2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–8 (2–2 AAC)
Head coach	Michael Schwartz (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jake Morton; Riley Davis; Reggie Williams; Mark Adams; Josh Giardina;
Home arena	Williams Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	5	.688
Charlotte	4	–	1	.800	10	–	7	.588
No. 23 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
SMU	3	–	1	.750	12	–	5	.706
UAB	3	–	1	.750	11	–	6	.647
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
Tulane	2	–	3	.400	11	–	6	.647
East Carolina	2	–	3	.400	9	–	9	.500
Tulsa	1	–	4	.200	10	–	7	.588
Temple	1	–	4	.200	8	–	10	.444
UTSA	1	–	4	.200	7	–	11	.389
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Rice	0	–	4	.000	6	–	11	.353

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second year head coach Michael Schwartz, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place.^[1] They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament,^[2] before falling to Houston in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Saxby Sunderland	0	G	6'3"	170	Freshman	Arlington, VA	Transferred to Longwood
Wynston Tabbs	10	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Suitland, MD	Graduate transferred to Morgan State
Javon Small	12	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	South Bend, IN	Transferred to Oklahoma State
David Kasanganay	15	G	6'2"	180	RS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Colin McKeenzie	20	G	6'6"		Freshman	Charleston, SC	Walk-on; transferred
Jaxon Ellingsworth	22	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Morehead City, NC	Walk-on; transferred
Ludgy Debaut	24	C	7'0"	245	RS Senior	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	Graduated
Elijah Jones	33	F	6'8"	210	Freshman	Pleasantville, NJ	Transferred to UTEP

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Bobby Pettiford Jr.	0	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Durham, NC	Kansas
Cam Hayes	13	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Greensboro, NC	LSU
Grant Smith	35				Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Walk-on; Quincy College

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cyr Malonga #65 C	Louisville, KY	Evangel Christian School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 12, 2022
Cyr Malonga #65 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Ta'Korrie Faison SF	Goldsboro, NC	Goldsboro High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 30, 2023
Ta'Korrie Faison SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Callum Richard C	Gastonia, NC	Gaston Day School Inc	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Apr 24, 2023
Callum Richard C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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: "East Carolina 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2023 East Carolina Pirates Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2023 East Carolina Pirates Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Vick #60 PG	Bailey, NC	Southern Nash High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 25, 2022
Jordan Vick #60 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "East Carolina 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2024 East Carolina Pirates Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023. "2024 East Carolina Pirates Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bobby Pettiford Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Kansas	Durham, North Carolina
G	1	Kalib LaCount	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	148 lb (67 kg)	So	King/Drew High School	Los Angeles, California
F	2	Ezra Ausar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	So	Liberty Heights Athletic Institute	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	RJ Felton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Aiken High School	Aiken, South Carolina
G	5	Logan Bourgeois	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	Fr	CJF Fleury-Les-Aubrais	Fleury-les-Aubrais, France
F	6	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	Brunswick Community College	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	7	Quentin Diboundje	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Tennessee	Montpellier, France
G	8	Cam Hayes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	LSU	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	10	Evan Montanari (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Gaston Day School	Denver, North Carolina
F	11	Valentino Pinedo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Madrid, Spain
G	21	Jaden Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Iowa State	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G/F	23	Ta'Korrie Faison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Goldsboro High School	Goldsboro, North Carolina
G	25	Benjamin Bayela	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	South Plains College	Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France
C	32	Cyr Malonga	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Evangel Christian School	Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
F	35	Grant Smith (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Quincy College	Richmond, Virginia
C	50	Callum Richard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Gaston Day School	Stanley, North Carolina

Head coach

Michael Schwartz (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Jake Morton (Miami (FL))
Nick Matson (VMI)
Reggie Williams (VMI)
Mark Adams (Texas Tech)
Josh Giardina (Marymount)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ferrum	W 91–61	1–0	29 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	6 – LaCount	Williams Arena (4,529) Greenville, NC
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Campbell	W 77–63	2–0	30 – Felton	11 – Felton	7 – Pettiford Jr.	Williams Arena (4,621) Greenville, NC
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	USC Upstate	L 81–83	2–1	33 – Felton	9 – Felton	4 – Pettiford Jr.	Williams Arena (4,585) Greenville, NC
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northeastern TowneBank Holiday Classic	L 76–82	2–2	18 – Ausar	6 – Felton	6 – Pettiford Jr.	Williams Arena (3,673) Greenville, NC
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern TowneBank Holiday Classic	W 82–64	3–2	27 – Diboundje	10 – Johnson	7 – LaCount	Williams Arena (3,536) Greenville, NC
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State TowneBank Holiday Classic	W 85–84	4–2	19 – Felton	11 – Walker	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (3,311) Greenville, NC
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason	L 59–81	4–3	13 – Tied	7 – Johnson	3 – Pettiford Jr.	EagleBank Arena (3,268) Fairfax, VA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Wilmington	W 74–66	5–3	24 – Pettiford Jr.	11 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Williams Arena (5,182) Greenville, NC
December 4, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 63–52	6–3	18 – Ausar	10 – Tied	4 – Pettiford Jr.	Williams Arena (3,625) Greenville, NC
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	South Carolina	L 62–68	6–4	15 – Felton	8 – Johnson	3 – Walker	Williams Arena (5,568) Greenville, NC
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN	vs. Florida Florida Tipoff	L 65–70	6–5	14 – Tied	10 – Johnson	4 – Pettiford Jr.	RP Funding Center Lakeland, FL
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Delaware State	W 79–50	7–5	26 – Felton	15 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Tennessee State	L 70–86	7–6	19 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Williams Arena (4,259) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at No. 17 Florida Atlantic	L 64–79	7–7 (0–1)	15 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
January 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	Tulsa	W 62–57	8–7 (1–1)	17 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	6 – Pettiford Jr.	Williams Arena (4,454) Greenville, NC
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple	W 73–62	9–7 (2–1)	20 – Felton	9 – Johnson	6 – Pettiford Jr.	Liacouras Center (2,003) Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	SMU	L 64–75	9–8 (2–2)	25 – Ausar	8 – Ausar	1 – Tied	Williams Arena (5,213) Greenville, NC
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 24, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	Temple						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "Pirates Defeat South Florida, Advance to AAC Quarterfinals". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "No. 1 Houston beats ECU in AAC, gets back-to-back 30 wins". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[2] "Pirates Defeat South Florida, Advance to AAC Quarterfinals". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[3] "No. 1 Houston beats ECU in AAC, gets back-to-back 30 wins". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

[4] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1968–present)
Rivalries	NC State
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