They haven't ordered any banners to hang in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum based on East Carolina's 4-0 start to the 2020-21 season but Pirates coach Joe Dooley saw improvement in an 88-78 overtime win at home over UNC-Wilmington on Monday evening. "I thought we did some things a lot better," Dooley said. "Obviously, Wilmington has got some weapons. (Jaylen) Sims really … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina got eight points from Jayden Gardner in overtime to take an 88-78 win over UNC-Wilmington in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Monday night. The nonconference rivalry featured some significant runs by both teams as ECU led 51-35 late in the first half but had to battle back from a 67-57 deficit with 7:26 to go. The Pirates tied the score at … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina used a 19-2 first-half run to defeat Radford, 63-50, on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates improved to 3-0 going into a home game Monday at 5 p.m. against UNC-Wilmington (2-1) while the Highlanders fell to 0-4. ECU trailed 19-10 when Ludgy Debaut started the decisive flurry with a short hook shot off his offensive … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina improved to 2-0 against its revised schedule with a 91-62 win over North Carolina Wesleyan on Tuesday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Jayden Gardner made 11 of 12 field goal attempts to lead all scorers with 27 points as ECU shot 51.5 percent from the floor. Brandon Suggs had 14 points. Tristen Newton had 11 points, eight rebounds and … [Read more...]

East Carolina will open its home basketball slate today against N.C. Wesleyan. The Pirates (1-0) will tip off against the Division III Battling Bishops (0-2) at 5 p.m. in a game hastily arranged after four of the Pirates' first five scheduled contests were cancelled due to COVID-19 issues. The matchup with Wesleyan will be played with no fans present in keeping with an … [Read more...]