Pirates Rally In Second Half To Defeat UAB, 82-75… Pirate Club Surpasses $82 Million In Fundraising Over Last Three Years… Walker Earns USBWA National Player of the Week Honors… UTSA hosts Joyner and East Carolina … Clayton McCullough prepares for first season as Marlins manager 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Final 7-0 run sends Pirates past UAB

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Rally In Second Half To Defeat UAB, 82-75
• Pirate Club Surpasses $82 Million In Fundraising Over Last Three Years
• Walker Earns USBWA National Player of the Week Honors
• Pirates Venture to UTSA on Wednesday

Men’s Basketball: ECU wins back-and-forth war against UAB 82-75 WITN 7

Walker and East Carolina defeat UAB 82-75 ESPN

247 Sports

• ECU 82, UAB 75: How it looked from the baselines
• ECU outlasts UAB inside Minges to take home 82-75 victory
• ECU Baseball Season Preview: Three Questions Facing the Pitching Staff

ECU men’s basketball: Pirates earn AAC home win over UAB Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina at Charlotte odds, tips and betting trends – February 15 Sportsbookwire

UAB Blazers rusty in 82-75 conference loss at East Carolina AL.com

UAB loses on the road 82-75 at East Carolina ABC 33 40

The Associated Press

• UTSA hosts Joyner and East Carolina
• COLLEGE BASEBALL ’25: Ten teams to watch

Charlotte vs. East Carolina men’s basketball tickets still available for Saturday, February 15 For The Win

Why Clemson baseball coach Erik Bakich will hold a microphone during two-game suspension Greenville News

Clayton McCullough prepares for first season as Marlins manager WCTI 12

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Walker Earns USBWA National Player of the Week Honors
• North Texas, Rice Earn Swimming and Diving Weekly Honors
• Rice’s Martinez Takes Women’s Tennis Player Of The Week Accolades
• Rice’s Kuzmenok Named Men’s Tennis Player Of The Week

The Associated Press

• North Texas faces Memphis, looks for 8th straight home win
• South Florida hosts Haggerty and No. 14 Memphis
• Rice visits South Florida following Fisher’s 32-point game
• Andrews leads Charlotte against Wichita State after 20-point performance
• Wichita State plays UTSA following Bell’s 26-point outing

How to watch Temple Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | February 12 USA Today

USF’s Alex Golesh trying to bridge gap between .500 and 1st in AAC Tampa Tribune

Coach Mitch Hannahs makes his USF baseball debut on Friday YAHOO!

No. 14 Memphis hopes Tyrese Hunter can return to face South Florida Reuters

Tyrese Hunter injury update: Memphis basketball player a ‘game-time decision’ vs. USF Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane announces specific plans for indoor football practice facility NOLA.com

Tulane University announces plan for new indoor practice field WDSU

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Football Announces Groundbreaking Plans for New Indoor Practice Field
• Tulane Football Coach Reflects on Mentor Lessons Amid Assistant Changes
• How Tulane Could Approach NIL and Transfer Portal After Losing Multiple Starters
• Pac-12 expansion candidates: UTSA Roadrunners

North Texas moves into second in AAC standings after clutch play late in win over Rice Dallas Morning News

Kaleb Glenn scores 18 off bench to lead Florida Atlantic to 87-75 victory over Charlotte Florida Sun Sentinel

USF’s L’or Mputu powers team’s winning streak USF Oracle

Charlotte baseball opens 2025 season with high hopes and fresh talent ninertimes

UNT moves into second in AAC men’s basketball standings after clutch play late in win over Rice Denton Record Chronicle

Rice falls to North Texas after late surge by Mean Green Houston Chronicle

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball wins fourth straight, now tied for 4th in AAC standings Palm Beach Post

‘Can’t stop it’: The inevitable left hand of Xavier Bell still works for Shockers Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC basketball freshman Ian Jackson’s confidence tested in season of highs and lows
• ACC expanded West for football TV money. Basketball teams, among others, pay the price
• UNC’s Bill Belichick and staff still getting feel for the college game, college ways
• Where does UNC basketball go from here? Lopsided loss at Clemson leaves Tar Heels reeling
• UNC basketball’s road woes continue: Three takeaways from Tar Heels’ loss at Clemson
• Duke basketball’s Jon Scheyer asks for better safety protocols after Clemson court storm

WRAL

• UNC GM outlines how Belichick intends to develop, build, pay Tar Heels
• UNC football GM Michael Michael Lombardi: ‘We’re a head coach-run program’
• At 72 years old and out of the NFL, Bill Belichick makes presence known at the Super Bowl
• Lenovo Center development plan advances, despite safety concerns from Cardinal Gibbons
• Steve Smith Sr. unhappy with former teammate Cam Newton calling Panthers ‘losers’ prior his arrival
• Lakhin leads No. 23 Clemson to 85-65 win over North Carolina

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks hoping to win the deciding third of Paul Mainieri’s first season
• Hamilton: Tigers getting Brownell’s best 15 years into run at Clemson
• Gamecocks’ Carey Rich is Columbia’s ambassador of good will
• The Citadel’s Travis Elliott has gone from walk-on to preseason All-SoCon player
• ‘Hungry’ Clemson takes down Duke on a Saturday, bashes UNC on a Monday

ODU names Stevie Guthoff as recruiting coordinator Hampton Roads Daily Press

The Associated Press

• UConn’s Liam McNeeley draws inspiration for 38-point performance from Creighton fans heckling Hurley
• McNeeley scores 38 points to lead UConn past No. 24 Creighton 70-66 for 1st win in Omaha
• Stevenson and No. 2 Alabama blow past Texas 103-80 to set up SEC showdown with rival No. 1 Auburn
• Indiana beats No. 11 Michigan State 71-67, leaving Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s record