NCCU Men's Basketball Program Releases 2015-16 Schedule

DURHAM, North Carolina  -- The North Carolina Central University men's basketball program has announced its schedule for the 2015-16 season with a 29-game slate.

The Eagles start the year with a trek to ACC opponent Clemson on Nov. 13 before putting their 35-game home winning streak on the line against Allen at McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium on Nov. 16. NCCU then makes a return trip to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York to visit LIU-Brooklyn on Nov. 22 and continues to Connecticut to challenge Quinnipiac on Nov. 24. The Eagles will close out the road string with a Thanksgiving weekend special at Louisiana Tech on Nov. 27.

2015-16 NCCU Men's Basketball Schedule (Printer Friendly Version)

NCCU opens December with a return matchup at home against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 3 before starting their quest to repeat as MEAC Regular Season Champions at home against Howard and UMES on Dec. 5 and 7.

The Eagles will compete in the Global Sports Classic this season, and begin their journey on the road at Marshall and Houston on Dec. 14 and 16, before playing the final two rounds on Dec. 21-22 against Southern and Nebraska-Omaha or Eastern Illinois in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NCCU plays its final home game of the calendar year against Montreat on Dec. 29 and then heads to Starkville, Mississippi for a New Year's Eve clash with Mississippi State. The Eagles usher in 2016 at home with a Monday-Wednesday double against East Tennessee State and Johnson and Wales on Jan. 4 and 6 before diving fully into the conference schedule.

NCCU sees each conference opponent at least once, with feature home-and-home matchups against Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T, and Savannah State. Besides Howard and UMES, the Eagles will welcome Norfolk State and Hampton to Durham, and make trips to Coppin State, Delaware State, Morgan State and South Carolina State.

The Eagles and Aggies square off for the first time in Durham on Feb. 6, and NCCU then goes to Greensboro on March 3 to complete the regular season.

NCCU heads to Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia for the MEAC Basketball Championships from March 7-12 in a bid to capture a second conference tournament title in three years.

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