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...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina opens the 2023-24 basketball season at home against Ferrum tonight at 7 p.m. (ESPN+). The Pirates played their first season under former Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz in 2022-23, going 16-17 overall and 6-12 in the American Athletic Conference. ECU returns eight players from that team, including four of the top five scorers. Additional … [Read more...]