# 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 10–21 and 4–12 in Conference USA play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament to eventual tournament champion Houston.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Wakefield Ellison SG | Asheville, NC | Asheville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: 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: 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: Rivals: 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

| Name | Position | Year | Alma 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.
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 77–60 | 1–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,087) Greenville, NC |
| November 15* 2:00pm, MASN | | vs. Wake Forest | L 58–89 | 1–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,416) Greensboro, NC |
| November 17* 7:00pm | | at Campbell | L 68–74 | 1–2 | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (2,778) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 20* 6:00pm | | vs. No. 10 Tennessee Paradise Jam | L 66–105 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands |
| November 21* 4:30pm | | vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam | L 68–74 | 1–4 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands |
| November 23* 1:00pm | | vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam | W 82–73 | 2–4 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands |
| November 28* 4:00pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 82–61 | 3–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,231) Greensboro, NC |
| December 2* 8:00pm | | at Charlotte | L 68–80 | 3–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (6,634) Charlotte, NC |
| December 5* 7:00pm | | Coker | W 69–63 | 4–5 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,413) Greenville, NC |
| December 16* 7:00pm, CSS | | Clemson | L 63–80 | 4–6 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,841) Greenville, NC |
| December 19* 7:00pm | | St. Andrews | W 74–69 | 5–6 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,315) Greenville, NC |
| December 22* 7:00pm | | George Washington | L 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,468) Greenville, NC |
| December 29* 7:30pm | | at VCU | L 82–74 | 5–8 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,124) Richmond, VA |
| January 3* 3:00pm | | North Carolina Central | W 68–58 | 6–8 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,631) Greenville, NC |
| January 6 8:00pm | | at UAB | L 76–68 | 6–9 (0–1) | Bartow Arena (5,877) Birmingham, AL |
| January 9 7:00pm | | Marshall | L 83–65 | 6–10 (0–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,405) Greenville, NC |
| January 13 8:00pm, CSS | | at Memphis | L 77–57 | 6–11 (0–3) | FedExForum (15,903) Memphis, TN |
| January 16 7:00pm | | Houston | L 74–55 | 6–12 (0–4) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,982) Greenville, NC |
| January 23 5:00pm | | at Southern Miss | L 68–53 | 6–13 (0–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,684) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 24 3:00pm | | at Tulane | W 61–46 | 7–13 (1–5) | Fogelman Arena (1,443) New Orleans, LA |
| January 30 7:00pm | | Rice | L 69–58 | 7–14 (1–6) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,858) Greenville, NC |
| February 2 7:00pm | | UCF | L 67–56 | 7–15 (1–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,589) Greenville, NC |
| February 6 7:00pm | | at Marshall | L 100–49 | 7–16 (1–8) | Cam Henderson Center (5,603) Huntington, WV |
| February 10 7:00pm | | Tulane | W 71–68 | 8–16 (2–8) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,321) Greenville, NC |
| February 13 9:05pm | | at UTEP | L 100–76 | 8–17 (2–9) | Don Haskins Center (11,794) El Paso, TX |
| February 20 3:00pm | | at Rice | W 76–65 | 9–17 (3–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,983) Houston, TX |
| February 24 7:00pm, CBSCS | | SMU | L 59–54 | 9–18 (3–10) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,647) Greenville, NC |
| February 27 7:00pm | | Tulsa | L 85–73 | 9–19 (3–11) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,013) Greenville, NC |
| March 2 7:00pm | | at UCF | W 68–66 | 10–19 (4–11) | UCF Arena (4,644) Orlando, FL |
| March 6 7:00pm | | Southern Miss | L 75–65 | 10–20 (4–12) | 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 93–80 | 10–21 | BOK Center Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||