NCCU to take on Tar Heels in Chapel Hill Nov. 14

DURHAM, North Carolina  -- As inconsistent as Roy Williams’ North Carolina Tar Heels have been lately, and as steady as LeVelle Moton’s N.C. Central Eagles were last season, NCCU fans have legit reasons to like the Eagles’ chances when the teams meet at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill on Nov. 14 (8 p.m., ESPNU).

That game in the Dean Dome will be the season opener for both teams, after which the Eagles will swoop around the country to deal with more big-name programs, according to the schedule NCCU’s athletics department released Wednesday.

“My philosophy on scheduling remains the same,” Moton said. “We will not shy away from top competition. We take every challenge head-on, and with the amount of newcomers we have to mix in, this schedule will truly reveal what type of team we have.”

This will be Moton’s sixth year as the head coach at his alma mater, and he’s never had a team as big and tall and long as the one he’ll take into the 2014-15 season.

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