Terry Holland, an accomplished basketball player, well-respected coach and highly-effective athletic administrator, died Sunday in Charlottesville, VA, at age 80. Holland was athletic director at East Carolina from 2004 to 2012. He was initially an advisor in the ECU AD search before telling officials he would like to be considered for the position. That spurred a rapid … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsTop-ranked Houston downs Pirates
GREENVILLE — The nation's No. 1 team looked deserving of their ranking as Houston took a 76-57 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday night. The Cougars limited ECU to 12 percent shooting (3 for 25) in building a 36-19 halftime lead. Houston improved to 27-2 overall and 15-1 in the AAC, assuring the league's regular-season championship. The … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST: RICEThe new American
Fifth in a series examining incoming members of the AAC Moving day in the American Athletic Conference is coming up on July 1. That's when Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston leave the AAC for the Big 12. Programs that will join the American from Conference USA with the new fiscal year include Alabama-Birmingham, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates nip Tulsa, 62-60
TULSA, OK — Jaden Walker scored 24 points to lead East Carolina to a 62-60 American Athletic Conference win at Tulsa on Tuesday night. Walker played all 40 minutes for the Pirates (14-13, 5-9 AAC), hitting eight of 11 field goal attempts while claiming five rebounds with three assists. The Golden Hurricane (5-22, 1-15) had its biggest lead at 30-19 and held a 32-25 … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVERemembering Jeff Charles
Watch these two special "Remembering Jeff Charles" episodes of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. In Part 1 (top), Wake Forest and Marshall play by play announcers Stan Cotten and Steve Cotton, ECU radio network commentators and former ECU football players Kevin Monroe and Andrew Bayes and ECU alum and radio industry professional Brian "B" Paize … [Read more...]