2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by second year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as sixth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]
Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Wichita State.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Name |
Number |
Pos. |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Hometown |
Reason for departure
|
Isaac Fleming |
0 |
G |
6'3" |
195 |
RS Senior |
Wilmington, DE |
Graduated
|
K. J. Davis |
2 |
G |
6'5" |
200 |
Sophomore |
Portsmouth, VA |
Transferred to Samford
|
Tyler Foster |
5 |
G |
6'5" |
190 |
Freshman |
Baltimore, MD |
Transferred to Youngstown State
|
Tae Hardy |
10 |
G |
6'2" |
190 |
Freshman |
Ellenwood, GA |
Transferred to Pearl River CC
|
Justin Whatley |
13 |
F |
6'8" |
240 |
Sophomore |
Chesapeake, VA |
Transferred to North Carolina Central
|
Deshaun Wade |
22 |
G |
6'2" |
200 |
Freshman |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Transferred to Longwood
|
Rico Quinton |
23 |
F/C |
6'9" |
240 |
Freshman |
Newbern, TN |
Left the team for personal reasons
|
John Whitley |
24 |
G |
6'0" |
170 |
Junior |
Washington, D.C. |
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
|
Dimitri Spasojevic |
32 |
F |
6'8" |
240 |
Sophomore |
Vršac, Serbia |
Transferred to UMBC
|
Addison Hill |
41 |
G |
6'3" |
180 |
Senior |
Winterville, NC |
Walk-on; graduated
|
Justice Obasohan |
52 |
G |
6'5" |
220 |
Senior |
Wallace, NC |
Walk-on; graduated
|
Shawn Williams |
55 |
G |
6'1" |
175 |
RS Sophomore |
Maumelle, AR |
Transferred to New Mexico State
|
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class of 2019
College recruiting information
Name
|
Hometown
|
High school / college
|
Height
|
Weight
|
Commit date
|
Charles Coleman Jr. C
|
Boston, MA
|
Dexter School
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
255 lb (116 kg)
|
May 27, 2019
|
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
|
Logan Curtis SG
|
Baltimore, MD
|
Calvert High School
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
Jun 23, 2018
|
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
|
Tristen Newton PG
|
El Paso, TX
|
Burges High School
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
Apr 26, 2019
|
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
|
Brandon Suggs SF
|
Austell, GA
|
Massanutten Military Academy
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
Jan 17, 2019
|
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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:
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Recruiting class of 2020
Roster
2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
|
F
|
1
|
Jayden Gardner
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
235 lb (107 kg)
|
So |
Heritage
|
Wake Forest, NC
|
G
|
2
|
Tristen Newton
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
185 lb (84 kg)
|
Fr |
Burges
|
El Paso, TX
|
F
|
3
|
Seth LeDay (LT)
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
215 lb (98 kg)
|
RS Sr |
Virginia Tech
|
The Colony, TX
|
G/F
|
4
|
Brandon Suggs
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
200 lb (91 kg)
|
Fr |
Massanutten Military Academy
|
Powder Springs, GA
|
G
|
5
|
Logan Curtis
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
195 lb (88 kg)
|
Fr |
Calvert Hall College
|
Baltimore, MD
|
G
|
10
|
Tyrie Jackson
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
215 lb (98 kg)
|
RS Jr |
NW Florida State College
|
Tifton, GA
|
G
|
11
|
J. J. Miles
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
220 lb (100 kg)
|
Jr |
Cape Fear CC
|
Garysburg, NC
|
G
|
12
|
Tremont Robinson-White
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
190 lb (86 kg)
|
So |
Garden City CC
|
Little Rock, AR
|
G
|
13
|
Ian Jones (W)
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
195 lb (88 kg)
|
Jr |
Harnett Central
|
Lillington, NC
|
G
|
20
|
Bitumba Baruti
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
225 lb (102 kg)
|
RS Jr |
Chipola College
|
Lubumbashi, DR Congo
|
C
|
21
|
Ludgy Debaut
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
245 lb (111 kg)
|
Jr |
NW Florida State College
|
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
|
G
|
24
|
Evan Umstead (W)
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
195 lb (88 kg)
|
Jr |
Northside Christian Academy
|
Cary, NC
|
F
|
25
|
Samson Strickland (W)
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
220 lb (100 kg)
|
So |
Washington Academy
|
Wilson, NC
|
F/C
|
32
|
Charles Coleman
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
255 lb (116 kg)
|
Fr |
Dexter Southfield
|
Boston, MA
|
G
|
33
|
Miles James
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
215 lb (98 kg)
|
So |
Palm Beach State College
|
Inglewood, CA
|
F/C
|
44
|
Edra Luster
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
230 lb (104 kg)
|
Jr |
Tyler JC
|
Oakland, CA
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
- (LT) Left team
- Injured
- Current redshirt
Roster
|
- Dec. 17, 2019 - Seth LeDay left the team after the Maryland Eastern Shore game.[3]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site (attendance) city, state
|
Non-conference regular season
|
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
VMI
|
W 80–68
|
1–0
|
Williams Arena (4,027) Greenville, NC
|
November 8, 2019* 8:30 pm, CBSSN
|
|
at Navy Veterans Classic
|
L 57–62
|
1–1
|
Alumni Hall (4,549) Annapolis, MD
|
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+
|
|
at Appalachian State
|
L 62–68
|
1–2
|
Holmes Center (1,893) Boone, NC
|
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Liberty The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on campus game
|
L 57–77
|
1–3
|
Williams Arena (4,527) Greenville, NC
|
November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports
|
|
vs. Evansville The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals
|
W 85–68
|
2–3
|
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
|
November 23, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports
|
|
vs. UMKC The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semifinals
|
L 68–74
|
2–4
|
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
|
November 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports
|
|
vs. Rice The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd Place Game
|
L 69–77
|
2–5
|
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
|
November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloSports
|
|
at James Madison
|
L 89–99
|
2–6
|
JMU Convocation Center (2,068) Harrisonburg, VA
|
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Coppin State
|
L 75–85
|
2–7
|
Williams Arena (3,208) Greenville, NC
|
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Campbell
|
W 79–67
|
3–7
|
Williams Arena (3,234) Greenville, NC
|
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm
|
|
Maryland Eastern Shore
|
W 71–57
|
4–7
|
Williams Arena (2,584) Greenville, NC
|
December 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Charlotte
|
W 60–56
|
5–7
|
Williams Arena (3,626) Greenville, NC
|
December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
W 82–74
|
6–7
|
Williams Arena (3,481) Greenville, NC
|
AAC regular season
|
January 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
at No. 24 Wichita State
|
L 69–75
|
6–8 (0–1)
|
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
|
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
South Florida
|
W 62–59
|
7–8 (1–1)
|
Williams Arena (3,389) Greenville, NC
|
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
SMU
|
W 71–68
|
8–8 (2–1)
|
Williams Arena (4,014) Greenville, NC
|
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
Tulsa
|
L 49–65
|
8–9 (2–2)
|
Williams Arena (5,332) Greenville, NC
|
January 19, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
at Cincinnati
|
L 57–82
|
8–10 (2–3)
|
Fifth Third Arena (11,103) Cincinnati, OH
|
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at SMU
|
L 64–84
|
8–11 (2–4)
|
Moody Coliseum (3,878) Dallas, TX
|
January 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
Tulane
|
W 81–62
|
9–11 (3–4)
|
Williams Arena (4,817) Greenville, NC
|
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
No. 21 Houston
|
L 59–69
|
9–12 (3–5)
|
Williams Arena (4,406) Greenville, NC
|
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN
|
|
at Temple
|
L 64–76
|
9–13 (3–6)
|
Liacouras Center (6,877) Philadelphia, PA
|
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
UCF
|
L 64–68
|
9–14 (3–7)
|
Williams Arena (3,474) Greenville, NC
|
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
at Tulane
|
W 81–67
|
10–14 (4–7)
|
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,742) New Orleans, LA
|
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at Tulsa
|
L 56–70
|
10–15 (4–8)
|
Reynolds Center (3,232) Tulsa, OK
|
February 16, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN
|
|
Cincinnati
|
L 67–70 OT
|
10–16 (4–9)
|
Williams Arena (4,082) Greenville, NC
|
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN
|
|
at Memphis
|
L 73–77
|
10–17 (4–10)
|
FedExForum (16,038) Memphis, TN
|
February 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
Temple
|
W 67–63
|
11–17 (5–10)
|
Williams Arena (3,695) Greenville, NC
|
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at South Florida
|
L 68–73 OT
|
11–18 (5–11)
|
Yuengling Center (2,692) Tampa, FL
|
February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
Connecticut
|
L 63–84
|
11–19 (5–12)
|
Williams Arena (5,003) Greenville, NC
|
March 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU
|
|
at UCF
|
L 62–94
|
11–20 (5–13)
|
Addition Financial Arena (4,819) Orlando, FL
|
AAC tournament
|
March 12, 2020 10:00 pm, ESPNU
|
(11)
|
vs. (6) Memphis First Round
|
Cancelled[1]
|
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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- 1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Second Team
Player of the Week
- Week 7: Jayden Gardner
- Week 10: Jayden Gardner
Source[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Athletics, E. C. U. "AAC announces ECU's home and road basketball opponents". www.witn.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor. "Wichita State moving on in the AAC tournament after cruising to win over East Carolina". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019.
- ^ Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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