GREENVILLE — R.J. Felton didn't miss his long locks, scoring 26 points for East Carolina on Wednesday night as the Pirates rolled to a 79-50 win over Delaware State in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. "I had to change it up," Felton said of a haircut on the ECU radio network. "Coming into the new year, coming into conference play, I had to change it up." The Pirates … [Read more...]

LAKELAND, FL — East Carolina was edged down the stretch by a Southeastern Conference opponent for the second straight game as Florida topped the Pirates, 70-65, at the RP Funding Center on Thursday night. The Pirates trailed, 35-24, with 2:54 left in the first half, but rallied within 62-61 on a jumper by Cam Hayes with 3:32 to go. Bobby Pettiford's driving layup with … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Visiting South Carolina scored its last six points from the foul line over the final 37 seconds for a 68-62 nonconference win at East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates (6-4) had erased an 11-point deficit at 23-12 with 9:34 left in the first half to lead 60-59 with 1:41 to go on a jumper by Bobby Pettiford. B.J. Mack knocked down a three to put the Gamecocks … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Double-doubles from Ezra Ausar and Brandon Johnson helped East Carolina to a 63-52 nonconference win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday evening in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Ausar returned after sitting out a 74-66 win over UNC Wilmington on Thursday with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Johnson had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Pirates improved to 6-3 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Comebacks have been an exciting aspect of second-year basketball coach Mike Schwartz's tenure at East Carolina. For the seventh time since taking over the program, Schwartz directed the Pirates to a win after trailing by 10 points or more. Bobby Pettiford Jr. scored 24 points as ECU came from 12 points down in the first half for a 74-66 win over … [Read more...]