GREENVILLE — The wrong band of pirates emerged victorious from the hoops cove of Minges Coliseum on Friday night. The Buccaneers of Charleston Southern beat East Carolina from behind the arc decidedly— and on the scoreboard, 77-65. The  Bucs dropped 15 of 34 from long range for 44 percent while the Pirates were limited to two of 11 on threes for 18 percent. "They hit … [Read more...]

WILMINGTON — UNC-Wilmington made 14 of 28 from behind the arc in an 85-60 nonconference win over East Carolina on Tuesday night. The Seahawks (3-1) took control with a 26-6 run after the Pirates (2-2) had gone ahead, 22-16. Christian May led UNCW with 22 points, hitting eight of 12 field goal attempts, including six of 10 on threes. ECU coach Mike Schwartz said the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Missing some key personnel, East Carolina avoided an upset by Division II Elizabeth City State, 71-70, as the Vikings had a turnover on the game's final possession. Giovanni Emejuru had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Pirates (2-1). ECU was without Jordan Riley, who was averaging a team-high 20.0 points and Trevion LaBeaux, who will undergo season-ending … [Read more...]

RICHMOND — A 15-0 run gave Richmond a working margin in an 87-72 nonconference win over visiting East Carolina on Saturday night. The Pirates had an 11-7 lead with 13:11 left in the first half but didn't score again until 8:07 was showing. In the meantime, the Spiders had put up 15 unanswered points for a 22-11 advantage. Richmond (2-0) was on top, 42-30, at the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its 26th consecutive season-opening basketball game, 92-89, over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night before a crowd of 3,259 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Isaiah Mbeng and Eli Delaurier each made two free throws for the Pirates in the last five seconds. Jordan Riley had 22 points on nine for 17 field goal shooting in 33 minutes before … [Read more...]