GREENVILLE — Memphis took advantage of East Carolina's personnel shortage and lack of preparation time to build a 49-18 halftime lead en route to an 80-53 American Athletic Conference win on Sunday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. "We won't make excuses because everybody is going through this same thing," said acting coach Steve Roccaforte. "But it's not … [Read more...]
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Joe Dooley presser
East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley, still in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 last weekend, spoke with reporters via zoom on Friday, Jan. 22. ECU associate head coach Steve Roccaforte will handle the head coaching duties in Dooley's absence when the Pirates host Memphis on Sunday (4 p.m., ESPN2). The matchup with the Tigers will be ECU's first game in more … [Read more...]
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Dooley walks dogs as Tigers loom
In some ways life seems pretty normal for East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley as he goes through a quarantine period during the pandemic. "I'm good," Dooley said. "So far, so good." Dooley has been asymptomatic since testing positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. He answered his cell phone on Thursday afternoon. "I'm actually out walking the dogs right now," he said. … [Read more...]
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Dooley sidelined by virus
Three days after a cluster of COVID-19 cases prompted a pause in the East Carolina basketball program's team activities, the school announced that head coach Joe Dooley tested positive for the virus from a test administered on Saturday and is in self isolation but asymptomatic. The latest development was announced in a tweet from the Pirate hoops program on Sunday: "ECU … [Read more...]
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Pirates turn page to 2021
The notion that the new year of 2021 might be better than its predecessor took a hit on Thursday with the announcement that East Carolina was pausing basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program. With the postponement of games on Saturday with Temple and Jan. 20 at South Florida, the Pirates have had eight of 18 scheduled games called off or … [Read more...]