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Sharpshooter Terry Whisnant's
game appearances on the
Williams Arena court in 2013-14 were in
civilian clothes. This season the Florida State
transfer will hit the hardwood in full battle mode.
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American Football
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FRIDAY |
Memphis 40, Tulsa 20 (ESPNU)
Cincinnati 38, Tulane 14 (ESPN2) |
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SATURDAY |
Temple 20, ECU 10
(ESPNN)
UConn 37, UCF 29 (CBSSN)
Houston 27, USF 3 (ESPNN) |
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Owls become Temple of Doom |
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PHILADELPHIA — The statistics
told a convoluted tale after 60
minutes of college football at
Lincoln Financial Field, home of
the Philadelphia Eagles, on
Saturday. When East Carolina
outgains an opponent 432 to 135
in total yardage, the assumption
would be that the Pirates won
handily. ...
More from Al Myatt... |
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CHILLY
PHILLY: Fans
were sparse
on Saturday
at the East
Carolina-Temple
game in
dreary
Philadelphia.
Road games
before
meager
crowds have
typically
created a
difficult
environment
for the
Pirates to
perform
well, a
scenario
that was
punctuated
as the Owls
took
advantage of
penalties
and
weather-assisted
turnovers to
deal ECU its
first
American
Athletic
Conference
loss in
the cold,
rainy
conditions
at Lincoln
Financial
Field. The
announced
attendance
at the
69,176-seat
home of the
NFL's Eagles
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Audio: Ruff Post-game |
  ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill spoke
with the press after the
Pirates' upset loss to
Temple on Saturday
(recorded by Al Myatt;
file photo):
Select audio clip... |
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FOOTBALL |
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Kevin's Keys to the Game |
East Carolina
will face off against the
4-3 Temple Owls in
Philadelphia today. It will
mark the first time the
Pirates meet an American
Athletic Conference team
with a winning record and it
will also be their toughest
league test to date.
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'Body of work' will matter
at the end |
There is a reason the FCS
football playoff and NCAA
basketball tournament
committees do not publish
weekly polls. College
Football Playoff organizers
state the early rankings are
to “condition the public”
prior to the final Dec 7
rankings. ...
More from Greg Vacek... |
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By
W.A.
Myatt
©2014 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
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Akeem Richmond may
be gone but Terry Whisnant is set to continue East Carolina's
outside shooting prowess. Whisnant transferred from Florida State
after averaging 2.1 points and 7.7 minutes for a Seminoles team that
won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament his freshman year. His
numbers at FSU improved to 5.2 points and 17.2 minutes as a
sophomore when he made 35.6 percent of his 3-point tries.
Whisnant
scored a career-high
16 at Auburn.
He practiced with
the Pirates during 2013-14 while sitting out according to NCAA
transfer rules. Today (Nov. 5) marks the 22nd birthday for the
communications major. His dad, Terry Whisnant Jr., played linebacker
at North Carolina.
Terry took time to
talk with Bonesville before practice Tuesday afternoon.
Q: Favorite
restaurant in Greenville?
A: Cheddar's.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: 'Family Guy.'
Q: What led to your
decision to transfer to ECU?
A: Coach (Jeff)
Lebo, and having a great relationship with Paris (Roberts-Campbell)
and a lot of the other guys.
Q: What do you
expect your role to be this season?
A: I expect to be a
scorer, but that's not all I want to do. I want to do all of the
little things.
Q: How would you
compare the coaching styles of Jeff Lebo and Florida State coach
Leonard Hamilton?
A: Coach Ham keeps
the same face the whole game and Coach Lebo stomps his foot a little
bit more... that's about it.
Q: How difficult was
it for you to sit out last year?
A: It was really
difficult — going from playing every year to having to sit down and
take a breath — it was really difficult.
Q: How excited are
you to play in the AAC?
A: I'm really
excited. I know we're the underdogs and we take that as a challenge.
We're really looking forward to going out and playing every game.
Q: What do you enjoy
doing besides basketball?
A: I like to play
Call of Duty and I enjoy bowling.
Q: What is the most
difficult challenge you face as a student-athlete?
A: Probably just
finding time to do things. You don't have too much of a social life,
because you're always working with your teammates, trying to get
better.
Q: How do the
basketball facilities at East Carolina compare to Florida State?
A: It's totally
different. At East Carolina, we've put in a lot of new things and
we're up and coming. Florida State has more as of right now, but
we're slowly building up.
Q: What is your
favorite basketball memory?
A: Dunking on a guy
and scoring 46 points in the same game in high school. I don't
remember who we were playing.
Q: Who has been the
most influential person in your life?
A: My mom and my
dad, my sisters... pretty much just my family.
Q: What part of your
game do you feel needs the most work?
A: I feel like it's
the mental part of the game, with me. That's what I need to work on.
Of course I need to work on other things and perfect my craft, but
my toughest thing is probably my mindset.
Q: How excited are
you to play your first game as an East Carolina Pirate?
A: I'm really
excited to play in front of the "Minges Maniacs" and just get out
there and run up and down the court with my teammates.
Q: What is your
favorite thing about East Carolina?
A: The fan base,
Pirate Nation. It's just great to be here.
