East Carolina Pirates Basketball and Football Sports Links
ECU's sports teams, nicknamed the Pirates, compete in NCAA Division I-A as a full-member of the 12 team Conference USA. Terry Holland, former Athletic Director and Head Basketball coach of the University of Virginia, is the Pirate's current Athletic Director. Facilities include the 43,000 seat Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for football, the 8,000-seat Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum for men's and women's basketball, and the brand new $12 million Clark-LeClair Stadium, with a seating capacity of 3,000 for baseball. The Ward Sports Medicine building comprises 82,095 square feet and houses the athletic department, Pirate Club offices and the Human Performance Laboratory. Athletes train in the Murphy Center a 52,475-square-foot edifice, housing the strength and conditioning facilities, along with banquet rooms, sport memorabilia, and an academic enhancement center. The Murphy Center was built for approximately $13 million and opened its doors to ECU student-athletes in June 2002.
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL WEBSITES
ECU Tickets and Souvenirs
Pirates Football Information
Official Website of East Carolina Univerity Football
