East Carolina hosts Charleston Southern to tip off season

Charleston Southern Buccaneers at East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina; Tuesday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina starts the season at home against Charleston Southern.

East Carolina finished 22-10 overall with a 13-4 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pirates averaged 10.4 steals, 3.9 blocks and 14.2 turnovers per game last season.

Charleston Southern went 6-11 in Big South play and 4-11 on the road last season. The Buccaneers gave up 72.8 points per game while committing 16.1 fouls last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.