GREENVILLE — East Carolina stayed unbeaten and kept North Florida winless with a 7-0 run in the last 43 seconds for a 73-67 victory on Thursday evening in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Brandon Suggs drove and scored on Tristen Newton's assist for a 68-67 Pirates lead with 43 seconds to go and ECU (5-0) stayed on top the rest of the way. Jayden Gardner made two free … [Read more...]

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...]