Summer is a time of relative calm on the East Carolina campus as athletic director Jon Gilbert noted Wednesday. "We don't have as many sports teams that are here," Gilbert said. "Football, men's and women's basketball. We've got some volleyball student athletes and soccer student athletes here, but not the entire student body population or student athlete population, and so … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTNew AAC commissioner has open ears
Tim Pernetti, the incoming American Athletic Conference commissioner, did a lot of talking Thursday during a Zoom news conference. He will start out by doing a lot of listening when he takes over for Mike Aresco on June 1. The former Rutgers tight end, who was later athletic director at his alma mater, has the endorsement of Dr. Philip G. Rogers, East Carolina chancellor, … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSBulls oust Pirates in AAC quarterfinals
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...]
BASKETBALL NEWSAusar 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...]