2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record8–11 (2–10 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State11–2 .84616–6  .727
No. 6 Houston †14–3 .82428–4  .875
Memphis11–4 .73320–8  .714
SMU7–4 .63611–6  .647
Cincinnati8–6 .57112–11  .522
UCF8–10 .44411–12  .478
Tulsa7–9 .43811–12  .478
South Florida4–10 .2869–13  .409
Temple4–10 .2865–11  .313
Tulane4–12 .25010–13  .435
East Carolina2–10 .1678–11  .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 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8-11, 2-10 in AAC Play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Seth LeDay3F6'7"215RS SeniorThe Colony, TXLeft team (mid-season)[1]
Logan Curtis5G6'3"195FreshmanBaltimore, MDTransferred 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 (VA) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 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:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2020 East Carolina Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  • "2020 East Carolina Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tay Mosher
SF		 The Colony, TX The Colony High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 07/13/20[3] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Dondre Watson
PF		 Bronx, NY Moravian Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08/22/20[4] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Russell Felton
SG		 Aiken, SC Aiken High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 08/24/20[5] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Alexis Reyes
SG		 Roxbury, MA Cushing Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 09/22/20[6] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 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:

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[7]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Houston99 (2)
2Memphis90 (2)
3SMU80
4Cincinnati77
5South Florida61
6Tulsa50
7Wichita State44
8UCF37
9East Carolina34
10Temple18
11Tulane15

Preseason Awards

  • All-AAC First Team - Jayden Gardner (*unanimous selection)

Roster

2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 0 Derrick Quansah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrMassanutten Military Academy Cape Coast, Ghana
F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrHeritage Wake Forest, NC
G 2 Tristen Newton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBurges El Paso, TX
G 3 Noah Farrakhan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrThe Patrick School Newark, NJ
G/F 4 Brandon Suggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMassanutten Military Academy Powder Springs, GA
G 10 Tyrie Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrNW Florida State College Tifton, GA
G 11 J. J. Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCape Fear CC Garysburg, NC
G 12 Tremont Robinson-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrGarden City CC Little Rock, AR
G 13 Ian Jones (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHarnett Central Lillington, NC
G 20 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrChipola College Lubumbashi, DR Congo
C 21 Ludgy Debaut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrNW Florida State College Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
G 24 Evan Umstead (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNorthside Christian Academy Cary, NC
F 25 Samson Strickland (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWashington Academy Wilson, NC
F/C 32 Charles Coleman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoDexter Southfield Boston, MA
G 33 Miles James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPalm Beach State College Inglewood, CA
F/C 44 Edra Luster 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrTyler JC Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 29, 2020

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m.		 at Charlotte
49er Tip-Off Classic		 W 66–57  1–0
  15 – Gardner  6 – Newton  3 – Suggs  Halton Arena (1)
Charlotte, NC
December 1, 2020*
5:00 p.m.		 North Carolina Wesleyan W 91–62  2–0
  27 – Gardner  8 – Newton  9 – Jones  Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
December 5, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Radford W 63–50  3–0
  20 – Gardner  8 – Gardner  2 – Suggs  Williams Arena (78)
Greenville, NC
December 7, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UNC Wilmington W 88–78 OT 4–0
  22 – Miles  11 – Gardner  8 – Newton  Williams Arena (65)
Greenville, NC
December 10, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Florida W 73–67  5–0
  20 – Gardner  12 – Gardner  8 – Newton  Williams Arena (50)
Greenville, NC
December 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at SMU L 55–70  5–1
(0–1)		  13 – Gardner  5 – DeBut  4 – Robinson-White  Moody Coliseum (1,564)
University Park, TX
December 19, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 James Madison W 73–64  6–1
  18 – Suggs  7 – Baruti  7 – Robinson-White  Williams Arena (73)
Greenville, NC
December 22, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulane W 68–58  7–1
(1–1)		  21 – Gardner  10 – Gardner  4 – Miles  Williams Arena (65)
Greenville, NC
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Wichita State Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues[12] Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulane L 56–60  7–2
(1–2)		  14 – Suggs  8 – Suggs  5 – Jackson  Devlin Fieldhouse (100)
New Orleans, LA
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South Florida L 63–69  7–3
(1–3)		  29 – Robinson-White  10 – Gardner  3 – Miles  Williams Arena (67)
Greenville, NC
January 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cincinnati Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at South Florida Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[14] Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
January 24, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Memphis L 53–80  7–4
(1–4)		  15 – Robinson-White  11 – Gardner  3 – Tied  Williams Arena (55)
Greenville, NC
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UCF L 64–71  7–5
(1–5)		  23 – Gardner  10 – Gardner  4 – Newton  Addition Financial Arena (1,407)
Orlando, FL
January 30, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulsa L 68–77  7–6
(1–6)		  26 – Gardner  8 – Gardner  6 – Miles  Williams Arena (82)
Greenville, NC
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 5 Houston W 82–73  8–6
(2–6)		  21 – Gardner  15 – Gardner  6 – Newton  Williams Arena (78)
Greenville, NC
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 at Memphis L 59–66  8–7
(2–7)		  23 – Gardner  9 – Gardner  4 – Tied  FedEx Forum (2,371)
Memphis, TN
February 8, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 SMU L 56–71  8–8
(2–8)		  23 – Gardner  9 – Gardner  3 – Robinson-White  Williams Arena (51)
Greenville, NC
February 11, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple
Previously scheduled for Jan. 16		 Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Temple Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
February 17, 2021
 ESPN+		 at Houston Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[17] Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
February 21, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Wichita State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[18] Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulsa Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[19] Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
March 4, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPNU		 UCF L 60–64  8–9
(2–9)		  18 – Tied  7 – Gardner  5 – Newton  Williams Arena (424)
Greenville, NC
March 7, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cincinnati L 69–82  8–10
(2–10)		  23 – Gardner  8 – Suggs  7 – Robinson-White  Williams Arena (439)
Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 11, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (11) vs. (6) UCF
First Round		 L 62–72  8–11
  17 – Gardner  9 – Gardner  6 – Newton  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC First Team

  • Jayden Gardner

Source[20]

References

  1. ↑ Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Corey [@coreyevans_10] (April 26, 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 April 30, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Igoe, Stephen (July 14, 2020). "Mosher finds the right fit with ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Igoe, Stephen (August 22, 2020). "ECU picks up commitment from athletic forward Dondre Watson". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ Igoe, Stephen (August 24, 2020). "2021 guard Russell Felton commits to ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Igoe, Stephen (September 22, 2020). "Three-star guard Alexis Reyes commits to ECU". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Houston Tabbed as 2020-21 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ "ECU Opts Out Of Gulf Coast Showcase". ecupirates.com. November 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pirates' Game Against Belmont-Abbey Cancelled". ecupirates.com. November 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". February 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". February 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". February 15, 2021.
  13. ↑ "East Carolina-Cincinnati Game Scheduled for Jan. 13 Postponed". theamerican.org. January 12, 2021.
  14. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". theamerican.org. January 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". February 10, 2021.
  16. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". February 10, 2021.
  17. ↑ "The American Announces Pair of Men's Basketball Postponements". February 11, 2021.
  18. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". February 16, 2021.
  19. ↑ "The American Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theamerican.org. February 22, 2021.
  20. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Announces Men's Basketball Honors". theamerican.org. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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