TULSA — East Carolina overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half for an 85-76 overtime win at Tulsa on Tuesday night. The Pirates took their second straight American Athletic Conference road win to improve to 11-9 overall and 3-4 in league play as Jordan Riley scored 27 points and R,J. Felton added 24. “Toughness,”… [ More… ]
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BASKETBALL NEWSFelton’s buzzer three tops Shockers
WICHITA — R.J. Felton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give East Carolina a 75-72 American Athletic Conference win at Wichita State on Saturday night. C.J. Walker had 28 points as the Pirates improved to 10-9 overall and 2-4 in the AAC going into a contest at Tulsa (8-10, 2-3 AAC) on Tuesday at… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTDiamond Pirates undaunted by chilly temperatures
It is difficult to think in terms of baseball season when the nightly lows have been consistently below freezing recently. But East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin isn’t deferring to the weather with the season opener against George Mason (Feb. 14, 4 p.m.) at Clark-LeClair Stadium less than a month away. “We just started school (Monday),”… [ More… ]
BASKETBALL NEWSNorth Texas uses late run to top Pirates
GREENVILLE — North Texas went on a 21-5 run in the second half to top East Carolina, 69-60, on Tuesday night. The Pirates slipped to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference despite 30 points from R.J. Felton, who made a heave from 60 feet as the game ended. The Mean Green (12-4,… [ More… ]
BASKETBALL NEWSNo. 19 Memphis escapes Pirates
MEMPHIS — East Carolina came from 18 points down to tie its American Athletic Conference contest at Memphis at 68 on Saturday before the No. 19 Tigers pulled out a 74-70 win at the FedEx Forum. Pirates coach Mike Schwartz cited 18 turnovers as ECU slipped to 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the AAC. “When… [ More… ]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates edge Temple, 80-79, on Woodard’s hoop
GREENVILLE — Jayshayne Woodard drove and scored with 10 seconds left to lift East Carolina to an 80-79 American Athletic Conference win over Temple in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. R.J. Felton had 23 points and 12 rebounds as ECU improved to 9-7 overall and 1-2 in the AAC. The Pirates rallied… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates seek to avoid 0-3 start in league
Two competitive losses have put East Carolina in danger of dropping to 0-3 in the American Athletic Conference going into a league contest at home against Temple on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The matchup will be shown on ESPN+. The Pirates began AAC play with a 75-69 setback at South Florida on Dec. 31. Florida… [ More… ]
Recruiting Class of 2025 FeatureTransfer portal: ECU comings and goings
The early signing period in December may have been the tip of the iceberg as East Carolina begins reshaping its football roster for the 2025 season. The Pirates signed 21 athletes on Dec. 4 during the first part of the roster changeover. But 10 more newcomers committed to join ECU between Dec. 9-28 as the… [ More… ]
BASKETBALL NEWSECU has stat advantages in loss to FAU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina had some pronounced statistical advantages in taking Florida Atlantic to the buzzer in a 78-76 American Athletic Conference loss at home on Sunday. The Pirates had a 44-30 lead in rebounding and shot 16 more free throws. ECU trailed 31-18 with 7:54 left in the first half, but rallied to lead,… [ More… ]