Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The first step: A look at Norfolk State

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Slated To Compete In Boardwalk Battle
• Cunningham Earns 2024 AAC Community Impact Award
• Pirate Student-Athletes Earn Academic Accolades
• Cunningham Named 2024 AAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Of The Year

The East Carolinian

• East Carolina, Clemson agree to 2029 Football game
• Pirates to host two cross country meets during 2024 season

ECU baseball, women’s golf, women’s tennis receive conference academic awards WNCT 9

Better record the main focus for ECU Defensive Coordinator Blake Harrell this offseason WITN 7

247 Sports

• Where the latest MLB Mock Drafts project ECU ace Trey Yesavage to go
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 50 Kieran Davis
• Realistic expectations for every incoming ECU basketball transfer
• PODCAST: ECU senior DL D’Anta Johnson looks ahead to 2024 season
• College baseball stars Charlie Condon, Jack Caglianone battle for No. 1 MLB Draft pick in CBS Sports mock
• ECU’s Carter Cunningham named AAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Summer Ball Update: ECU infielder Kenan Bowman putting together all-star offseason
• 10 returning players ECU needs to step up in 2024

ECU roundup: Former ECU’s Hoffman named to MLB All-Star squad; Pirate athletes earn academic honors Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Broncos roster series: No. 29, CB Ja’Quan McMillian BroncosWire

Get to know 20 top MLB Draft prospects MLB

2024 MLB mock draft: Bazzana vs. Condon vs. Caglianone, who goes No. 1? theScore

Former ECU star transfers to Clemson TigerNet

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Athletic Conference Announces 2023-24 Team Excellence Awards and All-Academic Team
• East Carolina’s Cunningham Earns American SAAC 2024 Community Impact Award
• Wichita State’s Jackson Caldwell, Charlotte’s Riley Felts Highlight American Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year
• Rice’s Kerry Named to Academic All-America Second Team
• Charlotte’s Felts, Rice’s Van der Westhuizen Earn Academic All-America Nods
• Rice’s Travis Dowd, UAB’s Olivia Valbak Earn Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Awards

Ranking the American Athletic Conference’s College Football Coaches for 2023 Hosted

UNC Charlotte Amps Up the 49ers Fans with Audio Gold AV Network

Charlotte 49ers coach Biff Poggi says program ‘hit the lottery’ with addition of Dré Bly Charlotte Observer

Aloha! Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball team returning to annual Hawaii tournament YAHOO!

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway tells Shaquille O’Neal what he thinks of NIL USA Today

Shaquille O’Neal and Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway reunite to create unique NIL fix Clutch Points

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Former NC State football coach Monte Kiffin, renowned as defensive guru, dies at 84
• Indianapolis to host NIT, D2, D3 title games, Final Four in ’26
• Redefining strength: Doeren family funds NC State program to help neurodivergent students

WRAL

• Former NC State coach Monte Kiffin dies at age 84
• New NIL collective for all sports at UNC to start in August
• Future Duke, NC State players named Gatorade Best Players of the Year

UNC baseball, NC State, Duke could have multiple picks in 2024 MLB Draft YAHOO!

Corey Thompson named next head men’s basketball coach at Winston-Salem State Winston Salem Journal

‘A very important season’: Tom Holmoe dishes on Cougar football, assesses state of the program Deseret News