East Carolina Pirates Mens Basketball Tickets

East Carolina has managed some huge wins since joining Conference USA. Louisville. Charlotte. Marquette, with Dwyane Wade. The Pirates have beaten all of them, which produced some memorable moments at Minges Coliseum, one of the tougher home venues in the league.
Still, there's been no winning season at ECU since 1996-97 and no NCAATournament since 1993. That's a long stretch, and ultimately what cost Bill Herrion his job.
In to halt the streak is Ricky Stokes, who played for ECU athletic director Terry Holland at Virginia in the 1980s. This is Stokes' second stint as a head coach, the first coming at Vir-giniaTech from 1999-2003. There, he left some talent that Seth Greenberg turned into a respectable bunch last season. Conversely, Stokes won't really benefit from his predecessor's work at ECU because he's taking over a program with little in the way of proven players.
Moussa Badiane, an unheralded yet good college player (and potential pro) is gone, having exhausted his eligibility. That leaves a hole in the middle. But Stokes knew it would be there. What he didn't know, however, is that he'd also lose ECU's leading scorer from a year ago, Mike Cook, who decided to transfer.
What's left? The best is Corey Rouse, a 6'8" forward. The senior averaged 10.6 points per game last season and is the Pirates' lone returning double-digit scorer. He'll be joined by sophomore Tom Hammonds, some role players and a host of newcomers. Among them is David Bell, a transfer from La Salle who should help the Pirates benefit from a depleted C-USA, though snapping the postseason drought is probably too steep a challenge this year.