| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 11–20 |
| Conf Record: | 5–13 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd, 6th overall |
| Asst Coach2: | Raphael Chillious |
| Asst Coach3: | George Wright-Easy |
| Stadium: | Williams Arena (8,000) |
The 2019–20 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by second year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as sixth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]
The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 10–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Wichita State.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Fleming | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Graduated | |||
| K. J. Davis | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Transferred to Samford | |||
| Tyler Foster | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Transferred to Youngstown State | |||
| Tae Hardy | 10 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Transferred to Pearl River CC | |||
| Justin Whatley | 13 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Transferred to North Carolina Central | |||
| Deshaun Wade | 22 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Transferred to Longwood | |||
| Rico Quinton | 23 | F/C | 6'9" | 240 | Left the team for personal reasons | |||
| John Whitley | 24 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | |||
| Dimitri Spasojevic | 32 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Transferred to UMBC | |||
| Addison Hill | 41 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Walk-on; graduated | |||
| Justice Obasohan | 52 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Walk-on; graduated | |||
| Shawn Williams | 55 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Transferred to New Mexico State |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrie Jackson | 10 | G | 6'1" | 215 | Northwest Florida State College | |||
| J. J. Miles | 11 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Cape Fear CC | |||
| Tremont Robinson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Garden City CC | |||
| Bitumba Baruti | 20 | G | 6'6" | 225 | Chipola College | |||
| Ludgy Debaut | 21 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Northwest Florida State College | |||
| Miles James | 33 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Palm Beach State College | |||
| Edra Luster | 44 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Tyler JC |
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1.Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic