East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina Pirates

School Name:	East Carolina University
Location:	Greenville, North Carolina
Arena:	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Capacity:	8,000
Conference:	The American
Head coach:	Joe Dooley

The East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coached by Joe Dooley, in his second stint as Pirates head coach, and play their home games in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

History

The Pirates appeared in the NAIA National Tournament two years (1953 and 1954), each year losing in the first round. The Pirates combined record in the NAIA was 2-2. The Pirates have also made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with the latest appearance occurring in 1993 where they played the North Carolina Tar Heels. East Carolina has had four players to reach the NBA level, Theodore "Blue" Edwards, who was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 21st overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft, Oliver Mack who was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the third pick in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft, George Maynor, who was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the sixth pick in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA Draft, and Charles Alford, who was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the ninth pick in the tenth round of the 1968 NBA Draft.

Team Record

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
East Carolina (Southern Conference) (1965–1977)
1965-1966	Wendell Carr	11-15	5-7	5th
1966-1967	Tom Quinn	7-17	4-8	8th
1967-1968	Tom Quinn	9-16	6-7	7th
1968-1969	Tom Quinn	17-11	9-2	2nd
1969-1970	Tom Quinn	16-10	9-2	2nd
1970-1971	Tom Quinn	13-12	7-4	4th
1971-1972	Tom Quinn	14-15	7-5	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
1972-1973	Tom Quinn	13-13	7-7	4th
1973-1974	Tom Quinn	13-12	8-6	4th
1974-1975	Dave Patton	19-9	11-3	2nd
1975-1976	Dave Patton	11-15	7-7	T-3rd
1976-1977	Dave Patton	10-18	3-9	5th
East Carolina (Independent) (1977–1981)
1977-1978	Larry Gilman	9-17	-
1978-1979	Larry Gilman	12-15	-
1979-1980	Dave Odom	16-11	-
1980-1981	Dave Odom	12-14	-
East Carolina (Colonial Athletic Association) (1981–2001)
1981-1982	Dave Odom	10-17	2-8	7th
1982-1983	Charlie Harrison	16-13	3-7	5th
1983-1984	Charlie Harrison	4-24	1-9	6th
1984-1985	Charlie Harrison	7-21	1-13	8th
1985-1986	Charlie Harrison	12-16	6-8	T-4th
1986-1987	Charlie Harrison	12-16	4-11	7th
1987-1988	Mike Steele	8-20	3-12	8th
1988-1989	Mike Steele	15-14	6-8	T-5th
1989-1990	Mike Steele	13-18	6-8	5th
1990-1991	Mike Steele	12-16	4-10	7th
1991-1992	Eddie Payne	10-18	4-10	6th
1992-1993	Eddie Payne	10-18	4-10	7th	NCAA 1st Round
1993-1994	Eddie Payne	15-12	7-8	5th
1994-1995	Eddie Payne	18-11	7-8	4th
1995-1996	Joe Dooley	17-11	9-9	T-4th
1996-1997	Joe Dooley	17-10	9-7	T-3rd
1997-1998	Joe Dooley	10-17	5-11	T-7th
1998-1999	Joe Dooley	13-14	7-9	7th
1999-2000	Bill Herrion	10-18	5-11	T-8th
2000-2001	Bill Herrion	14-14	6-10	T-7th
East Carolina (Conference USA) (2001–present)
2001-2002	Bill Herrion	12-18	5-11	T-11th
2002-2003	Bill Herrion	12-15	3-13	T-13th
2003-2004	Bill Herrion	13-14	5-11	11th
2004-2005	Bill Herrion	9-19	4-12	T-12th
2005-2006	Ricky Stokes	8-20	2-12	12th
2006-2007	Ricky Stokes	6-24	1-15	12th
2007-2008	Mack McCarthy	11-19	5-11	10th
2008-2009	Mack McCarthy	13-17	5-11	9th
2009-2010	Mack McCarthy	10-21	4-12	10th
2010-2011	Jeff Lebo	18-16	8-8	T-7th	2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Total:		557-721
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

Retired Numbers

• 14 - Sonny Russell 1949-1953

External Links

• Official athletics site