East Carolina created some hope for the remainder of the 2025-26 basketball season with a 63-59 American Conference win at North Texas on Friday. The outcome stopped a 7-game losing streak for the Pirates, who have what appears to be a winnable game at home tonight with Rice (7 p.m., ESPNU). The Pirates (6-14, 1-6 American) were favored by 1.5 points on Tuesday against … [Read more...]
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Al Myatt & Kevin MonroePirate Talk: ECU taps portal to reload
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the second episode of Pirate Talk, a podcast devoted to year-round discussion of all things related to topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In this episode, Myatt and Monroe analyze the potential impact on the Pirates of the comings and goings through the two-way door represented by the college football transfer portal. The exits of a … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSPirates rebound to end losing streak
DENTON, TX — East Carolina ended a 7-game losing with a 63-59 American Conference victory at North Texas on Friday afternoon in a game that was rescheduled from Saturday night to allow the Pirates to get home ahead of a winter storm. ECU coach Mike Schwartz cited rebounding as the primary focus in his postgame remarks on the Pirate radio network. ECU had a commanding … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL RECRUITING THUMBNAILSPortal brings veteran punter to ECU [update 7]
Thumbnails of ECU's transfer portal additions as of Jan. 6. ... Jan. 7 updates in italics; Jan. 8 updates in red italics; Jan. 9 updates in purple italics; Jan. 13 updates in blue italics; Jan. 15 updates in green italics; Jan. 21 updates in orange italics; Jan. 22 update in turquoise italics. MICHAEL ALLEN (5-11, 206) Running Back, Greenville, NC Allen returns home to … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL NEWSWichita State rolls to win over Pirates
WICHITA, KS — Wichita State took the lead on a 3-pointer by Karon Boyd just 24 seconds into an American Conference matchup with East Carolina on Wednesday night and the Shockers went on to a 77-60 win. The hosts never trailed. The lead was 26-8 within seven minutes of the tipoff and the Pirates never got the margin to single digits. "They were absolutely on fire," said … [Read more...]