TABLE OF CONTENTS North Carolina Central University "Eagles" Basketball - Division One, Year One NCCU Men's Basketball

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1 North Carolina Central University "Eagles" Basketball - Division One, Year One NCCU Men's Basketball Team: (standing left to right) Assistant Coach LeVelle Moton, Raphael McDonald, Charles Futrell, Calvin Wright, Marius Vaskys, Jevon Rogers, Joshua Worthy, Assistant Coach Ray Martin. (sitting left to right) Vincent Davis, John-Calvin Harris, Michael Glasker, J'Mell Walters, Head Coach Henry Dickerson, Bryan Ayala, Philip Branch, Ashton Sauls, Tremain Holloway. (Photo by Robert Lawson) EAGLES PREVIEW Team Photo... 1 Season Preview Schedule... 3 Numerical Roster & Quick Facts... 4 Head Coach Henry Dickerson Assistant Coaches / Managers... 9 Student-Athlete Profiles TABLE OF CONTENTS ATHLETICS NCCU Eagles Athletics Athletics Department Support Staff Director of Athletics UNIVERSITY NCCU Chancellor University Profile EAGLES REVIEW Season Review Individual Statistics & Results Individual Game-by-Game Statistics Team Game-by-Game Statistics EAGLES HISTORY Single Season Individual Leaders / Game-Highs All-Time Career Individual Leaders All-CIAA Selections All-Time Coaching Records Game-by-Game Results ( ) All-Time Record vs. Opponents NCAA Tournament Results Eagles in the NBA Draft Eagles in the Basketball Hall of Fame A total of 1,000 copies of this publication were produced at a cost of $2,840. CREDITS Produced by...kyle Serba Printed by... MultiAd Cover Design by... MultiAd Team & Player Photos by...robert Lawson, NCCU Action Photos by...robert Lawson, NCCU;...Lawrence Johnson, All-Pro Photo; Eric Rivera On the Front Cover...Senior Charles Futrell,...Junior Bryan Ayala,...and Head Coach Henry Dickerson SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT In the interest of providing an enjoyable and positive atmosphere for all spectators, the North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics requests that the bearer of a ticket behave in a responsible and considerate manner. Vulgar or abusive language, physical actions that threaten the safety of the competitors and other spectators, and those who behave in a disorderly manner will not be tolerated. Individuals displaying such conduct will be asked to leave the premises. Thank you for your cooperation. Enjoy the game!!! NCCU Men's Basketball

2 NCCU Eagles Looking for an Edge in First Season of NCAA Division I Play For decades, the North Carolina Central University men s basketball program has been competitive among its peers in the NCAA Division II ranks. The Eagles have made six trips to the NCAA playoffs in the past 20 years, including a regional title in 1993 and the national championship crown in However, the Eagles will be venturing into unchartered territory during the season, their first as an NCAA Division I program and competing as an independent. I have never been through the transition process before, but I do know that you have to get better players overall, said NCCU head coach Henry Dickerson, who enters his fourth season with the Eagles and ninth as a college head coach after spending five seasons leading the Division I Mocs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I am talking about from top to bottom, not just your top 2-3 players. Your last three have to be just as competitive as your top three in order to be successful at this level. We are a young team and most of these guys don t know the magnitude of what we are going into, Dickerson added. They don t have a clue. And sometimes that is good. We have to find an edge that some of the teams we are playing do not have. We are going to have to find that edge. NCCU finished its final season in Division II with a overall record. In their only regular-season game against Division I opposition, the Eagles were within two points of East Carolina University early in the second half, but the Pirates eventually sailed to a victory. Among the team s highlights were victories over the eventual Division II national champions (Barton College, 67-65, Nov. 18, 2006) and three other ranked opponents. However, the Eagles lost 11 letterwinners, including four starters, from last season s squad. With more than 81 percent of the scoring load gone, NCCU will look to its lone returning starter, junior guard Bryan Ayala (6-3, 190, Norfolk, Season Preview Va.), for leadership. Ayala averaged 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game a year ago. He is another year older and knows what I expect of him, Dickerson said of the Norfolk, Va. native. We are counting on him for his leadership. NCCU s other returners are junior guard J Mell Walters (5-10, 170, Kinston, N.C.) and sophomore forwards Joshua Worthy (6-5, 205, Lewisville, Texas) and Tremain Holloway (6-5, 205, Rocky Mount, N.C.). Walters appeared in just two games during the campaign, averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 rebounds, before suffering a seasonending injury. Worthy and Holloway provided the Eagles with a boost of energy, especially during a midseason skid. Worthy averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 boards to go along with 17 steals in 24 games, including two as a starter. Holloway played in 14 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 7.3 minutes of action. Senior forward Charles Futrell (6-6, 205, Fayetteville, N.C.) will make a surprise return to the Eagles line-up this season. Futrell, a four-year letterwinner and all-conference receiver on the NCCU football team, joined the basketball team after the start of the campaign when the need for post-players arose. He went on to average 10.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 23 games to earn conference all-rookie team honors in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Bryan Ayala represents the lone returning starter for the Eagles in (Photo by Eric Rivera) Association (CIAA). Futrell sat out last year s hoops season with an injury and competed in two N.F.L. camps in the spring of 2007 before deciding to return to the hardwood. His return will be a big help because he has played for me and this gives him a full year to play basketball, Dickerson said of Futrell. His athletic ability is unreal. The rest of the team consists of seven newcomers, including three transfers and four true freshmen. I try to recruit the best kids I can, Dickerson said. I don t want to ever stop coaching these kids. Even after basketball, they need some help. I NCCU Men's Basketball 2

3 Season Preview & Schedule am doing my best to prepare these guys to make a living and represent this school after their playing career. It s so important to me that the right people are in this program talented, good citizens and good students. We have some kids now that are good students, good citizens and are tough on the basketball court. If you are not as talented, you need to be tough to win. When asked to assess his squad s talent, Dickerson said, It is difficult to say because we have not played. Plus, you cannot simulate playing the likes of Duke or Florida. I think the talent we have will get better each year. When asked what his biggest fear is heading into the season, Dickerson answered simply, Travel the wear and tear travel take on you. NCCU s inaugural NCAA Division I men s basketball schedule includes several first-time meetings and a handful of ACC regular-season opponents. As an independent without a conference affiliation, the Eagles will be spending a significant amount of time on the road. It s a challenge, but something to look forward to, said junior guard Bryan Ayala of the schedule. If you are not excited about it, then you don t need to be here. NCCU will face 23 opponents for the first time, including three regularseason contests against ACC teams. The Eagles will also test their wings by traveling 22,280 miles (the equivalent of 1,251,473 basketball courts) in 23 road games. The Eagles will tip-off the season with their first-ever regular-season meeting with neighbor Duke University on Nov. 9. The two Durham universities have met on the hardwood in exhibition games in each of the past three seasons ( ). NCCU also has firsttime regular-season ACC match-ups with Wake Forest University (Nov. 19) and North Carolina State University (Jan. 9). As part of the 2007 Blue Ribbon Challenge, NCCU will travel to Rutgers University (Nov. 12), two-time defending national champions the University of Florida (Nov. 14) and North Dakota State University (Nov. 17), before hosting its first home game against Tennessee Tech University (Nov. 21). Of NCCU s 30 total contests, seven will be played at home inside McLendon-McDougald Gym, including the BC Powder Classic on Dec. Charles Futrell returns to the hardwood after taking a with teams from year off to focus on the gridiron. (Photo by Eric Rivera) NCCU EAGLES SCHEDULE at Duke Univ.... 7:00 pm at Rutgers Univ.... 7:30 pm at Univ. of Florida... 7:00 pm at North Dakota State U.... (CT) 7:00 pm at Wake Forest Univ.... 7:00 pm Tennessee Tech Univ... 7:30 pm at Davidson College... 2:00 pm at Towson Univ.... 7:00 pm at Drake Univ.... (CT) 7:30 pm vs. Cal State Northridge... (CT) 5:00 pm (Drake / Iowa Realty Invitational) at Western Carolina Univ.... 7:00 pm at Univ. of Akron... 7:00 pm at UNC Wilmington... 5:00 pm at Western Kentucky Univ... (CT) 7:00 pm at Creighton Univ.... (CT) 7:00 pm at Univ. of Nebraska... (CT) 7:00 pm BC Powder Classic Hosted by NCCU Houston Baptist Univ.... 7:00 pm (Elizabeth City St. vs. Concord 5 pm) Concord Univ.... 7:00 pm (Houston Baptist vs. Eliz. City St. 5 pm) at Western Michigan Univ.... 7:00 pm at East Carolina Univ.... 7:00 pm at Norfolk State Univ.... 7:00 pm at North Carolina State U.... 7:00 pm Coppin State Univ.... 7:30 pm at Utah Valley Univ.... (MT) 7:00 pm at Coppin State Univ.... 7:00 pm Chowan Univ.... 4:00 pm Utah Valley Univ.... 7:30 pm Lenoir-Rhyne College... 7:30 pm at Colgate Univ.... 7:00 pm vs. Winston-Salem State... 4:30 pm (RBC Center - Raleigh, NC) Home games played at McLendon-McDougald Gym (CT) Central Time zone / (MT) Mountain Time zone 23 road games (2 neutral sites), 7 home games Elizabeth City State University, Concord University and Houston Baptist University. Other home games will be against Coppin State University (Jan. 16), Chowan University (Feb. 16), Utah Valley University (Feb. 19) and Lenoir-Rhyne College (Feb. 20). The Eagles will travel outside the Eastern time zone for seven contests. NCCU will play six games in the Central time zone (Nov. 17 at North Dakota State; Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Drake University Tournament; Dec. 18 at Western Kentucky; Dec. 20 at Creighton University; Dec. 22 at University of Nebraska) and one in the Mountain time zone (Jan. 22 at Utah Valley). It s going to be like a roller coaster, said sophomore forward Joshua Worthy, but I am ready for the ride NCCU Men's Basketball

4 Numerical Roster & Quick Facts NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No / /5 21/ /25 44/50 Name Joshua Worthy Michael Glasker Marius Vaskys John-Calvin Harris J Mell Walters Bryan Ayala Philip Branch Brandon Alston Ashton Sauls Calvin Wright Tremain Holloway Charles Futrell Raphael McDonald Yr. Pos. Ht. So. F 6-5 Fr. G 5-7 Fr. F 6-9 Fr. F 6-2 Jr. G 5-10 Jr. G 6-3 Jr. G 6-0 Sr. G 5-5 Jr. G 6-0 Fr. F 6-7 So. F 6-5 Sr. F 6-6 Fr. F 6-4 Wt Hometown/High School/Last School Lewisville, TX/Lewisville H.S. Newport News, VA/Woodside H.S. Klaipeda, Lithuania/Cape Fear Christian Academy Charlotte, NC/Concord First Assembly Christian Kinston, NC/Kinston H.S. Norfolk, VA/Granby H.S. Fort Worth, TX/Enless Trinty H.S./Cedar Valley College Durham, NC/Hillside H.S. Des Moines, IA/Des Moines East H.S./Des Moines C.C. Hampton, VA/Living Faith H.S. Rocky Mount, NC/Rocky Mount H.S. Fayetteville, NC/E.E. Smith H.S. Hampton, VA/Hampton H.S. Major Environmental Science Business Physical Education Accounting Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Broadcast Media Criminal Justice Art Psychology Mathematics Mathematics Undecided Head Coach: Henry Dickerson (Morris Harvey College, now known as The University of Charleston, WV, 1973) Assistant Coaches: LeVelle Moton (NCCU, 1996) and Ray Martin (Notre Dame, 1977) Managers: Paris Baker, Matt Chalk, Ashley Baker, Robyn Kinney, DeAna Davis Athletic Trainer: Mike Essa NOTE: Heights and Weights used are from official NCCU physical examinations NCCU QUICK FACTS GENERAL School Name...North Carolina Central University City/Zip... Durham, NC Founded by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment... 8,383 (Fall 2007) Nickname... Eagles School Colors...Maroon & Gray Gym Name...McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium Capacity... 3,056 National Affiliation... NCAA Div. I (Reclassification) Conference... Independent Chancellor...Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year)... Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Interim Athletics Director... Ingrid Wicker-McCree Alma Mater (Year)...George Washington (1989) HISTORY First Year of Basketball Overall All-Time Record... 1, (74 seasons) NCAA Div. II Tourn. Record (Yrs) (6 years) Last Post-Season Opponent... St. Augustine's (NCAA Div. II Regional-1st Rnd) Result (Date) Loss (March 7, 1997) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Henry Dickerson Alma Mater (Year)... Morris Harvey (1973),... now known as Univ. of Charleston (W.Va.) Record at NCCU (Years) (3 years) Career Record (Years) (8 years) Assistant Coach... LeVelle Moton Alma Mater (Year)... N.C. Central (1996) Assistant Coach...Ray Martin Alma Mater (Year)... Notre Dame (1977) MEDIA RELATIONS Director...Kyle Serba Work Phone...(919) Cell Phone...(919) kserba@nccu.edu Web Site... NCCUEaglePride.com NCCU Men's Basketball TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returing (R) and Lost (L) (R/L) Name (R) Bryan Ayala (L) Steve Randolph (L) Chris Mayshack (L) Drew Johnson (L) Jason Hervey Ht Other Returners Ht. Wt Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Other Sr. F Missed '06-07 So. F steals So. F assists Jr. G games Newcomers Ht Yr. Pos. Hometown/Last School Fr. G Newport News, Va. Fr. G Charlotte, N.C. Fr. F Klaipeda, Lithuania Fr. F Hampton, Va. Jr. G Midwestern State Univ. So. G Motlow State C.C. Jr. G Des Moines Area C.C. Charles Futrell Joshua Worthy Tremain Holloway J Mell Walters Michael Glasker John-Calvin Harris Marius Vaskys Calvin Wright Philip Branch Vincent Davis Ashton Sauls Wt Wt Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Other Jr. G assists -- G assists -- G pt FGs -- G/F steals -- C blocks Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/ Records total home away Overall Record Last Year: Conference Record Last Year: Conference Finish Last Year: 4th in CIAA Western Division 4

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6 Head Coach - Henry Dickerson Henry Dickerson Head Coach Fourth Season at NCCU Record at NCCU: (3 years) Career Record: (8 years) The Henry Dickerson File Date of Birth: November 27, 1951 Hometown: Beckley, West Virginia Family: Wife, Deborah; Sons, Brian and Brandon Education: Bachelor of Science, Morris Harvey, now U. of Charleston (W.Va.) Head Coaching Experience: N.C. Central, 2004-Present; Tennessee-Chattanooga, Assistant Coaching Experience: Tennessee-Chattanooga, Associate Head Coach, ; Marshall, ; Charleston (W.Va.), ; Maury High School, NCCU Men's Basketball On April 28, 2004, North Carolina Central University announced Henry Dickerson, former head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with 23 years of collegiate coaching experience, as NCCU s new Head Men s Basketball Coach. In his first season at NCCU, the Eagles finished with a overall record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament. He led his squad to three victories over teams that played in the NCAA tournament, including road wins over Catawba and Bowie State, and a home win over the eventual NCAA Division II national champions Virginia Union. In , NCCU posted a record with a nucleus of newcomers against a schedule that included seven opponents coming off NCAA Tournament appearances and an extra non-conference game against NCCU Head Coach Henry Dickerson the defending NCAA Division (Photos by Lawrence Johnson) II national champions. Among the 10 victories was a 43-point blowout of attendance each year. He also served as Columbus State University, a team that Associate Head Men s Basketball Coach finished with a 23-9 record and advanced at UTC from , and held assistant to the NCAA Regional semifinals. men s basketball coaching positions at In , NCCU finished its Marshall University from and final season in Division II with a the University of Charleston (WV) from overall record. The Eagles defeated four regionally-ranked teams, including A native of Beckley, West Virginia, eventual national champion Barton Dickerson was a four-sport letterman College, Augusta State, Virginia State and at his hometown Woodrow Wilson High Bowie State. School, participating in basketball, football, In two of Dickerson's last three baseball and track. As a senior at Woodrow campaigns on the Division II level, his Wilson, he averaged 30 points and 13 squads captured victories over the rebounds per game to lead the Flying eventual national champion - Barton Eagles into the sectional finals and earn College (Nov. 18, 2006) and Virginia Union All-State honors. He is still considered one (Feb. 19, 2005). of the greatest athletes to ever come out Prior to NCCU, Dickerson spent five of the state of West Virginia. seasons as head coach at UTC, guiding the After graduating with honors from Mocs to two Southern Conference South Woodrow Wilson in 1969, Dickerson Division titles and an overall record of 72- accepted a scholarship to play basketball 73 from During that time, 14 of at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, his student-athletes received their degrees WV, now known as the University of and UTC led the Southern Conference in Charleston. He quickly established himself 6

7 Head Coach - Henry Dickerson as one of the top student-athletes in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, guiding Morris Harvey to the NAIA National Tournament as a freshman. An NAIA All-American, Dickerson averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds during his four-year collegiate career from , and is still the only person in the history of the conference to be named First Team All-Conference and Conference All- Tournament for four consecutive seasons. He was also voted to the All-Academic West Virginia team before receiving his bachelor s degree in Physical Education from Morris Harvey in He went on to play professional basketball in Tel Aviv, Israel, before signing as a free agent for the NBA s Detroit Pistons. He played during the season with the Pistons, joined the Atlanta Hawks in the campaign, and then, hampered by nagging injuries, played in a semi-pro league with the Allentown (PA) Jets before retiring from pro basketball. Dickerson s coaching career began in 1978 at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. As assistant boys basketball coach, he helped guide the varsity team to the semifinals of the state tournament. He accepted his first collegiate position in 1979 as an assistant men s basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Charleston. After four seasons with Charleston, Dickerson entered the Southern Conference as an assistant men s basketball coach at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. In six seasons at Marshall ( ), the team won four conference regular season titles and three conference tournament championships, while making three trips to the NCAA tournament and one NIT appearance. As Associate Head Coach at UTC from , Dickerson was a part of six Southern Conference regular season titles, four conference tournament championships and four NCAA tournament appearances, including a visit to the Sweet 16 in He served as Assistant Dean of Student Development at UTC for two years. Dickerson is married to the former Deborah Jones of Norfolk, VA, and they are the parents of two sons, Brian and Brandon NCCU Men's Basketball

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9 LeVelle Moton Assistant Coach Former North Carolina Central University guard LeVelle Moton returned to his alma mater as assistant men s basketball coach in July Moton joined the NCCU staff after serving as head boys basketball coach at Sanderson High School in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. During his three-year tenure ( ) at Sanderson, Moton led the Spartans to an overall record of 59-25, while winning back-toback Cap-7 tournament championships in 2006 and A 1996 graduate of NCCU with a bachelor s degree in recreation administration, Moton became the school s third alltime leading scorer with 1,714 points during his historic hardwood career as an Eagle from , earning the nickname Poetry n Moton. During his junior and senior seasons, Moton was voted All-CIAA First Team, NCAA Division II South Atlantic All-Region First Team and NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention. He was named the 1996 CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) Men s Basketball Player of the Year and was inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in Among NCCU s all-time career leaders, Moton ranks first in 3-point field goals made (213 of 529), third in scoring (1,714 points), fourth in free throws made (363 of 467), fifth in assists (278), eighth in field goals made (569 of 1,159), 10th in scoring average (16.6 points per game), and 11th in steals (110). As a junior ( ), he topped the CIAA and was No. 16 in the NCAA Division II in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. His 87 made three-point field goals that year remains the school s single-season record. As a senior ( ), he placed second in the CIAA with 21.3 points per game and ranked among the conference s top 10 statistical leaders in assists, free throw percentage and 3-point field goal percentage. Moton played on three CIAA Southern Division Championship teams and made two trips to the NCAA playoffs, including an NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship title in After NCCU, Moton played four years of professional basketball in Indonesia ( ) and Israel ( ). He was head coach at West Millbrook Middle School for three seasons ( ) before taking over the Sanderson boys basketball program in Moton is a 1992 graduate of Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was named Cap5 Player of the Year as a senior. Assistant Coaches & Managers Ray Martin Assistant Coach Thirty years after breaking into the coaching profession, Ray Martin enters his first season on the NCCU coaching staff. A 1977 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Martin boasts a wealth of basketball coaching experience at the Division I and II levels. His first coaching job was as the head freshman coach at Harvard University during the campaign. Martin then spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at North Carolina State University under head coach Jim Valvano. During his tenure at N.C. State from , the Wolfpack won two ACC Championships (1983, 1987) and made six trips to the NCAA Tournament, including a National Championship title in Following N.C. State, Martin held assistant coaching positions at Southern Methodist University ( ), the University of Tennessee ( ), Shaw University ( , , ), Florida Atlantic University ( ), Miami (Ohio) University ( ), Fordham University ( ), and South Carolina State University ( ). Martin spent three seasons as head basketball coach at Long Island University from He also served as an assistant coach to John Thompson during the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials in Colorado Springs. Martin has recruited and coached more than 10 NBA professional athletes, including Allan Houston, Spud Webb, Sidney Lowe, Wally Szczerbiack, Nate McMillian, Vinny Del Negro, Thurl Bailey and Tom Gugliotta. Born and raised in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y., Martin was an All-American on the hardwood at Mater Christi High School (now St. John's Preparatory High School) in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., and was voted as the Best High School Basketball Player in New York City in Martin went on to play four years of basketball at Notre Dame under head coach Digger Phelps, starting at point guard and earning the honor of team captain as a senior for the Fighting Irish. He was a college teammate of NBA standout Adrian Dantley and a member of the Notre Dame team that ended UCLA's 88- game winning streak on Jan. 19, Martin graduated from Notre Dame in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in economics. Martin and his wife Valerie have four children - Nina, Alexis, Ashley and Anthony - and one two-year-old grandson, Bryce Gregory Johnson. NOT PICTURED: DEANA DAVIS Team Manager PARIS BAKER Team Manager ROBYN KINNEY Team Manager MATT CHALK Team Manager NCCU Men's Basketball

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11 Student-Athlete Bios Charles Futrell - # Forward Senior Fayetteville, N.C. (E.E. Smith H.S.) Futrell returns to the hardwood after sitting out last year s hoops season with an injury and competing in two N.F.L. camps (Miami and Atlanta) in the spring of Joined the Eagles basketball team after the start of the campaign when the need for postplayers arose. As a Sophomore ( ) In his first season of college basketball, averaged 10.0 points and 6.4 rebounds in 23 games, including 22 as a starter. Voted to conference all-rookie team in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Three-time CIAA Rookie of the Week selection (Dec. 10, Dec. 31, Jan. 7). Topped team in rebounding with 148 boards (6.4 avg.). Led team in rebounding in 10 games, including a career-high 17 boards against Columbus State (Dec. 10, 2005). Recorded four doubledoubles. Scored season-high 19 points with 10 rebounds at Columbus State (Dec. 30, 2005). Voted First-Team All-Cape Fear Region by NCPrepSports. As a junior in , averaged 12.7 points and 10.0 rebounds, helping the team to the Two Rivers Conference tournament title and a 24-5 overall record. Also earned all-conference honors as a quarterback, passing for 1,407 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior. Led football team to the 4-A Eastern championship game and a 12-3 record. Placed fourth in the state in high jump. North Carolina Scholar. Personal Born March 28, 1985, in Fayetteville, N.C. Major at NCCU is Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. (Photo by Eric Rivera) CAREER HIGHS AT NCCU Points 19 at Columbus State (12/30/05) Rebounds 17 vs. Columbus State (12/10/05) Assists 1 - ten times Steals 2 - twice Blocks 2 - four times Field Goals Made 8 - twice Field Goal Attempts 11 - twice Other at NCCU Recipient of the LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor as NCCU s Male StudentAthlete of the Year. Played four seasons of football ( ) as a wide receiver and quarterback. As a senior, named to All-CIAA First Team and selected CIAA Receiver of the Week twice. Topped the CIAA with 909 receiving yards (75.8 yards per game) and placed second in receptions with 51 and touchdown catches with eight. Team won 11 games for the first time in school history, repeated as CIAA champions, and captured the Black College Football National Championship. In 2003, voted to CIAA Football All-Rookie Team after leading the Eagles with five touchdown receptions. Three-Point Field Goals Made 1 at Catawba (12/3/05) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 - twice Free Throws Made 8 at Livingstone (1/17/06) Free Throw Attempts 9 - three times Minutes Played 36 at Fort Valley State (12/28/05) High School (E.E. Smith H.S.) As a senior, named All-Conference after averaging 13.7 points and 6.2 rebounds to help the Golden Bulls win the regular season and tournament titles in the Two Rivers Conference, finishing with a 20-6 record. CHARLES FUTRELL'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU Year G-GS MP-Avg Total TOTAL FG-FGA Pct POINT FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct REBOUNDS --Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NCCU Men's Basketball

12 Student-Athlete Bios Bryan Ayala - # Guard Junior Norfolk, Va. (Granby H.S.) Ayala is the lone starter returning for the Eagles in As a Sophomore ( ) CAREER HIGHS AT NCCU Points 33 vs. Columbus State (11/17/06) Rebounds 8 (twice) last vs. ECSU (2/13/07) Assists 10 vs. St. Augustine's (1/13/07) Steals 6 vs. Shaw (3/1/06) Blocks 2 vs. Johnson C. Smith (2/25/06) Field Goals Made 8 vs. Columbus State (11/17/06) Field Goal Attempts 16 at Elizabeth City St. (12/5/06) Three-Point Field Goals Made 3 - three times 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 vs. Virginia State (2/2/06) Free Throws Made 14 vs. Columbus State (11/17/06) Free Throw Attempts 18 vs. Columbus State (11/17/06) Minutes Played 40 (twice) last vs. ECSU (2/13/07) Averaged a team-high 31.1 minutes per contest in 26 games played, including 23 as a starter. Averaged 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Led team in scoring in five games, including a career-high 33 points in a season-opening 9582 victory over Columbus State University (Nov. 17, 2006). Distributed a careerbest 10 assists versus Saint Augustine s College (Jan. 13, 2007). Ranked fifth in the conference (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) in assists with 117. Ranked third in the CIAA in steals with 57. Connected on a running jump shot as time expired to give the Eagles a 6765 win over the eventual NCAA Division II national champions, Barton College (Nov. 18, 2006). Voted as the CIAA Player of the Week and the BC Powder Classic Most Valuable Player (Nov , 2006). the team in free throw shooting (71.4 percent). Selected CIAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 25) after amassing season-highs of 17 points, five assists and two blocked shots, to go along with six rebounds and a steal against Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 25). Scored in double figures for five consecutive games from Feb (continued on next page) (Photo by Lawrence Johnson) As a Freshman ( ) Played in 28 games, including 18 as a starter, averaging 22.4 minutes per contest. Started the last 14 games of the season. To p p e d t e a m w i t h 4 3 steals and finished 14th in the conference in steals per game (1.54). Ranked second on the squad with 59 assists. Placed third on BRYAN AYALA'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU Year Total G-GS TOTAL MP-Avg. FG-FGA Pct NCCU Men's Basketball 3-POINT FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct REBOUNDS --Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

13 High School (Granby H.S.) Voted First Team All-District, First Team All-Tidewater, Second Team All-Region and Honorable Mention All-State. Averaged 19.6 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game as a senior. Averaged 21 points per Originally Published in The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.) on Jan. 29, 2007 A miracle on the court By MIKE POTTER : The Herald-Sun DURHAM -- Bryan Ayala isn t supposed to be playing basketball for N.C. Central. At least that s what the doctors said. And in most cases, they would have been right. When Ayala was born 20 years ago in Philadelphia, they doubted he would ever really walk normally, much less run effortlessly up and down the basketball court. He was born with a birth defect, a right clubfoot turned nearly 180 degrees from the proper direction. Three days later, he went home from the hospital with a cast on his leg. They noticed it right away, said his mother, Susan Ayala, who raised her son without his father in the picture. Every week I had to remove the cast and take him to the doctor. The child s first surgery came when he was 9 months old. But he was walking in the cast by the time he was a year old. He said, To heck with the cast, Susan Ayala said. That has seemed to be her son s attitude since he was old enough to have one. But still he knew he was different from most of his classmates. Bryan Ayala wasn t supposed to be playing rough games outside with the other kids. But his mother said she would go pick him up at the park and see him trying to run, his brace left next to a fence somewhere. When the boy was young and his maternal grandfather, Eddie Cox, would see him staring out a window of their Norfolk, Va., home at the other kids playing, Cox would sit him down at a card table and play a game. We used to play a game called tunk, Ayala said of his days as a young card shark. And I declare war all day long. Both mother and son said Cox, who died six years ago, was a major influence in his life. The Eagles guard has five tattoos, one with his mother s first name and another in memory of Pop-Pop. He had one more operation when he was 8 1/2 that put him in a wheelchair for about a year. That seemed to hurt his psyche more than it hurt his leg, his mother said. When Ayala was almost 10, a doctor told him it might be all right to participate in contact sports. His mother reluctantly agreed, and his life hasn t been the same since. In his first recreation-league football game, he played quarterback and scored a touchdown from near the goal line by flipping over the top of the defenders and landing on his backside. Susan Ayala said her son lay on the ground for what seemed like an eternity. She thought something awful might have happened to his leg. But it turned out he had only had the wind knocked Student-Athlete Bios game during the playoffs, helping team win Eastern District Championship. Honors graduate. Personal Born January 20, 1987, in Philadelphia, Pa. out of him. My uncles had to hold my mom back from going onto the field every time I went down, Ayala said with a laugh. But a star had been born on the athletic fields and courts. By the time he was at Granby High, he played wide receiver and free safety on the football team, and did it well enough to make All-Eastern District twice and honorable mention All-State once on the defensive side. He said he ran a 4.49 in the 40 and drew recruiting interest from Wofford and Kent. But Ayala was better at basketball, earning a promotion to the varsity late in his freshman season. He led the Comets to the district championship and he state Class AAA quarterfinals his senior year, averaging 19.6 points, eight rebounds and eight assists along the way. He s smart and a hard worker, said his Granby basketball coach Lonnie Blow, now an assistant coach at Norfolk State. Bryan is the kind of kid who makes you want to be in coaching. Ayala said several big schools, from conferences like the ACC, the Big East and the SEC, scouted him but backed away. He said he thought the leg, which remains noticeably smaller than his other, might have scared them off. But smaller schools like Delaware State, Barton and Shaw did offer him scholarships. And then there was NCCU. Ayala said he and coach Henry Dickerson connected instantly the first time they met. I think I appreciate what he s gone through more since we have a son who is challenged, said Dickerson, whose son, Brandon, about Ayala s age, is affected by autism. I liked his makeup and his demeanor the first time we met. And I knew when I was recruiting him I was recruiting a Division I guard. (NCCU will move up to NCAA Division I next season.) Dickerson called Ayala a good student and a good representative of the NCCU program. I admire what he s able to do, Dickerson said. He can t just roll out of bed and go in the morning -- he has to get up a lot earlier to get his legs ready to go. He s heard some nasty things from the stands on the road -- awful things. But he just keeps playing. NCCU assistant athletic trainer Mike Essa said Ayala has the most unusual congenital condition he faces. The only thing he doesn t do the same as the rest of the team is a conditioning drill where they hop on one leg, Essa said. He doesn t hop on the right one. But Ayala said the leg is getting stronger. At 6 2 and 180 pounds, the sophomore can dunk with ease, and said he s getting a better ability to jump off the right leg for a left-handed layup. Last season was a tale of two halves for him. He came off the bench for the first 14 games before starting the last 14. He averaged 5.1 points per game, led the team in steals (43) and was second in assists (59) and Mother is Susan Ayala. Major at NCCU is Criminal Justice. Received the 2007 NCCU Men s Basketball Academic Award as the student-athlete with the highest grade point average. Dean s List student at NCCU. shot 71.4 percent from the free-throw line. The best game of Ayala s career was this season s opener against Columbus State. He scored 33 points in a win in the opening round of the BC Powder Classic at McLendon-McDougald Gym. The next night he scored 16 in a victory over Barton, including the 3-pointer that hung on the rim and dropped through as time expired to beat the defending Division II East Regional champions. Ayala was an easy choice as the classic s MVP. A natural shooting guard who is spending most of his time at the point, he s averaging 10.6 points, a team-leading 4.3 assists, a team-leading 1.9 steals, 3.9 rebounds and is a 72 percent free-throw shooter. When he signed with NCCU, I didn t believe it! Susan Ayala said of her son s accomplishments. My brothers were all telling me he had a chance to play college ball, but I didn t think they were right. It really was a great day when he signed. And I ve come to see him play every time I could. She also is proud of her son s success in the classroom. He had a 3.5 GPA last semester, she said. But his mama still worries every time he takes a hard fall on the court. His teammates respect him, and they re all concerned for him, too, Dickerson said. Every time he goes down, they re right there to ask him if he s all right NCCU Men's Basketball

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15 J'Mell Walters - # Guard Junior Kinston, N.C. (Kinston H.S.) Walters enters his third season with the Eagles after playing just two games last year before suffering a season-ending injury. Stackhouse Scholarship presented by the NBA's Jerry Stackhouse for demonstrating good work ethics and a positive attitude. As a Sophomore ( ) Personal Appeared in two games, averaging 25.5 minutes per contest, before missing the remainder of the season with an injury. Averaged 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. Amassed team-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds at Columbus State University (Dec. 30), which turned out to be his final game of the season. Born January 3, 1987, in Greenville, N.C. Mother is Judy Shaw. Major at NCCU is Criminal Justice. (Photo by Eric Rivera) CAREER HIGHS AT NCCU Points 15 at Columbus State (12/30/06) Rebounds 10 at Columbus State (12/30/06) Assists 5 at Fort Valley State (12/28/05) As a Freshman ( ) Steals 2 - three times Played in final 20 games, including five as a starter, after vacating red-shirt status. Averaged 11.6 minutes per contest. Recorded season-highs of seven points and five assists, as well as four rebounds and two steals in first college game at Fort Valley State (Dec. 28). Scored five points against Virginia Union (March 2) in the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament. Collected seasonbest five rebounds twice - at Johnson C. Smith (Jan. 31) and versus Livingstone (Feb. 11). Finished fourth on the team with 22 assists. Blocks None Field Goals Made 5 at Columbus State (12/30/06) Field Goal Attempts 12 at Columbus State (12/30/06) Three-Point Field Goals Made 2 at Columbus State (12/30/06) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 - twice Free Throws Made 3 at Columbus State (12/30/06) Free Throw Attempts 5 at Columbus State (12/30/06) High School (Kinston H.S.) Minutes Played 34 at Columbus State (12/30/05) Lettered three seasons (200205). Earned All-Conference and All-State honors. Scored 10 points in the 3-A Sectional Final at Jacksonville High School (Feb. 25, 2005). Scored game-winning basket vs. Wilson Fike (Feb. 21, 2005) in the first round of the 3-A sectional playoffs. Recipient of the 2005 George and Minnie J'MELL WALTERS' CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU Year G-GS MP-Avg Total TOTAL FG-FGA Pct POINT FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct REBOUNDS --Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NCCU Men's Basketball

16 Student-Athlete Bios Joshua Worthy - # Forward Sophomore Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville H.S.) Worthy enters his second season with the Eagles after providing the team with a boost of energy, especially during a mid-season skid, as a freshman. As a Freshman ( ) CAREER HIGHS AT NCCU Points 9 vs. Bowie State (2/15/07) Rebounds 5 (twice) last at LC (2/10/07) Assists 2 (twice) last at LC (2/10/07) Steals 3 at Saint Paul's (11/28/06) Blocks 1 (twice) last vs. VUU (3/1/07) Field Goals Made 4 vs. Bowie State (2/15/07) Field Goal Attempts 5 (twice) last at VSU (1/23/07) Three-Point Field Goals Made 1 (twice) last at LC (2/10/07) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2 - three times Free Throws Made 2 at Elizabeth City St. (12/5/06) Free Throw Attempts 4 at Elizabeth City St. (12/5/06) Minutes Played 37 vs. Virginia Union (2/8/07) As a red-shirt freshman, appeared in 24 games, including two as a starter, averaging 10.8 minutes per contest. Averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. In best outing of the season, scored nine points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field during an upset victory over Bowie State University (Feb. 15). Voted CIAA Rookie of the Week (Dec. 30) after collecting nine points, four rebounds and two steals during a two-game road trip to Columbus, Ga. on Dec Came off the bench to spark the Eagles with seven points, three boards and a steal against Columbus State University (Dec. 30). coached his AAU team for six years and is currently NCCU s Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing. Uncle, James Worthy, played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers and was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Major at NCCU is Environmental Science with a concentration in Geography. Selected to participate in the 11th annual NCAA Leadership Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in May (Photo by Lawrence Johnson) High School (Lewisville H.S.) Lettered four seasons (200105) at Lewisville High School for head coach Jimmy Zoe. Selected as the team s Defensive Player of the Year in each of his last two seasons. As a sophomore, earned team s Most Improved Player award. Averaged seven points, six rebounds and more than three steals per game as a senior, missing part of the season with a broken hand. Team captain. Personal Born October 22, 1987, in Durham, N.C. Parents are Danny and Wanda Worthy, both NCCU graduates. Father JOSHUA WORTHY'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU Year G-GS MP-Avg Total TOTAL FG-FGA Pct NCCU Men's Basketball 3-POINT FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct REBOUNDS --Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

17 Student-Athlete Bios Tremain Holloway - # Forward Sophomore Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount H.S.) Holloway enters his second season with the Eagles after providing a spark off the bench as a freshman. As a Freshman ( ) Appeared in 14 games, averaging 7.3 minutes per contest. Averaged 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. In best outing of the season, spurred the Eagles during a come-from-behind win over Virginia State University (Feb. 2) by scoring a career-high 12 points in only 13 minutes of secondhalf action, shooting 5-of-5 from the field and adding four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Voted CIAA Rookie of the Week (Feb. 5). Collected five points and four boards at Columbus State University (Dec. 30). Personal Born June 8, 1988, in Rocky Mount, N.C. Parents are Ervin and Charlotte Holloway. Mother attended graduate school at NCCU in the mid-1970s. Major at NCCU is Mathematics. National Honor Society student. (Photo by Robert Lawson) CAREER HIGHS AT NCCU Points 12 vs. Virginia State (2/2/07) Rebounds 4 (twice) last vs. VSU (2/2/07) Assists 2 vs. Virginia Union (2/8/07) Steals 1 (twice) last at LC (2/10/07) Blocks 1 at Bowie State (1/9/07) Field Goals Made 5 vs. Virginia State (2/2/07) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Virginia State (2/2/07) High School (Rocky Mount H.S.) Lettered two seasons (200406) at Rocky Mount (N.C.) High School under head coach Michael Gainey. Also lettered in football as a wide receiver, quarterback and linebacker. Three-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 vs. Virginia Union (2/8/07) Free Throws Made 2 (twice) last vs. Fay. St. (2/6/07) Free Throw Attempts 3 vs. Virginia State (2/2/07) Minutes Played 16 vs. Fayetteville State (2/6/07) TREMAIN HOLLOWAY'S CAREER STATISTICS AT NCCU Year G-GS MP-Avg Total TOTAL FG-FGA Pct POINT FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct REBOUNDS --Off Def Tot Avg. Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NCCU Men's Basketball

18 Philip Branch 13 Junior Guard Fort Worth, Texas (Enless Trinity H.S.) Student-Athlete Bios Ashton Sauls 23 Junior Guard Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East H.S.) Branch sat out last season at NCCU after transferring from Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, Texas. Also attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. High School (Enless Trinity H.S.) Lettered three seasons ( ). Earned all-conference and all-district honors as a senior. Also lettered in cross country. Personal Born October 11, 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas. Parents are Tony Branch and Sandra Brown. Major at NCCU is Broadcast Media. Michael Glasker 1 Freshman Guard Newport News, Va. (Woodside H.S.) Glasker enters his first season with the Eagles as a true freshman. High School (Woodside H.S.) Averaged six points per game as a point guard. Named all-district. Team won backto-back state championships. National honors student. Personal Born January 19, 1989, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Parents are Michael Glasker, Sr. and Sherry Glasker. Major at NCCU is Business with a concentration in Law. John-Calvin Harris 4 Freshman Forward Charlotte, N.C. (Concord First Assembly Christian Academy) Harris enters his first season with the Eagles as a true freshman. High School (Concord First Assembly Christian Academy) Averaged 18 points, six rebounds and five assists as a senior. Two-time all-conference pick. Team M.V.P. Played in Charlotte allstar game. Member of the National Honors Society. Personal Born January 8, 1988, in Denver, Colorado. Parents are Calvin and Katherine Harris. Major at NCCU is Accounting. Sauls enters his first season with the Eagles after transferring from Des Moines Area Community College. Averaged 15.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Earned all-conference first team honors. Helped team to 31-5 overall record, the Region 12 championship title, and final ranking of fifth in the nation. Also attended Indian Hills Community College. High School (Des Moines East H.S.) Named first-team all-conference in basketball and football. Chosen first-team all-state in football and third-team all-state in basketball. Iowe record holder in football with three interceptions in a game two years in a row. Personal Born February 11, 1987, in Des Moines, Iowa. Parents are Eddie and Sherrie Sauls. Major at NCCU is Art. Father, Eddie, coached by NCCU Athletics Director Bill Hayes while a football student-athlete at Winston-Salem State University. Marius Vaskys 2 Freshman Forward Klaipeda, Lithuania (Cape Fear Christian Academy) Vaskys enters his first season with the Eagles as a true freshman and NCCU s first known international men s basketball student-athlete. High School (Cape Fear Christian Academy) Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a senior after arriving at the school in mid- January Team posted a 25-7 record and won the Carolina Christian Conference. Reached the finals in the NCISAA state 1-A championships and the semifinals in the National Association of Christian Athletes tournament in Tennessee. Hit the winning basket against two-time defending state 1-A champion Wilson Greenfield in the state semifinals. Personal Born November 2, 1987, in Klaipeda, Lithuania. Parents are Virginijus Vaskys and Jadvysa Vaskiene. Major at NCCU is Physical Education NCCU Men's Basketball 18

19 Calvin Wright 32 Freshman Forward Hampton, Va. (Living Faith H.S.) Student-Athlete Bios Raphael McDonald 44 Freshman Forward Hampton, Va. (Hampton H.S.) Wright enters his first season with the Eagles as a true freshman. High School (Living Faith H.S.) Listed as one of the top seniors by The Hoop Scoop in the Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania/South Jersey report. Team ranked as No. 2 independent school in South Jersey. Personal Born August 30, 1988, in Hampton, Virginia. Parents are Calvin and Sherenda Wright. Major at NCCU is Psychology Campus Walk Avenue, Durham, NC For Reservations, Call (919) or (866) McDonald enters his first season with the Eagles as a true freshman. High School (Hampton H.S.) Lettered in basketball and football. Member of the football state championship team. Honor Roll student. Personal Born April 7, 1988, in Wilmington, N.C. Parents are Andre and Kimberly Fox. Has not decided on a major at NCCU. Whether Pre-Game Tailgating or Post-Game Celebrating, CHURCH S CHICKEN Fits the Occasion! 2540 Fayetteville St. - Durham, NC Support The National North Carolina Central University Alumni Association, Inc. To Learn How, Visit: NCCU Men's Basketball

20 THE CHICKEN HUT 3019 Fayetteville Street Durham, NC (919) Longtime supporter and friend of NCCU Athletics North Carolina Central University Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. Eagle Club The Eagle Club has been a continuous supporter of NCCU Athletics since Please consider joining the Eagle Club. Membership is open to anyone interested in supporting students at North Carolina Central University. Information about Membership Levels and a Membership Application can be accessed from our website at: John Smith (executive director) Otis D. Carter (assistant executive director) Bernice Snipes (treasurer) Anne Reed (financial secretary) Charlotte Alexander (parliamentarian) Alfred Woods (sergeant-at-arms) Georgia M. Jones (assistant secretary) Floyd Ferebee (secretary) The 2007 BC Powder Men's Basketball Classic Hosted by North Carolina Central University December 29-30, 2007 McLendon-McDougald Gym - Durham, N.C NCCU Men's Basketball FEATURING... Concord University Elizabeth City State University Houston Baptist University North Carolina Central University 20

21 Season Review NCCU Defeats Eventual National Champion, Three Other Ranked Opponents in Final Division II Season In , NCCU finished its final season in Division II with a overall record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament for the ninth consecutive year. Among their victories, the Eagles defeated four regionally-ranked teams, including eventual national champion Barton College, Augusta State, Virginia State and Bowie State. In two of NCCU's last three campaigns on the Division II level, the Eagles captured victories over the eventual national champion - Barton College (Nov. 18, 2006) and Virginia Union (Feb. 19, 2005). BOMBS AWAY FOR SHARP-SHOOTER MAYSHACK Only one other Eagle - former CIAA Player of the Year LeVelle Moton - has made more three-pointers in a single season than NCCU senior Chris Mayshack. Ranked third in the league at the end of the regular season with an average of 2.54 triples made per game, Mayshack nailed 73 long range bombs during the campaign, connecting on nearly 40 percent from beyond the arch. Moton, the school s all-time leader in three-pointers with 213 from , made 76 triples in and a school record 87 threes in In just two seasons, Mayshack ranks ninth on NCCU s career three-point field goals list with 100. Teammate Drew Johnson made 94 threepointers during the same time frame to place 10th on the school's career list. HERVEY REJECTING THE COMPETITION In three seasons at NCCU ( , ), Jason Hervey rejected 114 of the opposition's field goal attempts, placing him third on the school's career blocked shots list. In , Hervey topped the Eagles in with 351 points (12.5 avg.), 173 rebounds (6.2 avg.) and 37 blocked shots (1.3 avg.), while shooting a team-best 55.2 percent from the field. Senior Jason Hervey blocked 114 shots during his three-year NCCU career. (Photo by Lawrence Johnson) AYALA SCORES 33 POINTS VERSUS COLUMBUS ST. Junior guard Bryan Ayala Chris Mayshack nailed 73 three-point field goals as a senior. (Photo by Lawrence Johnson) poured in 33 points, matching the sixth-highest single-game offensive output on school record, to lead the Eagles to a win over Columbus State on Nov. 17, On the following night, Ayala hit the game-winning basket at the buzzer to beat Barton College, the eventual NCAA Division II national champion NCCU Men's Basketball

22 Season Statistics & Results ---- TOTAL PTS ---- REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 32 HERVEY,Jason MAYSHACK,Chris JOHNSON,Drew AYALA,Bryan HANSLEY,Geoffrey WILSON,Billy RANDOLPH,Steve HARPER,Tory WORTHY,Joshua ALSTON,Brandon HOLLOWAY,Tremain PRICE,Will WALTERS,J Mell ROBERSON,Warren OSHODI,Raheem TM TEAM Total Opponents GP=Games Played GS=Games Started Min=Minutes FG=Field Goals FGA=Field Goal Attempts 3FG=Three-Point Field Goals FT=Free Throws PF=Personal Fouls FO=Fouled Out A=Assists TO=Turnovers Blk=Blocked Shots Stl=Steals Pts=Poin RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT - Total Avg. North Carolina Central Opponents DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS :00 pm COLUMBUS STATE W (33) AYALA,Bryan (8) HANSLEY,Geoffrey/RANDOLPH,Steve :00 pm BARTON COLLEGE W (16) AYALA,Bryan (7) RANDOLPH,Steve/HERVEY,Jason :30 pm at East Carolina L 3653 (16) JOHNSON,Drew (8) JOHNSON,Drew :30 pm * at Saint Paul s L 751 (27) HERVEY,Jason (11) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * at Elizabeth City State L 1298 (14) RANDOLPH,Steve (5) HERVEY,Jason :00 pm AUGUSTA STATE WOT (25) HERVEY,Jason (7) JOHNSON,Drew :00 pm * SHAW W (19) JOHNSON,Drew (8) HERVEY,Jason/AYALA,Bryan :30 pm vs North Georgia W (16) AYALA,Bryan (5) HERVEY,Jason (5) WILSON,Billy (5) JOHNSON,Drew :30 pm at Columbus State L 715 (15) WALTERS,J Mell (10) WALTERS,J Mell :30 pm * at Fayetteville State L 978 (19) AYALA,Bryan (9) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * at Bowie State L 1165 (19) JOHNSON,Drew (9) WILSON,Billy :30 pm * at Shaw W (13) JOHNSON,Drew (7) MAYSHACK,Chris :05 pm * SAINT AUGUSTINE S L 2193 (21) HANSLEY,Geoffrey (8) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * LIVINGSTONE W (15) HERVEY,Jason (10) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * at Virginia State L 3412 (27) JOHNSON,Drew (8) HANSLEY,Geoffrey :30 pm * at St. Augustine s L 1928 (20) JOHNSON,Drew (13) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * JOHNSON C. SMITH L 1113 (18) MAYSHACK,Chris (5) RANDOLPH,Steve/HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * VIRGINIA STATE W (17) MAYSHACK,Chris (7) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * FAYETTEVILLE STATE L 2113 (14) JOHNSON,Drew (6) AYALA,Bryan :30 pm * VIRGINIA UNION L 979 (19) MAYSHACK,Chris (5) MAYSHACK,Chris :30 pm * at Livingstone W (14) JOHNSON,Drew (10) HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * ELIZABETH CITY STATE WOT (22) HERVEY,Jason (8) AYALA,Bryan :30 pm * BOWIE STATE W (20) MAYSHACK,Chris (6) AYALA,Bryan/HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * at Virginia Union L (18) WILSON,Billy (10) WILSON,Billy :30 pm * SAINT PAUL S W (24) HERVEY,Jason (8) WILSON,Billy/HERVEY,Jason :30 pm * at Johnson C. Smith L 2186 (17) HERVEY,Jason (13) WILSON,Billy :00 pm # vs St. Paul s W (19) HERVEY,Jason (9) JOHNSON,Drew :00 pm # vs Virginia Union L (18) AYALA,Bryan (11) JOHNSON,Drew * - Conference game # - CIAA Tournament (Charlotte, NC) NCCU Men's Basketball 22

23 Individual Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists Individual Game Statistics Opponent Date Score WL WORTHY,J. HARPER,T. WALTERS,J. HANSLEY,G. PRICE,W. AYALA,B. ALSTON,B. JOHNSON,D. RANDOLPH COLUMBUS STATE W DNP DNP DNP BARTON COLLEGE W DNP DNP DNP at East Carolina L DNP DNP DNP at Saint Paul s L DNP DNP DNP at Elizabeth City State L DNP DNP DNP AUGUSTA STATE WOT DNP DNP DNP SHAW W DNP DNP DNP vs North Georgia W DNP DNP at Columbus State L DNP DNP DNP at Fayetteville State L DNP DNP DNP at Bowie State L DNP DNP DNP at Shaw W DNP DNP DNP DNP SAINT AUGUSTINE S L DNP DNP LIVINGSTONE W DNP DNP at Virginia State L DNP DNP at St. Augustine s L DNP DNP DNP JOHNSON C. SMITH L DNP DNP VIRGINIA STATE W DNP DNP DNP FAYETTEVILLE STATE L DNP DNP DNP VIRGINIA UNION L DNP DNP DNP at Livingstone W DNP DNP DNP ELIZABETH CITY STATE WOT DNP DNP BOWIE STATE W DNP DNP at Virginia Union L DNP DNP DNP SAINT PAUL S W DNP DNP at Johnson C. Smith L DNP DNP vs St. Paul s W DNP DNP vs Virginia Union L DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WL ROBERSON WILSON,B. HERVEY,J. HOLLOWAY MAYSHACK OSHODI,R. COLUMBUS STATE W DNP DNP BARTON COLLEGE W DNP DNP at East Carolina L DNP DNP at Saint Paul s L DNP DNP at Elizabeth City State L AUGUSTA STATE WOT DNP SHAW W vs North Georgia W DNP DNP DNP at Columbus State L DNP at Fayetteville State L DNP DNP at Bowie State L DNP at Shaw W DNP SAINT AUGUSTINE S L DNP DNP DNP LIVINGSTONE W DNP at Virginia State L DNP at St. Augustine s L DNP DNP DNP JOHNSON C. SMITH L DNP DNP DNP VIRGINIA STATE W DNP FAYETTEVILLE STATE L DNP DNP VIRGINIA UNION L DNP at Livingstone W DNP DNP ELIZABETH CITY STATE WOT DNP DNP BOWIE STATE W DNP DNP DNP at Virginia Union L DNP DNP DNP SAINT PAUL S W DNP at Johnson C. Smith L DNP DNP DNP vs St. Paul s W DNP DNP DNP vs Virginia Union L DNP DNP DNP NCCU Men's Basketball

24 NCCU TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game-By-Game Statistics --- TOTAL PTRS --- REBOUNDS Opponent Date Score W/L FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg COLUMBUS STATE W BARTON COLLEGE W at East Carolina L at Saint Paul s L at Elizabeth City State L AUGUSTA STATE Wot SHAW W vs North Georgia W at Columbus State L at Fayetteville State L at Bowie State L at Shaw W SAINT AUGUSTINE S L LIVINGSTONE W at Virginia State L at St. Augustine s L JOHNSON C. SMITH L VIRGINIA STATE W FAYETTEVILLE STATE L VIRGINIA UNION L at Livingstone W ELIZABETH CITY STATE Wot BOWIE STATE W at Virginia Union L SAINT PAUL S W at Johnson C. Smith L vs St. Paul s W vs Virginia Union L North Carolina Central Opponents Points/game: 66.4; FG Pct: 43.1; 3FG Pct: 32.2; FT Pct: 66.0; Rebounds/game: 35.0; Assists/game: 13.3; Turnovers/game: 18.5; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7; Steals/game: 8.5; Blocks/game: 3.6 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS --- TOTAL PTRS --- REBOUNDS Opponent Date Score W/L FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg COLUMBUS STATE W BARTON COLLEGE W at East Carolina L at Saint Paul s L at Elizabeth City State L AUGUSTA STATE Wot SHAW W vs North Georgia W at Columbus State L at Fayetteville State L at Bowie State L at Shaw W SAINT AUGUSTINE S L LIVINGSTONE W at Virginia State L at St. Augustine s L JOHNSON C. SMITH L VIRGINIA STATE W FAYETTEVILLE STATE L VIRGINIA UNION L at Livingstone W ELIZABETH CITY STATE Wot BOWIE STATE W at Virginia Union L SAINT PAUL S W at Johnson C. Smith L vs St. Paul s W vs Virginia Union L Opponents North Carolina Central Points/game: 69.1; FG Pct: 42.8; 3FG Pct: 32.6; FT Pct: 66.8; Rebounds/game: 35.0; Assists/game: 12.8; Turnovers/game: 16.9; Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8; Steals/game: 9.3; Blocks/game: NCCU Men's Basketball 24

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26 LEVELLE MOTON ( ) Made a school record 87 three-point field goals during his junior season in JIMMIE WALKER ( ) Holds the school's modern day record for steals in a single season with 81 in NCCU Season Leaders POINTS Season Name Points Avg. GP Jason Hervey Drew Johnson Jonathan Moore David Young Shawn Ray Curtis Knight Jimmy Boston Brett Harper Brett Harper Michael Hadley Michael Hadley LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton Jimmie Walker Nathaniel Lindsey Taro Knight Antoine Sifford Miles Clarke Wayne Howell Willie Jennette Charles Murphy David Binion Charles Murphy John Bishop David Binion Robert McClellan John Roberts Robert Little Ted Manning Ted Manning REBOUNDS Season Name Rebs Avg. GP Jason Hervey Charles Futrell Jonathan Moore Jonathan Moore Shawn Ray Dekendric Perry Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Rasheem Grant Kareem Robinson Omar Vaughan Scott Stewart Scott Stewart Clifton Daye Romeo Debnam Henry Canty Adrian McKinnon Derrick Leak Derrick Leak Willie Jennette Charles Murphy David Binion Charles Murphy David Binion David Binion Edward Roper Carlton Bell ASSISTS Season Name Assists Avg. GP Bryan Ayala Chris Tyrance Chris Tyrance James Tucker Shawn Ray Michael Noel Gary Cobb Brett Harper Brett Harper A.G. Hall Jearwaun Tuck Mike White LeVelle Moton Scott Stewart Larry Crowder Larry Crowder Taro Knight Jeffrey Hayes Jeffrey Hayes Kevin Thompson Michael Wright Darnell Evans Donald Sinclair Donald Sinclair James King STEALS Season Name Steals Avg. GP Bryan Ayala Bryan Ayala Jonathan Moore David Young James Tucker Shawn Ray Michael Noel Shawn Ray Brett Harper Brett Harper Warren Bell Jearwaun Tuck Albert Telfair Troy Boyer Jimmie Walker Jimmie Walker Larry Crowder Clifton Daye Jeffrey Hayes Jeffrey Hayes Derrick Leak Derrick Leak Darnell Evans Donald Sinclair BLOCKED SHOTS Season Name Blocks Avg. GP Jason Hervey Julius McClellan Jason Hervey Melvin Whitaker Shawn Ray Jermond Debro Jermond Debro Dekendric Perry Dekendric Perry Jimmy Boston NCCU Men's Basketball 26

27 NCCU Season Leaders & Individual Game-Highs Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Rasheem Grant Kareem Robinson Omar Vaughan Greg McNeill Clifton Daye Clifton Daye Rod Adams Fred Bennett Dominique Stephens Adrian McKinnon Derrick Leak Derrick Leak Charles Murphy Charles Murphy Charles Murphy FIELD GOALS MADE Season Name FGM FGA Pct Jason Hervey Drew Johnson Jonathan Moore David Young Shawn Ray Curtis Knight Jimmy Boston Brett Harper Brett Harper Michael Hadley Corwin Holland LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton Clifton Daye Nathaniel Lindsey Clifton Daye Antoine Sifford Miles Clarke Wayne Howell Willie Jennette Charles Murphy David Binion Darnell Evans John Bishop David Binion Robert McClellan Robert Little Ted Manning THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Season Name 3PM 3PA.Pct Chris Mayshack Drew Johnson Curtis Knight David Young Charles Nickens Curtis Knight Corey Tabron Elliott McNair Brett Harper Damon Lumpkin Michael Hadley Mike White LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton Scott Stewart Nathaniel Lindsey Nathaniel Lindsey Fred Bennett Fred Bennett Cleo Hill FREE THROWS MADE Season Name FTM FTA.Pct Bryan Ayala Kevin Noell Jonathan Moore David Young Shawn Ray Curtis Knight Jimmy Boston Brett Harper Jimmy Boston Michael Hadley Michael Hadley LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton Jimmie Walker Clifton Daye Taro Knight Antoine Sifford Miles Clarke Antoine Sifford Willie Jennette Charles Murphy John Bishop David Binion John Roberts Robert Little Charles Harrison FRED "POP" BENNETT ( ) Made a school-best 44 percent (153-of-348) from three-point range during his Eagle career. INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS 30+ Points (complete since ) 58 Rudolph "Rocky" Roberson vs. Shaw (Feb. 20, 1943) - 25 FGs, 8FTs - set national scoring record 43 Willie Jennette at Gardner-Webb (Dec. 14, 1985) 37 Drew Johnson at Fayetteville State (Feb. 7, 2006) 35 LeVelle Moton at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 19, 1995) 35 John Bishop vs. Livingstone (Feb. 14, 1981) 33 Bryan Ayala vs. Columbus State (Nov. 17, 2006) 33 Shawn Ray vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 15, 2003) 33 LeVelle Moton at Bowie State (Jan. 12, 1995) 33 Jimmie Walker at Winston-Salem State (Feb. 20, 1993) 33 Nathaniel Lindsey vs. Barber-Scotia (Nov. 27, 1992) 33 Charles Murphy vs. Elizabeth City State (Dec. 13, 1982) 32 Jonathan Moore vs. Saint Paul's (Nov. 16, 2004) 32 LeVelle Moton at Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 1, 1995) 32 LeVelle Moton vs. Livingstone (Jan. 25, 1995) 32 John Bishop vs. UNC-Wilmington (Feb. 18, 1981) 31 David Young at St. Augustine's (Jan. 10, 2004) 31 David Young vs. St. Augustine's (Jan. 24, 2004) 31 Jimmy Boston at Tuskegee Univ. (Jan. 20, 2001) 31 Jimmy Boston at Fayetteville State (Jan. 4, 2001) 31 Brett Harper at West Florida (Dec. 4, 1999) 31 LeVelle Moton vs. St. Paul's (Feb. 29, 1996) 31 LeVelle Moton vs. St. Augustine's (Feb. 12, 1996) 31 Jimmie Walker vs. Johnson C. Smith (Jan. 5, 1993) 30 Curtis Knight at Virginia Union (Jan. 27, 2005) 30 Shawn Ray vs. Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 23, 2002) 30 Curtis Knight vs. Kentucky State Univ. (Nov. 24, 2001) 30 Brett Harper vs. Winston-Salem St. (Feb. 22, 2000) 30 Michael Hadley vs. Winston-Salem State (Jan. 11, 1997) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 18, 1995) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. West Georgia (Nov. 19, 1995) 30 Scott Stewart at Virginia Union (Feb. 9, 1994) 30 LeVelle Moton vs. Virginia State (Dec. 6, 1993-OT) 30 Henry Canty vs. Clark Atlanta (Nov. 18, 1989) 20+ Rebounds (complete since ) 30 Carlton Bell vs. Winston-Salem State (Jan. 31, 1959) 27 David Binion vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 10, 1981) 23 David Covington at Wingate Univ. (Dec. 5, 2001-OT) 21 Jimmy Boston vs. Saint Augustine's (Jan. 17, 1998-OT) 20 Jimmy Boston at Savannah State (Jan. 19, 1998) 20 Robert Little vs. Virginia State (Feb. 11, OT) Assists 16 Darnell Evans vs. Saint Augustine's (Jan. 21, 1982) 14 Larry Crowder at Livingstone (Jan. 30, 1992) 12 James Tucker vs. Mount Olive (Nov. 15, 2003) 12 Larry Crowder at Saint Paul's (Jan. 18, 1993) Steals 10 Jimmie Walker vs. District of Columbia (Jan. 25, 1993) Blocked Shots 8 Adrian McKinnon vs. N.C. A&T (Jan. 18, 1989) 7 Adrian McKinnon at Fayetteville State (Feb. 4, 1989) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Virginia Union (Feb. 28, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 21, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker vs. Winston-Salem St. (Feb. 18, 2004) 6 Melvin Whitaker at Elizabeth City State (Feb. 10, 2004) 6 Jermond Debro vs. Catawba (Dec. 29, 2001) Field Goals 25 Rudolph "Rocky" Roberson vs. Shaw (Feb. 20, 1943) Free Throws 17 John Bishop vs. Livingstone (Feb. 14, 1981/17-22) 16 Willie Jennette at Shaw (Jan. 7, 1986-OT/16-18) 15 Willie Jennette at Elizabeth City St. (Jan. 13, 1986/15-16) 14 Bryan Ayala vs. Columbus State (Nov. 17, 2006) 14 Larry Crowder at Virginia State (Dec. 7, 1992/14-16) NCCU Men's Basketball

28 NCCU Career Records SAM JONES ( /56-57) Selected as one of the Top 50 All- Time NBA Players, Jones enjoyed a Hall-of-Fame career with the Boston Celtics after playing and coaching with the Eagles. CHARLES HARRISON ( ) Nicknamed "Tex," Harrison joined the Harlem Globetrotters after scoring 1,304 points as an Eagle. JIMMY BOSTON ( ) In four standout seasons, Boston amassed 31 "double-doubles" enroute to 1,376 (14.0 ppg) points and 801 rebounds (8.2 rpg). SCORING PTS YEARS 1. Ted Manning...2, Samuel Jones...1, / LeVelle Moton...1, Robert McClellan... 1, Carlton Bell...1, David Binion...1, / Curtis Knight...1, James Martin...1, Ernest Warlick...1, Jimmy Boston...1, Robert Little...1, Joseph Parker...1, Charles Harrison... 1, Charles Murphy...1, Willie Jennette...1, Lee Davis...1, Antoine Sifford...1, Stanley Melvin...1, James Sligh...1, / Shawn Ray...1, Edward Roper...1, Nathaniel Lindsey... 1, Albert Conner...1, Joseph Pridgen...1, Clifton Daye...1, Darnell Evans...1, John Jones...1, Charles Badger...1, John Keels...1, Aubrey Stanley...1, Cleo Hill...1, SCORING AVERAGE AVG YEARS 1. John Bishop Ted Manning David Young Joseph Parker Samuel Jones / George McQueen Jonathan Moore Redden Leggett Shawn Ray LeVelle Moton Donald Sinclair Brett Harper John Harrell David Binion / Lee Davis ASSISTS AST YEARS 1. Michael Wright / Donald Sinclair Kevin Thompson Jeffrey Hayes / LeVelle Moton James King James Tucker / Edward Roper Larry Crowder Mike White Taro Knight Shawn Ray David Binion / Clifton Daye Darnell Evans Jimmie Walker Antoine Sifford Bryan Ayala David Binion Derrick Leak Chris Tyrance Willie Jennette Curtis Knight FIELD GOALS FG FGA PCT YEARS 1. Ted Manning Robert McClellan Carlton Bell Samuel Jones / David Binion / James Martin Joseph Parker LeVelle Moton Robert Little Ernest Warlick Edward Roper Stanley Melvin Curtis Knight Charles Murphy Lee Davis Jimmy Boston Charles Harrison Albert Conner James Sligh / Antoine Sifford POINT FIELD GOALS 3FG FGA PCT YEARS 1. LeVelle Moton Curtis Knight Mike White Fred Bennett MarQus Johnson Shawn Ray James Tucker / Nathaniel Lindsey Chris Mayshack Drew Johnson Brett Harper FREE THROWS FT FTA PCT YEARS 1. Samuel Jones / Jimmy Boston Ted Manning LeVelle Moton Antoine Sifford Ernest Warlick Charles Harrison Willie Jennette Charles Badger James Sligh / Charles Murphy Clifton Daye Lee Davis Curtis Knight David Binion / James Martin Taro Knight James Martin Shawn Ray Ronald McCrimmon John Jones NCCU Men's Basketball 28

29 NCCU Career Records & All-CIAA Selections STEALS STL 1. Clifton Daye Shawn Ray Derrick Leak Edward Roper Curtis Knight Stanley Melvin Jimmie Walker Jeffrey Hayes Floyd Monroe Kevin Thompson LeVelle Moton Willie Jeanette Warren Bell Adrian McKinnon Larry Crowder Bryan Ayala YEARS / BLOCKED SHOTS BLK 1. Derrick Leak Adrian McKinnon Jason Hervey Jimmy Boston Dekendric Perry Jason Hervey Melvin Whitaker Jermond Debro Shawn Ray Fred Bennett Jonathan Moore YEARS , ' '97-98/'99-' Eagles All-CIAA Selections (Since 1954) (Complete since ) REBOUNDS REB 1. Carlton Bell... 1, David Binion... 1, Ted Manning...1, Lee Davis... 1, Robert Little John Jones James Martin Edward Roper Joseph Pridgen Jimmy Boston Joseph Parker Paris Lenon Ronald McCrimmon Derrick Leak Charles Badger Samuel Jones William Slade Albert Conner YEARS / / (Complete since ) REBOUND AVG. AVG 1. Carlton Bell Lee Davis Ted Manning Redden Leggett David Binion John Jones Joseph Parker Robert Little Joseph Pridgen Donald Stokes Floyd Monroe James Martin YEARS / Charles Harrison Samuel Jones Samuel Jones James Sligh Carlton Bell Joseph Parker Ted Manning Ted Manning Lee Davis Lee Davis Joseph Pridgen Ronald McCrimmon Redden Leggett John Bishop David Binion Charles Murphy Willie Jennette Wayne Howell Derrick Leak Miles Clarke Derrick Leak Antoine Sifford Derrick Leak Antoine Sifford Jimmy Walker Jimmy Walker Scott Stewart LeVelle Moton LeVelle Moton *** Mike White Brett Harper Jimmy Boston Jimmy Boston Shawn Ray David Young Jonathan Moore Curtis Knight CURTIS KNIGHT ( ) Finished his Eagle career among the school's top 20 career leaders in points (1,476), assists (155), steals (136), field goals (513), and free throws (259). (Wayne Jernigan photo) *** CIAA Player of the Year TED MANNING ( ) LEVELLE MOTON DERRICK LEAK CIAA Player of the Year Three-time All-CIAA 29 Ranks as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,086 career points. Averaged 25.2 points per game as a senior during the season NCCU Men's Basketball

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31 NCCU Head Coaching Records John McLendon A member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Coach McLendon led the Eagles for 12 seasons, winning a school record 77.9 percent of his games. Floyd Brown Coach Brown tops the Eagles alltime coaching victories list with 251 wins in 18 seasons. Michael Bernard Coach Bernard guided the Eagles to the 1989 NCAA Division II National Championship title. ALL-TIME EAGLE COACHING RECORDS BY YEAR Years Name W L Pct Byrd Crudup David Waters No Team Leo Townsend E. Adams William Burghardt William Burghardt William Burghardt John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown # Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Harry Edmonds Harry Edmonds Harry Edmonds Samuel Jones Sterling Holt Sterling Holt Sterling Holt Sterling Holt Frank Silva Jesse Clements Jesse Clements Jesse Clements Jesse Clements Jesse Clements Harry Edmonds Michael Bernard Michael Bernard % Michael Bernard $ Michael Bernard Years Name W L Pct % Michael Bernard Michael Bernard Gregory Jackson & Gregory Jackson Gregory Jackson Gregory Jackson % Gregory Jackson % Gregory Jackson Gregory Jackson Gregory Jackson Gregory Jackson Phil Spence Phil Spence Phil Spence Phil Spence Henry Dickerson Henry Dickerson Henry Dickerson TOTAL (74 yrs) # Advanced to Second Round of NCAA Playoffs % Advanced to NCAA Regional Championships & Advanced to NCAA Quarterfinals / "Elite Eight" $ Won the NCAA Division II National Championship CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORDS Most Victories W L Pct. Years 1. Floyd Brown John McLendon Gregory Jackson Michael Bernard Jesse Clements Phil Spence William Burghardt Henry Dickerson Sterling Holt Harry Edmonds /84-85 Winning Percentage W L Pct. Years 1. John McLendon William Burghardt Gregory Jackson Michael Bernard Floyd Brown CIAA VISITATION CHAMPIONSHIPS John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon John McLendon Floyd Brown Floyd Brown Floyd Brown CIAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS John McLendon John McLendon NCAA DIV. II REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Michael Bernard Gregory Jackson NCAA DIV. II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Michael Bernard NCCU Men's Basketball

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33 NCCU Game-By-Game Results ( ) NCCU Men's Basketball Team - NCAA Division II National Champions Standing (L-R): Antoine Sifford, Dominique Stephens, Miles Clarke, Derrick Leak, Adrian McKinnon, Fred Bennett, Henry Canty, Jeff Hayes. Kneeling (L-R): Joel Hopkins, Curtis Watkins, Kelrick Thompson, Eric Jackson, Marvin Reed, Shawn Kearny, Charles Alston Michael Bernard...(15-13) Virginia State W Francis Marion L Hampton L Norfolk State L Livingstone W Saint Augustine's W Barber-Scotia W Saint Paul's W Shaw W Virginia Union L Saint Augustine's W Elizabeth City State W Johnson C. Smith L Fayetteville State W Winston-Salem State W Livingstone W Bowie State L District of Columbia L Francis Marion L Saint Augustine's W Fayetteville State W Johnson C. Smith L District of Columbia L Livingstone W Shaw L Winston-Salem State L Elizabeth City State W Virginia Union L Michael Bernard...(26-3) VIRGINIA STATE W HAMPTON W at Norfolk State W LIVINGSTONE W SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA W SAINT PAUL'S W FRANCIS MARION W SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W at Elizabeth City State W at Johnson C. Smith W at Fayetteville State W at Shaw W LIVINGSTONE W at Winston-Salem State W BOWIE STATE W at Virginia Union... 2OT W at Dist. of Columbia... (Forfeit) W at Saint Augustine's W FAYETTEVILLE STATE W at Francis Marion W JOHNSON C. SMITH L at Livingstone W SHAW W WINSTON-SALEM STATE W vs. Hampton W at Norfolk State L vs. Virginia State W vs. Troy State...OT L (NCAA Regional Playoffs) Michael Bernard...(28-4) at Virginia State L at North Carolina A&T W NORFOLK STATE W LIVINGSTONE W SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W vs. West Texas State W vs. Gannon Univ W VIRGINIA UNION L SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W ELIZABETH CITY STATE W JOHNSON C. SMITH W FAYETTEVILLE STATE W at Shaw W vs. North Carolina A&T W at Winston-Salem State W at Saint Paul's W at Bowie State L at Saint Augustine's W at Fayetteville State W at Johnson C. Smith W LIVINGSTONE W SHAW W at Hampton W at Winston-Salem State W vs. Hampton W vs. Norfolk State W vs. Virginia Union L vs. Norfolk State W vs. Virginia Union W vs. Sacred Heart W vs. Jacksonville State W vs. Southeast Missouri St W REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! NCCU Men's Basketball

34 NCCU Game-By-Game Results ( ) Miles Clarke was voted Tournament Most Valuable Player during the 1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship Michael Bernard...(23-5) vs. Elizabeth City State W vs. Clark Atlanta W VIRGINIA STATE W HAMPTON W at Norfolk State... 2OT L LIVINGSTONE W SAINT PAUL'S W at Virginia Union L SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W at Elizabeth City State W at Johnson C. Smith W at Fayetteville State W SHAW W at Winston-Salem State W SAINT PAUL'S W BOWIE STATE W at Saint Augustine's W LIVINGSTONE W FAYETTEVILLE STATE W JOHNSON C. SMITH W at Livingstone W at Shaw L LINCOLN MEMORIAL W WINSTON-SALEM ST W vs. Virginia State W vs. Norfolk State L vs. Univ. of Tampa W vs. Jacksonville State...OT L (NCAA Regional Playoffs) ELIZABETH CITY STATE W JOHNSON C. SMITH L FAYETTEVILLE STATE L at Shaw L at Virginia State L WINSTON-SALEM ST W at Saint Paul's L at Bowie State W at Saint Augustine's W at Livingstone L at Fayetteville State W LINCOLN MEMORIAL W at Johnson C. Smith L LIVINGSTONE W SHAW L at Lincoln Memorial L at Winston-Salem State W vs. Norfolk State L Gregory Jackson...(13-13) ALLEN W ELIZABETH CITY ST L VIRGINIA STATE L at Norfolk State L ST. AUGUSTINE'S W HAMPTON W vs. Saint Augustine's L vs. Winston-Salem State W at Johnson C. Smith W at Fayetteville State L SHAW L BOWIE STATE W at Winston-Salem State W vs. North Carolina A&T L at Saint Augustine's W SAINT PAUL'S W at Livingstone W FAYETTEVILLE ST L JOHNSON C. SMITH L LIVINGSTONE W at Shaw W at Virginia Union L at Elizabeth City State L CLARK ATLANTA W WINSTON-SALEM ST L vs. Elizabeth City State L Gregory Jackson...(26-4) BARBER-SCOTIA W MORRIS BROWN W NORFOLK STATE W at Saint Augustine's W at Virginia State W at Hampton W JOHNSON C. SMITH W at Fayetteville State W at Shaw W at Bowie State W WINSTON-SALEM ST W at Saint Paul's...OT W vs. North Carolina A&T W ST. AUGUSTINE'S W DIST. OF COLUMBIA W at Livingstone W FAYETTEVILLE ST W at Johnson C. Smith L LIVINGSTONE W SHAW W VIRGINIA UNION...OT L ELIZABETH CITY ST W at Clark Atlanta W at Winston-Salem State W vs. Hampton W vs. Johnson C. Smith W vs. Virginia Union L vs. Alabama A&M W vs. Virginia Union W vs. Cal. St.-Bakersfield L (NCAA Quarterfinals / "Elite Eight") Gregory Jackson...(20-5) KNOXVILLE W CLARK ATLANTA W at Norfolk State W VIRGINIA STATE...OT W vs. Claflin College... (Forfeit) W vs. Elizabeth City State L at Johnson C. Smith...OT W HAMPTON...OT L FAYETTEVILLE ST W at Shaw W BOWIE STATE W WINSTON-SALEM ST W SAINT PAUL'S W Michael Bernard...(9-19) at Hampton L vs. Albany State L at North Carolina A&T L NORFOLK STATE L ST. AUGUSTINE'S...OT L LIVINGSTONE W FAYETTEVILLE STATE L VIRGINIA UNION L vs. Saint Augustine's L vs. Elizabeth City State L NCCU Men's Basketball NCCU Men's Basketball Team - NCAA Division II "Elite Eight" Standing (L-R): Sultan Shamsid-Dean, Lorenzo Wilkins, Darian Hager, Greg McNeil, Ken Morrow, Jason Beatty, Aaron Couch, Antoine Crews, Scott Stewart. Sitting (L-R): Clay Parker, Freddie Highsmith, Jimmy Fleming, Clifton Daye, Nathaniel Lindsey, Jimmie Walker, Gary Joseph, LeVelle Moton, Andre Jordan. Not pictured: Larry Crowder. 34

35 NCCU Game-By-Game Results ( ) vs. North Carolina A&T W at Saint Augustine's W at Livingstone W at Fayetteville State W JOHNSON C. SMITH W LIVINGSTONE W SHAW W at Virginia Union L at Elizabeth City State L ST. AUGUSTINE'S W at Winston-Salem State W vs. Hampton L Gregory Jackson...(14-12) vs. Pfeiffer W vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W CLAFLIN COLLEGE W HAMPTON L NORFOLK STATE L at Virginia State W JOHNSON C. SMITH W at Hampton L at Fayetteville State L at Shaw L at Bowie State W at Winston-Salem State W at Saint Paul's W at North Carolina A&T L ST. AUGUSTINE'S W LIVINGSTONE W FAYETTEVILLE ST L at Johnson C. Smith L at Livingstone W SHAW L WINSTON-SALEM ST W ELIZABETH CITY ST W at Saint Augustine's L VIRGINIA UNION L vs. Bowie State W vs. Virginia Union L Gregory Jackson...(20-7) KNOXVILLE W WEST GEORGIA W at South Carolina State L N.C. WESLEYAN W VIRGINIA STATE W at Johnson C. Smith W FAYETTEVILLE STATE W SHAW W BOWIE STATE W SAINT PAUL'S W vs. North Carolina A&T W at Saint Augustine's W WINSTON-SALEM ST W at Livingstone W at Fayetteville State W at Paine College...OT W JOHNSON C. SMITH W at Shaw W at Winston-Salem State W at Elizabeth City State L ST. AUGUSTINE'S W LIVINGSTONE L at Virginia Union L at Norfolk State L vs. Saint Paul's W vs. Norfolk State L vs. Pfeiffer L (NCAA Regional Playoffs) Gregory Jackson...(20-6) KUTZTOWN W LENOIR-RHYNE W PAINE COLLEGE W at Virginia State W vs. Morris Brown W at Clark Atlanta W JOHNSON C. SMITH W at Fayetteville State W at Shaw L at Bowie State W WINSTON-SALEM ST W at St. Paul's L ST. AUGUSTINE'S W LIVINGSTONE L FAYETTEVILLE ST W at Johnson C. Smith W at Livingstone W SHAW W at Winston-Salem State W ELIZABETH CITY ST L at St. Augustine's W at North Carolina A&T W VIRGINIA UNION W NORFOLK STATE W vs. Winston-Salem St....OT L ST. AUGUSTINE'S L (NCAA Regional Playoffs) Gregory Jackson...(18-8) VOORHEES COLLEGE W ST. AUGUSTINE'S W at Shaw L VIRGINIA STATE W vs. Morris Brown W at Clark-Atlanta L vs. Wilberforce W FAYETTEVILLE ST W BOWIE STATE W at St. Augustine's L at Livingstone W WILBERFORCE W ST. AUGUSTINE'S...OT W at Savannah State W at Johnson C. Smith L vs. North Carolina A&T W at Winston-Salem State L at Fayetteville State L LIVINGSTONE W at Elizabeth City State W SHAW W at Virginia Union L WINSTON-SALEM ST W SAINT PAUL'S W JOHNSON C. SMITH W vs. Livingstone...OT L Gregory Jackson...(16-12) GEORGIA COLLEGE&SU L ALBANY STATE W SHAW W at Virginia State... (Forfeit) W PAINE COLLEGE W at Benedict College L at Cheyney University W at Fayetteville State L at Bowie State W ST. AUGUSTINE'S L LIVINGSTONE...OT W KNOXVILLE W at St. Augustine's W SAVANNAH STATE W at North Carolina A&T L BENEDICT COLLEGE L JOHNSON C. SMITH W WINSTON-SALEM ST W FAYETTEVILLE ST W at Paine College L at Livingstone W Brett Harper earned the nickname "Mr. Excitement" for dazzling fans during his two seasons ( ) as an Eagle. Harper topped the team in scoring both seasons and is among the school's all-time leaders in career scoring average (15.8) ELIZABETH CITY ST L VIRGINIA UNION L at Winston-Salem State W at St. Paul's L at Johnson C. Smith L vs. St. Augustine's W vs. Elizabeth City State L Gregory Jackson...(17-9) LANE COLLEGE W LENOIR-RHYNE L at Shaw W VIRGINIA STATE W vs. Valdosta State W at West Florida L vs. North Carolina A&T W COL. OF WEST VIRGINIA L FAYETTEVILLE ST W at Saint Augustine's W BOWIE STATE W at Johnson C. Smith W CHEYNEY (PA) UNIV W at Livingstone College W at Winston-Salem State L at Fayetteville State L LIVINGSTONE W at Elizabeth City State W at Virginia Union L VIRGINIA UNION W ST. AUGUSTINE'S... 3OT W WINSTON-SALEM ST L JOHNSON C. SMITH L vs. Bowie State W vs. Virginia Union W vs. Winston-Salem State L NCCU Men's Basketball

36 NCCU Game-By-Game Results ( ) SHAWN RAY ( ) In just three seasons as an Eagle, Ray ranks among the school's top 20 career leaders in points (1,216), scoring average (16.7), assists (215), steals (166), field goals (430), and free throws (223) Phil Spence...(8-20) KENTUCKY STATE L TUSKEGEE W SHAW L at Virginia State L vs. Fort Valley State L at Clark Atlanta L VOORHEES...OT W at Columbus State L vs. Georgia College & SU W at Fayetteville State W SAINT AUGUSTINE'S L at Bowie State L vs. North Carolina A&T L LIVINGSTONE L at Tuskegee University L at Saint Augustine's W JOHNSON C. SMITH L WINSTON-SALEM ST L FAYETTEVILLE ST....OT L at Coll. of West Virginia L at Livingstone College L ELIZABETH CITY STATE W VIRGINIA UNION L at Winston-Salem State L at Saint Paul's College W at Johnson C. Smith L vs. Virginia Union W vs. Winston-Salem State L Phil Spence...(9-18) vs. Clark Atlanta Univ L vs. Morehouse College L at Shaw University L KENTUCKY STATE W VIRGINIA STATE L at Longwood College L at Wingate Univ....OT L at Catawba College L WEST VIRGINIA TECH L CATAWBA L BOWIE STATE W at Saint Augustine's W at Livingstone College L vs. North Carolina A&T L SAINT AUGUSTINE'S W at Johnson C. Smith L at Winston-Salem State W at Fayetteville State L LIVINGSTONE W vs. Fayetteville State...OT L at Elizabeth City St....OT W at Virginia Union L WINSTON-SALEM ST L SAINT PAUL'S L J.C. SMITH... 3OT W vs. Virginia State W vs. Shaw L Phil Spence...(16-13) vs. Lewis and Clark W at Seattle University L SHAW L PFEIFFER UNIV W at Virginia State W at Mount Olive College L at Catawba College L at Salem International L at West Virginia Tech L WINGATE UNIV W CATAWBA COLLEGE W at Fayetteville State...OT W at Bowie State L vs. Saint Augustine's W LIVINGSTONE W vs. North Carolina A&T W at Virginia Union L SAINT AUGUSTINE'S L JOHNSON C. SMITH W WINSTON-SALEM ST....OT W FAYETTEVILLE STATE W at Livingstone...OT W ELIZABETH CITY ST....OT L VIRGINIA UNION L at Winston-Salem State W at Saint Paul's W at Johnson C. Smith L vs. Fayetteville State W vs. Bowie State L Phil Spence...(16-13) MOUNT OLIVE W at Pfeiffer L at Morehouse L DIST. COLUMBIA...OT W CATAWBA... 2OT W SHAW L at Georgia College & St. U W at Queens College L at U. of District of Columbia L FAYETTEVILLE STATE W BOWIE STATE L at Shaw W at Saint Augustine s W vs. Livingstone W ST. AUGUSTINE S W VIRGINIA STATE L at Winston-Salem State L at Fayetteville State L at Johnson C. Smith L LIVINGSTONE W at Elizabeth City State W at Virginia Union L WINSTON-SALEM ST W SAINT PAUL S W JOHNSON C. SMITH... 2OT L vs. Elizabeth City State W vs. Bowie State W vs. Fayetteville State W vs. Virginia Union L Jonathan Moore, James Tucker, Jason Hervey and Jermond Debro celebrate after rallying from a 21- point, second-half deficit to capture a miracle victory over Elizabeth City State in the first round of the 2004 CIAA Tournament. NCCU advanced all the way to the championship final Henry Dickerson SAINT PAUL S W at Belmont Abbey L at Catawba W CLAYTON STATE W at Clayton State W QUEENS W at Columbus State L vs. Benedict L vs. North Florida W ST. AUGUSTINE S W at Fayetteville State L at Bowie State W SHAW W vs. Livingstone L BELMONT ABBEY W at Virginia Union L at St. Augustine s L JOHNSON C. SMITH W WINSTON-SALEM ST....OT L FAYETTEVILLE STATE W at Virginia State...OT W LIVINGSTONE...OT L ELIZABETH CITY STATE W VIRGINIA UNION W at Winston-Salem State L at Johnson C. Smith L vs. Virginia State W vs. Johnson C. Smith L Henry Dickerson vs. Eckerd L at Lynn L at Barry L SHAW W VIRGINIA UNION L vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L NCCU Men's Basketball 36

37 NCCU Game-By-Game Results ( ) NCCU fans storm the court to celebrate the Eagles upset over nationally-ranked and eventual national champion Virginia Union on Feb. 19, 2005, as the Panthers watch in shock. (Photo by Robert Lawson) at Catawba L COLUMBUS STATE W at Fort Valley State L at Columbus State L FAYETTEVILLE STATE W BOWIE STATE L at Shaw W at Saint Augustine s L at Livingstone W SAINT AUGUSTINE S L at Johnson C. Smith L VIRGINIA STATE L WINSTON-SALEM STATE W at Fayetteville State W LIVINGSTONE W at Elizabeth City State L at Saint Paul s W at Virginia Union L at Winston-Salem State L JOHNSON C. SMITH L vs. Shaw W vs. Virginia Union L Henry Dickerson COLUMBUS STATE W BARTON COLLEGE W at East Carolina L at Saint Paul s L at Elizabeth City State L AUGUSTA STATE...(OT) W SHAW W vs. North Georgia W at Columbus State L at Fayetteville State L at Bowie State L at Shaw W SAINT AUGUSTINE S L LIVINGSTONE W at Virginia State L at St. Augustine s L JOHNSON C. SMITH L VIRGINIA STATE W FAYETTEVILLE STATE L VIRGINIA UNION L at Livingstone W ELIZABETH CITY ST....(OT) W BOWIE STATE W at Virginia Union L SAINT PAUL S W at Johnson C. Smith L vs. Saint Paul s W vs. Virginia Union L (CIAA Tournament - Quarterfinals) DID YOU KNOW??? One of the two players who broke the N.B.A. color barrier played for North Carolina Central University. On April 6, 1950, both Harold Hunter of (then) North Carolina College and Earl Lloyd of West Virginia State, became the first black athletes signed and admitted to play in the National Basketball Association. NCAA Division I Exhibition Games (as Div. II) at North Carolina L at Duke L at Duke L at East Carolina L at Duke L at Wake Forest L NCCU Men's Basketball

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39 NCCU Records vs. Opposition / NCAA Tournament History OPPONENT W L BEGIN LAST NCCU OPP Alabama A&M 1 0 3/12/93 3/12/ Albany State /28/67 11/21/ Alcorn State /29/67 12/29/ Allen /23/91 11/23/ Athens /19/67 12/19/ Augusta State /8/06 12/8/ Barber-Scotia /8/86 11/27/ Barry University /21/05 11/21/ Barton /18/06 11/18/ Belmont Abbey /20/04 01/20/ Benedict 1 5 1/22/42 12/29/ Bethune-Cookman /31/54 12/31/ Bluefield State /14/39 12/13/ Bowie State /21/81 2/15/ Brooklyn College 1 0 1/31/42 1/31/ CS-Bakersfield 0 1 3/25/93 3/25/ Camp Butner 1 0 1/15/44 1/15/ Camp Lejeune /23/56 12/7/ Campbell 0 1 1/24/79 1/24/ Catawba College /8/01 12/3/ Central State (Ohio) /12/81 12/12/ Cheyney /12/98 1/24/ Claflin College /17/93 11/26/ Clark-Atlanta 7 5 3/22/41 11/16/ Clayton State /29/04 12/04/ Col. of West Virginia /11/99 2/08/ Columbus State /29/00 12/30/ Coppin State /11/76 1/26/ David Libscomb /20/66 12/20/ Delaware State /7/45 1/27/ District of Columbia /19/83 12/30/ East Carolina /26/06 11/26/ East Tennessee St /20/79 1/20/ Eckerd College /18/05 11/18/ Elizabeth City St /4/57 2/13/ Elon College 0 2 1/17/72 2/14/ Fayetteville State /20/37 2/6/ Federal City /75 12/ Fisk /7/53 1/2/ Florida A&M 3 0 1/30/40 12/27/ Fort Benning 1 0 3/47 3/ Fort Bragg 3 0 1/16/43 1/8/ Fort Valley State /01/00 12/28/ Francis Marion /29/86 2/8/ Gannon University /30/88 12/30/ Gardner-Webb 3 2 1/76 1/4/ Georgetown College /19/66 12/19/ Georgetown Univ /7/76 1/10/ Georgia College &SU /20/98 12/17/ Grambling State 1 1 3/2/55 1/1/ Green Waves 2 0 1/2/39 12/ Guilford /20/79 12/20/ Hampton /5/ High Point /18/64 12/18/ Howard /12/37 3/1/ Jackson State /31/56 12/31/ Jacksonville State (Al) 1 1 3/24/89 3/17/ Johnson C. Smith /24/ Kentucky State 4 4 1/12/39 11/24/ Kutztown /15/96 11/15/ Knoxville /26/93 1/14/ Lane College /19/99 11/19/ Lemoyne-Owens /30/63 12/30/ Lenoir-Rhyne /23/84 12/2/ Lewis and Clark /22/02 11/22/ Lincoln (MO) 1 0 3/6/58 3/6/ Lincoln (PA) /7/ Lincoln-Memorial 2 1 2/15/90 2/13/ Livingstone /70 2/10/ Longwood /2/80 11/29/ Lynn University /19/05 11/19/ Maryland-Eastern Shore /9/54 2/15/ OPPONENT W L BEGIN LAST NCCU OPP Mecca Athletic Club 1 0 1/2/46 1/2/ Middle Tennessee St /30/78 11/30/ Miner Teachers 1 0 2/16/39 2/16/ Morehouse /17/01 11/22/ Morgan State /38 2/16/ Morris Brown /12/49 12/5/ Morristown 1 0 1/40 1/ Mount Olive /07/02 11/15/ Mount Saint Mary's 0 2 3/9/57 12/2/ Norfolk State /29/64 2/22/ North Carolina A&T /19/ N. Carolina-Asheville /19/82 11/21/ N. Carolina Wesleyan /27/95 11/27/ North Florida /30/04 12/30/ North Georgia /29/06 12/29/ Paine College 3 1 1/29/96 2/4/ Petersburg Y /27/48 12/27/ Pfeiffer /18/94 11/18/ Pope Air Force Base /12/53 11/12/ Queens University /19/03 12/20/ Rhode Island 1 0 1/27/69 1/27/ Robert Morris 0 1 1/22/79 1/ S.E. Missouri State 1 0 3/25/89 3/25/ Sacred Heart 1 0 3/23/89 3/23/ Saint Augustine's /14/36 1/27/ Saint Paul's /28/ Salem International /17/02 12/17/ Savannah State /11/54 1/18/ Seattle University /23/02 11/23/ Shaw /11/ South Carolina St /16/41 11/25/ Southern 0 2 3/21/41 3/22/ Tampa, Univ. of 1 0 3/16/90 3/16/ Tennessee State /5/49 12/1/ Tenn.-Chattanooga /4/78 12/8/ Texas Southern /8/52 3/2/ Torpedoes /38 12/ Triangle 1 0 3/11/44 3/11/ Tuskegee 4 3 1/27/41 1/20/ Valdosta State /03/99 12/03/ Virginia Commonwealth /11/78 12/11/ Virginia State /2/ Virginia Union /5/40 3/1/ Voorhees /21/97 12/07/ West Florida /04/99 12/04/ West Georgia /19/95 11/19/ West Texas State /29/88 12/29/ West Virginia State /16/39 12/ West Virginia Tech /18/01 12/18/ Wilberforce 2 1 1/40 1/15/ Wilmington Y 3 0 2/4/50 1/12/ Wingate University /5/01 12/21/ Winston-Salem St /5/38 2/21/ Xavier 1 0 3/1/54 3/1/ Eagles NCAA Tournament History st Rnd. vs. Florida A&M W 2nd Rnd. vs. Mount St. Mary's L 1988 Reg. Semi. vs. Virginia State W Reg. Final vs. Troy State L 1989 Reg. Semi. vs. Norfolk State W Reg. Final vs. Virginia Union W Quarterfinal vs. Sacred Heart W Semifinal vs. Jacksonville W Final vs. Southeast Missouri State W 1990 Reg. Semi. vs. Tampa W Reg. Final vs. Jacksonville State L 1993 Reg. Semi. vs. Alabama A&M W Reg. Final vs. Virginia Union W Quarterfinal vs. Cal State-Bakersfield L st Rnd. vs. Pfeiffer L 1997 Reg. Semi. vs. St. Augustine's L NCCU Men's Basketball

40 NCCU S YOUNG SELECTED BY SEATTLE IN NBA DRAFT North Carolina Central University senior David Young had his dream fulfilled on June 24, 2004, when the Seattle Supersonics selected the All-CIAA guard with the 41st overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Young, NCCU s first NBA draft pick in 21 years, sat alone in an Atlanta hotel room when he saw his name flash on the television as the 12th player chosen in the second round. Wow, he said, God is good. After ending his college career as the Eagles top scorer in with 20.5 points per game, Young faced a long and tough journey around the NBA workout circuit. I have endured and persevered through a lot of tough times. Young said reflecting on his life and basketball career. I have always dreamed about playing in the NBA. I got a second opportunity at North Carolina Central University and now my dream has come true. Young is NCCU's second-highest NBA draft pick, trailing only legendary Boston Celtic and Hall-of-Famer Sam Jones. NCCU Eagles in the NBA Draft Year Name Team Round Pick Overall 2004 David Young Seattle David Binion Seattle Donald Sinclair Washington Joe Pridgen San Diego Lee Davis Phoenix Ted Manning Detroit Sam Jones Boston Eagles in the NBA Draft Former NCCU Eagle Jonathan Moore was a member of the NBA Development League's Arkansas RimRockers. (Photo by Nelson Chenault/NBAE/Getty Images) NCCU Men's Basketball 40

41 NCCU Eagles Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame JOHN B. McLENDON Enshrined: As a coach on April 30, 1979 Born: April 5, 1915 in Hiawatha, KS Died: October 8, 1999 NCCU: Head Coach, John B. McLendon s contributions to the sport of basketball are virtually innumerable. His advisor at the University of Kansas was the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith. At North Carolina College from 1937 to 1952, and as head basketball coach from 1940 to 1952, he pioneered basketball s full court game, using such strategies as the full court press, the full court zone (now known as the zone press), the open center offense whose variants include the four corners, the rotating pivot, and the double-pivot. In 38 years as a head coach, he achieved a collegiate coaching record of 523 wins to 165 losses for a.760 winning percentage, including a record at NCC. He was also the first black coach in a professional basketball league (with the Cleveland Pipers in the American Basketball League in 1961) and the first black coach at a predominantly white university (Cleveland State employed him in June 1966). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Bio: John B. McLendon s engaging personality made him a popular basketball figure for more than 60 years. His extraordinary knowledge of basketball history made him one of the game s leading ambassadors. But, it is his coaching resume that makes many in the profession envious. McLendon, who learned basketball from Dr. James Naismith as an undergraduate at Kansas, is the first coach in history to win three consecutive national titles. McLendon earned this honor by guiding Tennessee State to the 1957, 1958 and 1959 NAIA national championships. McLendon championed for heightened awareness of basketball at all-black colleges, and helped initiate an era of integrated basketball. McLendon s well-rounded coaching background included positions at the collegiate, AAU and professional level. He coached North Carolina College, Hampton Institute, Tennessee State, Kentucky State and Cleveland State along with the Cleveland Pipers (NIB-ABL) and the Denver Rockets (ABA). Named the 1958 NAIA Coach of the Year, McLendon coached teams that won eight CIAA titles between 1941 and 1952, the NIBL and AAU championships in 1961, and the ABL Eastern Division crown in McLendon, who has traveled the world promoting basketball, wrote two books, Fast Break Basketball and The Fast Break Game. Eagles in the Basketball Hall of Fame SAM JONES Enshrined: As a player on April 30, 1984 Born: June 24, 1933 in Laurinburg, NC NCCU: Student-Athlete, / North Carolina College Playing Highlights: Scored 1,745 points playing for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon; Three-time All-Conference; Enshrined in NAIA Hall of Fame (1962). Pro Highlights (NBA Boston Celtics, ): All-NBA Second Team ( ); Five-time NBA All-Star (1962, , 1968); Member of 10 championship teams ( and ); Tallied 15,411 points (17.7 ppg) in his 12-year career; Scored 2,909 points in 154 playoff games (18.9 ppg), 15th best in history; NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1970); NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996). Hall of Fame Bio: At six-foot-four, Sam Jones was the prototype of the tall guard who could run the floor, bang the boards and had a rangy offensive game that gave opponents fits. One of the Jones Boys in Boston, Sam teamed with K.C. in the Celtics backcourt to create havoc in NBA arenas around the country. Jones favored an unorthodox but highly effective bank shot that became the muscle behind his and Boston s 10 NBA championships, including eight in a row ( ). As a collegian, Jones was an offensive firehouse scoring 1,745 points while playing for Hall of Fame coach John McLendon at all-black North Carolina College. Jones was not a collegiate All-America and was a relative unknown, but that didn t sway Red Auerbach, who drafted Sam in the first round of the 1957 draft. Jones didn t disappoint the Boston faithful. His 12-year NBA career included five All-Star Game appearances, 871 regular season games and 154 playoff games. Considered one of the NBA s most prolific graceful shooters, Jones scored 15,411 points (17.7 ppg), plus 2,909 (18.9 ppg) more in the playoffs. Considered one of the fastest NBA guards with superb court vision and savvy, Jones led the Celtics in scoring three times, averaging a careerhigh 25.9 points in An extremely popular player, in 1970 Jones was selected to the NBA Silver Anniversary Team (1970), a composition of the greatest NBA stars of the league s first 25 years. He later would be named one of the top 50 players in history when the NBA celebrated its 50th Anniversary in NCCU Men's Basketball

42 NCCU Athletics: Winning Tradition, Championship Success, Soaring to Greater Heights North Carolina Central University is competing in its first year of reclassification as an NCAA Division I institution (Football Championship Subdivision), and the Eagles will be playing as an independant during the athletics campaign. Fourteen men s and women s sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition at the Division I-FCS level. Men s intercollegiate teams include football, basketball, baseball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and cross country. Women s intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. NCCU s athletic programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years, headlined by the 1989 NCAA Division II Men s Basketball National Championship. NCCU s commitment to a balanced athletic program, providing equitable resources to all of its sports teams, is abundantly apparent. In five of the past eight years, NCCU claimed the Loretta Taylor All-Sports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women s program in the CIAA. Last year, NCCU s final season in the NCAA Division II, the Eagles placed 24th in the final standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup, the prestigious award presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. In , NCCU won four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) team championships and participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events. In the fall, the women s cross country team made history by becoming the first HBCU to win a regional championship, then placed 23rd at the national meet. The Lady Eagles began their historic run by repeating as CIAA champions. The football team earned a No. 1 seed in the regional playoffs after posting a perfect regular season of 11-0 and winning its second straight conference title. The Eagles were also declared the 2006 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Football National Champions, the school s first such title in the 33 years of the SBN Sports Network poll. The women s volleyball team made its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA regional playoffs after three-peating as league champions and ending its run in the CIAA by defeating 48 consecutive conference opponents. In the winter, the men s indoor track and field team claimed the school s best team finish at the indoor national championships with a third-place performance. The women s basketball team won its first conference championship in 23 years before advancing to the NCAA regional semifinals for the second straight season. The Lady Eagles also finished tied atop the final Black College Sports Page rankings to earn a share of the 2007 BCSP Women s Basketball Black College National Championship and posted school records in wins (26) and consecutive victories (19). In the spring, the men s outdoor track and field team placed seventh at the national championship meet. The softball team earned the program s first ever at-large bid to the NCAA post-season NCCU Wins Four CIAA Titles in CIAA Women s Basketball Champions 2006 CIAA Women's Cross Country Champions 2006 CIAA Women's Volleyball Champions NCCU s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year. (Photo by Wayne Jernigan) NCCU Men's Basketball Sports Offered by NCCU Athletics Fall Winter Spring Football (Men) Basketball (Men &Women) Softball (Women) Volleyball (Women) Indoor Track & Field (M&W) Golf (Men) Cross Country (M&W) Bowling (Women) 42 Tennis (Men & Women) Baseball (Men) Outdoor Track & Field (M&W)

43 NCCU Athletics: Winning Tradition, Championship Success, Soaring to Greater Heights CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 Women s Basketball (CIAA) 2006 Football (CIAA) 2006 Women's Volleyball (CIAA) 2006 Women's Cross Country (CIAA) 2006 Softball (CIAA) 2005 Women s Volleyball (CIAA) 2005 Football (CIAA) 2005 Women s Cross Country (CIAA) 2004 Women s Volleyball (CIAA) 2004 Men s Cross Country (CIAA) 2001 Women s Bowling (CIAA) 1999 Softball (CIAA) 1999 Women s Volleyball (CIAA) 1998 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1998 Softball (CIAA) 1984 Women s Basketball (CIAA) 1980 Football (CIAA) 1975 Men s Tennis (MEAC) 1974 Men s Track & Field (MEAC) 1974 Men s Tennis (MEAC) 1973 Football (MEAC) 1973 Men s Track & Field (MEAC) 1973 Men s Tennis (MEAC) 1972 Football (MEAC) 1972 Men s Track & Field (MEAC) 1972 Men s Tennis (MEAC) 1971 Men s Track & Field (CIAA) 1965 Men s Track & Field (CIAA) 1965 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1964 Men s Track & Field (CIAA) 1964 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1963 Football (CIAA) 1961 Football (CIAA) 1959 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1958 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1957 Men s Tennis (CIAA) 1956 Football (CIAA) 1954 Football (CIAA) 1953 Football (CIAA) 1950 Men s Basketball (CIAA) 1946 Men s Basketball (CIAA) after winning 31 games in the regular season, including an unblemished 20-0 conference record and the CIAA regular-season crown. In other spring action, the NCCU baseball team, returning to the diamond for the first time in 32 years, won the CIAA regular-season title and recorded 21 overall victories. Several former student-athletes and coaches are nationally and internationally known. Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who lifted the Eagle track & field program to international prominence during his unprecedented The 1989 men s basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship by defeating Southeast Missouri State in the title game on March 25, The Eagles also captured an NCAA Division II Regional Championship in Legendary track & field coach Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, who served as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee during the 1996 Atlanta Games, led the Eagles to 30 national titles, 77 All-America citations, and eight Olympic medals. tenure as head coach at NCCU. Under Walker s reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 All-Americans, and eight Olympic medalists. Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of (.779) as an Eagle head coach from 1940 to A student of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense. Boston Celtics great Sam Jones, a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-of-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during his stellar NCCU career. Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes - best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom Good Times - played football for the NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos NCCU Men's Basketball

44 NCCU Athletics Department Staff DR. LES BRINSON Faculty Athletic Council Chairman (919) ANN EDMONDS Academic Support Director (919) BRENDA SCARBOROUGH Executive Administrative Assistant to the Athletics Director (919) GEORGE SMITH Associate A.D. for External Affairs/Strength&Conditioning (919) KYLE SERBA Associate A.D. for Media Relations (919) CAROLYN ARRINGTON Assistant A.D. for Business & Finance (919) LOUISE BROTHERS Business & Finance Assistant (919) DANNY WORTHY Assistant A.D. for Marketing (919) RECO CHAVIS Facilities / Event Coordinator (919) BARRY MARROW Facilities / Turf Management (919) SEAN THOMAS MS, ATC, LAT Head Athletic Trainer (919) MICHAEL ESSA MA, ATC, LAT, NASM-PES Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) NATHAN CROCKETT MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer (919) PHYLLON JACKSON Academic Support Coordinator (919) DR. HENRY WHITE Baseball, Head Coach / Academic Support (919) GEORGETTE CRAWFORD-CROOKS Women s Volleyball, Head Coach (919) HENRY DICKERSON Men s Basketball, Head Coach (919) JOLI ROBINSON Women s Basketball, Head Coach (919) DAVID NASS Women s Tennis, Head Coach (919) CURTIS LAWSON Men s Tennis, Head Coach (919) MICHAEL LAWSON Track & Field/Cross Country, Head Coach (919) MIKE CHARLTON Softball, Interim Head Coach (919) KAREN SANFORD Women s Bowling, Head Coach (919) PAUL PERRY Golf, Head Coach (919) MOSE RISON Football, Head Coach (919) NCCU Men's Basketball 44

45 NCCU Athletics Department Staff Ingrid Wicker-McCree Interim Director of Athletics North Carolina Central University announced the appointment of Ingrid Wicker- McCree as interim director of athletics on Dec. 7, Wicker-McCree previously served as the university s associate athletics director for internal affairs. She has served in a variety of leadership positions in both conference and national level organizations, most notably as president of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Executive Board from , becoming only the second woman to ever hold that position in the league s history. Since 2003, she has served as a member of the NCAA s Division II Legislation Committee. In recognition of her work, Wicker-McCree received the CIAA Leadership Award for Service as President of the Executive Board and was named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year in the spring of Now in her 14th year at NCCU, Wicker-McCree has been one of the driving forces behind NCCU s reclassification to NCAA Division I. Since 1998, she has overseen the internal operations of the Athletics Department, including all compliance and eligibility programs. The depth of Ingrid s experience will continue to serve the university well, said Chancellor Charlie Nelms. We are very fortunate to have someone with such a demonstrated record of leadership within the ranks who can continue to lead our athletic department forward. Wicker-McCree began her career at NCCU as the head coach for women s volleyball and softball. She became the first coach in NCCU history to win conference championships in multiple sports, capturing the school s first-ever CIAA titles in softball (1998) and volleyball (1999, 2004, 2005). A three-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005) and former member of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Committee, Wicker-McCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at NCCU. She was also inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team. A native of Durham and graduate of C.E. Jordan High School, Wicker- McCree earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from George W a s h i n g t o n University and a master s degree in recreation resources administration from North Carolina State University. She is currently completing Ingrid Wicker-McCree accepts the 2007 Loretta Taylor All-Sports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women's program in the conference, from Jeffrey McLeod of the CIAA. doctoral studies in higher education administration at North Carolina State University. She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for the women s volleyball program at N.C. State ( ). She then spent two seasons ( ) as head volleyball coach and student-athlete academic counselor at North Carolina A&T State University before returning to her hometown to begin her NCCU tenure in August Wicker-McCree has been involved as a player and coach in the USA Volleyball Carolina Region. She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic Teams (ages 18, 16, 14 and under) and director of the Y.M.C.A. Middle School Girls Volleyball Camp (ages 10-14). Wicker-McCree and her husband, Geno McCree, a threesport collegiate student-athlete and 1991 graduate of Elon University, are the proud parents of Alexia (10), Quinton (7) and Sydney (4). NOT PICTURED: LUANN EDMONDS-HARRIS Cheerleading Coach VERONICA HEMMINGWAY Assistant A.D. for Development DARRELL SANDERS Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach (919) ORALIA WASHINGTON Assistant Sports Information Director (919) BRENDA WILLIAMS Administrative Assistant (919) NCCU Men's Basketball

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47 NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms Chancellor Charlie Nelms assumed his duties as Chancellor of North Carolina Central University August 1, Prior to joining the NCCU family, Nelms served as vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs at Indiana University, which enrolls approximately 100,000 students on eight campuses. In his role as IU s vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs, Nelms was responsible for a combination of duties on the Bloomington campus and systemwide that spanned university planning, institutional research and effectiveness, enrollment management, student affairs, academic support services, K-12 outreach initiatives, student retention, honors programs, and diversity and equity efforts. In September 2001, TIME magazine named IU s NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms (right) is presented with a ceremonial key to his new office by Atty. Cressie H. Thigpen, Jr., Chairman of NCCU s Board of Trustees.. (Photo by Robert Lawson) Bloomington campus the number-one student-centered research university in the nation. Many of the programs cited by TIME were under Nelms oversight and direction. A native of Crawfordsville, Arkansas, Nelms majored in agronomy and chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduating in He later earned a master s degree in higher education and student affairs (1971) and a doctoral degree in higher education administration (1977) from Indiana University. Early in his career, he rose through the faculty and administrative ranks as associate dean for Student Development at Earlham College in Indiana ( ), associate director of the Center for Human Development and Education Services at the UAPB ( ), associate dean for Academic Affairs at Indiana University Northwest ( ) and vice president for Student Services at Sinclair Community College in Ohio ( ). In 1987, Nelms began a seven-year tenure as chancellor of Indiana University East, a commuter campus serving east-central Indiana. During his tenure there, the campus was the fastest-growing college in the State of Indiana. In 1994, Nelms was named chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint (UMF), an urban campus that enrolls over 6,500 students and offers a full spectrum o f u n d e r g r a d u a t e and master s degree programs. Before being recruited to Indiana University in 1998, he resolved a significant campus budget deficit, reversed a four-year enrollment decline, and secured more than $75 million in private gifts to UMF. A former American Council on Education Fellow and Ford Fellow, DR. CHARLIE NELMS NCCU Chancellor Nelms holds honorary degrees from Earlham College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to education and service to students, including the Benjamin Hooks Award for Meritorious Achievement from the Gary (IN) branch of the NAACP, the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the IU School of Education, the President s Medal from the University of Michigan, and the State of Indiana s Sagamore of the Wabash the highest civilian award bestowed by the governor. Nelms is married to Jeanetta Sherrod Nelms. They have one son, Rashad, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who serves as a policy officer with the United Nations World Food Programme. Presidents and Chancellors James E. Shepard Alfonso Elder Samuel P. Massie Albert N. Whiting LeRoy T. Walker Tyronza R. Richmond Donna J. Benson Julius L. Chambers James H. Ammons Charlie Nelms NCCU Men's Basketball

48 North Carolina Central University Profile History In 1910, Dr. James E. Shepard envisioned and founded a school that prepared African American adults for leadership roles in our nation s communities. Founded as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) became the nation s first state-supported historically black liberal arts college. In 1923, the National Training School became the state-supported Durham State Normal School, devoted to the training of teachers for the Colored Public Schools of North Carolina. Two years later, Dr. Shepard was able to persuade the General Assembly to take a revolutionary step, making the institution a liberal arts college and naming it North Carolina College for Negroes in The School of Law was established in 1940 and the School of Library Science in By the time of Dr. Shepard s death on October 6, 1947, the institution that had become North Carolina College at Durham was fully-accredited, highly respected and had become the alma mater of a growing list of distinguished alumni. Today, under the leadership of Chancellor Charlie Nelms, NCCU is a comprehensive university offering more than 100 bachelor s degrees in various disciplines, 40 master s degree programs and three professional degrees in law. The university reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and has a diverse student population of more than 8,500. New Initiatives NCCU is on the cutting edge with its Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise known as BRITE. The institute offers new bachelor s and master s degrees in pharmaceutical science. These programs provide students with core scientific competencies in biology or chemistry as well as hands-on laboratory practice. In addition, NCCU Men's Basketball there are seminar courses in drug development operations, FDA regulations, quality assurance and control, and intellectual property and patent law. NCCU s BRITE is an important part of the statewide initiative to make North Carolina a premiere provider of skilled workers for the biotechnology industry. The School of Law has won kudos for providing top-notch legal education. According to Vault, Inc., a publishing firm that researches and collects data on diverse professions, the law school has not received the acknowledgment it is due. Vault surveyed 512 recruiters who identified 25 underrated schools, and the NCCU School of Law was ranked at number 14. NCCU and the African American Jazz Caucus are partnering to form the NCCU/ AAJC Jazz Research Institute (NAJRI) in an effort to preserve the integrity of jazz as an African American art form. One of the functions of the Institute will be to address the critical artistic and economic situation of jazz in the African American community as well as develop other initiatives such as a North Carolina Hall of Fame dedicated to highlighting the work of jazz artists from North Carolina. In an effort to bring more study abroad options to students, NCCU has been accepted as a member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a nonprofit membership organization that provides affordable and diverse study abroad and exchange opportunities to students around the world. NCCU is only one of four historically black college or university in the ISEP network. ISEP membership makes it possible for NCCU students to study abroad at over 135 different universities in 39 countries. The university s athletics programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years. Fifteen men s and women s sports teams participate in NCAA and CIAA competition at the Division II level. In 2006, NCCU was the CIAA Champions in football, and women s crosscountry, basketball, and volleyball. NCCU is the first historically black institution in the nation to have an athletic training education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Built upon the motto of Truth and Service, NCCU is a university committed to preparing and equipping students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace. NCCU Highlights NCCU was the fastest growing institution in the University of North Carolina System. At 5.5 percent for fall 2006, NCCU surpassed 48 the UNC System s average rate of growth of 3.1 percent. Black Enterprise magazine named NCCU one of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans in the nation in its September 2006 edition. NCCU was ranked No. 30. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $2.3 million to the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise. In 2006, NCCU s School of Law students passed the State Bar Examination at a rate of 86%; the highest of any other historically black school in the county. NCCU received accreditation of its bachelor s and master s programs in business administration from the Assembly of American Colleges and Schools of Business International. NCCU received a $150,000 grant from the Darden Restaurants Foundation to establish a Culinary Teaching Laboratory at the university to support its Hospitality and Tourism Program. An endowment in the amount of $100,000 was awarded for the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund to establish a scholarship for chemistry majors. NCCU became the CIAA Champions in men s football and baseball and women s cross country, softball, basketball and volleyball. NCCU led in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU was No. 3 in the state and tied for third place among historically black colleges and universities across the nation.