Just after a 68-58 home win over Tulane on Dec. 22, Jayden Gardner was asked what he wanted for Christmas. The junior forward, who leads East Carolina in scoring (17.0) and rebounding (7.3), said his desire was for the Pirates to get a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Due to COVID issues, ECU didn't play again until last Saturday's 60-56 loss to the same Green Wave team in New … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — Jordan Walker made all six of his free throws in the final 35 seconds to help Tulane hold off East Carolina for a 60-56 American Athletic Conference win on Saturday. The Green Wave (6-2, 1-2 AAC) made 20 of 23 from the line compared to six of seven for the Pirates (7-2, 1-2). ECU was without guard Tristen Newton, who is averaging 4.5 assists per game, … [Read more...]

Like a bag of switches or a lump of coal, a positive COVID-19 test is not what you want for Christmas. East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley has had a unique holiday, spending time with his household family and his basketball family. "Just keeping busy," Dooley said. "We had a lot of guys in town, just making sure they had stuff to do. It was a little different, but … [Read more...]

East Carolina's Wednesday night basketball game at Wichita State has been postponed in the wake of a cluster of positive COVID-19 tests in the ECU program, the American Athletic Conference announced on Monday. "After consultation with our medical staff, we informed Wichita State and AAC officials that we are unable to play on Dec. 30 due to positive tests, subsequent … [Read more...]