2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2009–10 record 10–21 (4–12 C-USA)
Head coach Mack McCarthy
Assistant coach Michael Perry
Assistant coach Larry Epperly
Assistant coach John Moseley
Home arena Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UTEP 15   1   .938     26   7   .788
Memphis 13   3   .813     24   10   .706
UAB 11   5   .688     25   9   .735
Marshall 11   5   .688     24   9   .727
Tulsa 10   6   .625     23   12   .657
Southern Miss 8   8   .500     20   13   .606
Houston† 7   9   .438     19   16   .543
SMU 7   9   .438     14   17   .452
UCF 6   10   .375     15   17   .469
East Carolina 4   12   .250     10   21   .323
Tulane 3   13   .188     8   22   .267
Rice 1   15   .063     8   23   .258
† 2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–2010 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were coached by Mack McCarthy and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates finished the season 10–21 and 4–12 in Conference USA play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to eventual tournament champion Houston.

Contents

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wakefield Ellison
SG		 Asheville, NC Asheville High School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
Corvonn Gaines
SG		 Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Scout:   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 81
Darius Morales
C		 Orlando, FL Timber Creek High School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Scout:   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 82
Erin Straughn
SF		 Pensacola, FL Pensacola High School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Coaching staff

Name Position Year Alma Mater (Year)
Mack McCarthy Head Coach 5th (3rd as head coach) Virginia Tech (1974)
Michael Perry Assistant Coach 3rd Richmond (1981)
Larry Epperly Assistant Coach 3rd Emory and Henry College (1974)
John Moseley Assistant Coach 2nd East Carolina (1998)
John Ashaolu Director of Basketball Operations 1st Xavier (La.) (2004)
Beth Kirkland Administrative Assistant 10th

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2009-2010 team.[1]

East Carolina Basketball 2009-10 Roster
F 1 Darrius Morrow SO Atlanta, GA(Columbia High School)
G 3 Greyson Sargent SR Wake Forest, NC(Fork Union Military Academy)
G 5 Howard Hurt RS FS Salisbury, NC(North Davidson High School)
G 10 Brock Young JR Raleigh, NC(Broughton High School)
G 11 Corvonn Gaines FR Madison, WI(Worcester Academy)
G 15 Chris Turner SO Durham, NC(Humble Christian Life Center)
G/F 21 Jamar Abrams JR Richmond, VA(Highland Springs High School)
G 23 Erin Straughn FR Pensacola, FL(Pensacola High School)
G 24 Jontae Sherrod JR Tarboro, NC(Tarboro High School)
G 30 Wakefield Ellison FR Asheville, NC(Asheville High School)
C 33 Chad Wynn JR Atlanta, GA(North Atlanta Prep Academy)
G 34 Evan Salzano FR Sylva, NC(Carolina Day School)
F/C 35 Darius Morales FR Orlando, FL(Timber Creek High School)
F 42 DaQuan Joyner RS SO Goldsboro, NC(Goldsboro High School)

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
November 13* 6:00pm UVa-Wise Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 77–60  4,087 1–0
November 15* 2:00pm vs. Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC MASN L 58–89  5,416 1–1
November 17* 7:00pm at Campbell John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center • Buies Creek, NC L 68–74  2,778 1–2
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament
November 20* 6:00pm vs. #10 Tennessee Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands L 66–105  NA 1–3
November 21* 4:30pm vs. Northern Iowa Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands L 68–74  NA 1–4
November 23* 1:00pm vs. South Dakota State Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands W 82–73  NA 2–4
 
November 28* 4:00pm at UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC W 82–61  2,231 3–4
December 2* 8:00pm at Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena • Charlotte, NC L 68–80  6,634 3–5
December 5* 7:00pm Coker Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 69–63  3,413 4–5
December 16* 7:00pm Clemson Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC CSS L 63–80  4,841 4–6
December 19* 7:00pm St. Andrews Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 74–69  3,315 5–6
December 22* 7:00pm George Washington Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 84–80 OT 3,468 5–7
December 29* 7:30pm at VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA L 82–74  7,124 5–8
January 3* 3:00pm NC Central Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 68–58  3,631 6–8
January 6 8:00pm at UAB Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL L 76–68  5,877 6–9 (0–1)
January 9 7:00pm Marshall Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 83–65  4,405 6–10 (0–2)
January 13 8:00pm at Memphis FedExForum • Memphis, TN CSS L 77–57  15,903 6–11 (0–3)
January 16 7:00pm Houston Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 74–55  3,982 6–12 (0–4)
January 23 5:00pm at Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, MS L 68–53  3,684 6–13 (0–5)
January 24 3:00pm at Tulane Fogelman Arena • New Orleans, LA W 61–46  1,443 7–13 (1–5)
January 30 7:00pm Rice Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 69–58  1,858 7–14 (1–6)
February 2 7:00pm UCF Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 67–56  3,589 7–15 (1–7)
February 6 7:00pm at Marshall Cam Henderson Center • Huntington, WV L 100–49  5,603 7–16 (1–8)
February 10 7:00pm Tulane Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 71–68  3,321 8–16 (2–8)
February 13 9:05pm at UTEP Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX L 100–76  11,794 8–17 (2–9)
February 20 3:00pm at Rice Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX W 76–65  1,983 9–17 (3–9)
February 24 7:00pm SMU Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC CBSCS L 59–54  3,647 9–18 (3–10)
February 27 7:00pm Tulsa Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 85–73  5,013 9–19 (3–11)
March 2 7:00pm at UCF UCF Arena • Orlando, FL W 68–66  4,644 10–19 (4–11)
March 6 7:00pm Southern Miss Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 75–65  3,953 10–20 (4–12)
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament†
March 10 1:00pm vs. #7 Houston #10 BOK Center • Tulsa, OK
(First Round)		 L 93–80  NA 10–21
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.   †Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "East Carolina Pirates 2009-2010 Basketball Roster". East Carolina University. http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ecu-m-baskbl-mtt.html. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 

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