Gov. Roy Cooper issued a statement Thursday urging officials at East Carolina and Virginia Tech to resolve a scheduling dispute that began when the Pirates chose to ride out Hurricane Florence in the safety of Florida last fall rather than risk traveling into harm’s way to play a scheduled game against the Hokies in Blacksburg. In retaliation, Tech cancelled games under … [Read more...]

HARTFORD, CT — Host Connecticut outscored East Carolina 44-26 in the second half for a 76-52 American Athletic Conference win on Sunday afternoon. A 3-pointer by Sidney Wilson put UConn ahead to stay at 22-19 with 4:53 left in the first half. Josh Carlton had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Huskies (13-9, 4-5 AAC). K.J. Davis led ECU (9-12, 2-7) with 13 … [Read more...]

New East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert has cleared an unusual hurdle in his first month on the job. Gilbert had to find a replacement for Virginia Tech, which was scheduled to play at ECU on Sept. 21. The Hokies canceled out on the trip to Greenville after the Pirates did not travel to Blacksburg in 2018 as Hurricane Florence approached. ECU officials were not sure … [Read more...]

Jon Gilbert's personal and professional lives have been anchored in the South. The recently-appointed East Carolina athletic director was an athlete and coach himself during a much earlier time in his life journey. As he progressed up the ladder into administration he became involved with some of the most prominent programs in college athletics. At more than one stop along … [Read more...]