NC Central’s LeVelle Moton headed into CIAA Hall of Fame
It’s been quite the December for North Carolina Central basketball coach LeVelle Moton.
Earlier this month Moton found out that his favorite childhood park, Lane Street Park near downtown, would be renamed in his honor. On Friday, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced that Morton will be one of five inductees into its 2020 Hall of Fame Class.
Moton played basketball at NCCU from 1992-1996. The CIAA Hall of Fame is named after former NCCU coach John B. McLendon.
Moton was a prep star at Enloe High School and stayed close to home, choosing to play college basketball for the Eagles. By the time he left Durham, Moton was the program’s third all-time leading scorer with 1,714 points. He is first in 3-pointers made (213), third in free throws (363), fifth in assists (278), eighth in field goals (569) and ninth in steals (110).
In 1996 Moton was named the CIAA Player of the Year. That season he averaged 21.3 points per game. As a player, Moton was an NCAA Division II All-American Honorable Mention selection twice and was a two-time All-CIAA First Team selection.
Moton returned to coach his alma mater in 2007 as an assistant and was named head coach in 2009. Since then, Moton has led the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament four times, including the last three seasons. Under Moton, NCCU has won three MEAC regular-season championships. NC Central joined the CIAA in 1928 and left in 1970, only to return 10 years later. The Eagles left the CIAA again in 2007 to move to Division I.
The 2020 John B. McLendon CIAA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be at 9 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2020 at the Charlotte Convention Center. The next day Moton and the Eagles are scheduled at play at South Carolina State.
This story was originally published December 21, 2019 at 11:43 AM with the headline "NC Central’s LeVelle Moton headed into CIAA Hall of Fame."
