East Carolina's recruiting class of 2017 received a major boost on Sunday when one of the nation's top junior college defensive ends committed to the Pirates. Copiah-Lincoln (MS) Community College star Tyree Owens spurned offers from Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Southern Cal and a host of other suitors to pick the Pirates two days after a visit to the ECU … [Read more...]
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Football RecruitingFlorida blue-chipper picks Pirates
Leroy Henley, one of the top high school players in the talent-rich state of Florida, was eyeing a path for the refinement of his skills when he committed on Friday to pursue his college football career at East Carolina. The exceptional Deerfield Beach receiver indicated he had a favorable view of the development of Zay Jones, the Pirates' NCAA-record-breaking receiver, as … [Read more...]
View from the EastJeff Lebo will be watching
There's a big game coming up in Greenville and East Carolina isn't even playing. High school rivals D.H. Conley (4-1) and J.H. Rose (1-2) will be meeting at the Rose Garden. Dave Lebo, the father of ECU coach Jeff Lebo, assists Rob Maloney at Conley. Creighton Lebo, the son of the Pirates coach, is a freshman at Rose. The younger Lebo is already averaging in double … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettReal tests lie ahead for Lebo & Co.
This may or may not be a make-or-break season for East Carolina basketball coach Jeff Lebo. That all depends on the commitment athletic director Jeff Compher has for the sport that has always been something of a redheaded stepchild to the Pirates’ football program. Regardless of the level of urgency attached to it — and disregarding Tuesday’s 76-53 loss at Virginia as an … [Read more...]
BasketballCavaliers surge past Pirates
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Virginia used a 20-4 first-half run to take control and defeat East Carolina 76-53 on Tuesday night. The Pirates had taken a 14-11 lead before the Cavaliers exploded. Virginia (8-1), coming off its first loss of the season on Saturday at home to West Virginia, 66-57, bounced back by shooting 56.6 percent from the field. ECU slipped to 7-3 despite … [Read more...]