South Florida refused to go quietly into the night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, staging a furious second half rally that had the KeyBank Center in Buffalo buzzing before No. 6 Louisville finally slammed the door on its March Madness dreams. Down 62-39 with under 13 minutes to play, the 11th-seeded Bulls summoned the spirit that carried them to American … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSAmerican teams advance in NIT
In the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament's Tulsa Regional on Tuesday, two American Athletic Conference teams secured victories to advance. Hosting at the Reynolds Center, the Tulsa (27-7) overcame significant deficits in both regulation and overtime to edge Stephen F. Austin 89-84. Trailing by 12 points with 6:41 left in the second half (70-58), Tulsa … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTGilbert, ECU may get direction from Trump
Jon Gilbert has received a 3-year contract extension as athletic director at East Carolina that will run through December of 2029. Gilbert's salary will be $625,000 annually. "It's very generous of the chancellor (Dr. Philip G. Rogers)," Gilbert said. "When you get something like that, it certainly validates the work that my staff and I have done over the last several … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSBlazers top ECU, 90-83, in season finale
BIRMINGHAM — A 90-83 loss at Alabama-Birmingham on Sunday didn't cost East Carolina a berth in the American Conference tournament. That door was closed with Memphis' 96-95 overtime win at Tulane before the Pirates' contest went final. Ultimately, ECU couldn't overcome an 0-6 start in league play. The Pirates made a push to be among the top 10 in the standings, the … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSTulsa shoots lights out in downing ECU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina's last home game turned into a Tulsa shooting clinic as the Golden Hurricane took a 93-66 American Conference win on Thursday night. Tulsa made 19 of 29 field goal attempts in the first half (65.5 percent), including seven of 13 from long distance (53.8 percent). The Golden Hurricane made all eight of its free throws in the first 20 minutes in … [Read more...]