East Carolina ran into a buzz-saw at Cincinnati on Sunday night. The Pirates were never really in the basketball game and fell to the Bearcats, 82-57. It was a disappointing effort and the Pirates' second straight loss. ECU fell at home to Tulsa before hitting the road. In both games the Pirates really struggled from the field. ECU was just 8-49 from the three-point line … [Read more...]

I don’t know what was said in the huddle with the East Carolina-Southern Methodist game tied at 68, but I do know that Tristen Newton came back on the court with a big smile on his face. Newton parlayed that smile into a game-winning three point shot to give the Pirates a 71-68 upset win over an SMU team that came to Greenville with a 12-2 record on the season. The … [Read more...]

East Carolina wrapped up 2019 with a hard-fought win over a stubborn Eastern Kentucky team, 82-74. Just a month ago this was a game that the Pirates wouldn’t have won. Like Pirate coach Mike Houston in football, ECU basketball coach Joe Dooley is trying desperately to change the culture in his program. Instead of being upset at home just before the start of conference … [Read more...]

East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley was obviously embarrassed with the way his team was playing defense this season. That defensive issue really stood out in ECU’s 85-75 loss to Coppin State. Dooley knew his club would have a chance to really work out some of those defensive kinks during exam week. With no games on the schedule, the Pirates did indeed go hard on … [Read more...]

The East Carolina basketball program has so many new faces that many of us are still trying to learn everyone by name. These Pirates have dug themselves an early season hole. Now the squad hopes to use December as a chance to dig themselves out. It won’t be easy. ECU opened the month by falling to Coppin State, 85-75. The Pirates went into that game a double-digit … [Read more...]