East Carolina hosts South Carolina Upstate to tip off season

South Carolina Upstate Spartans at East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina starts the season at home against South Carolina Upstate.

East Carolina went 11-20 overall with a 7-10 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pirates gave up 77.5 points per game while committing 16.1 fouls last season.

South Carolina Upstate finished 5-12 in Big South games and 3-13 on the road last season. The Spartans averaged 74.3 points per game last season, 34.6 in the paint, 14.1 off of turnovers and 12.0 on fast breaks.

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