2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Michael Schwartz (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Riley Davis; Reggie Williams; Josh Giardina; I.J. Poole; Michael Perry;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third year head coach Michael Schwartz, play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as tenth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Memphis	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Rice	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
North Texas	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Temple	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Tulane	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of November 24, 2024

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in tie for eighth place. As a No. 8 seed in the AAC tournament they defeated Tulsa in the second round before falling to South Florida in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bobby Pettiford Jr.	0	G	6'0"	196	Junior	Durham, NC	Transferred to High Point
Kalib LaCount	1	G	5'8"	148	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt
Ezra Ausar	2	F	6'8"	247	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Utah^[1]
Logan Bourgeois	5	G	6'1"	154	Freshman	Fleury-les-Aubrais, France	Transferred
Brandon Johnson	6	F	6'8"	222	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Miami (FL)^[2]
Quentin Diboundje	7	G	6'5"	221	Junior	Montpellier, France	Transferred to Rhode Island^[3]
Valentino Pinedo	11	F	6'7'	228	Sophomore	Madrid, Spain	Transferred to St. Francis (PA)
Jaden Walker	21	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Lawrenceville, GA	Transferred
Ta'Korrie Faison	23	G/F	6'5"	224	Freshman	Goldsboro, NC	Transferred to Mount Olive
Benjamin Bayela	25	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France	Graduate transferred to Jacksonville State

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jayshayne Woodard	0	G	6'7"		Junior	Harlem, NY	Indian River State College
Julien Soumaoro	2	G	5'11"	175	Senior	Bronx, NY	Gardner–Webb
Yann Farell	4	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Libreville, Gabon	St. Bonaventure
Jordan Riley	12	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Brentwood, NY	Temple
C. J. Walker	14	F	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Sanford, FL	UCF
Trevion LaBeaux	24	F	6'5"	215	Junior	Waterloo, IA	Indian Hills CC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tybo Bailey #53 SG	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston-Salem Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 24, 2024
Tybo Bailey #53 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Ladontae Felton CG	Aiken, SC	South Aiken High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 6, 2023
Ladontae Felton CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Reid Cason C	Kingston, OK	Kingston High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 15, 2024
Reid Cason C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023. "2024 East Carolina Pirates Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023. "2024 East Carolina Pirates Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Vick #67 PG	Bailey, NC	Southern Nash High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 25, 2022
Jordan Vick #67 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024. "2025 East Carolina Pirates Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024. "2025 East Carolina Pirates Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jayshayne Woodard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Indian River State College	Harlem, NY
G	1	Cam Hayes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	LSU	Greensboro, NC
G	2	Julien Soumaoro	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Gardner–Webb	Bronx, NY
G	3	RJ Felton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Aiken High School	Aiken, SC
G/F	4	Yann Farell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	St. Bonaventure	Libreville, Gabon
G/F	5	Benção Vungo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	So	Southern Coast Academy	Chitato, Angola
G	6	Ladontae Felton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Aiken High School	Aiken, SC
G	7	Tybo Bailey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Winston-Salem, NC
G	10	Evan Montanari (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Gaston Day School	Denver, NC
G	12	Jordan Riley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Temple	Brentwood, NY
F	14	C. J. Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	GS	UCF	Sanford, FL
F	23	Reid Cason	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Kingston High School (OK)	Kingston, OK
F	24	Trevion LaBeaux	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Waterloo, IA
C	32	Cyr Malonga	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	So	Evangel Christian School	Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
F	35	Grant Smith (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Quincy College	Richmond, VA
C	50	Callum Richard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	So	Gaston Day School	Stanley, NC

Head coach

Michael Schwartz (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Riley Davis (Texas)
Reggie Williams (VMI)
Josh Giardina (Marymount)
I.J. Poole (Texas)
Michael Perry (Richmond)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Carolina Wesleyan	W 97–70	1–0	22 – RJ Felton	12 – Walker	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (4,294) Greenville, NC
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coastal Carolina	W 63–59	2–0	25 – RJ Felton	11 – RJ Felton	5 – Hayes	Williams Arena (4,331) Greenville, NC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mount Olive	W 110–73	3–0	24 – Walker	12 – RJ Felton	8 – RJ Felton	Williams Arena (4,183) Greenville, NC
November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Mason	W 78–77 ^2OT	4–0	27 – RJ Felton	12 – Walker	5 – Hayes	Williams Arena (3,916) Greenville, NC
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Jacksonville State Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals	L 78–86	4–1	20 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Hayes	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Stetson Boardwalk Battle consolation round	W 71–64	5–1	21 – RJ Felton	8 – RJ Felton	2 – Tied	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. UIC Boardwalk Battle 5th place game	W 72–55	6–1	21 – Tied	8 – Walker	4 – Woodard	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	North Carolina A&T						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Wilmington						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 7, 2024* TBA, SECN+	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Gardner–Webb						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
December 31, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Florida Atlantic						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Temple						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Florida						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	UAB						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 19, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Charlotte						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ Judd, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "4-star transfer power forward Ezra Ausar commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2024). "East Carolina transfer forward Brandon Johnson commits to Miami". On3.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ Koch, Bill (May 23, 2024). "This East Carolina guard just committed to Rhode Island basketball. Who is it?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

[1] Judd, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "4-star transfer power forward Ezra Ausar commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[2] Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2024). "East Carolina transfer forward Brandon Johnson commits to Miami". On3.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[3] Koch, Bill (May 23, 2024). "This East Carolina guard just committed to Rhode Island basketball. Who is it?". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

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