Bonesville’s Al Myatt captured this collection of action shots and other candid photos during ECU's American Athletic Conference loss to No. 5 Wichita State Thursday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]

Indoor track has the shortest season at East Carolina, so it shouldn’t be surprising that the team is kicking off its slate with a steep challenge, traveling to Chapel Hill Saturday for a meet against North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke. With only six weeks between that competition and the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, the ECU … [Read more...]

New Mexico State hadn’t gone to a bowl game in 57 years. It was the longest bowl drought in all of college football. Eastern Michigan went to its first bowl game in 29 years last season. New Mexico State hadn’t gone to the postseason since the 1960 Aggies team went undefeated and won the Sun Bowl. Former ECU offensive coordinator Doug Martin was the architect of … [Read more...]

Thursday marks Wichita State’s first ever men’s basketball visit to Minges Coliseum as a member of the American Athletic Conference. It’s a significant occasion and not just because the Shockers are currently ranked ninth in both major polls. Or that, like Gonzaga and Butler, they have successfully made the difficult transition from plucky mid-major to one of the nation’s … [Read more...]

HARTFORD, CT — Connecticut withstood a competitive effort by East Carolina on Saturday afternoon for a 70-65 American Athletic Conference win. The Pirates, who were 16.5-point underdogs, had a tying 3-point attempt from the left wing by B.J. Tyson with three seconds remaining. Tyson led four ECU players into double figures with 21 points as he made nine of 18 field goal … [Read more...]