NASSAU, Bahamas — After falling behind 53-30 with under 16 minutes remaining, East Carolina cut Missouri-Kansas City's lead to 72-68 on two free throws by Brandon Suggs with 47 seconds left on Saturday night in the Bahamas Showcase semifinals. A 3-pointer by Bitumba Baruti that would have gotten the Pirates within a point with 12 seconds to go was off the mark. Rob Whitfield … [Read more...]

NASSAU, Bahamas — East Carolina validated the personnel transition initiated by coach Joe Dooley in his second season back with the program by downing Evansville, 85-68, on Friday night. Dooley brought in 11 new players for 2019-20 and the talent makeover helped produce a triumph over the Aces, who jumped on the national stage with a 67-64 win at then-No. 1 Kentucky on Nov. … [Read more...]

East Carolina visits Connecticut for a noon kickoff today. The forecast is calling for a temperature of 41 degrees at the outset with 46 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of rain and wind from the west at four miles per hour. By the end of the American Athletic Conference contest, the temperature is expected to be 43 degrees with 47 percent humidity, a zero percent chance … [Read more...]

After a pair of competitive losses to nationally-ranked Cincinnati and Southern Methodist, East Carolina (3-7) had an open date before Saturday's noon kickoff at Connecticut (2-8). First-year Pirates coach Mike Houston thought the second bye week of the season went well. "I thought we had an excellent bye week," Houston said. "I thought we got a lot accomplished with the … [Read more...]