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GA2 0 1 8M- 1 9 E C EU P I R ANT E S BOA S K ETT B A LEL S ACT LIKE A CAPTAIN. PLAY LIKE A PIRATE. @ECUBASKETBALL PLEASE CALL US “ECU” GAME 20 » THE MATCHUP ECU PIRATES (8-11, 1-6) vs. TULANE GREEN WAVE (4-15, 0-7) While the official name of our institution remains East Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 4 7 p.m. EST 4Greenville, N.C.4 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,100) Carolina University, we would appreciate your help in referring to us simply as the ECU Pirates. Thank you for Head Coach: Joe Dooley (George Washington ‘88) Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina ‘76) Record at ECU: 65-63 (Fifth Season) Record at Tulane: 24-57 (Third Season) your assistance as we continue our rebranding efforts. Overall Record: 179-121 (10th Season) Overall Record: Same vs. Tulane: First Meeting vs. ECU: 1-3 »2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS NOVEMBER 4PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS 6 DELAWARE STATE ................................... W, 81-56 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. HOMETOWN GP-GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 9 JAMES MADISON (ESPN3) ...............................L, 72-73 G 0 ISAAC FLEMING 6-4 195 Sr. Wilmington, Del. 19-13 7.9 3.4 3.5 47.7 8.8 53.8 25.2 G 55 SHAWN WILLIAMS 6-1 175 So. Little Rock, Ark. 14-14 11.9 1.9 1.8 33.9 31.5 94.7 34.4 11 LAMAR (ESPN3) ...................................W, 84-78 (ot) G 2 K.J. DAVIS 6-5 200 So. Portsmouth, Va. 17-8 8.4 4.7 1.1 32.5 30.1 63.6 27.3 16 at Georgia Tech (ACCNE) ...........................................L, 54-79 19 TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY ......................W, 69-64 F 1 JAYDEN GARDNER 6-6 245 Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. 19-19 18.9 9.4 1.3 53.2 28.6 75.0 30.5 F 32 DIMITRIJE SPASOJEVIC 6-8 240 So. Vrsac, Serbia 19-7 3.1 2.2 0.7 44.1 - 58.3 15.2 21 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (ESPN3) .........................W, 76-64 24 HIGH POINT (ESPN3) .......................................................L, 52-55 27 at UNCW ............................................................... L, 86-95 4TIP-OFF POINTS 30 APPALACHIAN STATE (ESPN3) ........................ W, 83-81 4ECU will look to snap a five-game slide Thursday night when it host Tulane in the first of two meetings between the conference foes this season. The next meeting will be Feb. 23 in New Orleans. DECEMBER 2 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE ......................W, 70-47 4The Pirates have won four of the last five meetings and nine of 13 since 2010 in the series overall, but have lost four of the last 18 at CHARLOTTE (beIN) ...................................L, 49-55 five games at home against the Green Wave, including a pair of overtime defeats. 28 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (ESPN3) ..................... W, 77-57 4ECU is coming off a 77-57 loss to USF Saturday. Freshman Jayden Gardner posted his eighth double-double of the season and finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Shawn Williams made four 3-pointers for 12 points and DImitrije Spasojevic added 10. JANUARY 4Gardner leads The American in scoring (18.9 ppg) and ranks second in rebounding (9.4 rpg). He also ranks among the league 2 at SMU* (ESPN3) .......................................................L, 54-82 5 CINCINNATI* (CBSSN) ...................................W, 73-71 leaders in offensive rebounds (2nd), defensive rebounds (2nd) and field goal percentage (8th). Gardner is averaging a double-double 10 at Memphis* (ESPNU) ............................................... L, 72-78 in league play with 18.9 ppg and 10.6 rpg, which is tops in the conference. 13 at UCF* (ESPNU) ........................................................L, 65-76 4Shawn Williams has scored double digits in 10 of his first 13 games of the season, scoring 15 or more points five times. He is 16 TEMPLE* (ESPN3) ........................................L, 75-84 averaging 2.0 3-point field goals per game in conference play. Williams had made four or more 3s in game five times this season. 23 at 17/17 Houston* (ESPN3) .......................................L, 50-94 4Williams averaged 22.0 ppg against the Green Wave as a freshman last season. After scoring 15 points at home versus Tulane, 26 USF* (ESPNU) ..............................................L, 57-77 31 TULANE* (ESPNU) ..........................................7 p.m. he dropped 29 on the Green wave in New Orleans, going a perfect 6-of-6 outside the 3-point arc. 4Seth LeDay has scored double figures in four of the last six games, averaging 10.0 points during the aforementioned stretch. FEBRUARY LeDay led the Pirates with 12 points and five rebounds at Houston. It was the first time he led the team in both points and rebounds 3 at UCONN* (ESPNEWS) ................................................. 2 p.m. by himself in the same game. 6 WICHITA STATE* (ESPNEWS) ...............................7 p.m. 10 at USF* (ESPN3) .....................................................5:30 p.m. 13 MEMPHIS* (ESPN3) .........................................7 p.m. THE BROADCASTS 17 TULSA* (ESPN3) .............................................2 p.m. TELEVISION: ESPNU RADIO: PIRATE IMG SPORTS NETWORK 23 at Tulane* (ESPN2/U) ...................................................8 p.m. Play-By-Play............................................................Anish Shroff Play-by-Play .............................................................Jeff Charles 27 HOUSTON* (ESPN3) ........................................7 p.m. Analyst ...........................................................John Thompson III Analyst .......................................................................Si Seymour Producer .......................................................................Greg Pike Flagship ..........................................WNCT 107.9 FM (Greenville) MARCH 3 at Tulsa* (ESPNU) ..................................................................4 p.m. 5 at Wichita State (CBSSN) ......................................................9 p.m. 10 UCONN* (ESPNU) ...................................................2 p.m. RECORD HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK 14 THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND ...................... TBA 8-11 8-4 0-7 0-0 L5 Memphis, Tenn. | FedExForum OVERALL *American Athletic Conference Games THE AMERICAN 1-6 1-2 0-4 0-0 L5 All times ET NON-CONFERENCE 7-5 7-2 0-3 0-0 W1 2018-19 ECU PIRATES 1 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 3 2018-19 ROSTERS 4 NUMERICAL ROSTER General/Administration Name: East Carolina University Location: Greenville, N.C. 27858 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Founded: 1907 0 Isaac Fleming G 6-4 195 Sr.-1L Wilmington, Del. (University of Hawaii) Enrollment: 29,131 Conference: American Athletic Conference 1 Jayden Gardner F 6-6 245 Fr.-HS Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage High School) Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #109) 2 K.J. Davis G 6-5 200 So.-1L Portsmouth, Va. (I.C. Norcom School) Arena: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,100) 3 Seth LeDay F 6-7 215 Jr.-TR Dallas, Texas (Virginia Tech) Chancellor: Dr. Cecil Staton Director of Athletics: Jon Gilbert 5 Tyler Foster G 6-5 190 Fr.-HS Baltimore, Md. (Mount Zion Prep) Athletic Department Phone: (252) 737-4600 10 Tae Hardy G 6-2 190 Fr.-HS Decatur, Ga. (Believe Sports [Tenn.] Academy) Ticket Office Phone: (800) DIAL-ECU, (252) 328-2300 13 Justin Whatley F 6-8 240 So.-1L Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith High School) Program History Entering 87th 21 Samson Strickland F 6-5 210 Fr.-HS Wilson, N.C. (Washington Academy) Seasons of Basketball: First Season of Basketball: 1931-32 22 DeShaun Wade G 6-2 200 Fr.-HS Charlottesville, Va. (The Miller School) All-Time Record (entering 2018-19): 1,079-1,117 Seasons of Division I Basketball: Entering 55th 23 Rico Quinton F 6-9 240 Fr.-HS Newbern, Tenn. (Dyer County High School) First Season Of Division I: 1964-65 24 John Whitley G 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Washington, N.C. (Moravian Prep) Division I Record (entering 2018-19): 678-841 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1972, ’93) 32 Dimitrije Spasojevic F 6-8 240 So.-1L Vrsac, Serbia NIT Appearances: None 41 Addison Hill G 6-3 180 Sr.-2L Winterville, N.C. (South Central High School) CBI Appearances: None CIT Appearances: 3 (2011, 2013 Champions, 2014) 52 Justice Obasohan F/G 6-5 225 Sr.-3L Wallace, N.C. (N.C. School of Math & Science) Athletics Communications 55 Shawn Williams G 6-1 175 So.-1L Little Rock, Ark. (Maumelle High School) Associate Director (Basketball Contact): Jody Jones Jones’ Office Phone: (252) 737-4524 Jones’ Cell Phone: (252) 414-2019 COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS Jones’ E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach ..........................Joe Dooley (George Washington, 1988) Raphael Chillious ...............................................(Raphael CHILLY-us) Assistant Athletics Director/Communications: Tom McClellan Associate Head Coach ................Rapheal Chillious (Lafayette, 1996) Ken Potosnak ......................................................(Ken Poe-toz-knack) McClellan’s Office Phone: (252) 737-1274 McClellan’s Cell Phone: (252) 414-0990 Assistant Head Coach ......................Steve Roccaforte (Lamar, 1989) Justice Obasohan .................................................(Oh-bah-sah-hahn) McClellan E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Coach ..................Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon, 1990) Steve Roccaforte ....................................................... (Roack-ah-fort) Primary Office Phone: (252) 737-4522 Director of Operations .............Kyle Robinson (Gardner-Webb, ‘03) Dimitrije Spasojevic ........................(Dee-me-tree-A SPA-C-ev-itch) Office Fax: (252) 737-4528 Asst. Director of Operations ..........Derek DeMasi (Rhode Island, ‘11) Mailing/Shipping Address: 319 Ward Sports Medicine Bldg. Video