2026–27 season
North Carolina Central
Eagles · MEAC
- Record
- 0–3
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- -11.4
- No. 335 in Division I
- Head coach
- LeVelle Moton
- Since 2009–10
- Home
- Durham, NC
- 5,864 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- WeaknessRarely shoots threesThree-point rate: 27.6%1st
- WeaknessPoor three-point shootingThree-point %: 24.0%4th
- StrengthBig, tall lineupAverage height: 6′6.6″92nd
- WeaknessMostly new to the programProgram experience: 1.05 yrs9th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who NC Central beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
4
Record
0–4
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 201916First FourLost to 16 N. Dakota St. 78–74. Bracket
- 201816First FourLost to 16 Texas Southern 64–46. Bracket
- 201716First FourLost to 16 UC Davis 67–63. Bracket
- 201414Round of 64Lost to 3 Iowa St. 93–75. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Darius Kane
- 14.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Daniel Mbaeteka
- 7′0″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Ryan Archey
- 2 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Cristian Sanon · Odessa, FL | 6′6″ | 205 | 1 | 2 | 36.5 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 100.0 | 22.0 |
| 6Trey BrownPoint Guard · Phoenix, AZ | 6′7″ | 200 | 1 | 2 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 19.1 |
| 2Darius Kane · Burlington, NC | 6′3″ | 185 | 1 | 2 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 66.7 | 71.4 | 26.2 |
| 12Tyler MasonForward · Stafford, VA | 6′10″ | 240 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 23.4 |
| 3Duor Duor · Atlanta, GA | 6′11″ | 205 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| 8Maurice VasselForward · Saint Ann, Jamaica | 6′9″ | 205 | 1 | 2 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 |
| 4Isaiah BuckleyAthlete · PG County, MD | 6′2″ | 176 | 1 | 2 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 25.6 |
| 13Jozohn Price · Charlotte, NC | 6′10″ | 215 | 1 | 2 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 |
| 10Ryan ArcheyGuard · PG County, MD | 6′0″ | 175 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.1 |
| 0Christian MeeksGuard · Chicago, IL | 6′6″ | 220 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| 9Chandler Thomas · Warner Robins, GA | 6′4″ | 190 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 32.9 |
| 11Viktor Alao · Fuquay-Varina, NC | 6′3″ | 190 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 33Daniel MbaetekaCenter · Benin City, Nigeria | 7′0″ | 280 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Alius Bowser · Charlotte, NC | 6′4″ | 192 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Bryce Selby · Waldorf, MD | 5′11″ | 161 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–1
ATS as favorite
0–0
ATS as underdog
2–1
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
1–2
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | @GEOGeorgia | L62–78 | +40 | 164 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 7 | @LONLongwood | L75–80OT | +12 | 149 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 11 | @VMIVMI | L51–65 | +8.5 | 147.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 13 | @LIBLiberty | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | vsVIRVirginia-Lynchburg | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 18 | @GEOGeorge Mason | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 23 | vsCARCarolina University | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 28 | @GARGardner-Webb | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 1 | vsTOCToccoa Falls | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | vsSC South Carolina Upstate | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 7 | @VCUVCU | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 11 | @DRADrake | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 13 | @ISUIowa State5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 15 | @HPUHigh Point13 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | @SOUSouth Carolina | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 28 | vsTRUTruett-McConnell | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @NORNorfolk State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | vsCOPCoppin State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 11 | vsMORMorgan State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @HOWHoward16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @DELDelaware State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 25 | @MD Maryland Eastern Shore | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsSC South Carolina State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | vsNORNorfolk State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @COPCoppin State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 15 | @MORMorgan State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | vsHOWHoward16 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsDELDelaware State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 1 | vsMD Maryland Eastern Shore | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4 | @SC South Carolina State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |