The American Athletic Conference announced game and opponent assignments for the upcoming men’s basketball season.
East Carolina’s conference schedule will consist of 18 league games, with three opponents in home-only games, three opponents in away-only games and six home-and-home series.
The Pirates will play six teams inside Minges Coliseum and on the road — South Florida, Florida Atlantic, Temple, Tulane, UTSA and Charlotte.
ECU will host UAB, North Texas and Rice. The three road-only games are Memphis, Wichita State and Tulsa.
Conference play begins Dec. 31 with the final day of AAC taking place on March 9, 2025. The AAC tournament, held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, will take place March 12-16.
The full slate of dates and times for all AAC games will be released at a later date.
ECU women’s basketball
The East Carolina women’s basketball team learned of its conference opponents this upcoming season when the AAC announced the schedules on Thursday.
Like on the men’s side, the Pirates will play six teams at home and on the road — South Florida, Temple, Rice, UTSA, Florida Atlantic and Charlotte.
The Pirates will hit the road for standalone contests with Rice, Memphis and UAB while North Texas, Tulane and Wichita State will come to Minges Coliseum for single home games.
ECU is coming off two seasons that ended in a 2023 AAC tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament, and a 2024 title-game berth.
The full slate of dates and times for all conference games is set to be released at a later date.
ECU football
Two East Carolina football players were named to the East-West Shrine Bowl watch list.
ECU defensive back Shavon Revel Jr. and wide receiver Winston Wright Jr. landed on the list, the bowl association announced.
The 100th edition of the iconic East-West Shrine Bowl will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The game will kickoff at 8 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2025 and be nationally televised on NFL Network.
Revel is a two-year letterman who has appeared in 21 career games with 12 starts (all in 2023). He earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors last season. Revel has 62 career tackles (33 solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss (-20 yards) and 1.0 sack (-14 yards). He is credited with 14 career pass breakups.
Wright is a graduate student transfer from Florida State with one year of eligibility remaining.
He enrolled early at ECU in January and participated in spring practices. Wright has played in 38 career games with 16 starts during a combined four years at West Virginia (2019-21) and Florida State (2023. He has 2,689 all-purpose yards with nine touchdowns in his career.
Trophy watch list
East Carolina defensive lineman Elijah Morris has been named to the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Watch lists, the organizations announced.
The Allstate Wuerffel Trophy honors a student-athlete who is inspired to serve others and make a positive impact on society. Together with the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the awards mark college football’s premier honors for community service.
A 2024 Preseason All-American Athletic Conference selection by Athlon Sports, Morris has played in 41 career games making 33 starts for the Pirates. He has 86 career tackles with 13.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. Morris, a senior from Fayetteville, is credited with 10 quarterback hurries and has registered at least one tackle in 33 of 41 games.
Women’s golf
The East Carolina women’s golf team announced its schedule for the upcoming season.
The Pirates will host two events as part of a 10-tournament schedule. They will begin the fall season Sept. 13-15 at the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Ky., before competing in the Tot Hill Farm Invitational in Asheboro (Sept. 23-24).
ECU will return home to host its fall tournament, the Pirate Collegiate Classic, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the Greenville Country Club. The Pirates close out the fall at the Ruth Chris’ Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 11-13) and Mercedes Benz Invitational (Oct. 20-22).
The spring slate consists of five tournaments including the Pirates’ annual spring home tournament at Ironwood Golf and Country Club, the Ironwood Invitational, to conclude their regular season on Mar. 31-Apr. 1.
ECU will compete in two events in February beginning with the FAU Paradise Invitational (Feb. 3-4) followed by the Lake Oconee Invitational (Feb. 21-23). The Pirates will travel to Spring Island, S.C. for the Briar’s Creek Invitational (Mar. 10-11) before competing in the Wolfpack Invitational (Mar. 21-22) ahead of their final regular season tournament at Ironwood.
The AAC championship will be held April 14-16 in Brooksville, Fla. for the third consecutive season at the Southern Hills Golf Club.
ECU volleyball
East Carolina earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for a program record fourth consecutive season, and for the eighth time in school history.
More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
The Pirates produced a 3.58 team GPA during the 2024 spring semester. Eight players checked in at 3.50 or better, while Kenzie Beckham notched a perfect 4.0 GPA to land a spot on the Chancellor’s List. Jennings Hall also compiled a 4.0 GPA as a graduate student.
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