The East Carolina Pirates are among a large number of teams who are about to engage in college basketball. BeforeJeff Leboand his team does that, let’s take a look at some of the competition that the Pirates will be facing bothin and outof the American Athletic Conference.
Nov. 13Grambling St8:00 PM
Nov. 16Charlotte7:00 PM
The Pirates welcome new Charlotte 49ers coachMark Priceto college basketball. Most years it would be an upset for the Pirates to beat the 49ers, but this season they have a chance to get them before the team has really gotten things put together.
Nov. 20at Cal11:00 PM
Going out west will lead East Carolina into a game against freshman Jaylen Brown who spurned the Tar Heels amongst others to go to California. California is supposed to be a top contender in the Pacific 12 this year.
Nov. 23at San Diego State10:00 PM
And things do not get any easier in the Golden State after that. The Aztecs just named their home court after current coach Steve Fisher. Fisher has built the Aztec program over the last few years with alumni likeKawhi Leonard. This will be a big test for the Pirates.
Nov. 26AR-Little Rock2:00 PM
Dec. 1FAU7:00 PM
Dec. 4USC Upstate7:00 PM
Husker Corner
Dec. 7at CharlestonTBD
The College of Charleston is in some transition after getting rid of its last head coach. The Cougars would ordinarily be a threat, but the Pirates may have gotten them at the right time.
Dec. 13NC A&T2:00 PM
Dec. 16UNC-Wilmington7:00 PM
Kevin Keats is building a roster in Wilmington with a lot of experience. This will be a tough matchup for the Pirates given the amount of seniors the Seahawks have.
Dec. 20at JMU2:00 PM
Dec. 22S Carolina St7:00 PM
Jan. 2UCFTBD
And so the conference season begins
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Jan. 5at Tulsa7:00 PM
Jan. 9at Temple9:00 PM
Jan. 13SMU6:15 PM
Larry Brownshould be back on the bench for SMU. It is hard to say what the Mustangs will look like since they will not be playing for any particular post season. The Pirates should still prepare as if they will get the best SMU (a tourney team last year) can offer.
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Jan. 16at UCF4:30 PM
Jan. 19Tulsa7:00 PM
Jan. 24at Memphis2:00 PM
Jan. 27Temple7:00 PM
Jan. 30Houston12:00 PM
Feb. 7at UConn12:00 PM
This game against the 2014 NCAA Champs marks the beginning of the meat of the conference schedule for ECU.Kevin Olliewill be tested on if he can keep the program up without the lights of the old Big East and Jim Calhoun’s players.
Feb. 10Tulane6:15 PM
Feb. 13at Cincinnati4:00 PM
Feb. 16USF7:00 PM
Feb. 21at SMU2:00 PM
Feb. 24at Tulane8:00 PM
Feb. 27Cincinnati12:00 PM
Mar. 2at USF9:00 PM
Mar. 6Memphis4:00 PM
The schedule ends on a high note against tough Memphis at home. Hopefully the Pirates will be playing for better positioning and a bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
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