GREENVILLE — Rice opened the second half on a 37-19 run in an 83-77 American Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. Jordan Riley had 37 points for the Pirates (6-15, 1-7 American), who used a 17-4 flurry to pull within five points at 74-69 with 1:59 to go on a 3-pointer by Demitri Gardner. "Their guards kicked our butt," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the … [Read more...]

East Carolina created some hope for the remainder of the 2025-26 basketball season with a 63-59 American Conference win at North Texas on Friday. The outcome stopped a 7-game losing streak for the Pirates, who have what appears to be a winnable game at home tonight with Rice (7 p.m., ESPNU). The Pirates (6-14, 1-6 American) were favored by 1.5 points on Tuesday against … [Read more...]

DENTON, TX — East Carolina ended a 7-game losing with a 63-59 American Conference victory at North Texas on Friday afternoon in a game that was rescheduled from Saturday night to allow the Pirates to get home ahead of a winter storm. ECU coach Mike Schwartz cited rebounding as the primary focus in his postgame remarks on the Pirate radio network. ECU had a commanding … [Read more...]

WICHITA, KS — Wichita State took the lead on a 3-pointer by Karon Boyd just 24 seconds into an American Conference matchup with East Carolina on Wednesday night and the Shockers went on to a 77-60 win. The hosts never trailed. The lead was 26-8 within seven minutes of the tipoff and the Pirates never got the margin to single digits. "They were absolutely on fire," said … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Charlotte extended East Carolina's losing streak to six games with a 73-70 American Conference win on Sunday. The 49ers had a 14-point lead at 45-31 with 10:20 remaining. The Pirates surged within 71-70 on a 3-pointer by Demitri Gardner with 11 seconds left. Anton Bonke made two free throws for the visitors with eight seconds to go. Jordan Riley got up a … [Read more...]