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College Basketball - Conference USA


East Carolina Pirates

Location: Greenville, NC
University Founded: 1907
Enrollment: 25,990
Nickname: PiratesEast Carolina Pirates
Mascot: PeeDee the Pirate
School Colors:
Old gold and Royal purple
Joined the C-USA: 2001
Varsity Sports: 17
U. President: Steve Ballard
Director of Athletics:
Terry Holland
Basketball Head Coach:
Mark McCarthy
Conference Titles:
CAA Champions: 1993
Basketball Arena:
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Current Capacity: 8,000
First Year of Basketball: 1931

The school’s athletics program is known as the Pirates and they have played in 4 different conferences. The school joined the Conference USA in 2001.

East Carolina men’s basketball Pirates has won one conference championship in 1993.  In 1989 Theodore “Blue Edwards became the only Pirate to win a CAA Player of the year then later on he was chosen by the Utah Jazz in the NBA draft.

During the 1995 campaign the team welcomed a new Coach Joe Dooley; he won 17 games which became the second most ever at ECU by a first coach.

The Pirates are currently coached by Mack McCarthy and they play their home games at the Williams Arena at the Minges Colliseum. Just last season 2007-08 the team finished with an overall record 11-19 and losing the first game of the CUSA tournament against Tulsa 49-66. This season the Pirates are looking for a better season and a better performance in the CUSA tournament.

East Carolina 2009/2010 Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Result
13-Nov Virginia-Wise W 77-60
15-Nov vs. Wake Forest L 89-58
17-Nov at Campbell L 74-68
20-Nov vs. No. 11 Tennessee L 105-66
21-Nov at Northern Iowa L 74-68
23-Nov vs. South Dakota State W 82-73
28-Nov at UNC Greensboro W 82-61
2-Dec at Charlotte L 80-68
5-Dec Coker W 69-63
16-Dec No. 24 Clemson L 80-63
19-Dec St. Andrews W 74-69
22-Dec George Washington L 84-80
29-Dec at Virginia Commonwealth L 82-74
3-Jan North Carolina Central W 68-58
6-Jan at UAB L 76-68
9-Jan Marshall L 83-65
13-Jan at Memphis L 77-57
16-Jan Houston L 74-55
23-Jan at Southern Miss L 68-53
24-Jan at Tulane W 61-46
30-Jan Rice L 69-58
2-Feb UCF L 67-56
6-Feb at Marshall L 100-49
10-Feb Tulane W 71-68
13-Feb at UTEP 9:05 PM ET  
20-Feb at Rice 3:00 PM ET  
24-Feb Southern Methodist 7:00 PM ET  
27-Feb Tulsa 7:00 PM ET  
2-Mar at UCF 7:00 PM ET  
6-Mar Southern Miss 7:00 PM ET  

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