NC Central basketball coach visits Daniels, his former middle school

HEAD COACH LEVELLE MOTON
NORTH CAROOLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

RALEIGH North Carolina  --  N.C. Central men’s basketball coach Levelle Moton shared his playbook with a different team Friday.

Moton, 39, months removed from the Eagles’ first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and NCAA tournament bid, talked with the Blue Jackets’ roster of students at Daniels Middle School about the plays that those around him drew up for him to succeed, on and off the court.

Bob Schmalfield coached Moton in football and basketball at Daniels, where he graduated in 1988. Before introducing Moton to the students, Schmalfield told them that he didn’t do anything to improve Moton’s game, making the point that everything they need to be successful as well is already within them.

“What made him great was what he brought with him,” Schmalfield said. “He brought it from inside. I didn’t have to bring it out of him.” CONTINUE READING