GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (2-7, 0-0 MEAC)
At
Charleston Southern (3-5, 0-0 Big South)
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 – 5:30 p.m.
Buccaneer Field House – Charleston, S.C.
Video: ESPN+
Stats: CSUSports.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 will face seven opponents for the first time during non-conference play.
4. NCCU is 9-12 in December since 2016.
5. NCCU is 16-1 at home during non-conference play since 2016.
 
SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
Charleston Southern is off to a 3-5 start to the campaign, and just picked up a big road win at Missouri, 68-60, in its last time out.  The Buccaneers have already faced a MEAC opponent this season, and fell 63-49 in Greensboro at North Carolina A&T.  CSU is led on the floor by Dontrell Shuler and Preseason First Team All-Big South selection Phlandrous Fleming.  Shuler is averaging 17.4 points and 3.6 assists per game, and Fleming is putting in 10.0 points with a team-best 7.0 boards per outing. 
 
LAST FIVE VS CHARLESTON SOUTHERN:
First Meeting.
 
NCCU vs BIG SOUTH
NCCU has played 27 games against the Big South, and holds an 8-19 record against the conference.  The Eagles last played a Big South opponent on Dec. 16, 2018 and fell, 69-65, in a narrow loss at Coastal Carolina.
 
Campbell........................ 1-1
Charleston Southern.... 0-0
Coastal Carolina ............ 0-4
Gardner-Webb .............. 3-2
High Point....................... 0-5
Liberty  .......................... 0-0
Longwood....................... 2-5
UNC Asheville................. 0-2
Presbyterian................... 0-0
Radford ......................... 0-0
Winthrop........................ 2-0
 
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 73 appearances with 54 starts out of a possible 78 games.  With that time on the floor, he's also been a great playmaker and now stands fifth all-time in career assists at NCCU.  Perkins is also second in the MEAC in assists with an average of 4.3 per game.  Below is a list of the top-five student-athletes in assists 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
5. Jordan Perkins........... 354........... 2017-