The North Carolina Central Eagles men’s basketball team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Prior to 2011, the Eagles competed in NCAA Division II and won the 1989 NCAA Men’s Division II Basketball Championship. For much of the university’s tenure in Division II, the school (formerly “North Carolina College”) was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times, recently in 2019. They have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time in 2015. The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament seven times. They were Division II National Champions in 1989.