ECU's season ends at TCU East Carolina was scheduled to play Memphis on Thursday, March 12, at 10 p.m. in the first round of the American Athletic Conference basketball tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The game, the tournament and the remainder of the college season were canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. "Unusual," said ECU coach Joe Dooley. … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Insights from Brett
Coleman represents milestone recruit for ECU
There was big news involving an East Carolina athletic program over the past week. And no, it wasn’t the baseball team’s galant run through the loser’s bracket to an NCAA regional title — although that was newsworthy in its own right, especially the way the Pirates did it. Overshadowed by the success of ECU coach Cliff Godwin and his team, and their ongoing quest for a … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL RECRUITING NEWS
Hoops roster swells by six
East Carolina is undergoing a major roster overhaul after Joe Dooley's first season back as coach. Six players have expressed their intentions to transfer with ten players either signed or committed to come aboard the Pirate ship. Dooley and staff secured signed grants-in-aid or verbal pledges from half a dozen of the incoming talents in the last ten days. Dooley has placed … [Read more...]
Basketball Recruiting
Hokies transfer shores up frontcourt
Seth LeDay has set his sights on completing his college eligibility at East Carolina after announcing his departure last month from Virginia Tech. The 6-7, 200-pound forward, the brother of recently-graduated Hokies star Zach LeDay, could potentially have an early impact for ECU, which lost two frontcourt players with the graduation of Andre Washington and the transfer of … [Read more...]
Basketball Recruiting
Help in the post is on the way
East Carolina basketball coach Jeff Lebo will look to Nigerian big man Usman Haruna to help address pressing needs in the post. The 7-foot transfer from Bismark (ND) State College fielded offers from Charlotte, Duquesne, Stetson and Virginia Commonwealth, among others, before opting last week for the Pirates. Bismarck State also happens to be the alma mater of another native … [Read more...]