2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
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ConferenceConference USA
2009–10 record10–21 (4–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
← 
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 – 10   .706
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.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "East Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  • "2009 East Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

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()
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()
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 77–60  1–0
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,087)
Greenville, NC
November 15*
2:00pm, MASN 		vs. Wake Forest L 58–89  1–1
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,416)
Greensboro, NC
November 17*
7:00pm 		at Campbell L 68–74  1–2
 John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,778)
Buies Creek, NC
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament
November 20*
6:00pm 		vs. No. 10 Tennessee L 66–105  1–3
 Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 21*
4:30pm 		vs. Northern Iowa L 68–74  1–4
 Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 23*
1:00pm 		vs. South Dakota State W 82–73  2–4
 Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
 
November 28*
4:00pm 		at UNC Greensboro W 82–61  3–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,231)
Greensboro, NC
December 2*
8:00pm 		at Charlotte L 68–80  3–5
 Dale F. Halton Arena (6,634)
Charlotte, NC
December 5*
7:00pm 		Coker W 69–63  4–5
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,413)
Greenville, NC
December 16*
7:00pm, CSS 		Clemson L 63–80  4–6
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,841)
Greenville, NC
December 19*
7:00pm 		St. Andrews W 74–69  5–6
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,315)
Greenville, NC
December 22*
7:00pm 		George Washington L 84–80 OT 5–7
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,468)
Greenville, NC
December 29*
7:30pm 		at VCU L 82–74  5–8
 Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124)
Richmond, VA
January 3*
3:00pm 		NC Central W 68–58  6–8
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,631)
Greenville, NC
January 6
8:00pm 		at UAB L 76–68  6–9
(0–1) 		Bartow Arena (5,877)
Birmingham, AL
January 9
7:00pm 		Marshall L 83–65  6–10
(0–2) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,405)
Greenville, NC
January 13
8:00pm, CSS 		at Memphis L 77–57  6–11
(0–3) 		FedExForum (15,903)
Memphis, TN
January 16
7:00pm 		Houston L 74–55  6–12
(0–4) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,982)
Greenville, NC
January 23
5:00pm 		at Southern Miss L 68–53  6–13
(0–5) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,684)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 24
3:00pm 		at Tulane W 61–46  7–13
(1–5) 		Fogelman Arena (1,443)
New Orleans, LA
January 30
7:00pm 		Rice L 69–58  7–14
(1–6) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,858)
Greenville, NC
February 2
7:00pm 		UCF L 67–56  7–15
(1–7) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,589)
Greenville, NC
February 6
7:00pm 		at Marshall L 100–49  7–16
(1–8) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,603)
Huntington, WV
February 10
7:00pm 		Tulane W 71–68  8–16
(2–8) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,321)
Greenville, NC
February 13
9:05pm 		at UTEP L 100–76  8–17
(2–9) 		Don Haskins Center (11,794)
El Paso, TX
February 20
3:00pm 		at Rice W 76–65  9–17
(3–9) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (1,983)
Houston, TX
February 24
7:00pm, CBSCS 		SMU L 59–54  9–18
(3–10) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,647)
Greenville, NC
February 27
7:00pm 		Tulsa L 85–73  9–19
(3–11) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,013)
Greenville, NC
March 2
7:00pm 		at UCF W 68–66  10–19
(4–11) 		UCF Arena (4,644)
Orlando, FL
March 6
7:00pm 		Southern Miss L 75–65  10–20
(4–12) 		Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,953)
Greenville, NC
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament†
March 10
1:00pm 		No. 10 vs. No. 7 Houston
First Round 		L 93–80  10–21
 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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