Editor's note: The "TIGHT END/H-BACK" section of this article has been updated since the original publication date. The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on the 2020 college football season and recruiting for the Class of 2021. With summer camps and visits to campus all but erased due to virus outbreak, coaching staffs had to get creative in pursuit of talent. Zoom … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsMustangs finish on a gallop
GREENVILLE — After being named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week earlier in the day, Jayden Gardner had 23 points and nine rebounds for East Carolina on Monday evening but it wasn't enough to keep Southern Methodist from pulling away to a 71-56 win. The Mustangs closed the game on a 22-7 run to improve to 11-4 overall and 7-4 in the AAC as Kendric Davis led the … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsMemphis survives Pirates’ upset bid
MEMPHIS — East Carolina sought to follow up on a stunning triumph at home against No. 5 Houston earlier in the week as the Pirates took on Memphis, which had blasted COVID-depleted ECU, 80-53, on Jan. 24. The Pirates battled back from a 21-8 deficit midway through the first half on Saturday to lead, 47-41, with 11 minutes remaining before the Tigers took a 66-59 American … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates shock No. 5 Houston
GREENVILLE — East Carolina coach Joe Dooley got his 200th career win in monumental fashion as the Pirates clearly outplayed No. 5 Houston in an 82-73 stunner on Wednesday night. Jayden Gardner had 21 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and four assists as ECU stopped a 5-game losing streak with its first triumph in 2021. The Pirates had not beaten a ranked team since nipping No. … [Read more...]
Presser: ECU-Houston Audio Segment #1Joe Dooley Postgame
East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley spoke with reporters via zoom on Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, 2021, after the Pirates stunned 5th-ranked Houston at Williams Arena/Minges Coliseum. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]