East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
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| University | East Carolina University | |||
| First season | 1931–1932 | |||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | |||
| Location | Greenville, NC | |||
| Head coach | Jeff Lebo (7th year) | |||
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Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (Capacity: 8,000) |
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| Nickname | Pirates | |||
| Student section | Minges Maniacs | |||
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1972, 1993 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1972, 1993 | ||||
The East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coached by former University of North Carolina player and Auburn coach Jeff Lebo, and play their home games in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
The Pirates appeared in the NAIA National Tournament two years (1953 and 1954), each year losing in the first round. The Pirates combined record in the NAIA was 2-2. The Pirates have also made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with the latest appearance occurring in 1993 where they played the North Carolina Tar Heels. East Carolina has had four players to reach the NBA level, Theodore "Blue" Edwards, who was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 21st overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft, Oliver Mack who was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the third pick in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft, George Maynor, who was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the sixth pick in the fourth round of the 1979 NBA Draft, and Charles Alford, who was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the ninth pick in the tenth round of the 1968 NBA Draft. The Pirates opened a new 49,000 square foot, two-story practice facility in 2014 called the Smith-Williams Center, which will be attached to Minges Coliseum, where the Pirates hold home court.
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