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=North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball=

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.

Arizona has a long and rich basketball history. The program came to national prominence under the tutelage of former head coach Lute Olson, who since

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. 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.

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.

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. Currently, South Carolina State leads the series 32 wins to 14.

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.

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

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