2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Joe Dooley (3rd, 7th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Roccaforte; Raphael Chillious; George Wright-Easy;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 1995–1999, 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	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 3, 2019
Derrick Quansah C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Noah Farrakhan CG	Newark, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 21, 2020
Noah Farrakhan CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

Roster

2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	--	Noah Farrakhan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Newark, NJ
F/C	--	Derrick Quansah	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Fayetteville, NC
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/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

Joe Dooley (George Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Roccaforte (Lamar)
Raphael Chillious (Lafayette)
George Wright-Easy (Saint Francis (PA))

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD		Williams Arena Greenville, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2020* TBD	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 13, 2020* TBD	vs. Liberty Charlotte Showcase	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2020* TBD	UNC Wilmington	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 19, 2020* TBD	Maryland Eastern Shore	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 23, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 24, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 25, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
December 1, 2020* TBD	Old Dominion	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 5, 2020* TBD	Coppin State	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 8, 2020* TBD	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
December 16, 2020* TBD	Radford	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 19, 2020* TBD	James Madison	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 21, 2020* TBD	Southern Miss	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	Cincinnati	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	Houston	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
	Memphis	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	SMU	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	Tulsa	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	UCF	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Wichita State	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC Tournament
TBD 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

^ Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ 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.

[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.

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