2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena (8,000)
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 8   .742
UConn 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
SMU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
UCF 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Temple 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Tulane 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by second 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 sixth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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 Portsmout, 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 due to personal reasons
John Whitley 24 G 6'0" 170 Junior Washington, D.C. Walk-on; left the team due to 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[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyrie Jackson 10 G 6'1" 215 RS Junior Tifton, GA Northwest Florida State College
J. J. Miles 11 G 6'7" 220 Junior Garysburg, NC Cape Fear CC
Tremont Robinson 12 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Little Rock, AR Garden City CC
Bitumba Baruti 20 G 6'6" 225 Junior Lubumbashi, DR Congo Chipola College
Ludgy Debaut 21 C 6'10" 245 Junior Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Northwest Florida State College
Miles James 33 G/F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Inglewood, CA Palm Beach State College
Edra Luster 44 C 6'11" 230 Junior Oakland, CA Tyler JC

Recruiting class of 2019[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

Recruiting class of 2020[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derrick Quansah
C 		Fayetteville, NC Massanutten Military Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A 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: N/A   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:

Roster[edit]

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

  • Dec. 17, 2019 - Seth LeDay left the team after the Maryland Eastern Shore game.[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

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.
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors[edit]

American Athletic Conference honors[edit]

All-AAC Second Team[edit]

  • Jayden Gardner

Player of the Week[edit]

  • Week 7: Jayden Gardner
  • Week 10: Jayden Gardner

Source[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Athletics, E. C. U. "AAC announces ECU's home and road basketball opponents". www.witn.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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