East Carolina

Official Name: 
East Carolina University
Nickname: 
Pirates
Mailing Address: 

320 Ward Sports Medicine Building
Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Website: 
www.ecupirates.com
Telephone: 
(252) 737-4522
Fax: 
(252) 737-4528
Enrollment: 
20,615
Arena: 

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Capacity: 8,000
Year Opened: 1995

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 

Conference USA (since 2002)
Former Member of southern (1966-77) and ECAC South/Colonial Athletic Association (1983-2001)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1972 and 1993
0-2 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1953 and 1954
0-2 record (.000)

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

0-1 (.000) in 1975

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Howard Porter (12 years from 1948-59 when school was classified as a small college, 182-102 record, .641)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Bobby Hodges (2,018 points from 1951-54 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Bill Otte (969 from 1961-64 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Oliver Mack (47 points as junior vs. South Carolina-Aiken on 2/11/78)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Oliver Mack (47 vs. South Carolina-Aiken)
February 11, 1978 (junior/28 ppg)

1

2

Total

East Carolina

49

38

87

USC-Aiken

32

48

80

East Carolina

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Gray

4-7

0-2

8

Krusen

3-7

0-0

6

Cornelius

3-7

3-3

9

Whitaker

0-0

1-2

1

Mack

19-26

9-11

47

Kerr

0-0

0-0

0

Stumpo

0-0

0-0

0

Ramsey

3-4

0-1

6

Hill

3-4

0-2

6

Carr

1-1

0-0

2

Powers

1-7

0-0

2

Hartley

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

37-63

13-21

87

Percentages

.587

.619

USC-Aiken

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Morris

3-7

0-0

6

Walker

11-16

1-1

23

Weeks

8-17

3-5

19

Norris

12-23

0-0

24

Williams

1-10

2-2

4

Gray

0-1

2-4

2

Seiple

0-0

0-0

0

Matwick

1-2

0-1

2

Totals

36-76

8-13

80

Percentages

.474

.615
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C.W. Porter

1

1932

8-9

.471

1932

8-9

C.K. Beatty

2

1933-34

12-17

.414

1933

9-6

G.L. Mathis

2

1935-36

18-17

.514

1936

11-6

Bo Farley

2

1937, 1940

24-18

.571

1940

11-7

Joe Alexander

1

1938

8-12

.400

1938

8-12

Gordon Gilbert

1

1939

17-10

.630

1939

17-10

John Christenbury

3

1941-43

25-15

.625

1941

15-4

Earl Smith

5

1946, 60-63

69-49

.585

1946

16-9

Jim Johnson

1

1947

17-10

.630

1947

17-10

Howard Porter

12

1948-59

182-102

.641

1954

23-2

Wendell Carr

3

1964-66

32-40

.444

1965

12-10

Tom Quinn

8

1967-74

102-117

.466

1970

16-10

Dave Patton

3

1975-77

40-42

.488

1975

19-9

Larry Gillman

2

1978-79

21-32

.396

1979

12-15

Dave Odom

3

1980-82

37-43

.463

1980

15-12

Charlie Harrison

5

1983-87

51-90

.362

1983

16-13

Mike Steele

4

1988-91

48-68

.414

1989

15-14

Eddie Payne

4

1992-95

56-58

.491

1995

18-11

Joe Dooley

4

1996-99

57-52

.523

1997

17-10

Bill Herrion

6

2000-05

70-98

.417

2001

14-14

Ricky Stokes

2

2006-07

14-44

.241

2006

8-20

William "Mack" McCarthy

3

2008-10

34-57

.374

2009

13-17

Jeff Lebo

1

2011

18-16

.529

2011

18-16
  • All-Time W-L Record: 966-1,008 (.489) from 1932 through 2011.
  • NOTES: East Carolina moved up to major-college status in 1965
  • Odom's record does not include forfeit victory in 1979-80 awarded from Kent State
  • ECU did not field a team in 1943-44 during World War II before going 11-5 the next season with an unknown coach.