2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–12 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Reggie Sharp; Nigel Thomas; Wes Pifer;
Home arena	McDougald–McLendon Arena

2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard	7	–	3	.700	17	–	10	.630
Morgan State	6	–	3	.667	10	–	14	.417
Norfolk State	6	–	4	.600	13	–	14	.481
North Carolina Central	6	–	4	.600	10	–	15	.400
South Carolina State	5	–	4	.556	7	–	18	.280
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	6	.400	8	–	19	.296
Coppin State*	4	–	6	.400	6	–	21	.222
Delaware State	1	–	9	.100	6	–	19	.240

† 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for 2026 NCAA Tournament due to APR penalties. As of February 18, 2026

The 2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represents North Carolina Central University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 17th-year head coach LeVelle Moton, play their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 6–8 in MEAC play, to finish in sixth place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State^[2] in the quarterfinals before falling to South Carolina State in the semifinals.^[3]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the MEAC released their preseason polls. North Carolina Central was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

MEAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Norfolk State	118 (12)
2	Howard	97 (4)
3	South Carolina State	90
4	Morgan State	73
T–5	Delaware State	70
T–5	North Carolina Central	70
7	Maryland Eastern Shore	31
8	Coppin State	27
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
Second	Dionte Johnson	Senior	Guard

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kyric Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	West Georgia	Americus, GA
G	2	Dionte Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Bronx, NY
G	3	Khalil Arnold	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Hutchinson CC	Simpsonville, SC
G	4	Camren Daniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Southern Durham HS	Durham, NC
G	5	Tekao Carpenter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Austin Peay	Alexandria, VA
F	7	Khouri Carvey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Morehead State	Wilson, NC
G	8	Jae Slack	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	West Virginia State	Fort Worth, TX
F	9	Gbenga Olubi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	GS	Utah State Eastern	Corona, CA
G	10	Ryan Archey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Coppin State	Clinton, MD
G	11	Gage Lattimore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Seton Hill	Greensboro, NC
G	12	Justin Edwards	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Harris–Stowe State	Corona, CA
F	13	Jonathan Dunn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS Jr	Coppin State	St. Louis, MO
F	21	Kelechi Okworogwo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Bronx, NY
F	22	Ramondo Battle II	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Evansville	McKinney, TX

Head coach

LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central)

Assistant coach(es)

Reggie Sharp (Auburn)
Nigel Thomas (Langston)
Wes Pifer (Penn State Altoona)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State	L 66–114	0–1	Lenovo Center (19,119) Raleigh, NC
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	L 62–81	0–2	John Paul Jones Arena (12,576) Charlottesville, VA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	L 54–76	0–3	Holmes Convocation Center (1,487) Boone, NC
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bluefield State	W 72–64	1–3	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,543) Durham, NC
November 14, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 18 North Carolina	L 53–97	1–4	Dean Smith Center (17,522) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Toccoa Falls	W 123–67	2–4	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,287) Durham, NC
November 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton	L 55–74	2–5	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at USC Upstate	L 67–82	2–6	G.B. Hodge Center (357) Spartanburg, SC
November 29, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	Carolina	W 109–61	3–6	McDougald–McLendon Arena (176) Durham, NC
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at James Madison	L 62–67	3–7	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,492) Harrisonburg, VA
December 6, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Carolina A&T	L 54–69	3–8	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,631) Durham, NC
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Kentucky	L 67–103	3–9	Rupp Arena (19,247) Lexington, KY
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 96–62	4–9	McDougald–McLendon Arena (165) Durham, NC
December 20, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	Longwood	L 72–74	4–10	McDougald–McLendon Arena (391) Durham, NC
December 29, 2025* 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	L 67–90	4–11	Bryce Jordan Center (5,285) University Park, PA
January 3, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Norfolk State	W 69–67	5–11 (1–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,054) Durham, NC
January 10, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Coppin State	W 88–77	6–11 (2–0)	Physical Education Complex (463) Baltimore, MD
January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m.	at Morgan State	W 89–78	7–11 (3–0)	Hill Field House (471) Baltimore, MD
January 17, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Howard	L 69–83	7–12 (3–1)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,318) Durham, NC
January 24, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Delaware State	Postponed		McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State	Postponed		SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 65–63	8–12 (4–1)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (362) Durham, NC
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	L 68–75	8–13 (4–2)	Echols Hall (2,235) Norfolk, VA
February 14, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Coppin State			McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Morgan State			McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
February 21, 2026 TBA	at Howard			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
March 5, 2026 7:30 p.m.	South Carolina State			McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "North Carolina Central upsets Delaware State 79-77 in MEAC Tournament quarterfinal". CBS Sports. March 14, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "SC State Stays in the Hunt for Championship Glory". South Carolina State University Athletics. March 14, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2025-2026". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[2] "North Carolina Central upsets Delaware State 79-77 in MEAC Tournament quarterfinal". CBS Sports. March 14, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[3] "SC State Stays in the Hunt for Championship Glory". South Carolina State University Athletics. March 14, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[poll-4] "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

[6] "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2025-2026". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2025.

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North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Venues	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1950–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
Culture & lore	First fully integrated college basketball game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold