GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its American Athletic Conference opener 60-49 against South Florida on Wednesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. It was the first victory in a league opener for the Pirates (9-5) since topping Tulane 69-66 on Jan. 7, 2009, to begin Conference USA play. The Bulls (6-6) were averaging 70 points per game. "Our defense did some … [Read more...]

Bonesville will operate on an adjusted schedule until the New Year. Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup will be posted each day and breaking news will be covered as warranted. Basketball game stories will be published as East Carolina opens its American Athletic Conference campaign with home games against South Florida (Wednesday, 7 p.m.) and Southern Methodist (Saturday, 12 p.m.). … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina wrapped up the nonconference portion of its 2016-17 schedule with a balanced scoring effort and a 76-56 win over Presbyterian in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Thursday night. Kentrell Barkley and B.J. Tyson led the Pirates (8-5) with 12 points each. Scoring 11 points apiece were Caleb White and Jeremy Sheppard. Raquan Wilkins added 10 … [Read more...]

WILMINGTON — Host UNC-Wilmington won its eighth straight game and improved to 11-1 with an 81-71 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night. A 13-0 run by the Seahawks provided a 25-10 lead and UNCW led 35-25 at the half. The Pirates (7-5) played their former Colonial Athletic Association rival evenly in the second half with each team scoring 46 points. B.J. Tyson, who was … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — In its first game since exam break, East Carolina could not find its shooting touch and took a 53-35 nonconference loss at home to College of Charleston on Thursday night. ECU (7-4) made just 11 of its 47 field goal attempts, 22.4 percent. The Pirates were slow getting started and trailed 21-7 with two minutes remaining in the first half. A 3-pointer by Caleb … [Read more...]