With the addition of three February signees, including a former four-star prospect who once committed to Florida, Mike Houston added 21 new players to the ECU football roster in his abbreviated first recruiting cycle as the Pirates’ coach. It’s a class that ranks fifth in the 12-team American Athletic Conference according to 247Sports.com, ahead of league heavyweights South … [Read more...]
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Basketball NewsBulls top ECU from foul line
TAMPA, FL — Host South Florida scored all of its points in overtime from the free throw line in a 72-68 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Sunday. The Bulls were 10 of 14 on free throws in the extra period as they won their fifth straight. USF was 23 of 33 for the game at the line while the Pirates were 12 for 21. "We gave up a few too many free … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTTrott ready to develop ECU defense
Bob Trott brings a wealth of experience to the East Carolina football program as defensive coordinator on the staff that coach Mike Houston brought with him from James Madison. Trott was present Wednesday on the club level of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as the remainder of ECU's first signing class in the Houston era was introduced to a receptive portion of Pirate Nation. "It's … [Read more...]
The Bradsher Beat on Football RecruitingPirates hit final targets on signing day
It’s fun to take a puzzle out of the box and start assembling it, but it’s exhilarating when you fit in the final few pieces. The new East Carolina football staff, celebrating National Recruiting Day with hundreds of Pirate fans at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Wednesday, got to enjoy that feeling of standing back and admiring their finished product. At the 2019 Signing Day … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsShockers subdue ECU
GREENVILLE — Samaje Haynes-Jones made seven of nine field goal attempts in scoring 18 points to lead Wichita State to a 65-49 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Shockers went ahead to stay at 13-11 on a 12-foot jump shot by Markis McDuffie with 12:39 left in the first half and expanded their advantage to 34-20 at the break. "The … [Read more...]