The 30th anniversary of East Carolina's last trip to the NCAA basketball tournament was last year, which was also Mike Shwartz's first season as coach of the Pirates. Given the parity in the American Athletic Conference this season and ECU's current trend of defying the program's tradition of hoops struggles, the Pirates would appear to have a chance to end their string of … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates preparing for spring football
Since a 2-10 season in 2023, East Carolina coach Mike Houston has focused forward with changes designed to improve areas where the Pirates struggled last year, specifically on offense. "It's good to have a little bit of cool weather here the last couple of days," Houston said at a news conference on Wednesday that addressed the state of the program. "The kids appreciated … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSchwartz wary regarding Shockers
East Carolina basketball coach Mike Schwartz doesn't see a team that is 10-14 overall and 2-9 in the American Athletic Conference when he looks at Wichita State. He doesn't see a team that the Pirates were able to defeat on the road, 54-52, on Jan. 24. He doesn't see a team that is 2-9 in its own road endeavors. Schwartz sees a team that took No. 24 Florida Atlantic to … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSigning day relegated to minimal fanfare
The first Wednesday in February, the traditional national signing day, came and went with minimal activity on the fax machine in the East Carolina football offices in the Ward Sports Medicine Building. The Pirates used to announce a class of high school seniors on the traditional signing day. There was even some tailgating in the environs of the Murphy Center. ECU coaches … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTNCAA proposal not geared for ECU
Many agree that the situation with free movement of athletes in the transfer portal and considerable compensation from Name, Image, Likeness has created a new era in college athletics. Some are calling for reform to the chaos. NCAA president Charlie Baker made a proposal in early December to form an upper tier in Division I that would compensate athletes $30,000 annually. … [Read more...]