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July 22, 2025

Jon Gilbert

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East Carolina fires coach Houston

October 24, 2024 Shawn Krest

Mike Houston became the first FBS coach to be fired during the 2024 season. On Sunday morning, East Carolina announced it had fired the coach after five seasons Athletic director Jon Gilbert made the announcement […]

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Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz hired as ECU hoop coach

March 16, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — East Carolina hired Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz as head basketball coach, athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Wednesday. Schwartz spent seven seasons at Tennessee, four as associate head coach. Schwartz has been Tennessee’s defensive […]

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ECU fires basketball coach Joe Dooley

March 11, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Joe Dooley’s second tenure as East Carolina’s basketball coach didn’t go as well as the first. Four years after returning to Greenville with the highest winning percentage of any coach in the school’s Division I […]

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ECU accepts bid to play in Military Bowl

November 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The East Carolina football team clinched its first winning season in seven years with a thrilling last-second victory at Navy two weeks ago. Next month, the Pirates will return to Annapolis for their first bowl […]

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ECU moves within 1 win of bowl eligibility with rout of Temple

November 6, 2021 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — East Carolina has been involved in some lopsided football games over the past six-plus seasons. This time, it ended up on the right side of the equation. After losing all 11 games decided […]

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COVID cluster causes ECU to pause spring football practice

March 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina announced Tuesday that it’s football program has paused all team-related activities effective immediately after test results revealed a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases within the program. An update posted on ECU’s coronavirus dashboard […]

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Fans are back: How many, who can attend events

March 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Roy Williams has been known to admonish North Carolina basketball fans when they don’t show up for games in numbers to his liking. Saturday, though, the Hall of Fame coach was overjoyed by the sight […]

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After threat of lawsuit, ECU reinstates women’s swimming, tennis

January 13, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Eight months after eliminating four sports as a cost-cutting measure, East Carolina has reinstated its women’s swimming and women’s tennis programs. The move, which was announced last Thursday, comes as part of a settlement designed […]

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ECU basketball game at Wichita State postponed

December 28, 2020 North State Journal Staff

East Carolina’s basketball game at Wichita State, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed because of positive COVID-19 cases and the ensuing contact tracing of student-athletes among the Pirates. “After consultation with our medical staff, we […]

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ECU opts out of season-opening basketball event

November 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

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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