2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by second year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as sixth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.^[1]

2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	11–20 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach	Joe Dooley (2nd, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Roccaforte Raphael Chillious George Wright-Easy
Home arena	Williams Arena (8,000)
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cincinnati	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Houston	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
Tulsa	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Wichita State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	8		.742
UConn	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Memphis	10	–	8		.556			21	–	10		.677
SMU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	11		.633
UCF	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
South Florida	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Temple	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
East Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Tulane	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Wichita State.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Isaac Fleming	0	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Wilmington, DE	Graduated
K. J. Davis	2	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Portsmout, VA	Transferred to Samford
Tyler Foster	5	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Youngstown State
Tae Hardy	10	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Ellenwood, GA	Transferred to Pearl River CC
Justin Whatley	13	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Chesapeake, VA	Transferred to North Carolina Central
Deshaun Wade	22	G	6'2"	200	Freshman	Virginia Beach, VA	Transferred to Longwood
Rico Quinton	23	F/C	6'9"	240	Freshman	Newbern, TN	Left the team due to personal reasons
John Whitley	24	G	6'0"	170	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dimitri Spasojevic	32	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Vršac, Serbia	Transferred to UMBC
Addison Hill	41	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Winterville, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Justice Obasohan	52	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Wallace, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Shawn Williams	55	G	6'1"	175	RS Sophomore	Maumelle, AR	Transferred to New Mexico State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tyrie Jackson	10	G	6'1"	215	RS Junior	Tifton, GA	Northwest Florida State College
J. J. Miles	11	G	6'7"	220	Junior	Garysburg, NC	Cape Fear CC
Tremont Robinson	12	G	6'2"	190	RS Sophomore	Little Rock, AR	Garden City CC
Bitumba Baruti	20	G	6'6"	225	Junior	Lubumbashi, DR Congo	Chipola College
Ludgy Debaut	21	C	6'10"	245	Junior	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	Northwest Florida State College
Miles James	33	G/F	6'6"	215	Sophomore	Inglewood, CA	Palm Beach State College
Edra Luster	44	C	6'11"	230	Junior	Oakland, CA	Tyler JC

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charles Coleman Jr. C	Boston, MA	Dexter School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	May 27, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 79
Logan Curtis SG	Baltimore, MD	Calvert High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 23, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Tristen Newton PG	El Paso, TX	Burges High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 26, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Suggs SF	Austell, GA	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 17, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derrick Quansah C	Fayetteville, NC	Massanutten Military Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	May 3, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Noah Farrakhan PG	Newark, NJ	The Patrick School (NJ)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 21, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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: "2020 East Carolina Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06. "2020 East Carolina Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.

Roster

2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jayden Gardner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Heritage Wake Forest, NC G 2 Tristen Newton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Burges El Paso, TX F 3 Seth LeDay (LT) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Virginia Tech The Colony, TX G/F 4 Brandon Suggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Powder Springs, GA G 5 Logan Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Calvert Hall College Baltimore, MD G 10 Tyrie Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr NW Florida State College Tifton, GA G 11 J. J. Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cape Fear CC Garysburg, NC G 12 Tremont Robinson-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Garden City CC Little Rock, AR G 13 Ian Jones (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Harnett Central Lillington, NC G 20 Bitumba Baruti 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Chipola College Lubumbashi, DR Congo C 21 Ludgy Debaut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr NW Florida State College Les Abymes, Guadeloupe G 24 Evan Umstead (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Northside Christian Academy Cary, NC F 25 Samson Strickland (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Washington Academy Wilson, NC F/C 32 Charles Coleman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Dexter Southfield Boston, MA G 33 Miles James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Palm Beach State College Inglewood, CA F/C 44 Edra Luster 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tyler JC Oakland, CA	Head coach Joe Dooley (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Steve Roccaforte (Lamar) Raphael Chillious (Lafayette) George Wright-Easy (Saint Francis (PA)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (LT) Left team   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

• Dec. 17, 2019 - Seth LeDay left the team after the Maryland Eastern Shore game.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 80–68	1–0	Williams Arena (4,027) Greenville, NC
November 8, 2019* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at Navy Veterans Classic	L 57–62	1–1	Alumni Hall (4,549) Annapolis, MD
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 62–68	1–2	Holmes Center (1,893) Boone, NC
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Liberty The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on campus game	L 57–77	1–3	Williams Arena (4,527) Greenville, NC
November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Evansville The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals	W 85–68	2–3	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloSports		vs. UMKC The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semifinals	L 68–74	2–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Rice The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd Place Game	L 69–77	2–5	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloSports		at James Madison	L 89–99	2–6	JMU Convocation Center (2,068) Harrisonburg, VA
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Coppin State	L 75–85	2–7	Williams Arena (3,208) Greenville, NC
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Campbell	W 79–67	3–7	Williams Arena (3,234) Greenville, NC
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 71–57	4–7	Williams Arena (2,584) Greenville, NC
December 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Charlotte	W 60–56	5–7	Williams Arena (3,626) Greenville, NC
December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Kentucky	W 82–74	6–7	Williams Arena (3,481) Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
January 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 24 Wichita State	L 69–75	6–8 (0–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Florida	W 62–59	7–8 (1–1)	Williams Arena (3,389) Greenville, NC
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		SMU	W 71–68	8–8 (2–1)	Williams Arena (4,014) Greenville, NC
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulsa	L 49–65	8–9 (2–2)	Williams Arena (5,332) Greenville, NC
January 19, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cincinnati	L 57–82	8–10 (2–3)	Fifth Third Arena (11,103) Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 64–84	8–11 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum (3,878) Dallas, TX
January 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulane	W 81–62	9–11 (3–4)	Williams Arena (4,817) Greenville, NC
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 21 Houston	L 59–69	9–12 (3–5)	Williams Arena (4,406) Greenville, NC
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Temple	L 64–76	9–13 (3–6)	Liacouras Center (6,877) Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		UCF	L 64–68	9–14 (3–7)	Williams Arena (3,474) Greenville, NC
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tulane	W 81–67	10–14 (4–7)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,742) New Orleans, LA
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 56–70	10–15 (4–8)	Reynolds Center (3,232) Tulsa, OK
February 16, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Cincinnati	L 67–70 ^OT	10–16 (4–9)	Williams Arena (4,082) Greenville, NC
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Memphis	L 73–77	10–17 (4–10)	FedExForum (16,038) Memphis, TN
February 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Temple	W 67–63	11–17 (5–10)	Williams Arena (3,695) Greenville, NC
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida	L 68–73 ^OT	11–18 (5–11)	Yuengling Center (2,692) Tampa, FL
February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Connecticut	L 63–84	11–19 (5–12)	Williams Arena (5,003) Greenville, NC
March 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at UCF	L 62–94	11–20 (5–13)	Addition Financial Arena (4,819) Orlando, FL
AAC tournament
March 12, 2020 10:00 pm, ESPNU	(11)	vs. (6) Memphis First Round	Cancelled^[1]		Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Second Team

• Jayden Gardner

Player of the Week

• Week 7: Jayden Gardner
• Week 10: Jayden Gardner

Source^[4][5][6]

References

1. Athletics, E. C. U. "AAC announces ECU's home and road basketball opponents". www.witn.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
2. Eldridge, Taylor. "Wichita State moving on in the AAC tournament after cruising to win over East Carolina". The Wichita Eagle. from the original on 2019-11-11.
3. Igoe, Stephen. "Seth LeDay no longer a part of ECU's basketball program". 247sports.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
5. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
6. "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.