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2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–12 (8–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Riley Davis
  • Reggie Williams
  • Josh Giardina
  • I.J. Poole
  • Michael Perry
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Memphis 12 – 2   .857 22 – 5   .815
North Texas 11 – 3   .786 20 – 6   .769
UAB 11 – 3   .786 18 – 9   .667
Tulane 9 – 5   .643 15 – 12   .556
Florida Atlantic 8 – 6   .571 15 – 12   .556
East Carolina 8 – 7   .533 16 – 12   .571
Wichita State 7 – 7   .500 17 – 10   .630
Temple 6 – 9   .400 14 – 14   .500
South Florida 6 – 9   .400 13 – 15   .464
Tulsa 5 – 10   .333 11 – 17   .393
Rice 4 – 11   .267 13 – 15   .464
UTSA 4 – 11   .267 10 – 17   .370
Charlotte 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370
† 2025 AAC tournament winner
As of February 23, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third year head coach Michael Schwartz, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as tenth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in tie for eighth place. As a No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament they defeated Tulsa in the second round before falling to South Florida in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bobby Pettiford Jr. 0 G 6'0" 196 Junior Durham, NC Transferred to High Point
Kalib LaCount 1 G 5'8" 148 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt
Ezra Ausar 2 F 6'8" 247 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Utah[1]
Logan Bourgeois 5 G 6'1" 154 Freshman Fleury-les-Aubrais, France Transferred
Brandon Johnson 6 F 6'8" 222 Redshirt Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to Miami (FL)[2]
Quentin Diboundje 7 G 6'5" 221 Junior Montpellier, France Transferred to Rhode Island[3]
Valentino Pinedo 11 F 6'7' 228 Sophomore Madrid, Spain Transferred to St. Francis (PA)
Jaden Walker 21 G 6'5" 200 Junior Lawrenceville, GA Transferred
Ta'Korrie Faison 23 G/F 6'5" 224 Freshman Goldsboro, NC Transferred to Mount Olive
Benjamin Bayela 25 G 6'6" 200 Senior Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France Graduate transferred to Jacksonville State

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jayshayne Woodard 0 G 6'7" Junior Harlem, NY Indian River State College
Julien Soumaoro 2 G 5'11" 175 Senior Bronx, NY Gardner–Webb
Yann Farell 4 F 6'6" 210 Junior Libreville, Gabon St. Bonaventure
Jordan Riley 12 G 6'4" 200 Senior Brentwood, NY Temple
C. J. Walker 14 F 6'8" 205 GS Senior Sanford, FL UCF
Trevion LaBeaux 24 F 6'5" 215 Junior Waterloo, IA Indian Hills CC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tybo Bailey
#53 SG 		Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 24, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Ladontae Felton
CG 		Aiken, SC South Aiken High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 6, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Reid Cason
C 		Kingston, OK Kingston High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 15, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   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:

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Vick
#67 PG 		Bailey, NC Southern Nash High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 25, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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:

Roster

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jayshayne Woodard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Indian River State College Harlem, NY
G 1 Cam Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr LSU Greensboro, NC
G 2 Julien Soumaoro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr Gardner–Webb Bronx, NY
G 3 RJ Felton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Aiken High School Aiken, SC
G/F 4 Yann Farell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Libreville, Gabon
G/F 5 Benção Vungo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Southern Coast Academy Chitato, Angola
G 6 Ladontae Felton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Aiken High School Aiken, SC
G 7 Tybo Bailey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School Winston-Salem, NC
G 10 Evan Montanari (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Gaston Day School Denver, NC
G 12 Jordan Riley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Temple Brentwood, NY
F 14 C. J. Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS UCF Sanford, FL
F 23 Reid Cason 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Kingston High School (OK) Kingston, OK
F 24 Trevion LaBeaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Waterloo, IA
C 32 Cyr Malonga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Evangel Christian School Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
F 35 Grant Smith (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Quincy College Richmond, VA
C 50 Callum Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Gaston Day School Stanley, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina Wesleyan W 97–70  1–0
  22 – RJ Felton   12 – Walker   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (4,294)
Greenville, NC
November 9, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 63–59  2–0
  25 – RJ Felton   11 – RJ Felton   5 – Hayes  Williams Arena (4,331)
Greenville, NC
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mount Olive W 110–73  3–0
  24 – Walker   12 – RJ Felton   8 – RJ Felton  Williams Arena (4,183)
Greenville, NC
November 16, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason W 78–77 2OT 4–0
  27 – RJ Felton   12 – Walker   5 – Hayes  Williams Arena (3,916)
Greenville, NC
November 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Jacksonville State
Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals 		L 78–86  4–1
  20 – Tied   7 – Tied   4 – Hayes  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. Stetson
Boardwalk Battle consolation round 		W 71–64  5–1
  21 – RJ Felton   8 – RJ Felton   2 – Tied  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BallerTV 		vs. UIC
Boardwalk Battle 5th place game 		W 72–55  6–1
  21 – Tied   8 – Walker   4 – Woodard  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T W 93–69  7–1
  23 – Walker   6 – LaBeaux   6 – Tied  Williams Arena (4,260)
Greenville, NC
December 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Wilmington L 53–67  7–2
  16 – Walker   7 – Tied   3 – Soumaoro  Williams Arena (4,515)
Greenville, NC
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at South Carolina L 68–75  7–3
  18 – Riley   6 – Walker   3 – RJ Felton  Colonial Life Arena (10,997)
Columbia, SC
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 67–74  7–4
  18 – Walker   6 – RJ Felton   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (3,177)
Greenville, NC
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 75–64  8–4
  23 – Walker   10 – Walker   7 – Hayes  Williams Arena (3,359)
Greenville, NC
December 21, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb L 79–84  8–5
  19 – RJ Felton   8 – Riley   4 – Hayes  Williams Arena (3,672)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
December 31, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 69–75  8–6
(0–1) 		 20 – Riley   8 – RJ Felton   4 – Hayes  Yuengling Center (3,265)
Tampa, FL
January 5, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Florida Atlantic L 76–78  8–7
(0–2) 		 21 – Walker   13 – Walker   4 – Hayes  Williams Arena (3,858)
Greenville, NC
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple W 80–79  9–7
(1–2) 		 23 – RJ Felton   9 – Walker   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (3,274)
Greenville, NC
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 19 Memphis L 70–74  9–8
(1–3) 		 23 – Walker   13 – RJ Felton   4 – Hayes  FedExForum (10,863)
Memphis, TN
January 14, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas L 60–69  9–9
(1–4) 		 30 – RJ Felton   6 – RJ Felton   5 – Hayes  Williams Arena (4,033)
Greenville, NC
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State W 75–72  10–9
(2–4) 		 28 – Walker   5 – Woodard   4 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (5,826)
Wichita, KS
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa W 85–76 OT 11–9
(3–4) 		 27 – Riley   8 – RJ Felton   5 – RJ Felton  Reynolds Center (2,770)
Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Florida W 64–55  12–9
(4–4) 		 15 – Walker   14 – RJ Felton   5 – Walker  Williams Arena (4,701)
Greenville, NC
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple L 94–98 OT 12–10
(4–5) 		 33 – Walker   12 – RJ Felton   4 – Tied  Liacouras Center (4,017)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 60–73  12–11
(4–6) 		 23 – Walker   7 – RJ Felton   4 – RJ Felton  Williams Arena (3,827)
Greenville, NC
February 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UTSA W 80–79  13–11
(5–6) 		 28 – Walker   10 – Walker   8 – Hayes  Convocation Center (1,113)
San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UAB W 82–75  14–11
(6–6) 		 29 – Walker   7 – Tied   4 – Riley  Williams Arena (3,863)
Greenville, NC
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPNews 		at Charlotte W 75–59  15–11
(7–6) 		 23 – RJ Felton   8 – Riley   8 – Hayes  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,578)
Charlotte, NC
February 19, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulane L 81–86  15–12
(7–7) 		 19 – Riley   8 – Riley   5 – Hayes  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,454)
New Orleans, LA
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 96–89 OT 16–12
(8–7) 		 30 – RJ Felton   8 – Riley   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (3,898)
Greenville, NC
March 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Charlotte       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic       Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        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

  1. ^ Judd, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "4-star transfer power forward Ezra Ausar commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2024). "East Carolina transfer forward Brandon Johnson commits to Miami". On3.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Koch, Bill (May 23, 2024). "This East Carolina guard just committed to Rhode Island basketball. Who is it?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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