2017 – 18 North Carolina Central Eagles men 's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Eagles , led by ninth-year head coach LeVelle Moton , played their home games at McDougald – McLendon Gymnasium in Durham , North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 19 – 16 , 9 – 7 in MEAC play to finish sixth place . In the MEAC Tournament , they defeated Coppin State , Savannah State , and Morgan State to advance to the championship game against Hampton . There they defeated the Pirates to receive the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year . As a No. 16 seed , they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern
MEAC Tournament
2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team