2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2023–24
Prev Year:	2022–23
Next Year:	2024–25
Team:	East Carolina Pirates
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	AAC
Record:	15–18
Conf Record:	7–11
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Jake Morton
Asst Coach2:	Riley Davis
Asst Coach3:	Reggie Williams
Asst Coach5:	Josh Giardina

The 2023–24 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second year head coach Michael Schwartz, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as ninth-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place.^[1] They defeated South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament,^[2] before falling to Houston in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Saxby Sunderland	0	G	6'3"	170	Freshman		Transferred to Longwood
Wynston Tabbs	10	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior		Graduate transferred to Morgan State
Javon Small	12	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore		Transferred to Oklahoma State
David Kasanganay	15	G	6'2"	180	RS Senior		Walk-on; graduated
Colin McKeenzie	20	G	6'6"		Freshman		Walk-on; transferred
Jaxon Ellingsworth	22	F	6'9"	205	Freshman		Walk-on; transferred
Ludgy Debaut	24	C	7'0"	245	RS Senior		Graduated
Elijah Jones	33	F	6'8"	210	Freshman		Transferred to UTEP

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Bobby Pettiford Jr.	0	G	6'1"	190	Junior		Kansas
Cam Hayes	13	G	6'3"	180	Junior		LSU
Grant Smith	35				Sophomore		Walk-on; Quincy College

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings. American Athletic Conference. December 10, 2023. en.
2. News: Pirates Defeat South Florida, Advance to AAC Quarterfinals. East Carolina University Athletics. December 10, 2023. en.
3. News: No. 1 Houston beats ECU in AAC, gets back-to-back 30 wins. CBS Sports. December 10, 2023. en.
4. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. East Carolina University Athletics. August 10, 2023. en.