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Second half Flame-out sends ECU to defeat
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 […]
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College basketball roundup: ECU, Davidson claim wins in Myrtle Beach
CONWAY, S.C. — Tristen Newton scored 18 points and had six assists Friday to lead East Carolina to a 73-60 victory against Old Dominion in the consolation round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Freshman Brandon […]
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2021-22 College Basketball Preview: Around the state’s mid-major hoops programs
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 […]
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Even without court storming, upset of Houston has ECU buzzing
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 […]
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ECU stuns Houston for first top-five win in school history
GREENVILLE — Jayden Gardner and East Carolina didn’t get to savor a sea of court-storming home fans after claiming a huge upset. Instead, the Pirates left the court in a somewhat subdued celebration — until letting […]
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Following lost season, college basketball teams still battling COVID-19
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski created a stir last week when he openly questioned whether college basketball should continue playing during the coronavirus pandemic. It was a comment that was met with immediate backlash, primarily because […]
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Unbeaten ECU’s rebuild on course in Dooley’s 3rd year
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 […]
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ECU opts out of season-opening basketball event
East Carolina was scheduled to begin the 2020-21 basketball season on Wednesday with a game against Indiana State as part of the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, Florida. But because of concerns surrounding the […]
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With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway
College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]
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College Basketball Roundup: ECU loses at home to Houston
GREENVILLE — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson had just watched his 21st-ranked Cougars grind through a road win when he ran across East Carolina’s Jayden Gardner in the hallway outside his postgame news conference. The veteran […]