Athletic director Jon Gilbert recently expressed his confidence in basketball coach Mike Schwartz with a 1-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. The move followed East Carolina's first winning season since 2012-13 when the Pirates were 23-12 and won the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. ECU went 19-14 in 2024-25 after losing a core of talent that included … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTWill 2024-25 be best year ever for Pirates?
The current school year has been one of the best ever f0r East Carolina based on performance in football, basketball and baseball. The turning point in an exhilarating football season took place on Oct. 20 when athletic director Jon Gilbert replaced Mike Houston as head coach with defensive coordinator Blake Harrell. The Pirates were 3-4 at the time and had been dealt … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates can’t catch UAB in AAC quarterfinal
FORT WORTH —East Carolina cut an 18-point deficit in the second half to seven points before third-seeded Alabama-Birmingham pulled away again and took a 94-77 win over the sixth-seeded Pirates in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Friday night. Senior R.J. Felton scored 31 points for ECU (19-14), which narrowed a 49-31 … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates beat UTSA, 70-65, face Blazers next
FORT WORTH — East Carolina outscored Texas-San Antonio, 8-2, in the final minute for a 70-65 win in the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. The Pirates (19-13) will take on Alabama-Birmingham (20-11) in the quarterfinals Friday night (ESPNU). Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. R.J. Felton hit a jumper in the paint to put ECU ahead to stay, at 64-63, … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates look to start AAC Tournament by finishing
An 81-53 loss at Florida Atlantic to close the regular season on Sunday was an aberration for East Carolina (18-13) in its first winning season since 2012-13. Coach Mike Schwartz has sought to figure out what happened as the Pirates open play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Thursday at 9 p.m. (ESPNU) against Texas San Antonio … [Read more...]