Two competitive losses have put East Carolina in danger of dropping to 0-3 in the American Athletic Conference going into a league contest at home against Temple on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The matchup will be shown on ESPN+. The Pirates began AAC play with a 75-69 setback at South Florida on Dec. 31. Florida Atlantic held off ECU, 78-76, on Saturday in Williams Arena at … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina had some pronounced statistical advantages in taking Florida Atlantic to the buzzer in a 78-76 American Athletic Conference loss at home on Sunday. The Pirates had a 44-30 lead in rebounding and shot 16 more free throws. ECU trailed 31-18 with 7:54 left in the first half, but rallied to lead, 59-54, with 10:57 to go. Jayshayne Woodard had a … [Read more...]

TAMPA — East Carolina trailed by 20 points with 14 minutes left before rallying within five points four times in a 75-69 loss at South Florida on Tuesday in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. ECU (8-6) trailed, 34-25, at the half. "We have to find a way to put the ball in the basket a little better to not dig those holes," said Coach Mike Shwartz on … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Darryl Simmons II scored 29 points for Gardner-Webb in an 84-79 win at East Carolina on Saturday as the Pirates absorbed their fourth defeat in five games to slip to 8-5. Simmons, a 5-11 sophomore guard from Detroit, hit nine of 12 shots from the field, including five of six from beyond the arc. He made all six of his tries from the line as the Runnin' Bulldogs … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — C.J. Walker had 23 points and 10 rebounds for East Carolina on Tuesday night in a 75-64 win over Florida International in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as the Pirates halted a 3-game losing streak. ECU (8-4) got 16 points from Jordan Riley, 14 from Yann Farell and 12 from R.J. Felton. Cam Hayes added nine points and seven assists. Riley made a turnaround … [Read more...]