GREENVILLE — East Carolina fans stormed the court in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday as Brandon Suggs hit a 14-foot bank shot at the buzzer for a 72-71 American Athletic Conference win over Memphis. Tremont Robinson-White inbounded to Suggs with one second left as the Pirates improved to 10-0 at home after trailing 34-15 with 6:51 left in the first half. ECU … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — East Carolina was in danger of getting blown away at Cincinnati on Wednesday night before the Bearcats withstood a Pirate comeback for a 79-71 American Athletic Conference win in Fifth Third Arena. Vance Jackson had 35 points for ECU, which trailed 34-11 with 7:42 left in the first half. The Pirates (10-5, 1-2 AAC) outscored Cincinnati (12-5, 2-2) by a 42-30 … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give host Temple a 78-75 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday. Pirates coach Joe Dooley said Tremont Robinson-White defended the final shot correctly as Dunn worked off a screen. "We hedged and Tremont got back out," Dooley said. "Damian rose up and made the shot." Dunn had 33 points … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Tristen Newton got East Carolina into overtime on a 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation and scored 14 of the Pirates' 17 points in the extra period as ECU won its American Athletic Conference opener, 88-80, over Tulane in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. The Pirates improved to 10-3 overall and 9-0 at home going into a Saturday … [Read more...]

For the second time in four days, East Carolina's basketball schedule has been disrupted. The contest between ECU and South Florida scheduled for New Year's Day in Tampa has been postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Pirate program. A brief American Athletic Conference release on Friday announced the postponement and indicated the two programs will have the … [Read more...]