GREENVILLE — Quintin Diboundje scored a career high 27 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-64 win over Georgia Southern on Monday night in the TowneBank Holiday Classic. "I had been overthinking," Diboundje said on the Pirate radio network. "Tonight, I freed my mind." R.J. Felton added 19 points for ECU. The Pirates will take on Kennesaw State (4-1) on the final … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Northeastern outscored East Carolina, 53-43, in the second half for an 82-76 win in the TowneBank Holiday Classic on Sunday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Huskies shot 64 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes, taking the lead for good at 56-55 on a dunk by Alexander Nwagha off an offensive rebound. Northeastern held a 32-23 rebounding … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina was dealt its first loss of the season by South Carolina Upstate, 83-81, in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night despite a career high 33 points by R.J. Felton in the absence of Brandon Johnson. ECU (2-1) trailed 31-18 with 10:55 left in the first half but rallied to lead 69-62 with 9:03 remaining. The visitors went ahead to stay … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — R.J. Felton scored 30 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to lead East Carolina to a 77-63 win over Campbell at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum on Saturday. Felton made 10 of 17 field goal attempts, including four of nine from beyond the arc. He hit all six of his free throws and made three steals. The Pirates improved to 2-0 going into a home game … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Brandon Johnson had a career high 29 points to lead East Carolina to a 91-61 win over Division III Ferrum in the Pirates' season opener on Monday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Johnson hit eight of his 14 field goal attempts, dropped all 10 of his free throws and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. "I didn't do too much forcing," Johnson said … [Read more...]