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2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–6 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 2   .846 16 – 6   .727
No. 6 Houston † 14 – 3   .824 28 – 4   .875
Memphis 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
SMU 7 – 4   .636 11 – 6   .647
Cincinnati 8 – 6   .571 12 – 11   .522
UCF 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478
Tulsa 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478
South Florida 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Temple 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313
Tulane 4 – 12   .250 10 – 13   .435
East Carolina 2 – 10   .167 8 – 11   .421
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by third year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2019–20 season 11–20, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They entered as the No. 11 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Seth LeDay 3 F 6'7" 215 RS Senior The Colony, TX Left team (mid-season)[1]
Logan Curtis 5 G 6'3" 195 Freshman Baltimore, MD Transferred to Delaware[2]

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derrick Quansah
C 		Fayetteville, NC Massanutten Military Academy (VA) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) May 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Noah Farrakhan
PG 		Newark, NJ The Patrick School (NJ) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 East Carolina Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  • "2020 East Carolina Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tay Mosher
SF 		The Colony, TX The Colony High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 07/13/20[3] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Dondre Watson
PF 		Bronx, NY Moravian Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08/22/20[4] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Russell Felton
SG 		Aiken, SC Aiken High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 08/24/20[5] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alexis Reyes
SG 		Roxbury, MA Cushing Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 09/22/20[6] 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Houston 99 (2)
2 Memphis 90 (2)
3 SMU 80
4 Cincinnati 77
5 South Florida 61
6 Tulsa 50
7 Wichita State 44
8 UCF 37
9 East Carolina 34
10 Temple 18
11 Tulane 15

Preseason Awards

  • All-AAC First Team - Jayden Gardner (*unanimous selection)


Roster

2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 0 Derrick Quansah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Cape Coast, Ghana
F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Heritage Wake Forest, NC
G 2 Tristen Newton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Burges El Paso, TX
G 3 Noah Farrakhan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr The Patrick School Newark, NJ
G/F 4 Brandon Suggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Powder Springs, GA
G 10 Tyrie Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr NW Florida State College Tifton, GA
G 11 J. J. Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cape Fear CC Garysburg, NC
G 12 Tremont Robinson-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Garden City CC Little Rock, AR
G 13 Ian Jones (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Harnett Central Lillington, NC
G 20 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Chipola College Lubumbashi, DR Congo
C 21 Ludgy Debaut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr NW Florida State College Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
G 24 Evan Umstead (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Northside Christian Academy Cary, NC
F 25 Samson Strickland (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Washington Academy Wilson, NC
F/C 32 Charles Coleman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Dexter Southfield Boston, MA
G 33 Miles James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Palm Beach State College Inglewood, CA
F/C 44 Edra Luster 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Tyler JC Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 29, 2020

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

  • The game vs. Belmont Abbey due to positive COVID-19 cases in the Belmont Abbey program.[9]
  • The game @ Wichita State scheduled for Dec 30th was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the East Carolina program.[10]
  • The game @ Cincinnati originally scheduled for Jan 13th was postponed due to COVID-19 issues.[11]
  • The games vs. Temple originally scheduled for Jan 16th was moved to Feb 11th in Philadelphia due to COVID-19 issues.[12][13]
  • The game vs. South Florida scheduled for Jan 20 was postponed due to COVID–19 issues.[14]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m. 		at Charlotte
49er Tip-Off Classic 		W 66–57  1–0
  15 – Gardner   6 – Newton   3 – Suggs  Halton Arena (1)
Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2020*
5:00 p.m. 		North Carolina Wesleyan W 91–62  2–0
  27 – Gardner   8 – Newton   9 – Jones  Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
December 5, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Radford W 63–50  3–0
  20 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   2 – Suggs  Williams Arena (78)
Greenville, NC
December 7, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Wilmington W 88–78 OT 4–0
  22 – Miles   11 – Gardner   8 – Newton  Williams Arena (65)
Greenville, NC
December 10, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Florida W 73–67  5–0
  20 – Gardner   12 – Gardner   8 – Newton  Williams Arena (50)
Greenville, NC
December 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SMU L 55–70  5–1
(0–1) 		 13 – Gardner   5 – DeBut   4 – Robinson-White  Moody Coliseum (1,564)
University Park, TX
December 19, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison W 73–64  6–1
  18 – Suggs   7 – Baruti   7 – Robinson-White  Williams Arena (73)
Greenville, NC
December 22, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane W 68–58  7–1
(1–1) 		 21 – Gardner   10 – Gardner   4 – Miles  Williams Arena (65)
Greenville, NC
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 56–60  7–2
(1–2) 		 14 – Suggs   8 – Suggs   5 – Jackson  Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Florida L 63–69  7–3
(1–3) 		 29 – Robinson-White   10 – Gardner   3 – Miles  Williams Arena (67)
Greenville, NC
January 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[17] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 24, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Memphis L 53–80  7–4
(1–4) 		 15 – Robinson-White   11 – Gardner   3 – Tied  Williams Arena (55)
Greenville, NC
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF L 64–71  7–5
(1–5) 		 23 – Gardner   10 – Gardner   4 – Newton  Addition Financial Arena (1,407)
Orlando, FL
January 30, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa L 68–77  7–6
(1–6) 		 26 – Gardner   8 – Gardner   6 – Miles  Williams Arena (82)
Greenville, NC
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 5 Houston W 82–73  8–6
(2–6) 		 21 – Gardner   15 – Gardner   6 – Newton  Williams Arena (78)
Greenville, NC
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Memphis       FedEx Forum 
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		SMU       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
February 17, 2021
 ESPN+ 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
February 21, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
February 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa       Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		UCF       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
March 7, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
AAC Tournament
March 11–14, 2021
TBD 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Corey [@coreyevans_10] (26 Apr 2020). "ECU transfer Logan Curtis just committed to Delaware, a source tells RivalsPortal. Another DMV native headed to CAA program known for scoring abilities" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Igoe, Stephen (14 Jul 2020). "Mosher finds the right fit with ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 1 Sep 2020.
  4. ^ Igoe, Stephen (22 Aug 2020). "ECU picks up commitment from athletic forward Dondre Watson". 247sports.com. Retrieved 1 Sep 2020.
  5. ^ Igoe, Stephen (24 Aug 2020). "2021 guard Russell Felton commits to ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 1 Sep 2020.
  6. ^ Igoe, Stephen (22 Sep 2020). "Three-star guard Alexis Reyes commits to ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved 1 Oct 2020.
  7. ^ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ "ECU Opts Out Of Gulf Coast Showcase". ecupirates.com. 22 Nov 2020.
  9. ^ "Pirates' Game Against Belmont-Abbey Cancelled". ecupirates.com. 28 Nov 2020.
  10. ^ "East Carolina-Wichita State Game Scheduled for Dec. 30 Postponed". theamerican.org. 28 Dec 2020.
  11. ^ "East Carolina-Cincinnati Game Scheduled for Jan. 13 Postponed". theamerican.org. 12 Jan 2021.
  12. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  13. ^ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". 26 Jan 2021.
  14. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
  15. ^ "East Carolina-Wichita State Game Scheduled for Dec. 30 Postponed". theamerican.org. 28 Dec 2020.
  16. ^ "East Carolina-Cincinnati Game Scheduled for Jan. 13 Postponed". theamerican.org. 12 Jan 2021.
  17. ^ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. 14 Jan 2021.
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