LeVelle DeShea Moton was born on June 16,1974 and is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the men's basketball team at North Carolina Central University.
14 Facts About LeVelle Moton
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LeVelle Moton was a former player at North Carolina Central, having graduated in 1996.
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One time, as a youth, LeVelle Moton attempted to sell drugs to provide for his family, a local druglord told other dealers he would punish them if they hired LeVelle Moton.
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LeVelle Moton attended Daniels Middle School, where his jersey is retired, and went on to play at Enloe High School.
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LeVelle Moton started attending the Boys Club and credits it with being one of the things that saved his life and kept him off the streets.
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LeVelle Moton was a three-year letter-winner under head coach Frank Williams.
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LeVelle Moton was named the 1996 CIAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was inducted into the NCCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.
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LeVelle Moton's 87 made three-point field goals that year broke the school's single-season record.
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LeVelle 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.
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LeVelle Moton joined hall of fame coach John McLendon and national championship coach Michael Bernard as the only coaches in NCCU men's basketball history to lead the Eagles to three straight 20-win seasons.
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The maroon and gray's second season in the MEAC, LeVelle Moton's fourth, was the coming out party for the program.
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LeVelle Moton earned national praise by being named a finalist for the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award, and the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year of Award, along with Co-Coach of the Year in the MEAC by CollegeInsider.
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LeVelle Moton earned NCAA Division I Independent Coach of the Year honors.
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LeVelle Moton initially returned to his alma mater as assistant men's basketball coach in July 2007.