East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley and players Jayden Gardner and J.J. Miles spoke with reporters via zoom on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, after the Pirates defeated American Athletic Conference rival Tulane at Williams Arena/Minges Coliseum. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsPirates down Dukes
GREENVILLE — East Carolina remained unbeaten at home and against nonconference competition with a 73-64 win over James Madison on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Brandon Suggs made seven of 13 field goal attempts and led a balanced Pirates attack with 18 points. Bitumba Baruti hit five of nine from the floor and five of six at the line for 16 points with a … [Read more...]
AUDIO FEATURE: ECU-JMU POSTGAMEJoe Dooley Presser
East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley spoke with media via zoom on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, after the Pirates defeated non-conference foe James Madison at Williams Arena/Minges Coliseum. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTECU becomes Dr. Rogers’ neighborhood
The announcement that Dr. Philip Rogers would become East Carolina's 12th chancellor on March 15 looks like a divine blessing. It may indeed be something miraculous for an institution that has been wandering in a wilderness since turning away an alumnus and winning football coach in 2015. The big news at ECU came on the anniversary of a landmark event in Eastern North … [Read more...]
ECU Football Recruiting - Early EvaluationPirates fortify secondary
The number wasn't as large as the first two years of recruiting under coach Mike Houston. But the additions were significant Wednesday as East Carolina's football program picked up 16 new players during the first day of college football's early signing period. The total fell shy of the 18 Houston landed in his first recruiting class during the early period and far off the 25 … [Read more...]