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College Basketball Preview: ECU starts over with new coach

October 26, 2022 Shawn Krest

East Carolina reached .500 for the first time since 2013-14, but it wasn’t enough. The school parted ways with Dooley, who went 44-67 in his second stint as head coach of the Pirates. In his […]

Second half Flame-out sends ECU to defeat

December 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE – Within the span of 40 minutes at Spectrum Center on Friday, the East Carolina basketball team showed both how good it can be and how far it still has left to go. The […]

College basketball roundup: No. 12 Arkansas tops Charlotte

December 8, 2021 The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — J.D. Notae recorded his first career double-double and No. 12 Arkansas rolled to a 86-66 win against Charlotte on Tuesday night in nonconference action. Notae finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds […]

College basketball roundup: Wake wins, NC State loses in ACC openers

December 4, 2021 The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Daivien Williamson tossed in 19 points and Dallas Walton scored 17 as Wake Forest pulled away in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 80-61 in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener on […]

College Basketball Roundup: Duke topples Kentucky in Coach K’s MSG farewell

November 10, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour started with a win thanks to his latest group of stellar freshmen at Duke. Trevor Keels scored 25 points and classmate Paolo Banchero added 22 to help the […]

2021-22 College Basketball Preview: Around the state’s mid-major hoops programs

November 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

After a 2021-22 season disrupted by COVID-19, college basketball in North Carolina is ready to return to normal when the new campaign tips off next week. Or at least something resembling normal. Fans will be […]

Even without court storming, upset of Houston has ECU buzzing

February 4, 2021 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina’s 82-73 upset of No. 5 Houston on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the college basketball world. Longtime Pirates supporter and Greenville broadcaster Henry Hinton can only imagine the impact the school’s first-ever win against […]

College Basketball Roundup: Charlotte holds on in OT to top Western Kentucky

January 2, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Jahmir Young scored five of his 24 points in overtime to lead Charlotte to a 75-71 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday. Milos Supica made a pair of free throws with 3:07 remaining […]

Unbeaten ECU’s rebuild on course in Dooley’s 3rd year

December 16, 2020 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — The East Carolina basketball team is 5-0 heading into its American Athletic Conference opener at SMU on Wednesday. But that, as far as coach Joe Dooley is concerned, isn’t the most encouraging aspect […]

College Basketball Roundup: After COVID delays, Gardner-Webb finally plays in loss to WKU

December 11, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Charles Bassey had a career-high 29 points plus 14 rebounds as Western Kentucky beat Gardner-Webb 86-84 on Thursday night. Josh Anderson had 16 points for WKU (4-2). Luke Frampton added 15 […]