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     DURHAM, N.C. – Former North Carolina Central University guard LeVelle Moton has returned to his alma mater as assistant men’s basketball coach, NCCU head coach Henry Dickerson announced Tuesday (July 17).
     Moton comes to NCCU 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.
     “LeVelle did a very good job as head coach at Sanderson, and he brings everything you could want to the table as an assistant coach,” Dickerson said. “He is good with player/coach relations. He has great relationships with the high schools in the area. And, he is well-known in the community, being an NCCU graduate and (NCCU Athletic) Hall of Famer.”
     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 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 made three-point field goals 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.
     “It was a tough decision to leave Sanderson, but getting my first college coaching job at my alma mater was an opportunity I could not pass up,” Moton said. “Coach Dickerson is a great guy, and we have already built a great chemistry between us. My vision is parallel with his vision. I am ready to work hard.”
     When asked what he brings to the NCCU men’s basketball program, Moton responded, “energy, aggressiveness in recruiting, and a strong background in player development.”
     Moton, 33, is a 1992 graduate of Enloe High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was named Cap5 Player of the Year as a senior.