2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2009–10 record 1021 (412 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
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 1021 and 412 in Conference USA play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to eventual tournament champion Houston.

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wakefield Ellison
SG
Asheville, NC Asheville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Corvonn Gaines
SG
Worcester, MA Worcester Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Darius Morales
C
Orlando, FL Timber Creek High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Erin Straughn
SF
Pensacola, FL Pensacola High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
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:

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, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
November 13*
6:00pm
UVa-Wise W 7760  10
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,087)
Greenville, NC
November 15*
2:00pm, MASN
vs. Wake Forest L 5889  11
Greensboro Coliseum (5,416)
Greensboro, NC
November 17*
7:00pm
at Campbell L 6874  12
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,778)
Buies Creek, NC
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament
November 20*
6:00pm
vs. #10 Tennessee L 66105  13
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 21*
4:30pm
vs. Northern Iowa L 6874  14
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 23*
1:00pm
vs. South Dakota State W 8273  24
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
 
November 28*
4:00pm
at UNC Greensboro W 8261  34
Greensboro Coliseum (2,231)
Greensboro, NC
December 2*
8:00pm
at Charlotte L 6880  35
Dale F. Halton Arena (6,634)
Charlotte, NC
December 5*
7:00pm
Coker W 6963  45
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,413)
Greenville, NC
December 16*
7:00pm, CSS
Clemson L 6380  46
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,841)
Greenville, NC
December 19*
7:00pm
St. Andrews W 7469  56
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,315)
Greenville, NC
December 22*
7:00pm
George Washington L 8480 OT 57
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,468)
Greenville, NC
December 29*
7:30pm
at VCU L 8274  58
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124)
Richmond, VA
January 3*
3:00pm
NC Central W 6858  68
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,631)
Greenville, NC
January 6
8:00pm
at UAB L 7668  69
(01)
Bartow Arena (5,877)
Birmingham, AL
January 9
7:00pm
Marshall L 8365  610
(02)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,405)
Greenville, NC
January 13
8:00pm, CSS
at Memphis L 7757  611
(03)
FedExForum (15,903)
Memphis, TN
January 16
7:00pm
Houston L 7455  612
(04)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,982)
Greenville, NC
January 23
5:00pm
at Southern Miss L 6853  613
(05)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,684)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 24
3:00pm
at Tulane W 6146  713
(15)
Fogelman Arena (1,443)
New Orleans, LA
January 30
7:00pm
Rice L 6958  714
(16)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,858)
Greenville, NC
February 2
7:00pm
UCF L 6756  715
(17)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,589)
Greenville, NC
February 6
7:00pm
at Marshall L 10049  716
(18)
Cam Henderson Center (5,603)
Huntington, WV
February 10
7:00pm
Tulane W 7168  816
(28)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,321)
Greenville, NC
February 13
9:05pm
at UTEP L 10076  817
(29)
Don Haskins Center (11,794)
El Paso, TX
February 20
3:00pm
at Rice W 7665  917
(39)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,983)
Houston, TX
February 24
7:00pm, CBSCS
SMU L 5954  918
(310)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,647)
Greenville, NC
February 27
7:00pm
Tulsa L 8573  919
(311)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,013)
Greenville, NC
March 2
7:00pm
at UCF W 6866  1019
(411)
UCF Arena (4,644)
Orlando, FL
March 6
7:00pm
Southern Miss L 7565  1020
(412)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,953)
Greenville, NC
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 10
1:00pm
#10 vs. #7 Houston
First Round
L 9380  1021
BOK Center (NA)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.   Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

References

  1. "East Carolina Pirates 2009-2010 Basketball Roster". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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