GAME NOTES
2021-22 Regular Season
North Carolina Central (6-9, 0-0 MEAC)
at
Delaware State (2-11, 0-1 MEAC)
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 – 4:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall – Dover, Del.
TV: DESU-TV
Stats: DSUHornets.com
 
North Carolina Central (6-9, 0-0 MEAC)
at
Maryland Eastern Shore (5-7, 0-1 MEAC)
Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 – 7:30 p.m.
Hytche Arena – Princess Anne, Md.
TV: FloHoops
Stats: EasternShoreHawks.com
 
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
STARTING FIVE:
1. LeVelle Moton is now the third coach in program history to reach 200 wins.
2. NCCU is 111-41 all-time in regular-season MEAC games.
3. NCCU ranks third or higher in the MEAC in eight different team statistics.
4. NCCU is 21-7 in the month of January since the 2016-17 season.
5. NCCU is 48-27 on the road in MEAC games in the Division I era.
 
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
NCCU and Delaware State will meet for the second time this season, but this will be the first conference matchup between the two sides after DSU appeared as a late stand-in for Hampton at the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic on Dec. 18.  The Hornets dropped their first MEAC game of the season, 86-53, on the road at Norfolk State.  Both Myles Carter and LJ Stansbury notched 11 points and seven boards against the Spartans.  NCCU and DSU will meet again on Feb. 19.
 
LAST FIVE VS DELAWARE STATE:
2/18/21         at Legacy Classic 86-53 W
3/11/20         at MEAC         92-75 W
1/25/20         at NCCU        72-45 W
1/11/20         at DSU           66-68 L
3/14/19         at MEAC        75-56 W
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
NCCU and Maryland Eastern Shore will meet for the first time since the 2019-20 season in the first of two scheduled contests this campaign.  The Hawks are 5-7, and 0-1 in league play after falling, 72-58 at home to Norfolk State on Jan. 17.  One of the top players for MDES is Da'Shawn Phillip, who leads the team in assists with 3.0 per game, and also contributes 9.2 points per outing.  KeVon Voyles led MDES in scoring with 12 points and seven rebounds in the last contest against Norfolk State, and Tuka Nugent chipped in 10 points off the bench.  NCCU and MDES will meet again on Feb. 21.
 
LAST FIVE VS MD. EASTERN SHORE:
2/22/20         at NCCU        74-55 W
1/13/20         at MDES        69-64 W-OT
2/9/19           at NCCU        78-53 W
1/12/19         at MDES        61-48 W
2/17/18         at NCCU        77-49 W
 
BACK TO THE GRIND
NCCU endured its second-longest gap between games in the Division I era during a 31-day wait from Dec. 22 at the Sun Bowl Invitational, to Jan. 22 at Delaware State.  The Eagles faced a 48-day lapse during the 2020-21 campaign from Dec. 12 - Jan. 29.
 
EAGLES ON TOUR
NCCU went on its second four-game road trip of the season from Nov. 29-Dec. 6 when it visited Gardner-Webb, USC Upstate, UNC Asheville and The Citadel.  This is the second time in the last three seasons where the Eagles have had multiple four-game road trips.  The last time it happened was during the 2019-20 season: Nov. 26-Dec. 7 and Jan. 11-20.
 
LEAVING A LEGACY
NCCU stole the spotlight in the opening game of the inaugural Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic on Dec. 18, and came away with a big 86-53 win over Delaware State.  The 33-point margin of victory is the sixth-largest against a MEAC opponent in the regular season, and the Eagles drilled an impressive 13 treys.
 
IT'S MILLER TIME!
Randy Miller Jr. scorched the net at the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic as he knocked down a season-high six treys, and matched his season-best with 23 points.  Miller finished the first 20 minutes with 20 points, five treys, and made his first four attempts from the perimeter.
 
BUSINESS IS BOONE-ING
Eric Boone showed off his court vision at the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, and dished out a season-best 13 assists.  13 assists is currently the sixth-most in a single game in NCAA Division I this season, and tied for the fourth-most all-time at NCCU.
 
CALDWELL, FOUR THREE!
Alex Caldwell got off to a hot start at Richmond in the season-opener on Nov. 9, as he went 4-for-4 from downtown on his way to a career-high 17 points.  The last time an Eagle had a perfect game from downtown was when Deven Palmer also went 4-for-4 on the road at Coppin State on Feb. 8, 2020.  Caldwell then went 4-for-4 from the arc in the first half again against Warren Wilson on Nov. 23 during a run of making his first five attempts. 
 
ON THE WRIGHT PATH
Sophomore guard Justin Wright has taken a big step forward in his second season, and broke out for 10.3 points per contest during a four-game stretch from Dec. 1-9 that culminated in a career-high 20 points against Carver on Dec. 9.  He also averaged 4.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per outing, and shot 40.0 percent from the floor, and 80.0 percent from the free throw line during the run. 
 
NCCU AROUND THE LEAGUE
NCCU is 111-41 in MEAC games in the Division I era since rejoining the league for the 2011- 12 season.  Below is a breakout of the Eagles' success at home and on the road in regular season conference contests.
 
Home: 62-14
Away: 48-27
Neutral: 1-0