GAME NOTES
2019-20 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (17-13, 13-3 MEAC)
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2020 MEAC Tournament
March 10-14, 2020
Scope Arena – Norfolk, Va.
Radio: NCCU Sports Network
TV: FloHoops / Championship: ESPN2
Stats: MEACHoops.com
 
March 11:       QF vs. #8 DSU 6:00 PM
March 13:        SF vs. #4 B-CU / #5 MSU 6:00 PM
March 14:        Final, 1:00 PM (ESPN2)
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. NCCU is 383-294 all-time in MEAC play.
2. NCCU is 108-36 with LeVelle Moton in regular-season MEAC games since the 2011-12 season.
3. NCCU led the MEAC in field goal percentage at 45.7%, steals with 8.6, and second in points allowed with 65.7 per game.
4. NCCU is 15-4 at the MEAC Tournament under LeVelle Moton with four titles.
5. NCCU has won 10 consecutive games in the MEAC Tournament.
 
FOUR ACES
North Carolina Central University captured its fourth MEAC regular season crown by defeating rival North Carolina A&T, 86-80 on March 5 in Durham.   NCCU has now won four MEAC regular season titles in the last seven seasons, stretching back to the 2013-14 season.  The Eagles have also won the last three MEAC Tournament championships.
 
FOUR KINGS
Jibri Blount put together an impressive season to finish top-five in the MEAC in multiple categories, and he was named MEAC Player of the Year to become the fourth player in program history to be named league player of the year.  He joins LeVelle Moton who was named CIAA Player of the Year in 1996, Jeremy Ingram (MEAC, 2014), and Patrick Cole (MEAC, 2017).  Over the season, Blount averaged 19.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game while shooting 53.2 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from the arc with 2.2 steals per game.  He also stepped it up against MEAC opponents by putting up 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game with a 54.4 percent field goal rate.  A list of Blount's regular season statistical rankings in the MEAC is below.
 
             19.3 PPG............ 2nd
             9.4 RBG............. 3rd
             53.2% FG........... 3rd
             2.2 STL............... 1st
             2.6 Off Reb........ 4th
             6.8 Def Reb........ 4th
             36.8 MPG.......... 1st
 
RUNNING EAGLES
NCCU has turned defensive into offense multiple times this year, highlighted by the Eagles holding Florida A&M scoreless for the final 8:37 of a tied game to spark a 16-0 run on the way to a 61-45 win to start league play on Jan. 4.  Below is a look at the Eagles' best scoring runs this season.
             .......................... Points........ Time
1. vs. CC (12/12/19)....... 28................ 7:32
2. vs. FAMU (1/4/20)...... 16................ 8:37
3. vs. NSU (2/3/20)......... 16................ 8:13
4. vs. HOW (2/24/20)..... 14................ 6:43
5. vs. BSC (11/21/19)...... 13................ 4:44
6. vs. MACU (12/31/19). 13................ 3:10
7. at LA Tech (12/17/19) 12................ 3:32
 
PERKINS THE PLAYMAKER
Junior point guard Jordan Perkins has logged a lot of time on the court in his career, totaling over 2400 minutes, and 94 appearances with 69 starts out of a possible 99 games.  With that time on the floor, he's also been a great playmaker and now stands third all-time in career assists at NCCU.  On Jan. 20, 2020 at Florida A&M he recorded his 400th career assist to become just the third Eagle to reach that career milestone.  He then dished out seven assists against SC State on Feb. 1, 2020 to move into second all-time on the list.  Perkins is also second in the MEAC in assists with an average of 4.9 per game.  Below is a list of the top-five assisters at NCCU.
             .......................... Assists...... Years
1. Emanuel Chapman..... 617....... 2010-14
2. Jordan Perkins........... 461........... 2017-
3. Michael Wright.......... 409. 80-81/82-85
4. Bryan Ayala................ 366....... 2005-09
5. Donald Sinclair........... 360....... 1979-81