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2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record6–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Davis
  • Reggie Williams
  • Josh Giardina
  • I.J. Poole
  • Michael Perry
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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 Redshirt 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

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   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:

  • "East Carolina 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  • "2024 East Carolina Pirates Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  • "2024 East Carolina Pirates Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

2025 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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:

Roster

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2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayshayne Woodard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Indian River State College Harlem, NY
G 1 Cam Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr LSU Greensboro, NC
G 2 Julien Soumaoro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Gardner–Webb Bronx, NY
G 3 RJ Felton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Aiken High School Aiken, SC
G/F 4 Yann Farell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Libreville, Gabon
G/F 5 Benção Vungo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Southern Coast Academy Chitato, Angola
G 6 Ladontae Felton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Aiken High School Aiken, SC
G 7 Tybo Bailey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Winston-Salem, NC
G 10 Evan Montanari (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Gaston Day School Denver, NC
G 12 Jordan Riley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Temple Brentwood, NY
F 14 C. J. Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS UCF Sanford, FL
F 23 Reid Cason 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Kingston High School (OK) Kingston, OK
F 24 Trevion LaBeaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Waterloo, IA
C 32 Cyr Malonga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Evangel Christian School Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
F 35 Grant Smith (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Quincy College Richmond, VA
C 50 Callum Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Gaston Day School Stanley, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ Judd, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "4-star transfer power forward Ezra Ausar commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2024). "East Carolina transfer forward Brandon Johnson commits to Miami". On3.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.