LeVelle Moton Hometown: Raleigh, NC High School: Enloe H.S. Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: North Carolina Central, 1996

DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University announced alumnus LeVelle Moton as the 17th men's basketball head coach in school history on Wednesday (March 25) during a press conference in the William Jones Building on the campus of NCCU.

A former standout shooting guard for the NCCU Eagles from 1992-96, Moton returned to his alma mater as assistant men's basketball coach in July 2007, serving in that capacity for the past two seasons as NCCU continues its reclassification as an NCAA Division I program.

Moton's appointment is a five-year term beginning April 1, with an annual salary of $100,000.

"We are pleased that we were able to identify a new head coach from within the Eagle family," said NCCU Chancellor Charlie Nelms. "Coach Moton has a long-standing history with our basketball program and will continue to bring exceptional leadership in this role."

"As a former member of our winning basketball teams, Coach Moton has a deep desire to bring back a high level of excitement among NCCU students, faculty, staff, alumni and community supporters," said NCCU Director of Athletics Dr. Ingrid Wicker-McCree. "Coach Moton is dedicated to academic success and understands the important role he will play as a role model for our student-athletes. He is a person with integrity and character, who has a tireless work ethic and is a great teacher of the game. His connection with the local community will greatly enhance the visibility of not only the athletics department, but the University as well."

Moton joined the NCCU staff after serving as head boys basketball coach at Sanderson High School in his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. During his three-year tenure (2004-07) at Sanderson, Moton led the Spartans to an overall record of 59-25, while winning back-to-back Cap-7 tournament championships in 2006 and 2007.

A 1996 graduate of NCCU with a bachelor's degree in recreation administration, Moton became the school's third all-time leading scorer with 1,714 points during his historic hardwood career as an Eagle from 1992-96, earning the nickname "Poetry `n Moton."

During his junior and senior seasons, Moton was voted All-CIAA First Team, NCAA Division II South Atlantic All-Region First Team and NCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention. He was named the 1996 CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

Among NCCU's all-time career leaders, Moton ranks first in 3-point field goals made (213 of 529), third in scoring (1,714 points), fourth in free throws made (363 of 467), fifth in assists (278), eighth in field goals made (569 of 1,159), 10th in scoring average (16.6 points per game), and 11th in steals (110).

As a junior (1994-95), he topped the CIAA and was No. 16 in the NCAA Division II in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. His 87 three-point field goals made that year remains the school's single-season record.

As a senior (1995-96), he placed second in the CIAA with 21.3 points per game and ranked among the conference's top 10 statistical leaders in assists, free throw percentage and 3-point field goal percentage.

Moton played on three CIAA Southern Division Championship teams and made two trips to the NCAA playoffs, including an NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship title in 1993.

After NCCU, Moton played four years of professional basketball in Indonesia (1996-97) and Israel (1998-99).

He was head coach at West Millbrook Middle School for three seasons (2001-04) before taking over the Sanderson boys basketball program in 2004.

Moton is a 1992 graduate of Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was a three-year basketball letterwinner, helping the Eagles to two conference championship titles. Moton was a two-time All-Conference selection and was named All-State, Cap5 Player of the Year, Triangle Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention as a senior.

Born June 16, 1974 in Boston, Mass., Moton grew up in Raleigh, N.C., where he was introduced to the sport of basketball at the Raleigh Boys Club. After being nurtured by the Raleigh Boys Club and later serving as a positive role model and contributor to the Club, Moton was inducted into the Wake County Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame in November 2008.

Moton and his wife, Bridget, married on June 28, 2008. They are the proud parents of a newborn baby girl, Brooke (born March 12, 2009).