EAST CAROLINA PIRATES NEWS

No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina edges East Carolina 1-0 to win Conway Regional

Wells Sykes singled leading off the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander and No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina beat East Carolina 1-0 to win the Co...

JUNE 2 • Associated Press

Colby Thorndyke drives in 6, sparks late-inning barrage in Coastal Carolina's 18-7 win over ECU

Colby Thorndyke hit a grand slam to break a seventh-inning tie and finished with six RBIs as Coastal Carolina routed East Carolina 18-7, sending the Chanticleers to the championshi...

JUNE 1 • Associated Press

Isaiah Mbeng - Joining Pirates Mbeng has announced his commitment to ECU, VerbalCommits.com reports.

Impact Mbeng will make the move to East Carolina following a one-year stint with William & Mary. The 6-foot-2 freshman appeared in all 32 games with the Tribe, averaging 5.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals on 19.9 minutes per game. The two-way ball handler will look to play his way into a role with the Pirates this offseason.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Giovanni Emejuru - Finds new home Emejuru will transfer to East Carolina, per 247Sports.com.

Impact Emejuru spent the 2024-2025 season at George Mason after previous stops at Sam Houston and Siena. This past year, he averaged 6.2 points and 4.0 rebounds across 16.2 minutes. He played in 36 games, but didn't notch a start. The 6-foot-11 forward will look to change that in his fifth season of college basketball.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Eli DeLaurier - Joins ECU DeLaurier announced via social media that he has has committed to joining East Carolina for the 2025-26 season.

Impact DeLaurier joins ECU after two seasons with Providence in search of a better opportunity. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds on 6.8 minutes across 22 appearances.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Lendeborg's 30 points lead third-seeded UAB past No. 6 seed East Carolina 94-77 in AAC quarterfinals

The third-seeded UAB Blazers defeated the No. 6 seed East Carolina Pirates 94-77 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals

MARCH 15 • Associated Press

UAB plays in AAC Tournament against the East Carolina

MARCH 14 • Associated Press

East Carolina holds off UTSA 70-65 in 2nd round of American Athletic Conference Tournament

Joran Riley totaled 22 points and 12 rebounds to propel East Carolina to a 70-65 victory over UTSA in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament

MARCH 14 • Associated Press

East Carolina takes on UTSA in AAC Tournament

MARCH 13 • Associated Press

Tandy scores 19 as Florida Atlantic takes down East Carolina 81-53, teams tie for fifth in AAC

Led by KyKy Tandy's 19 points, the Florida Atlantic Owls defeated the East Carolina Pirates 81-53 on Sunday

MARCH 9 • Associated Press

Bencao Vungo - Limited production in return Vungo played 10 minutes during Sunday's 81-53 loss versus Florida Atlantic and tallied two points (1-1 FG) and a rebound.

Impact Vungo has been sidelined since the team's Jan. 5 loss versus Florida Atlantic but managed to make his return in the team's final game of the season. He appeared in just eight games during his sophomore season and has two years of eligibility remaining.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Vokietaitis and Florida Atlantic host East Carolina

Florida Atlantic hosts the East Carolina Pirates after Matas Vokietaitis scored 21 points in Florida Atlantic's 89-80 loss to the UAB Blazers

MARCH 9 • Associated Press

Vokietaitis leads Florida Atlantic against East Carolina after 21-point game

Florida Atlantic hosts the East Carolina Pirates after Matas Vokietaitis scored 21 points in Florida Atlantic's 89-80 loss to the UAB Blazers

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Felton scores 17 in East Carolina's 73-64 victory against Tulane

Led by RJ Felton's 17 points, the East Carolina Pirates defeated the Tulane Green Wave 73-64 on Thursday

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

Tulane visits East Carolina following Felton's 27-point outing

MARCH 6 • Associated Press

North Texas hosts Charlotte after Graves' 32-point game

Charlotte visits the North Texas Mean Green after Nik Graves scored 32 points in the 49ers' 78-76 loss to the East Carolina Pirates

MARCH 6 • Associated Press

East Carolina hosts Glenn and Tulane

MARCH 5 • Associated Press

RJ Felton scores 27 points and East Carolina defeats Charlotte 78-76

Led by RJ Felton's 27 points, the East Carolina Pirates defeated the Charlotte 49ers 78-76

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Charlotte visits East Carolina after Felton's 30-point game

East Carolina takes on the Charlotte 49ers after RJ Felton scored 30 points in East Carolina's 96-89 overtime victory against the UTSA Roadrunners

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Rice visits UTSA following Spears' 24-point outing

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Spears leads UTSA against Rice after 24-point game

UTSA hosts the Rice Owls after Amir Spears scored 24 points in UTSA's 96-89 overtime loss to the East Carolina Pirates

MARCH 1 • Associated Press

Charlotte visits East Carolina following Felton's 30-point performance

East Carolina hosts the Charlotte 49ers after RJ Felton scored 30 points in East Carolina's 96-89 overtime win over the UTSA Roadrunners

MARCH 1 • Associated Press

Felton and East Carolina win 96-89 in OT against UTSA

RJ Felton scored 30 points and Cam Hayes added six points in the overtime as the East Carolina Pirates defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 96-89

FEBRUARY 23 • Associated Press

Felton and East Carolina host Tulane

East Carolina visits the Tulane Green Wave after RJ Felton scored 23 points in the Pirates' 75-59 victory over the Charlotte 49ers

FEBRUARY 18 • Associated Press

RJ Felton scores 23 to guide East Carolina to 75-59 victory over Charlotte

RJ Felton had 23 points to help East Carolina defeat Charlotte 75-59

FEBRUARY 16 • Associated Press