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GREENVILLE — East Carolina
used an active zone defense
and a solid effort from
sophomore forward Caleb
White in a 67-49 American
Athletic Conference win over
Central Florida in Williams
Arena at Minges Coliseum on
Saturday evening. White
scored 21 points and
controlled a career-high
nine rebounds as the Pirates
improved to 10-13 overall
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GREENVILLE — Signing day signals the
end of the recruiting period, the
time when letters of intent are
faxed to college football offices
around the country and futures of
programs are determined in large
part for years to come. ...
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Audio: Signing Day
Presser |
 ECU
football coach
Ruffin McNeill met
with the press on
Wednesday to talk
about the Pirates
recruiting class of
2015 (recorded by
W.A. Myatt):
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BASKETBALL |
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Huskies overtake ECU |
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STORRS,
CT —
A pair of 17-0 runs boosted
host Connecticut to a 65-52
American Athletic Conference
win over East Carolina after
the Pirates had taken a
10-point lead late in the
first half on Wednesday
night. Ryan Boatright led
the defending national
champions with 23 points as
he made seven shots from
beyond the arc. ...
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A number for all seasons |
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famed No. 23 is back in the dugout
at East Carolina. First-year Pirate
coach Cliff Godwin, who played under
Keith LeClair during some of ECU's
best baseball seasons, will wear his
former coach's number in 2015.
 It
was my honor and privilege to serve as emcee for the first ever "Evening
with the Pirates" dinner. In doing so I got to be a part of what is
always such a special event for the school's baseball program. ...
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Audio: The Brian
Bailey Show |
  The
Brian Bailey Show
airs on Pirate Radio
1250 on Mondays at
6:30 p.m. Brian's
guest this week was
Fayetteville
Observer and
Bonesville
recruiting analyst
Sammy Batten
(right):
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Pirates close out
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 GREENVILLE
— East Carolina
scored the last 11
points of Sunday's
American Athletic
Conference contest
with Cincinnati in
Williams Arena at
Minges Coliseum for
a 50-46 win.
Freshman B.J. Tyson led ECU
with 18 points as the
Pirates halted a three-game
losing streak with their
first triumph in nine tries
against Cincinnati. ...
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guard B.J. Tyson
scores on an
aggressive drive in
the second half of
ECU's upset win over
visiting Cincinnati
on Sunday afternoon.
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By
Al Myatt
©2015 Bonesville.net
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina
used an active zone defense and a solid effort from sophomore forward
Caleb White in a 67-49 American Athletic Conference win over Central
Florida in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday evening.
White scored 21 points
and controlled a career-high nine rebounds as the Pirates improved
to 10-13 overall and 3-7 in the AAC.
Terry Whisnant was back
after an injury to his torso on Wednesday night at Connecticut to
add 11 points for ECU. Coming off the bench with 10 points each were
Michael Zangari and freshman B.J. Tyson.
A 12-2 run helped the
Pirates to a 31-22 lead at the half. An 8-0 flurry pushed ECU's lead
to 54-38 after intermission.
A 3-pointer by White
with 2:20 to go gave the Pirates a 20-point lead in their second
straight home win.
"I thought it was a
pretty solid game," said ECU coach Jeff Lebo. "I was worried about
this game because of the emotions of
the Cincinnati game on Sunday and
the game at Connecticut.
I thought we came out a little flat. [UCF] had a week off, and
luckily they came out a little flat, too.
"I thought we got going
in the last 10 minutes (of the first half). I thought our defense
during the whole game was terrific. Their two best shooters didn't
make a three in the game. (Our guys) were active in the zone and we
got some turnovers. Eleven steals for us is a lot, and that
triggered some fast break opportunities. We scored some in the paint
this game, 44 points. I thought we took the ball hard to the rim.
Caleb (White) was strong to the basket, and I thought Mike Zangari
had his best game in a long time.
"I thought we got solid
play from everyone. B.J. didn't really have a good first half with
foul trouble, but Terry (Whisnant) made some key 3-point shots for
us and Lance (Tejada) made a big play in the first half. We took
care of the ball, with 16 assists and 10 turnovers. All around, a
good team win for us."
Antonio Robinson had
four points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals playing the
top of ECU's zone. Paris Roberts-Campbell had four assists.
Staphon Blair led the
Knights (9-13, 2-9) with 12 points. B.J. Taylor and Brandon Goodwin
added 10 points each for UCF.
The Pirates host Memphis
at 7 p.m. Tuesday (ESPNU). The Tigers
won 70-58 at home over ECU on Jan. 28,
scoring the last eight points of the game. A 61-60 home loss to
Temple on Saturday dropped Memphis to 14-9 overall and 6-4 in the
AAC.
There’s a
reason the best coaches, no
matter what the sport, never
seem to get taken by
surprise. It’s because
they’re always thinking one,
two, sometimes even three
plays ahead. ...
