UCF tops Pirates in AAC Tournament  … Pirates’ season comes to end after loss to Central Florida in AAC Tournament  … ECU Athletics Introduces New Mascot Mark … ECU soccer to battle UCF Knights … No. 14 ECU Hosts Charlotte For Three Games

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Basketball News
UCF tops Pirates in AAC Tournament Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Athletics Introduces New Mascot Mark
• ECU WSoccer Preps For Trip To UCF
• Pirates’ MBB Season Comes To A Close Against UCF
• No. 14 ECU Hosts Charlotte For Three Games
• East Carolina SB Travels To Georgia For UGA Classic
• East Carolina VB Set For Two Against Temple

Darius Perry scores 15 to lead UCF past East Carolina in AAC tournament Orlando Sentinel

The East Carolinian

• ECU soccer to battle UCF Knights
• Softball to play in UGA Classic

Pirates’ season comes to end after loss to Central Florida in AAC Tournament  WNCT 9

ECU Stumbles 72-62 To UCF In First Round AAC Tourney Action  Rivals.com

Perry scores 15 to lift UCF past East Carolina 72-62 WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU left searching for answers after tough finish to strange season
• ECU’s season comes to an end with first-round loss to UCF
• Tim Daoust fired up to be a part of Mike Houston’s ECU coaching staff
• Development of edge players a critical component for ECU

Mens Hoops Long, strange trip ends Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 20/18 USF Wins 2021 Women’s Basketball Championship With 64-54 Victory Over UCF
• No. 6 UCF Defeats No. 11 East Carolina, 72-62, in First Round of Men’s Basketball Championship
• No. 10 Tulane Takes Down No. 7 Tulsa, 77-70, in First Round of Men’s Basketball Championship
• No. 8 USF Defeats No. 9 Temple, 73-71, in First Game of Men’s Basketball Championship

The Associated Press

• Perry scores 15 to lift UCF past East Carolina 72-62
• Walker leads Tulane over Tulsa 77-70 in AAC tourney
• South Florida edges Temple 73-71 in AAC tourney

Tampa Bay Times

• USF women hold off UCF to win American Athletic Conference tournament
• USF men edge Temple 73-71 in AAC tourney
• What a fall without football taught USF’s Jarren Williams about his Miami missteps

UCF women fall to No. 20 USF in AAC title game Orlando Sentinel

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Virginia joins Duke in exiting ACC tournament early due to COVID-19
• ‘Tar!’ ‘Heels!’ UNC’s win in Greensboro evokes familiar vibe at the end of a novel year
• ACC tournament: Bracket, betting odds and how to watch UNC-Florida State semifinal game
• Inside the Greensboro Coliseum, the ACC tournament gave North Carolina what it needed

Winston Salem Journal

• Tar Heels’ next challenge will be facing well-rested Florida State in ACC Tournament semifinals
• North Carolina to face Florida State after breaking away from Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament quarterfinals
• Georgia Tech-Virginia game canceled; Yellow Jackets to play in ACC Tournament championship game
• N.C. A&T is out of MEAC men’s basketball tournament and season is over because of positive COVID-19 test
• David Teel: Reece Beekman delivers the raw emotion and theater the ACC Tournament needed

No. 1 seed N.C. A&T out of MEAC men’s basketball tourney after positive COVID test Hampton Roads Daily Press

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia’s ACC tournament is over after a positive COVID-19 test within the program
• Norfolk State men crush N.C. Central, advance to MEAC championship after top seed withdraws
• Old Dominion’s season ends with a loss to North Texas in the Conference USA quarterfinals

The Associated Press

• Georgia Tech-Virginia ACC Tournament semifinal canceled because of Cavaliers positive test; Yellow Jackets advance
• Duke men’s basketball team withdraws from ACC Tournament hours before game after positive COVID-19 test in program
• ACC – Second Round – Game 3 (win) at Florida State Seminoles 3/11/2021
• ACC – Second Round – Game 4 (win) at Virginia Tech Hokies 3/11/2021
• Southeastern – First Round – Game 1 (win) at Florida Gators 3/11/2021
• Conference USA – Second Round – Game 2 (win) at UAB Blazers 3/11/2021
• Conference USA – Quarterfinal 2 (win) at Conference USA – Quarterfinal 1 (win) 3/12/2021
• UC Riverside beats Hawaii 62-52 in Big West Tournament
• Colorado St. beats Fresno St. 72-62 in MWC Tournament
• Gates has Cleveland State dreaming, dancing into NCAA field