East Carolina Pirates basketball
East Carolina Pirates basketball history
East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)
Current head coach: Michael Schwartz (2022-)
- Asst: Jake Morton (2022-)
- Asst: Riley Davis (2022-)
- Asst: Reggie Williams (2022-)
- Asst: Mark Adams (2023-)
- Asst: Josh Giardina (2022-)
- DBO: Jesse Higdon (2022-)
- Asst. to the HC: Matt Winsberg (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1972, 1993)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-2
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CIT Championships: 1 (2013)
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2011, 2013, 2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 5-2
- NCIT Appearances: 1 (1975)
- NCIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1953, 1954)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-2
Conference Titles (North State, Carolinas, SoCon, ECAC, CAA, Conference USA, AAC):
- AAC Regular Season Championships: 0
- AAC Tournament Championships: 0
- CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (1993)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 1 (1972)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- AAC Player of the Year: 0
- CAA Player of the Year: 1 (Blue Edwards, 1989)
- SoCon Player of the Year: 1 (Jim Gregory, 1971)
East Carolina head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Michael Schwartz | 2022-Pres | 31-35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Dooley | 1995-99, 18-22 | 86-104 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Perry (int.) | 2017-18 | 8-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Lebo | 2010-17 | 116-122 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack McCarthy | 2007-10 | 34-57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Stokes | 2005-07 | 14-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Herrion | 1999-2005 | 70-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Payne | 1991-95 | 56-58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Steele | 1987-91 | 48-68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Harrison | 1982-87 | 51-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Odom | 1979-82 | 40-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gillman | 1977-79 | 21-32 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Patton | 1974-77 | 40-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Quinn | 1966-74 | 102-107 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wendell Carr | 1963-66 | 32-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Smith | 1945-46, 59-63 | 69-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Porter | 1947-59 | 182-102 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 1946-47 | 17-10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| John Christenbury | 1940-43 | 25-15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Farley | 1936-37, 39-40 | 24-18 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Gilbert | 1938-39 | 17-10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Alexander | 1937-38 | 8-12 | – | – | – |
| G.I. Mathis | 1934-36 | 18-17 | – | – | – |
| C.K. Beatty | 1932-34 | 12-17 | – | – | – |
| C.W. Porter | 1931-32 | 8-9 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the East Carolina program was at the NAIA level; ECU moved up to Division I prior to the 1964-65 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.