FORT WORTH — East Carolina stayed with No. 1 Houston for the first half of their quarterfinal matchup in the American Athletic Conference tournament before the Cougars pulled away to a 60-46 win at Dickies Arena on Wednesday. ECU (16-17) trailed 23-21 after 20 minutes as freshman Ezra Ausar fueled the Pirates with 12 points and 10 rebounds before intermission. Ausar finished … [Read more...]

FORT WORTH — East Carolina faced a 10-point deficit in the first half but rallied for its first win in the American Athletic Conference Tournament since 2017 by ousting South Florida, 73-58, on Thursday at Dickies Arena. Jaden Walker had 22 points and 10 assists in the triumph. R.J. Felton had 22 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Dave Kasanganay, who had just two … [Read more...]

ORLANDO — East Carolina finished the regular season with an 84-58 American Athletic Conference loss at Central Florida on Sunday. It was the second road game in a 3-day span for the Pirates and their third contest in a 5-day period. ECU will get a needed break before starting play in the AAC Tournament on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth. The Pirates … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — East Carolina and Tulane played for the second time in three nights with the Green Wave winning, 81-78. on Friday as Jaylen Forbes scored 25 points. The Pirates had a 42-31 lead early in the second half. From a tie at 62, the Wave went on a 10-4 run that was capped by a drive from Forbes for a 72-66 Tulane advantage with 4:32 to go. ECU called time with … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Ludgy Debaut and Dave Kasanganay played significant roles in their last games in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as East Carolina took an 83-68 win on Senior Night over Tulane on Wednesday. Debaut and Kasanganay both started. "The last 48 hours we had really talked about doing this for Ludgy and Dave," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on the ECU radio … [Read more...]