East Carolina Pirates women's basketball

East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
	2024–25 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
University	East Carolina University
First season	1969
Head coach	Kim McNeill (6th season)
Conference	The American
Location	Greenville, North Carolina
Arena	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum ; (capacity: 8,000)
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Purple and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 2007, 2023
AIAW tournament appearances
	1973
Conference tournament champions
	CAA: 1984, 1985; C-USA: 2007; AAC: 2023

Last updated November 22, 2024

The East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team represents East Carolina University in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Pirates play home basketball games at the Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at Greenville, North Carolina.^[2]

Season-by-season record

They have won three conference tournaments (1984, 1985, 2007, and 2023) while going to the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 2007, and 2023.^[3]

Season	Record	Conference record	Postseason result	Coach
1969–70	9–2	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1970–71	11–1	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1971–72	12–3	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1972–73	19–2	No Conference	AIAW Top 12	Catherine Bolton
1973–74	8–5	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1974–75	13–10	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1975–76	12–6	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1976–77	7–15	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1977–78	19–11	No Conference	n/a	Catherine Bolton
1978–79	18–11	No Conference	n/a	Cathy Andruzzi
1979–80	21–10	No Conference	n/a	Cathy Andruzzi
1980–81	22–7	No Conference	n/a	Cathy Andruzzi
1981–82	17–10	No Conference	NCAA first round	Cathy Andruzzi
1982–83	14–12	No Conference	n/a	Cathy Andruzzi
1983–84	13–16	3–2 (ECAC-South)	CAA Tournament Champions	Cathy Andruzzi
1984–85	20–9	11–1 (ECAC-South)	CAA Tournament Champions	Emily Manwaring
1985–86	24–6	11–1 (Colonial)	CAA Finalist	Emily Manwaring
1986–87	16–13	7–5 (Colonial)	n/a	Emily Manwaring
1987–88	8–20	2–10 (Colonial	n/a	Pat Pierson
1988–89	15–13	7–5 (Colonial)	n/a	Pat Pierson
1989–90	18–10	8–4 (Colonial)	n/a	Pat Pierson
1990–91	12–17	4–8 (Colonial)	CAA Finalist	Pat Pierson
1991–92	21–8	12–2 (Colonial)	CAA Finalist	Pat Pierson
1992–93	16–12	8–8 (Colonial)	n/a	Rosie Thompson
1993–94	2–24	1–13 (Colonial)	n/a	Rosie Thompson
1994–95	8–19	3–11 (Colonial)	n/a	Rosie Thompson
1995–96	11–16	6–10 (Colonial)	n/a	Anne Donovan
1996–97	13–16	6–10 (Colonial)	CAA Finalist	Anne Donovan
1997–98	9–19	4–12 (Colonial)	n/a	Anne Donovan
1998–99	16–13	7–9 (Colonial)	CAA Finalist	Dee Stokes
1999-00	15–14	9–7 (Colonial)	n/a	Dee Stokes
2000–01	16–12	10–6 (Colonial)	n/a	Dee Stokes
2001–02	6–21	3–11 (C-USA)	n/a	Dee Stokes/Gene Hill
2002–03	12–16	4–10 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2003–04	14–14	5–9 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2004–05	10–18	6–8 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2005–06	17–12	8–8 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2006–07	19–14	11–5 (C-USA)	C-USA Champions NCAA First Round	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2007–08	13–17	7–9 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2008–09	18–13	8–8 (C-USA)	n/a	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2009–10	23–11	9–7 (C-USA)	WNIT Second Round	Sharon Baldwin-Tener
2010–11	16–15	9–7 (C-USA)	n/a	Heather Macy
2011–12	12–19	5–11 (C-USA)	n/a	Heather Macy
2012–13	22–10	11–5 (C-USA)	WNIT First Round	Heather Macy
2013–14	22–9	10–6 (C-USA)	WNIT First Round	Heather Macy
2014–15	22–11	11–7 (AAC)	WNIT Second Round	Heather Macy
2015–16	13–19	6–12 (AAC)	n/a	Heather Macy
2016–17	11–19	2–14 (AAC)	n/a	Heather Macy
2017–18	16–15	7–9 (AAC)	n/a	Heather Macy
2018–19	16–15	6–10 (AAC)	n/a	Chad killinger/Nicole Mealing
2019–20	9–21	6–10 (AAC)	n/a	Kim McNeill
2020–21	8–14	6–10 (AAC)	n/a	Kim McNeill
2021–22	11–18	4–14 (AAC)	n/a	Kim McNeill
2022–23	23–9	11–5 (AAC)	NCAA First Round	Kim McNeill

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	6	Round of 32	#3 South Carolina	L 54–79
2007	13	Round of 64	#4 Rutgers	L 34–77
2023	(13 S4)	Round of 64	4 S4 Texas	L 40–79

AIAW Division I

The Pirates made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First Round Consolation First Round Consolation Second Round	Western Washington Indiana State Kansas State	L, 51–55 W, 60–48 L, 46–47

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References

↑ ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
↑ "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
↑ "2023–24 East Carolina women's basketball record book 2023–24" (PDF). East Carolina athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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[1] ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.

[2] "ECU Pirates Official Athletic Site". Ecupirates.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

[3] "2023–24 East Carolina women's basketball record book 2023–24" (PDF). East Carolina athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

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v t e East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1969–present)
Rivalries	NC State
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e American Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e East Carolina University
Located in: Greenville, North Carolina
Academics	Undergraduate College of Allied Health Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Fine Arts and Communication The College of Health and Human Performance The College of Human Ecology College of Nursing College of Technology and Computer Science Graduate Graduate School Professional The Brody School of Medicine School of Dental Medicine Other History
Athletics	Pirates Clark–LeClair Stadium Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer (defunct)
Campus	Campus: Main Campus · Health Sciences Campus/Vidant Medical Center · West Research · Mattamuskeet Field Station · Coastal Studies Institute Laboratory schools: South Greenville Elementary School · Wahl-Coates Elementary School Greenville North Carolina Eastern North Carolina Buildings Libraries
Chancellors and presidents	Robert Herring Wright Leon Renfroe Meadows Howard Justus McGinnis Dennis Hargrove Cooke John Decatur Messick Leo Warren Jenkins Thomas Bowman Brewer John McDade Howell Richard R. Eakin William Muse William Shelton Steven Ballard
Notable alumni	Alumni Faculty Steven Ballard Marc Basnight Sandra Bullock Randolph Chitwood Pat Dye Billy Godwin Terry Holland Leo Warren Jenkins Jeff Lebo Ruffin McNeill Robert Burren Morgan Emily Procter Billy Taylor Sergiy Vilkomir Kay Yow
Student life	The East Carolinian Student Government Association WZMB