2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record1021 (412 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP151 .938267  .788
Memphis133 .8132410  .706
UAB115 .688259  .735
Marshall115 .6882410  .706
Tulsa106 .6252312  .657
Southern Miss88 .5002013  .606
Houston79 .4381916  .543
SMU79 .4381417  .452
UCF610 .3751517  .469
East Carolina412 .2501021  .323
Tulane313 .188822  .267
Rice115 .063823  .258
2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

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 November 12, 2009.
  • "2009 East Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYearAlma 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
Regular season
November 13*
6:00pm
Virginia–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
November 20*
6:00pm
vs. No. 10 Tennessee
Paradise Jam
L 66105  13
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 21*
4:30pm
vs. Northern Iowa
Paradise Jam
L 6874  14
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands
November 23*
1:00pm
vs. South Dakota State
Paradise Jam
W 8273  24
Sports and Fitness Center 
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
North Carolina 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
Conference USA tournament
March 10
1:00pm
(10) vs. (7) Houston
C-USA First Round
L 9380  1021
BOK Center 
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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 December 8, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
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