Special adviser to the chancellor Dave Hart found a basketball coach tailor-made for East Carolina, one that had already proven himself as a Pirate, albeit before the turn of the millennium. Hart took the personal approach in narrowing the field of candidates and ultimately selecting Joe Dooley. "The interviews we had in our home in Knoxville," Hart said. "I had done that … [Read more...]

The years have been kind to Joe Dooley on and off the court since he exited as basketball coach at East Carolina. Hairlines can recede and waist lines can expand with time, neither of which has happened to an appreciable degree with Dooley, who has the highest winning percentage at ECU among hoops coaches in the Division I era. Since going 57-52 with the Pirates in four … [Read more...]

Bonesville’s Al Myatt captured this collection of photographs  during a Thursday press conference at the Murphy Center in which Joe Dooley was introduced as ECU's new head basketball coach. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]

East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin knew Joe Dooley during his first term as basketball coach with the Pirates. "I had tried to walk on the basketball team," Godwin said. "I actually went to a few workouts with the basketball guys. "Thank God, he didn't think I was a good enough basketball player because I definitely wasn't a good enough baseball player to do … [Read more...]