2013–14 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2013–14 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fourth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.

2013–14 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceConference USA
2013–14 record17–17 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech133 .813  298  .784
Tulsa133 .813  2113  .618
Middle Tennessee133 .813  249  .727
Southern Miss133 .813  297  .806
UTEP124 .750  2311  .676
Old Dominion97 .563  1818  .500
Tulane88 .500  1717  .500
UAB79 .438  1813  .581
Charlotte79 .438  1714  .548
FIU*79 .438  1516  .484
North Texas610 .375  1616  .500
Florida Atlantic511 .313  1022  .313
East Carolina511 .313  1717  .500
UTSA412 .250  822  .267
Marshall412 .250  1122  .333
Rice214 .125  723  .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

This was their final year as a member of Conference USA as they will move to the American Athletic Conference in July 2014.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Terry Whisnant Guard 6–3 180 Junior Cherryville, North Carolina
1 Akeem Richmond Guard 6–0 180 Senior Sanford, North Carolina
2 Caleb White Guard 6–6 190 Freshman Buckingham, Virginia
3 Petar Torlak Guard 6–1 185 Senior Belgrade, Serbia
4 Prince Williams Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
10 Francis Edosomwan Guard 6–3 220 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
11 Antonio Robinson Guard 6–4 175 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
13 Michel-Ofik Nzege Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Geneva, Switzerland
15 Peyton Robbins Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
22 Paris Roberts-Campbell Guard 6–3 185 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Keith Armstrong Forward 6–7 240 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
25 Brandan Stith Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Lawrenceville, Virginia
31 Greg Alexander Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Hampton, Virginia
34 Michael Zangari Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Lewisberry, Pennsylvania
41 Marshall Guilmette Forward 6–10 250 Sophomore Kennesaw, Georgia

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
8:00 pm
North Carolina Wesleyan W 97–51  1–0
Williams Arena (5,345)
Greenville, North Carolina
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 85–84  2–0
Greensboro Coliseum (3,217)
Greensboro, North Carolina
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Chowan W 95–45  3–0
Williams Arena (4,437)
Greenville, North Carolina
11/18/2013*
9:30 pm
vs. Norfolk State
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 76–74  4–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (N/A)
Durham, North Carolina
11/19/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 74–83  4–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
11/25/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. UNC Asheville
NIT Season Tip-Off consolation round
W 91–63  5–1
Ryan Center (869)
Kingston, Rhode Island
11/19/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. McNeese State
NIT Season Tip-Off consolation round
W 81–70  6–1
Ryan Center (N/A)
Kingston, Rhode Island
12/01/2013*
5:00 pm, WITN
UNC Wilmington L 68–70  6–2
Williams Arena (3,992)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm
Fayetteville State W 96–78  7–2
Williams Arena (4,137)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/08/2013*
2:00 pm
Mount Olive W 77–75  8–2
Williams Arena (3,827)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/14/2013*
5:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 84–71  9–2
Williams Arena (4,438)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm
VMI W 103–94  10–2
Williams Arena (3,870)
Greenville, North Carolina
12/21/2013*
12:00 pm, RSN
at NC State L 79–90  10–3
PNC Arena (15,217)
Raleigh, North Carolina
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm
Georgia State L 82–89  10–4
Williams Arena (4,309)
Greenville, North Carolina
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 79–71  11–4
Gore Arena (2,865)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
01/11/2014
7:00 pm, WITN
Old Dominion L 70–81  11–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena (5,328)
Greenville, North Carolina
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 67–78  11–6 (0–2)
FAU Arena (1,408)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/18/2014
5:30 pm
at FIU L 64–68  11–7 (0–3)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,106)
Miami
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
Tulane L 54–59  11–8 (0–4)
Williams Arena (4,281)
Greenville, North Carolina
01/25/2014
5:00 pm, WITN
Southern Miss L 46–60  11–9 (0–5)
Williams Arena (5,214)
Greenville, North Carolina
01/30/2014
5:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 67–84  11–10 (0–6)
Williams Arena (4,411)
Greenville, North Carolina
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
at UAB W 74–67  12–10 (1–6)
Bartow Arena (6,013)
Birmingham, Alabama
02/06/2014
9:00 pm, FS1
UTEP L 47–58  12–11 (1–7)
Williams Arena (4,764)
Greenville, North Carolina
02/06/2014
5:00 pm
UTSA W 81–71  13–11 (2–7)
Williams Arena (5,188)
Greenville, North Carolina
02/13/2014
5:00 pm
at Tulsa L 58–76  13–12 (2–8)
Reynolds Center (4,194)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
02/15/2014
8:00 pm
at North Texas L 51–53  13–13 (2–9)
Super Pit (5,352)
Denton, Texas
02/20/2014
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 75–68  14–13 (3–9)
Williams Arena (3,798)
Greenville, North Carolina
02/22/2014
7:00 pm
Rice W 67–55  15–13 (4–9)
Williams Arena (5,023)
Greenville, North Carolina
02/27/2014
5:00 pm, FS1
Charlotte W 75–68  16–13 (5–9)
Williams Arena (5,248)
Greenville, North Carolina
03/02/2014
2:00 pm
at Marshall L 61–64  16–14 (5–10)
Cam Henderson Center (4,291)
Huntington, West Virginia
03/06/2014
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 47–68  16–15 (5–11)
Constant Center (7,029)
Norfolk, Virginia
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2014
10:30 pm
vs. UTSA
First round
W 79–76  17–15
Don Haskins Center (4,226)
El Paso, Texas
03/12/2014
8:00 pm
at UTEP
Second round
L 68–77  17–16
Don Haskins Center (8,277)
El Paso, Texas
CIT
03/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Wright State
First round
L 59–73  17–17
Williams Arena (2,171)
Greenville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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