North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball

North Carolina A&T Aggies
North Carolina A&T Aggies
	2014–15 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
University	North Carolina A&T University
Head coach	Cy Alexander (3rd season)
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Arena	Corbett Sports Center ; (capacity: 5,700)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Blue and Gold;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1959, 1964
NCAA tournament appearances
	1958, 1959, 1962, 1964 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2013; *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2013
Conference regular season champions
	1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988

The North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies are currently led by coach by head coach Cy Alexander and play their home games at the Corbett Sports Center.

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History

Home arena

The Aggies play home basketball games at the Corbett Sports Center, which opened in 1978. Before the construction of the arena, the Aggies played their home basketball games at neighboring Moore gym.

The university saw a great need to have an on campus stadium that could hold the growing number of fans attending home football games. Aggie Stadium was designed by architect W. Edward Jenkins, a North Carolina A&T alumnus, and opened in 1981. The first game played there was on September 12, 1981 against local rival Winston Salem State University to an overflow crowd of more than 23,000 fans.^[1] To date, the largest single game attendance at Aggie Stadium was set in 2001 when 34,769 people were in attendance for a football game against the rattlers of Florida A&M University.

Culture

Pep band

The Aggie Basketball Team is supported by The North Carolina A&T State University Pep Band. The Pep Band performs popular musical selections at various parts of the game. The pep band also performs school songs post game

Mascot

Aggie, also referred to as the "Aggie Dawg" or "Aggie Dog," is the official mascot of the A&T men's basketball program. Aggie can be seen courtside at all the team's home games. Although the physical representation of the athletic teams is a bulldog, the term "Aggie" has a historical connection to the university's agricultural roots as a land grant university.

Rivalries

The Aggie's chief rival is it's in-state, and fellow MEAC competitor, North Carolina Central University. While its rivalry with North Carolina Central University is its most renowned and intense, North Carolina A&T has a historic rivalry with Winston-Salem State University, and a crosstown rivalry with University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

North Carolina Central

Commonly referred to as the "Aggie–Eagle rivalry," this particular rivalry dates back to the first Aggie Football game in 1924; in which the game ended in a 13-13 tie. The intensity of the rivalry is driven by the proximity of the two schools, as both are only 55 miles apart via U.S. Interstate 85, the size of the two schools, as North Carolina A&T is the largest Historically Black College and University in the state with North Carolina Central being the second, and the fact that both schools are competing for many of the same students and athletes. Fans of both teams tend to place great emphasis on this rivalry and the intensity of it causes splits among many families, marriages, and other groups over their respective teams.

Winston-Salem State

The rivalry with Winston-Salem State is arguably, the second most important rival of the Aggies. The series dates back to 1952, and has roots in the CIAA, where both teams were at one time members. The rivalry is driven by the close proximity of the two schools, as both are approximately 30 miles apart via U.S. Interstate 40, coaching personnel and conference ties once shared by both schools. Since Winston-Salem State's decision to discontinue the transition to Division I citing financial reasons, this rivalry has been placed on hold for the foreseeable future.^[2]

South Carolina State

The rivalry with South Carolina State is the most civil of the Aggie's chief rivals. The series dates back to 1958, and is driven by Conference alignment and proximity within the region. Both North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State are members of the MEAC, and are the largest public Historically Black colleges representing their respective states. Athletically, South Carolina State spoiled the Aggie's 2003 undefeated conference record when they handed A&T their only MEAC loss of the season with a 49-9 win in the regular season closer.^[3] Currently, South Carolina State leads the series 32 wins to 14.

Traditions

Individual honors

Players

Retired numbers

Coaches

All Americans

Team Achievements

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Aggies have appeared in ten NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–10. The 2013 team made history when the Aggies won their first Division I post-season game (either NCAA or NIT), defeating Liberty.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1982	First Round	West Virginia	L 72–102
1983	Preliminary Round	Princeton	L 42–51
1984	Preliminary Round	Morehead State	L 69–70
1985	First Round	Oklahoma	L 83–96
1986	First Round	Kansas	L 46–71
1987	First Round	Alabama	L 71–88
1988	First Round	Syracuse	L 55–69
1994	First Round	Arkansas	L 79–94
1995	First Round	Wake Forest	L 47–79
2013	First Four Second Round	Liberty Louisville	W 73–72 L 48–79

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Aggies have appeared in four NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 10–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1958	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals	Philander Smith Grambling State	W 68–64 L 73–88
1959	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Tuskegee Florida A&M American Evansville Cal State Los Angeles	W 101–87 W 98–75 W 87–70 L 92–110 W 101–64
1962	Regional Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Evansville Union	L 82–97 W 84–80
1964	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Centre Fisk Adelphi Akron State College of Iowa	W 86–68 W 112–87 W 83–80 L 48–57 W 91–72

NIT results

The Aggies have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their record combined is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	First Round	Providence	L 68–84
1981	First Round	Duke	L 69–79

Notable players

Aggies in the pros

Coaches and staff

Notes

References

^ Blue Death Valley: The History of Aggie Stadium
^ "With Deficits Mounting, Winston-Salem State Steps Back From Division I". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
^ "North Carolina A&T Yearly Results (2000-2004)". http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. college football data warehouse. Retrieved 1 October 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

External links

Website

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Retired numbers

No.	Player	Position	Tenure
North Carolina A&T Aggies retired numbers
22	Al Attles	PG	1956–60

[BDV-1] Blue Death Valley: The History of Aggie Stadium

[2] "With Deficits Mounting, Winston-Salem State Steps Back From Division I". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved August 22, 2013.

[3] "North Carolina A&T Yearly Results (2000-2004)". http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. college football data warehouse. Retrieved 1 October 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

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v t e North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
Venues	Moore Gymnasium (1952–1978) Corbett Sports Center (1978–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Central UNC Greensboro
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23