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2 0 2 0 - 2 1 E A S T C A R O L I N A B A S K E T B A L L GAME NOTES EAST CAROLINA BASKETBALL | GAME 15 ECUPIRATES.COM | @ECUBASKETBALL | #ONEPIRATENATION 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS East Carolina (8-6, 2-6) at Memphis (11-6, 7-3) 8-6 | 2-6 AMERICAN |7-2 H | 1-2 A | 0-0 N SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 2021 • 2 P.M. ET / 1 P.M. CT • FEDEXFORUM • MEMPHIS, TENN. NOVEMBER 27 at Charlotte .........................................W, 66-57 Head Coach: Joe Dooley (George Washington ‘88) 4WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN DECEMBER Career Record: 200-157 (12th Season) Stream ......................................................ESPN2 1 N.C. WESLEYAN (ESPN+) ............. W, 91-62 Record at ECU: 86-99 (Seventh Season) (John Schriffen/Brooke Weisbrod) 57-52 (1995-99) / 29-48 (2018-pr.) 5 RADFORD (ESPN+) ...................... W, 63-50 Radio..........................Pirate Sports Network 7 UNCW (ESPN+) ...................... W, 88-78 (ot) Record vs. Memphis: 0-4 WNCT 107.9/WRHD 94.3 10 NORTH FLORIDA (ESPN+) ...........W, 73-67 Head Coach: “Penny” Hardaway (Memphis ‘03) (Jeff Charles, Si Seymour) 16 at SMU* (ESPN+) ...................................L, 55-70 Overall: 54-30 (Third Season) 19 JAMES MADISON (ESPN+) ...........W, 73-64 Record at Memphis: Same Live Stats ..........................sidearmstats.com 22 TULANE*(ESPN+) ..........................W, 68-58 Record vs. East Carolina: 4-0 Instagram/Twitter .............@ecubasketball 30 at Wichita State*(ESPN+) ......................... PPD JANUARY 2 at Tulane*(ESPN+) ...............................L, 56-60 4PROBABLE GAME STARTERS 9 USF*(ESPN+) ...................................L, 63-69 Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown GP-GS PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 13 at Cincinnati*(ESPN+) ................................ PPD F 1 JAYDEN GARDNER 6-7 235 Jr. Wake Forest, N.C. 14-13 17.4 8.6 1.3 .481 .250 .747 34.0 20 at USF*(ESPN+) ............................................ PPD G 2 TRISTEN NEWTON 6-5 200 So. El Paso, Texas 12-11 7.7 4.3 4.3 .323 .231 .920 30.6 G 11 J.J. MILES 6-7 220 Sr. Garysburg, N.C. 11-6 10.5 3.0 2.2 .418 .320 1.000 26.7 24 MEMPHIS*(ESPN2) .........................L, 53-80 27 at UCF*(ESPN+) ......................................L, 64-71 G 12 TREMONT ROBINSON-WHITE 6-1 190 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. 14-13 9.5 1.9 3.8 .490 .421 .684 25.4 C 21 LUDGY DEBAUT 7-0 245 RJr. Guadeloupe 14-10 2.9 3.0 1.1! .500 .000 .455 15.0 30 TULSA* (ESPN+) ............................. L, 68-77 FEBRUARY !-Blocks per game 3 (5/5) HOUSTON*(ESPN+) ............. W, 82-73 6 at Memphis*(ESPN2) ...............................2 p.m. 4QUICK NOTES 8 SMU*(ESPN2) ......................................5 p.m. 4Fresh off the biggest win on school history, East Carolina returns to the hardwood Saturday afternoon against Memphis 11 at Temple*(ESPN+) ................................. 12 p.m. inside the FedExForum. The Pirates and Tigers met 13 days ago Greenville with Memphis posting an 80-53 victory. 13 TEMPLE*(ESPN+) .............................. 12 p.m. 4Saturday’s game at Memphis is the first of four scheduled road games in February for the Pirates. The Pirates will also 17 at Houston*(ESPN+) ................................8 p.m. 21 WICHITA STATE* (ESPNU) .............. 12 p.m. travel to Temple, Houston and Tulsa in addition to a potential makeup game at Wichita State. 27 at Tulsa*(ESPN+) .......................................7 p.m. 4ECU will play its first of four games in eight days beginning Saturday. The Pirates will return home to play SMU on Monday MARCH (Feb. 8) before a home-and-home matchup with Temple. ECU and the Owls will play in Philadelphia on Thursday (Feb. 11) 4 UCF* (ESPN2) ......................................9 p.m. and in Greenville on Saturday (Feb. 13) 7 CINCINNATI*(ESPN+)..........................1 p.m. 4The Pirates will look to snap a five-game losing streak to the Tigers and earn their first win over Memphis since 2018. They will also try to end a four-game slide at the FedExForum and record its first road win over the Tigers since 2016. 11-14 THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (ESPN) 4The Pirates lead The American in assists per game (16.5) and have been credited with a dime on 66.0 (231 of 350) per- 11 First Round TBA 12 Quarterfinals TBA cent of its made field goals. ECU is currently ranked No. 3 in KenPom.com’s assists per field goal made. It’s 16.5 assists per 13 Semifinals TBA game average currently ranks as the second-highest average in school history (17.2 apg, 2012-13). Wednesday night against 14 Championship TBA Houston, the Pirates were credited with 20 assists on 27 made field goals. 4ECU has the top assist/turnover ratio in The American at 1.3. The Pirates are 8-1 this season when they have more assists ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS than turnovers. The only loss came last Saturday versus Tulsa with 21 assists and 13 turnovers. All times listed EST 4In their last two games, the Pirates have combined for 41 assists against 20 turnovers. * - American Athletic Conference games 4Junior Jayden Gardner (17.4 ppg/8.6 rpg) is the only player to rank among the top-5 in The American in scoring (2nd) (AP/Coaches poll ranking) and rebounding (2nd). Only Tulsa’ Brandon Rachal (8th/9th) and Houston’s Quentin Grimes (4th/7th) rank among the top-10 in both categories. FOLLOW THE PIRATES 4Gardner has posted a double-double in five of the last seven games and has compiled a league-best seven overall this FACEBOOK - ECU BASKETBALL season. He has 30 career double-doubles, third most in conference history and fourth most in ECU lore. He’s scored 70 INSTAGRAM/TWITTER - @ecubasketball points and grabbed 33 rebounds in the last three games (23.3 ppg, 11.0 rpg). 4Tremont Robinson-White has scored double figures in each of the last five games, the longest double figure scoring streak 4 of his career. He has 94 total points in those games (18.8 ppg), including a career-high 29 against USF. EAST CAROLINA OR ECU 4Robinson-White has made three or more 3s in each of the last five games, including a career-best five versus Houston, Feel free to call us East Carolina or ECU. However, we re- shooting 48.5 percent outside the arc (17-35) in those games. He made a total of 11 3s during the entire 2019-20 season. spectfully ask that the eronenous designation of Eastern 4Robinson-White ranks among the top 10 in The American in field goal percentage, assists per game, three-point field goal Carolina or flawed abbrevations such as E. Carolina, East percentage, three-point field goals made and assist/turnover ratio. Caro., ECaro or EC not be used. 4J.J. Miles has scored double figures each of the last two games and six of the last nine games he’s played, averaging 12.2 points per game. He is averaging three more per game this season (10.5 ppg) compared to last year (7.5 ppg). 4 ECU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 4Bitumba Baruti has made multiple 3s in five games this season, including a season-high matching three Wednesday night Associate Director (Basketball Contact): Jody Jones against Houston. He is 16 of 46 from 3 this season after going 12 of 70 a year ago. O: (252) 737-4524 | C: (252) 414-2019 | [email protected] 4Tristen Newton has scored double figures in two of four games played since returning to the lineup. After being held scoreless against Tulsa, Newton rebounded by netting 10 points versus Houston. 4RADIO/TV ROSTER 4NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 1 Jayden Gardner Jr. F 6-7 235 Wake Forest, N.C. 2 Tristen Newton So. G 6-5 200 El Paso, Texas 3 Noah Farrakhan Fr. G 6-2 170 Newark, N.J. 4 Brandon Suggs So. F/G 6-6 205 Powder Springs, Ga. 10 Tyrie Jackson Sr. G 6-2 210 Tifton, Ga. 11 J.J. Miles Sr. G 6-7 220 Garysburg, N.C. 12 Tremont Robinson-White Jr. G 6-1 190 Little Rock, Ark. 13 Ian Jones Sr. G 6-3 200 Lillington, N.C. 1 | Jayden Gardner 2 | Tristen Newton 3 | Noah Farrakhan 4 | Brandon Suggs 20 Bitumba Baruti Sr. G 6-7 230 The Congo F • 6-7 • 235 • Jr. G • 6-5 • 200 • So. G • 6-2 • 170 • Fr. G/F • 6-6 • 205 21 Ludgy Debaut RJr. C 7-0 244 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Wake Forest, N.C. El Paso, Texas Newark, N.J. • So. 24 Evan Umstead Sr. G 6-0 195 Cary, N.C. 25 Samson Strickland Jr. F 6-5 220 Wilson, N.C. 32 Charles Coleman So. C 7-0 240 Boston, Mass 33 Miles James Jr. G 6-6 210 Inglewood, Calif. 44 Edra Luster Sr. C/F 7-0 245 Oakland, Calif. 45 David Kasanganay Jr. G 6-2 190 Charlotte, N.C. 55 Brenden Kelly Fr. G 5-9 160 Clark, N.J. 4ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown 20 Bitumba Baruti Sr. G 6-7 230 The Congo 32 Charles Coleman So. C 7-0 240 Boston, Mass 10 | Tyrie Jackson 11 | JJ Miles 12 | Tremont 13 | Ian Jones G • 6-2 • 210 • Sr. G • 6-7 • 220 • Sr. Robinson-White G • 6-3 • 200 • Sr. 21 Ludgy Debaut RJr. C 7-0 244 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr. 3 Noah Farrakhan Fr. G 6-2 170 Newark, N.J. Tifton, Ga. Garysburg, N.C. Little Rock, Ark. Lillington, N.C. 1 Jayden Gardner Jr. F 6-7 235 Wake Forest, N.C.