The 2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Pirates were led by third year head coach,

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, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 8–11, 2–10 in AAC Play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 11–20, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They entered as the No. 11 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the

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Offseason

Departures

Recruiting class of 2020

2021 recruiting class

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards

Preseason Awards

* All-AAC First Team - Jayden Gardner (*unanimous selection)

Roster

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing

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, the Pirates' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel. *ECU opted out of the

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due to COVID-19 concerns. *The game vs. Belmont Abbey due to positive COVID-19 cases in the Belmont Abbey program. *The games vs.

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rescheduled for February 11 was moved to Philadelphia. *The game vs.

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scheduled for February 21 was moved to Wichita.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC First Team

*Jayden Gardner Source

References

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