Joe Dooley’s Pirates fell behind 9-0 to a Cincinnati basketball team that was knocking on the AP Top 25’s door at 12-2 on the season. Add in the fact that the Pirates were coming off a miserable road loss at Southern Methodist, and this East Carolina team had every opportunity to pack it in and try another day. Dooley settled his young team down. His Pirates might not win … [Read more...]

Every great building project needs a solid foundation. Otherwise the structure on top won’t last, no matter how architecturally sound it might be. For the long-suffering East Carolina basketball program, the first few blocks of that foundation were put down in April when Joe Dooley was brought back as coach to continue the job he didn’t get the chance to finish two decades … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina used some home court magic to bounce back from a decisive road loss at Southern Methodist and upset Cincinnati, 73-71, in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates went ahead to stay at 58-56 on a 19-foot jumper by Shawn Williams with 7:03 remaining. ECU's Justice Obasohan appeared to get his hand on a shot attempt by … [Read more...]

The addition of athletic director Jon Glbert, basketball coach Joe Dooley and football coach Mike Houston has created optimism at East Carolina, but if you're looking for a sport that can potentially produce immediate results baseball is the best bet. It was recently announced that ECU has been picked as the preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference. "It's … [Read more...]

From the outside, three coaches in ten weeks looks like a recipe for turbulence, especially when the latest leadership change comes less than two weeks before conference play opens. But the East Carolina women’s basketball team, from the acting head coach to the staff of assistants to the players, believe together that their devotion to each other, their work ethic and their … [Read more...]