NCCU Eagles ready for MEAC leader Hampton, after week off

DURHAM, N.C. -- After N.C. Central coach Mose Rison enjoyed a rare weekend without football, he and his team have turned their attention to the matchup with Hampton on Saturday. Hampton played Delaware State on Thursday night, but Rison, who was on the recruiting trail in Charlotte, said he watched the game on television.

That turned out to be a fortunate coincidence since the teams were not able to trade their latest films. "It was in a driving rainstorm," Rison said. "They ran the ball extremely well in the rain. Give Hampton credit for being resilient and not getting away from their game plan. "

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NCCU Eagles: Your Time Is Coming in 41 Days...

NCCU, your time is near but let us take a brief look back at the year that was at the Eagle's nest. This is the video that was played at "The Eddies" culminating a year of exciting moments at North Carolina Central University. The NCCU Eagles will officially join the MEAC as its 13th member, as voted on by the conference's Council of Chief Executive Officers (CCEOs), effective July 1, 2010. Eagle Pride! Eagle Pride! Welcome Home...

Lee Looks To Soar With The NCCU Eagles

Photo: North Carolina Central University incoming 5-10 recruit Whitney Lee, led the Class 4A Blue Streaks to a 19-8 regular season record, a district runner-up finish and a win in the state quarterfinals.

SEBRING, FL — When Whitney Lee was little, she often wore a shirt that said, "Forget the doll, give me the ball."

Years later, that mantra has paid off in the form of a Division-I college basketball scholarship, as the Sebring girls hoops standout and All-Heartland girls basketball player of the year inked a letter of intent on Tuesday to play basketball for North Carolina-Central University in Durham, N.C.

The hard-nosed, high-scoring guard and daughter of SHS head coach Mike Lee, was, perhaps not surprisingly, drawn to the school by the work ethic she saw displayed by her future teammates during a visit.

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