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	0–0 (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 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024

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

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
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)
Quentin Diboundje	7	G	6'5"	221	Junior	Montpellier, France	Transferred to Rhode Island
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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	North Carolina Wesleyan	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 9, 2024* TBA	Coastal Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 12, 2024* TBA	Mount Olive	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 16, 2024* TBA	George Mason	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
November 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Jacksonville State Boardwalk Battle Quarterfinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024* 1:30 p.m./6:00 p.m.	vs. Toledo/Stetson Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024* TBA	vs. James Madison/La Salle/UC San Diego/UIC Boardwalk Battle	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 29/30, 2024* TBA	North Carolina A&T	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 3, 2024* TBA	UNC Wilmington	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 7, 2024* TBA	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 11, 2024* TBA	North Alabama	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 17, 2024* TBA	FIU	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 21, 2024* TBA	Gardner–Webb	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC regular season

AAC tournament
	vs.	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

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

[1] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.

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