2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–1 (0–0 AAC) |
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Home arena | Williams Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 |
The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third year head coach Michael Schwartz, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as tenth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in tie for eighth place. As a No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament they defeated Tulsa in the second round before falling to South Florida in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Bobby Pettiford Jr. | 0 | G | 6'0" | 196 | Junior | Durham, NC | Transferred to High Point |
Kalib LaCount | 1 | G | 5'8" | 148 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt |
Ezra Ausar | 2 | F | 6'8" | 247 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Utah[1] |
Logan Bourgeois | 5 | G | 6'1" | 154 | Freshman | Fleury-les-Aubrais, France | Transferred |
Brandon Johnson | 6 | F | 6'8" | 222 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to Miami (FL)[2] |
Quentin Diboundje | 7 | G | 6'5" | 221 | Junior | Montpellier, France | Transferred to Rhode Island[3] |
Valentino Pinedo | 11 | F | 6'7' | 228 | Sophomore | Madrid, Spain | Transferred to St. Francis (PA) |
Jaden Walker | 21 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Lawrenceville, GA | Transferred |
Ta'Korrie Faison | 23 | G/F | 6'5" | 224 | Freshman | Goldsboro, NC | Transferred to Mount Olive |
Benjamin Bayela | 25 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France | Graduate transferred to Jacksonville State |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jayshayne Woodard | 0 | G | 6'7" | Junior | Harlem, NY | Indian River State College | |
Julien Soumaoro | 2 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Gardner–Webb |
Yann Farell | 4 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Libreville, Gabon | St. Bonaventure |
Jordan Riley | 12 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Brentwood, NY | Temple |
C. J. Walker | 14 | F | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | Sanford, FL | UCF |
Trevion LaBeaux | 24 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Waterloo, IA | Indian Hills CC |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tybo Bailey #53 SG |
Winston-Salem, NC | Winston-Salem Christian School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 24, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Ladontae Felton CG |
Aiken, SC | South Aiken High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 6, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Reid Cason C |
Kingston, OK | Kingston High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 15, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Jordan Vick #67 PG |
Bailey, NC | Southern Nash High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 25, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina Wesleyan | W 97–70 | 1–0 |
22 – RJ Felton | 12 – Walker | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (4,294) Greenville, NC | ||||
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina | W 63–59 | 2–0 |
25 – RJ Felton | 11 – RJ Felton | 5 – Hayes | Williams Arena (4,331) Greenville, NC | ||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mount Olive | W 110–73 | 3–0 |
24 – Walker | 12 – RJ Felton | 8 – RJ Felton | Williams Arena (4,183) Greenville, NC | ||||
November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
George Mason | W 78–77 2OT | 4–0 |
27 – RJ Felton | 12 – Walker | 5 – Hayes | Williams Arena (3,916) Greenville, NC | ||||
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV |
vs. Jacksonville State Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals |
L 78–86 | 4–1 |
20 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Hayes | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV |
vs. Stetson Boardwalk Battle consolation round |
W 71–64 | 5–1 |
21 – RJ Felton | 8 – RJ Felton | 2 – Tied | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV |
vs. UIC Boardwalk Battle 5th place game |
W 72–55 | 6–1 |
21 – Tied | 8 – Walker | 4 – Woodard | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
November 29, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina A&T | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* TBA, SECN+ |
at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | |||||||||
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Alabama | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
FIU | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Florida Atlantic | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Temple | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Texas | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Florida | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Temple | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
UAB | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Charlotte | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTSA | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
Charlotte | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tulane | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
AAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
[edit]- ^ Judd, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "4-star transfer power forward Ezra Ausar commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2024). "East Carolina transfer forward Brandon Johnson commits to Miami". On3.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Koch, Bill (May 23, 2024). "This East Carolina guard just committed to Rhode Island basketball. Who is it?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.