News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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The aftermath of "Minges Madness" turned out not to be so festive for East Carolina frontcourt player David Bell.

The junior forward will be out indefinitely due to an injury he suffered to his left knee during the fan-friendly event, the school announced Tuesday.

"Minges Madness," held Oct. 21 inside Minges Coliseum's Williams Arena, marked the celebratory launch of the Pirates' preseason regimen and included entertainment and refreshments for ECU students and a brief intra-squad scrimmage.

Bell sat out the 2004-05 season after transferring from LaSalle University, where he played his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Bell played in 59 games during his two-year stint at LaSalle, where he averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

ECU will informally open its season with a home exhibition game against North Carolina Central on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. (View the Pirates' entire 2005-06 schedule.)

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

(Through games of Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005)

EAST DIVISION

TEAM                  C-USA ALL
Central Florida        4-1   5-3
Southern Miss          3-1   4-3
Marshall               3-2   4-4
Memphis                3-3   4-4
UAB                    2-3   4-4
East Carolina          2-3   3-5

WEST DIVISION

TEAM                  C-USA ALL
Texas-El Paso          4-1   6-1
Tulsa                  4-1   5-3
Houston                2-2   4-3
Tulane                 1-4   2-5
Southern Methodist     1-4   2-6
Rice                   0-4   0-7

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

[C-USA teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]

TUESDAY, NOV. 1

UAB 37, Memphis 20

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2

Connecticut at West Virginia, 7:30 pm (ESPN2)

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Tulane at Navy, 1:30 pm
Rice at Southern Methodist, 3 pm (CSTV)
Houston at Central Florida, 6 pm
Tulsa at Texas-El Paso, 9:05 pm
Duke at Clemson, TBA
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, TBA

THIS WEEK'S SCORES

[C-USA teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

Central Florida 30, East Carolina 20
Texas-El Paso 38, Rice 31
Marshall 27, Tulane 26
N.C. State 21, Southern Mississippi 17
Wake Forest 44, Duke 6

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