GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (3-8, 0-0 MEAC)
at
Coastal Carolina (6-4, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 – 2:00 p.m.
HTC Center – Conway, S.C.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: NCCU Sports Network
Stats: GoCCUSports.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU begins its 87th season of men's basketball with over 1,200 wins.
2. LeVelle Moton is coaching his 11th season with NCCU, and is just the third coach in program history with 10+ seasons.
3. NCCU has won nine consecutive home non-conference games inside McDougald-McLendon Arena
4. NCCU is 10-13 in December since 2016.
5. NCCU is 17-1 at home during non-conference play since 2016.
 
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
Coastal Carolina is currently 6-4 and have won its last three games.  The Chanticleers most recently won a 92-88 shootout on the road at Winthrop with help from a 32-point outburst from DeVante Jones and 23 points from Keishawn Brewton.  As a team, CCU shot 50.9% from the floor and 52.4% from the perimeter in the win.  Brewton and Jones are averaging 16.3 points and 15.3 points per game, respectively this season, and Tyrell Gumbs-Frater is posting 15.1 points per outing as the top three-point shooter in the NCAA with a 55.9 percent success rate.
 
LAST FIVE VS COASTAL CAROLINA:
12/16/18 at Coastal Carolina........ 65-69 L
12/10/16 at Coastal Carolina........ 67-70 L
2/17/11 at Coastal Carolina.......... 59-94 L
2/15/10 at NCCU............ 57-68 L
 
PERKINS THE PLAYMAKER
Junior point guard Jordan Perkins has logged a lot of time on the court in his career, totaling over 1800 minutes, and 75 appearances with 56 starts out of a possible 80 games.  With that time on the floor, he's also been a great playmaker and now stands tied for fourth all-time in career assists at NCCU.  Perkins is also second in the MEAC in assists with an average of 4.1 per game.  Below is a list of the top-five assisters at NCCU.
             .......................... Assists....... Years
1. Emanuel Chapman..... 617....... 2010-14
2. Michael Wright.......... 409. 80-81/82-85
3. Bryan Ayala................ 366....... 2005-09
4. Donald Sinclair........... 360....... 1979-81
-  Jordan Perkins............. 360........... 2017-
 
AWAY DAYS
NCCU will only play four non-conference home games this year, with two in November and two in December.  The Eagles will again only play two home games in January once MEAC play starts.  With that said, the Eagles will go 20+ days between home games twice this season.  Below is a look at the longest gaps between home games this season.
 
1. Jan. 4-25.................................... 21 Days                              
2. Nov. 21-Dec. 11........................ 20 Days                              
3. Dec 11-30.................................. 19 Days
-  Feb. 3-22.................................... 19 Days             
 
MAKING 50, WINNING BIG
NCCU set a new Division I school record with 50 made field goals against Christendom on December 11, surpassing a mark of 47, also against the Crusaders in 2017 in a 109-28 victory.  The Eagles also recorded an impressive 90 points in the paint during that contest.  The Eagles won by 81 points, which is the second-largest margin of victory in school history after an 85-point triumph over Saint Augustine's, 119-34, on Feb. 18, 1944.........................