New East Carolina pitching coach Jason Dietrich has a lot going for him — a trip to the College World Series, an award from Collegiate Baseball as Pitching Coach of the Year and professional playing experience. He boarded the Pirate ship on August 1 after helping teams at UC-Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and Oregon to… [ More… ]
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The Bradsher Beat
Tulsa pulls the plug on ECU’s offense
The magic of East Carolina’s Saturday victory over Southern Methodist was sparked by hot outside shooting, tenacious defense and a crowd that was dialed in. An even larger crowd came to Minges Coliseum Wednesday in hopes of re-creating the wonder of last weekend, but repeated shooting mishaps, fouls and defensive missteps didn’t just disengage the… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Hurricane pulls away
GREENVILLE — Tulsa finished the game on a 31-15 run to deal host East Carolina a 65-49 American Athletic Conference defeat on Wednesday night. The score was tied at 30 at the half and was knotted at 34 when Jeriah Horne scored five unanswered points for the Golden Hurricane. That keyed an 8-0 flurry for… [ More… ]
From the Anchor Desk
Pirates go for third straight conference win
I don’t know what was said in the huddle with the East Carolina-Southern Methodist game tied at 68, but I do know that Tristen Newton came back on the court with a big smile on his face. Newton parlayed that smile into a game-winning three point shot to give the Pirates a 71-68 upset win… [ More… ]
Insights from Brett
Winning awakens ECU’s ‘sixth man’
Sports teams are known to give away all sorts of items — from schedule magnets to t-shirts to bobble heads, just to name a few — as inducements to entice fans into attending their games. All that stuff is nice and people seem to like it. But when it comes to promotions, the best of… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Tristen’s triple lifts Pirates
GREENVILLE — Freshman Tristen Newton hit a 3-pointer from in front of the East Carolina bench with 2.7 seconds left to give the Pirates a 71-68 American Athletic Conference win over Southern Methodist on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. ECU had lost 10 in a row to the Mustangs, including an 82-54 defeat… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates take momentum into SMU test
With wins in five of the last six games, including a 62-59 American Athletic Conference victory over visiting South Florida on Tuesday night, East Carolina (7-8, 1-1 AAC) will take some momentum into its league matchup with Southern Methodist (12-2, 2-0) in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday at 2 p.m. (ESPNU). USF had… [ More… ]
The Bradsher Beat
McNeill coaxing Pirates through rough seas
Kim McNeill isn’t going to sugarcoat it with her players and pretend that starting off the season 3-12 is anything other than disheartening. She feels the pain of the East Carolina women’s basketball team’s sluggish play so far as acutely as anyone. But despite the fact that the Pirates have only been able to celebrate… [ More… ]
Basketball News
Gardner leads Pirates past USF
GREENVILLE — East Carolina evened its American Athletic Conference record at 1-1 with a 62-59 win over South Florida in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Tuesday night. Sophomore Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Pirates improved to 7-8 overall. ECU led 51-38 with 13:11 remaining after a 19-foot jumper by… [ More… ]
Insights from Brett
Gardner sets the pace as Pirates make headway
Just in case you haven’t noticed, there’s an uncanny similarity between East Carolina’s football and basketball programs right now. Both are in the early stages of a building process. Both are led by coaches with track records of success. Both are making positive strides, albeit not always in the win column. And most importantly, both have… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Lebo returns to coaching
Life changed abruptly for Jeff Lebo when he resigned as East Carolina basketball coach early in the 2017-18 season. He has recently filled a void in his life by becoming an assistant coach for the Greensboro Swarm, the G League affiliate of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. “My good friend and teammate, Joe Wolf, is the… [ More… ]