DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central men's basketball team will be playing 16 games before conference play begins as the Eagles' non-conference schedule has been released.

Head coach LeVelle Moton will have his team on the road for the first four games of the season. The Georgia Bulldogs will welcome NCCU on Nov. 2, followed by three games against teams in Virginia: Longwood on Nov. 7, VMI on Nov. 11 and Liberty on Nov. 13.

NCCU will host five opponents at McDougald-McLendon Arena before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference slate begins. The first four teams competing in the Nest are Virginia-Lynchburg (Nov. 16), Carolina University (Nov. 23), Toccoa Falls (Dec. 1) and USC Upstate (Dec. 5).

The Eagles will cross the Virginia state line two more times, facing George Mason (Nov. 18) and VCU (Dec. 7). In between those trips, NCCU will visit Gardner-Webb in North Carolina on Nov. 28.

NC Central then travels to the Midwest, making stops in the Hawkeye State to face Drake on Dec. 11 and Iowa State on Dec. 13.

Before Christmas, NC Central will make two more road trips, visiting High Point (Dec. 15) and South Carolina (Dec. 22). The Eagles will close out the calendar year and their non-conference schedule at home against Truett McConnell on Dec. 28.

NOTE: Full game times will be released at a later time. Please visit NCCUEaglePride.com for the most up-to-date information regarding this season's schedule. 

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