TULSA, OK — East Carolina couldn't keep pace with Tulsa in the second half of the American Athletic Conference opener for both clubs on Thursday evening as the Golden Hurricane won, 79-53. The Pirates (6-6) were within 31-27 at intermission before Tulsa (8-5) started the second half on a 10-2 run. The Golden Hurricane had a 17-0 flurry later in the last period. Junior … [Read more...]
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Football RecruitingEvaluating ECU’s first wave of 2018 recruits
The first time around for college football's early December signing period proved extremely successful for East Carolina. The Pirates signed all 19 players who were verbally committed in the first few hours of the signing period, which ran Wednesday through Friday. The haul featured a major influx of defensive talent – 13 of the 19 play defense and seven are defensive back … [Read more...]
The Bradsher BeatSpasojevic turns up the heat on Tigers
Around the 9:30 mark of East Carolina’s win over Grambling State Thursday night, Dimitri Spasojevic stopped looking like a freshman. Spasojevic had already scored twice in the second half, but then for about three minutes he took over. He followed two successful foul shots with a block, a layup, a steal, an offensive rebound, another layup, a defensive rebound and another … [Read more...]
BasketballPirates get past Grambling
GREENVILLE — East Carolina closed pre-Christmas nonconference play with a 76-68 win over Grambling State in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Thursday night. ECU began to overcome a 31-19 deficit with a 9-0 run to close the first half. The Pirates (6-5) went ahead to stay on a jumper by freshman Shawn Williams that provided a 54-53 lead with 8:28 remaining. B.J. … [Read more...]
View from the EastCommits stay on board
The letters of intent began arriving in the East Carolina football office at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, the new early signing day. Coach Scottie Montgomery, who has the ability to generate optimism despite a pair of 3-9 seasons, likes the latest harvest. "It's a fantastic class," Montgomery said. "It's a great class. The best part I think about all of it is, as you look around the … [Read more...]