DENTON, TX — North Texas closed the first half with a 20-7 run in posting an 84-69 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina at the Super Pit on Sunday. A late basket by the Mean Green produced a 60-59 win in Greenville in the first meeting this season on Jan. 17. ECU (14-15, 7-9 AAC) led 22-20 on Sunday with a layup and free throw by Brandon Johnson with 8:30 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Second-year East Carolina coach Mike Schwartz didn't have to search for the deciding factors in an 82-58 American Athletic Conference loss to Memphis on Thursday night. "No need to watch the film," Schwartz said on the Pirate radio network. "Transition defense in the first half is what broke the game open and 17 turnovers. At the end of the day, 17 turnovers. … [Read more...]

HOUSTON — Rice ended a 3-game American Athletic Conference winning streak for East Carolina with a 70-52 victory Saturday. ECU (14-13, 7-7 AAC) trailed by a scant 29-27 margin at the half, but Travis Evee scored 24 of his 34 points in the second half as the Owls (11-16, 5-9) pulled away. Evee finished 12 of 19 from the field, including seven of 12 from beyond the arc and … [Read more...]

The 30th anniversary of East Carolina's last trip to the NCAA basketball tournament was last year, which was also Mike Shwartz's first season as coach of the Pirates. Given the parity in the American Athletic Conference this season and ECU's current trend of defying the program's tradition of hoops struggles, the Pirates would appear to have a chance to end their string of … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina sailed into uncharted waters in terms of its program history with an 81-67 win over Tulane in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. R.J. Felton scored 21 points and Brandon Johnson tallied 20 as the Pirates improved to 7-6 in league play with their third straight triumph in the American Athletic Conference. It is the most conference wins … [Read more...]