FORT WORTH — A quarterfinal matchup with top-seeded South Florida in the American Athletic Conference tournament marked the end of the 2023-24 season for East Carolina on Friday at Dickies Arena. The Bulls (24-6) got 17 points each from Cobe Knox and Selton Miguel in an 81-59 win over the Pirates (15-18). Kasean Pryor and Chris Youngblood added 10 points apiece for the … [Read more...]
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Ausar leads AAC tourney win over Tulsa
FORT WORTH — Ezra Ausar scored 28 points on 10 of 12 field goal shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 84-79 win over Tulsa in the second round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Thursday. Ausar had a total of 17 points in ECU's 5-game losing streak leading up to the league event. "It was great to see the Ezra … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
‘New season’ starts for Pirates
East Carolina opens play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth against Tulsa today at 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU). "It's an exciting time of the year with conference tournaments," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on Tuesday. ECU (14-17, 7-11 AAC) has a 5-game losing streak. The Pirates closed the regular season with an 82-72 loss to … [Read more...]
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Charlotte tops ECU with late run
GREENVILLE — Charlotte pulled away from a tie at 59 with just over seven minutes left to take an 82-72 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates (14-17, 7-11 AAC) lost their fifth straight despite 28 points from R.J. Felton. The 49ers (19-11, 13-5) got 28 points from Lu'Cye Patterson and 20 from Nik Graves. ECU had its largest lead at … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Charlotte … and beyond
There will be an in-state rivalry taking place on Saturday other than North Carolina-Duke. East Carolina hosts Charlotte at 4 p.m. (ESPN+). The Pirates and 49ers don't have the depth of tradition or the national rankings of the Tar Heels and Blue Devils, but the Minges Maniacs have the same potential to impact an outcome as their blue blood cousins, the Cameron … [Read more...]