The state of Georgia has already proven to be a fertile recruiting ground for East Carolina and first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery. Montgomery signed four players from the Peach State in his first recruiting class last February and has another trio verbally committed to the Class of 2017. The latest Georgia product to join the Pirates is a versatile defensive back who … [Read more...]
ECU Football & Basketball Recruiting
Football Recruiting Report: High Point Central spawns another defensive end for ECU
Veteran High Point Central High School coach Wayne Jones sent East Carolina a defensive end in 2011 who would end up starting 16 games and appearing in 37 overall. The player, Johnathon White, had been a three-time All-Piedmont Triad 4-A Conference pick performing for Jones. After a redshirt season as a true freshman at ECU, White recorded 95 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and … [Read more...]
Hoops recruiting: Class of 2017-18 starts with sweet-shooting wing
East Carolina has gotten a solid early start on its 2017-18 recruiting class with a commitment from Portsmouth (VA) Norcom all-state small forward Kevin "K.J." Davis. A rangy shooter and rebounder, the 6-6, 185-pounder played a key role in the Greyhounds' Group 3-A state championship run last season and capped off the campaign with a 16-point, 10-rebound performance in a … [Read more...]
Hoops recruiting: Juco big man fortifies post
Three-star Canadian product Jabari Craig is in school at East Carolina after committing to Coach Jeff Lebo earlier this month and qualifying for admission in the fall semester. The late addition of the 6-11, 235-pound transfer from Pearl River (MS) Community College finishes a major transformation for the Pirates in the post. His presence along with that of 7-foot Wake … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting Report: Versatile Pinnix on track for LB at ECU
Jeff Snuffer has heard it often in a lengthy coaching career at Western Alamance High School in Elon College. A father comes up and starts telling Snuffer that he has a young son whose going to be a good player. The situation is repeated often, but usually the athlete doesn't live up to the father's hype. That wasn't true in the case of Darius Pinnix Jr. His father, … [Read more...]