BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell, the defending Big South champions, officially opens the 2020-21 season at home on Wednesday afternoon as N.C. Central travels to the Buies Creek. Tip-off between the Camels and Eagles is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Gore Arena.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, Campbell University will begin its 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons without spectators at home events.
 
HOW TO TUNE IN

• Wednesday's game, and all Campbell men's and women's basketball home games, will be live-streamed on ESPN+: https://bit.ly/WBBvsNCCU
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• Links to watch or follow along via live stats will be available before every game this season on our schedule page

CAMPBELL NOTABLES

• Campbell was selected to finish first in the Big South this season via the Big South Preseason Poll
• CU returns 11 letter winners and three starters from last season's squad that went 21-8 and won the Big South regular-season title
• Redshirt-senior forward Taya Bolden along with junior guards Luana Serranho and Shy Tuelle were selected to the Big South Preseason All-Second Team
• CU is seeking its 733rd win in program history on Wednesday against N.C. Central (732-546)
• Head coach Ronny Fisher is seeking his 81st win as head coach of the Fighting Camels (80-46)
• Fisher is also seeking his 31st win against a non-conference opponent as head coach of the Camels (30-16)
• Campbell is 30-18 all-time in season-openers since 1972

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• The Eagles were voted to finish tied for fifth in the Preseason MEAC Poll as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors
• Sophomore forward Anissa Rivera was selected to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team while senior guard Kieche White was named to the Second Team
• N.C. Central went 13-17 last season under now fourth-year head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom

SERIES HISTORY (Campbell leads 16-3)

• Campbell is 16-3 all-time against N.C. Central in a series that has dated back all the way to 1976
• The Fighting Camels enter Wednesday's matchup with a 9-0 record all-time at home against the Eagles
• NCCU won the last matchup between the two squads last season, defeating Campbell 67-64 in Durham, N.C.

RONNY BALL - LOCKDOWN DEFENSE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL

• CU is one of just five division one programs to be ranked top-25 nationally in scoring defense in each of the past four seasons
• Campbell ranks fourth in the nation in scoring defense allowing just 52.3 points per game over the past four seasons
• CU ranks 26th nationally in field-goal percentage defense (35.9%)
• Last year, the Camels held their opponents to under 50 points in 14 games and under 40 points in six games
• Campbell held Hampton to just 31 points on Jan. 11 last season, tying a program record for fewest points allowed against a D1 opponent and marking one of 11 teams nationally to hold an opponent to 31 points or less

FRESH FACES
Campbell signed three student-athletes from the class of 2020 to its roster:

• Randria Anderson | 5-11 | Guard | Simpsonville, S.C. / Legacy Early College HS
• Sarah Hammack Fitzgerald | 6-3 | Forward | Richmond, Va. / Atlantic Shores Christian
• Christabel Ezumah | 6-3 | Forward | Sugar Hill, Ga. / Lanier HS

NATIONAL LEADER OFF THE COURT
Senior forward Lauren McNamara-Clement has continued to be a leader on and off the court. In September, McNamara-Clement joined the Division I Women's Basketball Student-Athlete Engagement Group, making her just one of 32 individuals selected across the country. The group will serve as an amplifying voice for women's basketball on key initiatives, legislation and various issues. In addition, McNamara-Clement also serves as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President at Campbell.

SPEIGHT NAMED GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Former Campbell women's basketball standout Kianna Speight returns to the Creek as a graduate assistant for the program. Speight knocked down a program-record 66 shots from beyond the arc last season as a graduate-transfer from Davidson.

NEW COURT
A new floor was installed during the summer of 2020, complete with a redesigned Camel logo within the outline of the State of North Carolina.

PUTTING A RING ON IT
Campbell recently celebrated its 2019-20 Big South Championship season with a private ceremony where staff and student-athletes received championship rings commemorating the historic year.

COMING SOON TO THE CREEK
The Camels announced its highly touted signing class of 2021 on National Signing Day earlier in November. The class includes four future student-athletes from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Brisbane, Australia:

• Courtney Dahlquist | 6-3 | Forward | Washington, Pa. / Trinity HS
• Audrey Fuller | 5-10 | Guard | Brisbane, Australia / All Hallows' School
• Taleah Stephens | 6-0 | Forward | Holly Springs, N.C. / Holly Springs HS
• Breanna Yarber | 6-1 | Forward | Meadowview, Va. / Patrick Henry HS