THE GAME
The 2014-15 season begins for North Carolina Central University as the Eagles embark on a new journey following one of the most successful seasons in the program's long and storied history.  Sixth-year head coach LeVelle Moton welcomes in a number of newcomers as the maroon and gray battle No. 6 North Carolina.

NCCU SPORTS NETWORK
The NCCU Sports Network will be on the air 20 minutes before tipoff from the Dean E. Smith Center as play-by-play voice of the NCCU Sports Network Chris Hooks will call the action.  The Denny's of Durham Pregame Show will count fans down to the second meeting between UNC and NCCU.

THE SERIES
This is the second meeting on the hardwood between NCCU and UNC, with the Tarheels leading the series 1-0.  In fact, the first meeting between these two programs took place on Nov. 11, 2009 as sixth-year head coach LeVelle Moton made his debut falling to the Tarheels 89-42.

EAGLES VS. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE  
NCCU has played six of the league's 16 teams since making the move to Division I, compiling an 1-13 record.  The Eagles lone victory came on Nov. 22, 2013 against NC State when the maroon and gray pulled off the major upset 82-72 in overtime in PNC Arena. Here is a breakdown of NCCU's games against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents.

11/09/07  at Duke  56-121 L
11/19/07  at Wake Forest  58-75 L
1/09/08    at NC State  29-54 L
11/14/08  at Wake Forest  48-94 L
1/03/09    at Miami  42-76 L
2/03/09    at NC State  59-87 L
11/11/09  at #4/6 North Carolina  42-89 L
11/14/09  at Miami  53-83 L
1/18/10    at Virginia Tech  30-72 L
1/30/10    at NC State  42-77 L
11/19/10  at Miami  65-88 L
11/20/11  at Wake Forest  79-93 L
12/11/11  at NC State  60-65 L
11/20/13  at NC State  82-72 OT W
12/31/13  at Maryland  56-70 L

SCOUTING REPORT:  #6/6 NORTH CAROLINA
- The North Carolina Tarheels enter the 2014-15 season with tons of excitement and seem to be gearing for a run to yet another Final Four.  The Heels are led by the leading vote-getter on the 2014-15 Preseason All-American team in point guard Marcus Paige.  The junior also scorched the ACC last season averaging 17.5 points per game (Fourth in the ACC) as the Heels finished the year 24-10 overall, good enough for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  Paige was named Preseason ACC Player of the Year and was named the nation's No. 2 player in the preseason by ESPN.

-Last year the sixth-ranked Heels were second in the ACC in scoring (76.6 points per game), 12th in scoring defense (69.8 points per game), 15th in free throw percentage (62.6%), second in field goal percentage (46.3 percent), and eighth in field goal percentage defense (41.6 percent).  UNC had the top rebounding offense in the conference ripping down 39.7 boards a game, but were 13th in rebounding defense (34.7 boards a game).

-UNC has two starters returning in the 14-15 season with 6-9, 270-pound forward Kennedy Meeks leading the charge.  Meeks was the top rebounder on the team ripping down a team-high 6.1 boards a game, while 6-6 junior, J.P. Tokoto grabbed 5.8 rebounds a game, dished out 103 assists, and averaged 9.3 points per game.  Coming  off-the-bench 6-9 forward Brice Johnson averaged 10.3 points per contest while shooting 56.6 percent from-the-field, while UNC brought in arguable three of the nation's top recruits in point guard Joel Berry, small forward Justin Jackson, and 6-6 forward/guard Theo Pinson.

-UNC is led by the illustrious Roy Williams is has lead the Carolina blue charge over the last 11 years compiling a 306-89 record and has won two National Championships (2005, 2009).  Williams has put together a Hall of Fame resume with a 724-190 record over 26 years of coaching at UNC and Kansas.  The Tarheel program boasts five national championships and 18 final four appearances.