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"title": "NC Central coach LeVelle Moton says college baseketball teams ‘have to pray’ to stop Kansas 7-footer"
"description": "North Carolina Central not only opened its season on the road against preseason No. 1 Kansas Monday night, but the Eagles got a up close look at one of the more heralded players in college basketball. All 7-foot-2 Hunter Dickinson, a Michigan transfer lived up to the hype, scoring 21 points, grabbing eight rebouds and […]"
"date": "2023-11-07"
"authors":
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    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/11/07/nc-central-coach-levelle-moton-says-college-baseketball-teams-have-to-pray-to-stop-kansas-7-footer/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "North Carolina Central"
---

# NC Central coach LeVelle Moton says college baseketball teams ‘have to pray’ to stop Kansas 7-footer

North Carolina Central not only opened its season on the road against preseason No. 1 Kansas Monday night, but the Eagles got a up close look at one of the more heralded players in college basketball. All 7-foot-2 Hunter Dickinson, a Michigan transfer lived up to the hype, scoring 21 points, grabbing eight rebouds and dishing out five assists i[n a 99-56 win over NC Central](https://nccueaglepride.com/news/2023/11/6/mens-basketball-fast-start-by-no-1-kansas-halts-nccu.aspx) at Allen Fieldhouse. North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton, who has seen a lot of great college basketball players during his great career, understood the Eagles — and everyone else in the sport — will have no answer for Dickinson other than possibly divine intervention. “You have to pray, You have to go to church and get a strong service in,” Moton said of matching up with Dickinson. “He’s going to be a problem, and he’s not just going to be a problem for North Carolina Central. He’s going to be a problem for everyone.” For the Eagles, Ja’Darius Harris had 12 points to lead a team that Moton said will have to gain exprience in the early going. “We have 10 new guys who really, none of them have really played Division I basketball,” Moton said. “You play this type of game, you get their attention early.”