Miller, who scored 23 points against JCSU, will be coming off the bench when the season begins.
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Blaire Houston, C.J. Wilkerson, Chasidy Williams, Danielle DeBerry, Florida Gators, Joanna Miller, Johnson C. Smith, Joli Robinson, Jori Nwachukwu, Joshua Worthy, Katrice Elliott, Lamar Pittman, Latoya Bennett, LeVelle Moton, Maryland Terrapins, Michael Glasker, N.C. Wesleyan, Shanise Blanks, T.J. Granger, Vincent Davis
