GREENVILLE — Alexis Yetna scored 28 points and claimed 13 rebounds to lead South Florida to a 77-57 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday. Dimitrije Spasojevic hit a jumper to give the Pirates a 41-40 lead with 17:10 remaining. Yetna responded with 11 points in a decisive run that produced a 54-43 advantage for the Bulls. Yetna connected on 11 … [Read more...]

Donnie Kirkpatrick is back at East Carolina after three years as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at James Madison. He will have the same responsibilities with the Pirates. Kirkpatrick was at ECU from 2005 to 2015, working for head coaches Skip Holtz and Ruffin McNeill. The Pirates won back-to-back Conference USA championships under Holtz in 2008 and 2009. ECU … [Read more...]

Both of the East Carolina basketball teams faced the teams at the top of the conference standings on Wednesday night. The men’s game was never close, ending with a 44-point drubbing at the hands of Houston. The women’s game against Central Florida, played before a small but spirited Minges Coliseum crowd, was tied 56-56 at the end of regulation. The Pirates ultimately … [Read more...]

HOUSTON — Host Houston hit 16 of 24 shots from behind the arc Wednesday night with former star Hakeem Olajuwon watching from courtside as the No. 17 Cougars took a 94-50 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina. The Cougars improved to 19-1 overall and 6-1 in the AAC. Houston was 29 for 56 overall from the floor, 51.8 percent. "They're hard to beat when they … [Read more...]

Nicole Mealing certainly doesn’t lack for confidence. That’s a good thing for an East Carolina women’s basketball program working on its third coach since practice started in October. Heather Macy resigned her position just after the American Athletic Conference basketball media day. Chad Killinger was then named interim coach, but he stepped away for personal reasons in … [Read more...]