East Carolina Pirates (0-0) vs. Grambling State Tigers (0-0)

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1 EAST CAROLINA GAME NOTES GAME #1 East Carolina Pirates (0-0) vs. Grambling State Tigers (0-0) Head Coach: Jeff Lebo Record at ECU: (Sixth yr.) Career Record: (18th yr.) vs. Grambling State: 0-0 Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. G-GS PPG RPG APG MPG G 4 Prince Williams Sr G 21 B.J. Tyson So F 2 Caleb White Jr F 13 Michel Nzege Jr F 34 Michael Zangari Sr East Carolina opens its 84th season of intercollegiate basketball and 52nd as a Division I member Friday night, Nov. 13, against Grambling State inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. This will be the first meeting between the two institutions on the hardwood since 1982, which resulted in a Pirate victory at the Bayou Classic in Lafayette, La. That is the only previous meeting between ECU and any current member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). 4The Pirates are opening the season at home for the 11th consecutive season, but hosting a Division I opponent in their season lid-lifter for the first time since East Carolina has won its season opener each of the last 14 years and has won its home opener each of the past 12 seasons. 4The Pirates enter Friday s night game having won five consecutive non-conference home games. ECU was 6-1 against teams outside The American here a year ago. During the previous five seasons, ECU has compiled a 34-7 record in non-conference home games. 4Grambling is one of three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) on the Pirates schedule this season. ECU will also host North Carolina A&T on Dec. 13 and South Carolina State on Dec. 22. It has won 11 in a row over HBCUs with a 9-0 record under coach Jeff Lebo. 4Juniors Caleb White and Michel Nzege are each expected to make their second-straight opening night starts. Nzege had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the season opener against N.C. Wesleyan, while White netted 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Last season s other opening night starters were Marshall Guilmette (injured), Terry Whisnant (professional) and Antonio Robinson (graduated). 4East Carolina has scored 97 or more points in three of its past four home openers. 4An East Carolina victory will be the 299th win of coach Jeff Lebo s career. INJURY UPDATE FRI., NOV. 13, WILLIAMS ARENA AT MINGES COLISEUM4GREENVILLE, N.C.4 8 P.M. ET 4 ESPN3 THE COACHES PROBABLE STARTERS QUICK NOTES ABOUT THE PIRATES Head Coach: Shawn E. Walker Record at Grambling: 2-27 (One year) Career Record: N/A vs. East Carolina: 0-0 UPCOMING GAME 7SCHEDULE/RESULTS8 NOVEMBER 13 GRAMBLING (ESPN3)...8 p.m. 16 CHARLOTTE (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 20 at California! (PAC-12)...11 p.m. 23 at San Diego State! (ESPN3) p.m. 26 vs. Little Rock!...2 p.m. 27 vs. TBD!... 5:30 p.m. DECEMBER 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 4 USC UPSTATE (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 7 at College of Charleston...7 p.m. 13 N.C. A&T (ESPN3)...2 p.m. 16 UNCW (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 20 at James Madison...2 p.m. 22 S.C. STATE (ESPN3)...7 p.m. JANUARY 2 UCF* (ESPN3)...6 p.m. 5 at Tulsa* (ESPNEWS)...7 p.m. 9 at Temple* (ESPNEWS)...9 p.m. 13 SMU* (ESPNEWS)... 6:15 p.m. 16 at UCF* (ESPNEWS)... 4:30 p.m. 19 TULSA* (ESPNEWS)...7 p.m. 24 at Memphis* (CBSSN)...2 p.m. 27 TEMPLE* (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 30 HOUSTON* (ESPNEWS) p.m. FEBRUARY 7 at Connecticut* (CBSSN)...12 p.m. 10 TULANE* (ESPNEWS)... 6:15 p.m. 13 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU)...4 p.m. 16 USF* (ESPN3)...7 p.m. 21 at SMU* (ESPNEWS)...2 p.m. 24 at Tulane* (ESPNEWS)...8 p.m. 27 CINCINNATI* (ESPNU) p.m. MARCH 2 at USF* (ESPNU)...9 p.m. 6 MEMPHIS* (CBSSN)...4 p.m. 10- The American Championship... TBD 13 *American Athletic Conference Games All times ET Marshall Guilmette - out for the season East Carolina will host cross-state rival Charlotte Monday night at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on the American Sports Network and ESPN3. ECU and Charlotte had played six consecutive seasons before the series was interrupted last year. The Pirates have won two of the last three meetings in Greenville. 7FOLLOW THE GAME8 ESPN3 RECORD HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK PIRATE IMG SPORTS NETWORK ECUPIRATES.COM

2 General/Administration Location: Greenville, N.C Founded: 1907 Enrollment: 28,289 Conference: American Athletic Conference Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #109) Arena: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (7,100) Chancellor: Dr. Steve Ballard Athletics Director: Jeff Compher Athletic Department Phone: (252) Ticket Office Phone: (800) DIAL-ECU, (252) Program History Seasons of Basketball: Entering 84th First Season of Basketball: All-Time Record: 1,042-1,059 Seasons of Division I Basketball: Entering 52nd First Season Of Division I: Division I Record: NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1972, 93) NIT Appearances: None CBI Appearances: None CIT Appearances: 3 (2011, 2013 Champions, 2014) Basketball Staff Head Coach: Jeff Lebo (North Carolina, 1989) Record at East Carolina: (Fourth season) Overall Coaching Record: (17th season) Best Time To Contact Lebo: Weekday mornings (8 a.m. - 9 a.m.) Assistant Coach: Mike Netti (Syracuse, 02) Assistant Coach: Michael Perry (Richmond, 1981) Assistant Coach: Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon, 1990) Director of Operations: Kyle Robinson (Garnder-Webb, 03) Video Coordinator: Keena Lynch (North Carolina 07) Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Matthew Slachetka (Massachusetts, 10) Assoc. Athletic Trainer: Nate Clark (Lock Haven, 01) Academic Coordinator: Erica Banning (East Carolina, 10) Administrative Assistant: Alex Marion (East Carolina, 13) Basketball Office Phone: (252) Atheltics Media Relations Associate Director (Basketball Contact): Jody Jones Jones Office Phone: (252) Jones Cell Phone: (252) Jones jonesjod@ecu.edu Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations: Tom McClellan McClellan s Office Phone: (252) McClellan s Cell Phone: (252) McClellan mcclellant@ecu.edu Primary Office Phone: (252) Office Fax: (252) Mailing/Shipping Address: 319 Ward Sports Medicine Bldg. Greenville, NC Athletic Department Website: Radio Information Radio Network: Pirate IMG Sports Network Radio Contact: Meghan Heinchon IMG Phone Number: (252) Play-By-Play Announcer: Jeff Charles Charles Phone: (252) Charles piratevoiceecu@gmail.com Color Analyst: Si Seymour Seymour Phone: (252) Seymour silasseymour@yahoo.com Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Deng Riak F Fr.-HS Melbourne, Australia (Victory Rock [Fla.] Prep) 1 Grant Bryant F So.-1L Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS) 2 Caleb White F/G Jr.-2L Buckingham, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) 3 Charles Foster G Jr.-TR Louisville, Ky. (Vincennes University) 4 Prince Williams G Sr.-3L Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton HS) 5 Lance Tejada G So.-1L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely HS) 10 Clarence Williams F Jr.-TR Tallahassee, Fla. (Trinity Valley Community College) 13 Michel-Ofik Nzege F Jr.-1L Geneva, Switzerland (Winston-Salem State Univ.) 15 Kentrell Barkley F/G Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham HS) 21 B.J. Tyson G So.-1L Wadesboro, N.C. (Anson HS) 24 Drew Bost G Sr.-NS Raleigh, N.C. (Wake Tech Community College) 31 Peyton Robbins G Sr.-3L Raleigh, N.C. (St. David s School) 32 Justice Obasohan F Fr.-HS Wallace, N.C. (N.C. School of Math & Science) 34 Michael Zangari F Sr.-3L Etters, Pa. (Red Land HS) 44 Kanu Aja F Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md. (City College of San Francisco) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 44 Kanu Aja F Sr.-1L Baltimore, Md. (City College of San Fransicso) 15 Kentrell Barkley F/G Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham HS) 24 Drew Bost G Sr.-NS Raleigh, N.C. (Wake Tech Community College) 1 Grant Bryant F So.-1L Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS) 3 Charles Foster G Jr.-Tr. Louisville, Ky. (Vincennes University) 13 Michel-Ofik Nzege F Jr.-1L Geneva, Switzerland (Winston-Salem State Univ.) 32 Justice Obasohan F Fr.-HS Wallace, N.C. (NC School of Math & Science) 0 Deng Riak C Fr.-HS Melbourne, Australia (Victory Rock [Fla.] Prep) 31 Peyton Robbins G Sr.-3L Raleigh, N.C. (St. David s School) 5 Lance Tejada G So.-1L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely HS) 21 B.J. Tyson G So.-1L Wadesboro, N.C. (Anson HS) 2 Caleb White F/G Jr.-2L Buckingham, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) 10 Clarence Williams F Jr.-TR Tallahassee, Fla. (Trinity Valley Community College) 4 Prince Williams G Sr.-3L Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton HS) 34 Michael Zangari F Sr.-3L Etters, Pa. (Red Land HS) Head Coach: Jeff Lebo (North Carolina, 1989) Assistant Coaches: Mike Netti (Syracuse, 02), Michael Perry (Richmond, 1981), Ken Potosnak (Randolph-Macon, 1990) Director of Basketball Operations: Kyle Robinson (Gardner-Webb, 03) Video Coordinator: Keena Lynch (North Carolina, 07) Athletic Trainer: Nate Clark (Lock Haven, 01) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Matthew Slachetka (Massachusetts, 10) Graduate Assistant Managers: Lyle Jones, W.A. Myatt, Robbie Penny Student Assistant Managers: Gary Cox, Addison Hill, Sagar Kapoor, LaRon Parks Pronunciation Guide Kanu Aja...(Canoe AH-jah) Kentrell Barkley...(Ken-trell Bark-lee) Michel Nzege...(Michelle IN-ziggy) Ken Potosnak...(Ken Po-toz-knack) Justice Obasohan...(O-ba-shawn) Deng Riak... (Deng Re-ak) Michael Zangari...(Zan-gary)

3 3 THE OPPONENT: GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS 4 SERIES BREAKDOWN STATISTICAL COMPARISON Series Record...East Carolina leads 1-0 In Greenville...First Meeting In Grambling, La... None At Neutral Sites...East Carolina leads 1-0 Current Win Streak...ECU won one Largest ECU Win...3, (12/18/82) Largest ECU Defeat... None SERIES GAME-BY-GAME HISTORY East Carolina at Lafayette, La. EAST CAROLINA ( ) Category ECU OPP Scoring Offense Scoring Margin FG Percentage Pt. FG Percentage Pt. FG Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game RETURNING LEADERS Scoring GM PTS PPG B.J. Tyson Caleb White Michel Nzege REBOUNDS GM RBS RPG Michel Nzege B.J. Tyson Caleb White ASSISTS GM AST. APG Lance Tejada B.J. Tyson Caleb White GRAMBLING STATE ( ) Category GSU OPP Scoring Offense Scoring Margin FG Percentage Pt. FG Percentage FG Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game RETURNING LEADERS Scoring GM PTS PPG Mark Gray Chase Cormier Carlton Lowe REBOUNDS GM RBS RPG Mark Gray Kyle Williams Chase Cormier ASSISTS GM AST. APG Chase Cormier Mark Gray NCAA RANKINGS Category ECU GSU Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense Pt. FG Percentage Pt. FG Percent Defense Rebounding Offense - - Rebounding Defense - - Rebounding Margin Blocks Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Point FG Per Game teams ranked NEXT OPPONENT Pirates vs. 49ers Monday, Nov. 16 Minges Coliseum Greenville, N.C. 7 p.m. ET ASN/ESPN3 SERIES BREAKDOWN OVERALL: 7-15 HOME: 5-5 AWAY: 2-9 NEUTRAL: 0-1 Current Streak: Won 1 Current Streak: Won 1 Current Streak: Lost 9 Current Streak: Lost 1 Last Win: ( ) Last Win: ( ) Last Win: ( ) Last Win: None Last Loss: ( ) Last Loss: ( ) Last Loss: ( ) Last Loss: ( ) PPG OPP PPG FG% OPP FG% PIRATES-49ERS MATCHUP 3-PT FG% FT% PREVIOUS MEETING RECAP REB DIFF APG SPG BPG TOs PT DIFF PIRATES ERS EAST CAROLINA 75, CHARLOTTE 68 - WILLIAMS ARENA AT MINGES COLISEUM GREENVILLE, N.C. (2/27/14) KEY PERFORMERS: Akeem Richmond made eight 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 27 points... Antonio Robinson added 15 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Caleb White scored 14 points with three rebounds and two blocks, burying 3-of-6 3-pointers... Charlotte guard Pierria Henry was 9-of-15 from the floor and finished with 20 points TURNING POINT: Richmond a 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of three Charlotte defenders to give ECU a lead with 3:53 remaining. Prince Williams and Richmond then made two free throws apiece to make it a three possession game with 2:53 remaining. East Carolina finished 11 of 14 from the line in the final three minutes to seal it. PIRATES HIGHLIGHTS: ECU made 21 free throws, while Charlotte made just six trips to the foul line... Caleb White became the seventh freshman in school history to make 40 3-pointers in a season. INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals East Carolina Akeem Richmond - 27 Antonio Robinson - 6 Prince Williams - 5 B. Stith, C. White - 2 Akeen Richmond - 3 Charlotte Pierria Henry - 20 Willie Clayton - 7 Denzel Ingram - 5 None Three with two TEAM SCORE BY HALF FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FT-A FT% OR-DR REB Fouls Assists TOs Blocks Steals ECU CHA

4 ABOUT GRAMBLING STATE The Tigers are entering their second season under head coach Shawn E. Walker, a native of Roper, N.C. and twotime all-conference guard at Elizabeth City State University. Grambling finished the campaign with an overall record of 2-27 and 0-18 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers were picked to finish 10th in their conference in a preseason poll of the league s head coaches and sports information directors. Grambling has lost 28 consecutive games against Division I opponents with its last victory coming against Jackson State in the first round of the 2014 SWAC Tournament. Grambling returns five letterwinners from last year s squad and welcomes nine newcomers. Among those returning are the team s second leading scorer from a season ago, senior Mark Gray (10.5 ppg). Gray was also the Tigers leading rebounder last season (5.9 rpg) and top free throw shooter (.755). He led the team with 105 made foul shots and was second on the unit with 17 made 3s. CAREER OVER FOR GUILMETTE A series on injuries and setbacks has prematurely ended the career of redshirt junior Marshall Guilmette announced head coach Jeff Lebo on November 2. Guilmette missed 44 games from , including 11 last season. He was sidelined for all but five games of the season and missed the final four contests of the previous year. He averaged 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 58 career games played and is on track to earn his bachelor s degree this spring. PIRATES PICKED EIGHTH IN THE AMERICAN East Carolina was predicted to finish eighth in the 2016 American Athletic Conference standings in a vote by the league s 11 head coaches. The Pirates finished tied for seventh last season with a 6-12 record after being predicted to finish 10th. ROSTER BREAKDOWN The Pirates roster features 15 players (12 scholarship) representing seven states with as well as Australia and Switzerland. Eight players are listed a 6-foot-7 or taller and five stand 6-foot-3 or shorter. Six players hail from the state of North Carolina (three walkons) and two from Florida with no other state represented by more than one player (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia). THE SCHEDULE East Carolina s men s basketball schedule includes 13 games against teams that participated in postseason play last season with 10 games versus teams that competed in either the NCAA Tournament or NIT. The Pirates will play a pair of road games against teams ranked in the AP Preseason Top 25: No. 14 California (Nov. 20) 3 TEAM & PLAYER NOTES 4 and No. 20 UConn (Feb. 7). ECU also has three road games at team receiving votes in the AP preseason poll: SMU, Cincinnati and San Diego State. East Carolina s non-conference includes three games against teams from the Colonial Athletic Association (College of Charleston, UNCW, James Madison), two from Conference USA (Charlotte, Florida Atlantic) and two from the MEAC (N.C. A&T, South Carolina State). This year s slate features three first-time opponents: California, San Diego State and South Carolina State The Pirates will also be playing on the west coast and in Las Vegas for the first time. LEBO BEGINS SIXTH YEAR AS HEAD COACH ECU Head Coach Jeff Lebo begins his sixth season at the helm of the Pirate basketball program. Lebo is the only the sixth coach in the school s 83-year history to sit in the head coach s seat for a minimum of five seasons. Lebo enters the season just two victories shy of 300 career victories. He won 75 games during four season at Tennessee Tech, 40 in two years at Chattanooga, 96 in six years at Auburn and 87 in his first five seasons at East Carolina. Lebo needs 13 victories to become the third coach in school history to win 100 games. Howard Porter won 182 games from and Tom Quinn recorded 102 victories from SOUTHPAW SHOOTERS East Carolina is one of just five teams in NCAA Division I with four or more left-handed shooters (Kentrell Barkley, Grant Bryant, B.J. Tyson and Caleb White). Arkansas State and Oakland (Mich.) each have five southpaws on their team, while Canisius and Texas-Rio Valley Grande also have four lefties. DUAL THREAT The duo of ECU junior Caleb White and sophomore B.J. Tyson rank as the second-highest scoring combo in The American entering the season. The two averaged a combined 24.8 points per game last year, trailing only Tulsa s senior backcourt of James Woodard and Shaquille Harrison. TOP AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCORING DUOS Combined Players (School) GP Points Avg. Shaquille Harrison, James Woodard (TLS) B.J. Tyson, Caleb White (ECU) Louis Dabney, Jonathan Stark (TLN) B.J. Taylor, Adonys Henriquez (UCF) Daniel Hamilton, Rodney Purvis (UCONN) HOME COURT SUCCESS East Carolina has posted a winning record at home each of the last five seasons under coach Jeff Lebo. The Pirates have won over 67 percent of their games inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum since the season, compiling a record. The Pirates have compiled a record of 37-9 at home in non-conference games over the previous five seasons. East Carolina is 11-5 at home against fellow North Carolina institutions the last five years and have a trio of instate opponents on its home slate. What Returns From ? Team Totals Statistic Total Returning Lost Pct. Returning Scoring Field Goals Pt. FGs Free Throws Rebounding Assists Blocked Shots Steals Minutes 6,625 3,867 2, Starts Individual Statistical Leaders Category Leader Stat Scoring B.J. Tyson 12.5 Field Goals B.J. Tyson 143 Field Goal Pct. Michel Nzege Point FGs Caleb White 67 3-Pt. FG Pct. Caleb White.409 Free Throws Made B.J. Tyson 108 Free Throw Pct. Caleb White.792 Rebounding Michel Nzege 4.7 Assists Lance Tejada 1.7 Blocked Shots Michael Zangari 0.5 Steals B.J. Tyson 0.8 Minutes Caleb White 30.9 During its first season in The American, ECU posted a 5-4 record at home which included its first-ever victory over Cincinnati and just its second win over Memphis in 17 all-time meetings. WHITE CLOSING IN ON MILLENNIAL MARK Junior wing Caleb White enters his third season as a part of the Pirate Nation needing 174 points to become the 27 th alltime member of East Carolina s 1,000-Point Club. White will look to become just the third Pirate to score more than 1,000 points in his first three seasons since freshman were ruled eligible for competition in White became just the second player at ECU to score more than 800 points through his sophomore campaign last season (Lester Lyons, 932, ). He scored over 400 points in each of his first two seasons, averaging more than 12 points per game. WHITE YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORING YEAR FGM 3FGM FTM PTS TOTAL

5 TRIPLE THREAT East Carolina has finished first or second in its conference in 3-point field goals made per game each of the last four seasons, averaging 7.1 or more made 3s each campaign. The Pirates made an average of pointers per game last year, which was second-best in The American behind Houston. East Carolina led The American with 7.6 made 3s per game during conference play. Caleb White finished ranked third in The American in 3-point field goal percentage (.409) and eighth in 3-point field goals made (2.0). The Pirates return more than 50 percent of their made 3-point field goals this season. Made 3-Point Field Goals Per Game (under coach Jeff Lebo) Conf. Year G 3FGM Avg. Rank Fourth Second First First Second TAKING OVER THE POINT East Carolina has three true point guards on scholarship this season with each looking to take over the starting job from Antonio Robinson, who graduated after leading The American in assist/turnover ratio last season. Senior Prince Williams handed out 121 assists and averaged 26.5 minutes per game as a sophomore two years ago, playing in all 34 games with 10 starts. Last season he came off the bench and averaged just 10.1 minutes per game. He has 157 career assists against 113 career turnovers. 3 TEAM & PLAYER NOTES 4 Junior Charles Foster is in his first year with the Pirates after transferring from Vincennes University. He averaged 14.4 points and 5.4 assists per game last season with a 3.0 assist/turnover ratio. Foster also shot 41.5 percent from behind the 3-point line during his final junior college campaign. Sophomore Lance Tejada spent his freshman season as Robinson s understudy. He saw action in 33 games, averaging almost 14 minutes per game with 55 assists and 15 total steals during the year to go along with 4.1 points per game. ACADEMIC NOTES Six Pirates were named to the American Conference All- Academic Team: Drew Bost, Grant Bryant, Francis Edosomwan (graduated), Peyton Robbins, Lance Tejada and Prince Williams. Edosomwan and Robbins were named to the NABC Honors Court. UNPRECEDENTED EXPOSURE All of East Carolina s 16 home games will be broadcast either by the ESPN family of networks or by CBS Sports Network with two games being carried on the American Sports Network (Nov. 16 vs. Charlotte, Dec. 1 vs. Florida Atlantic). The Pirates will have 27 of their 31 scheduled contests televised this season with 11 games on ESPN3, nine on ESPNEWS, three on ESPNU, two of CBS Sports Network and one on the PAC-12 Network. ECU SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH adidas The East Carolina University Department of Athletics has agreed to a 10-year exclusive partnership with the sports brand adidas beginning in July of 2016, according to an announcement by ECU Director of Athletics Jeff Compher. The Portland, Oregonbased company will be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Pirates through the athletic season. Representatives from adidas will be on campus in early November to consult with each team individually. East Carolina s current contract with Nike will expire May 31, East Carolina will join Arizona State, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Texas A&M, and UCLA with a top-tier all-sport, multi-year partnership agreement which will allow the department to reallocate money previously spent on apparel to other areas, including the cost of attendance. adidas is the official uniform, footwear and apparel provider for more than 100 collegiate programs. Pirate-IMG Sports Network East Carolina men s basketball games are broadcast on the flagship station of the Pirates on WNCT thorughout central and eastern North Carolina with Jeff Charles (play-by-play) and Si Seymour (analyst). Due to scheduling conflicts, Sunday games will be broadcast on WNCT 1070 AM in Greenville. Affiliates of the Pirate IMG Sports Network include: Greenville - *WNCT (107.9 FM) Elizabeth City - WGAI (560 AM) Fayetteville - WFAY (1230 AM) Fayetteville - WFBX (1450 AM) Hamlet - WKDX (1250 AM) Tune In Radio ECU s commercial radio broadcast can be heard via TuneIn on tunein.com. ECUPirates.com All East Carolina releases, recaps, results, statistics, box score, schedules, as well as coach and player biographies can be found at ECUPirates.com. Game recaps and statistics are updated after each contest. Live in-game statistics will be available for home games via Gametracker. 3 FOLLOW EAST CAROLINA BASKETBALL 4 The Jeff Lebo Show The Pirate IMG Sports Network hosts a live weekly radio show each Monday at 7 p.m. ET on the ECU men s basketball fl agship station WNCT Tune in weekly to hear head coach Jeff Lebo and with host Jeff Charles. Coach Lebo s TV show also airs each Sunday at 11:30 a.m. throughout eastern North Carolina on WNCT and reairs during the week on a variety of stations across the region. ECU Social Networking Fans and media can follow the Pirates on social networking websites. ECU men s basketball is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Fans and media can also follow Pirate Athletics on the aforemetion websites as well as Pinterest and YouTube at ECUAthletics. ECU Men s Basketball Social Media Sites Twitter.com/ECUPIrateHoops Facebook.com/EastCarolinaMensBasketball Instagram.com/ECUBasketball

6 3 HEAD COACH PROFILE 4 Jeff Lebo Head Coach Sixth Year at ECU 18th Overall North Carolina, 1989 The campaign will be Jeff Lebo s sixth season as the head coach of the East Carolina Pirates and no coach in school history has won more games in his first five seasons than Lebo.He was hired by ECU in March of 2010 and is the fourth-longest tenrued coach in school history. Lebo received a contract extension following the campaign after leading the Pirates into the postseason three times during his first four seasons as the helm. Lebo directed the Pirates to 87 wins during his first five years, the most successful stretch of victories during that time span in the program's Division I history. No coach in the 82-year history of ECU basketball won more games in his first five seasons. Under his supervision, the Pirates recorded their first-ever 20-win season as an NCAA Division I member, received three postseason tournament invitations and claim their first postseason championship. He directed the Pirates to a pair of winning campiagns and one.500 season in his first four years. During the 13 years prior to his arrival, ECU hadn't won more than 14 games in any given season and posted a.500 record just once. Lebo coached the Pirates to 18 wins in , second-most in the program's Division I history, which dates back to The Pirates had also gone winless in conference tournament play since 1996 until he led them to a pair of wins at the 2011 Conference USA Championship tournament as ECU defeated UCF in the opening round and then knocked out No. 1 seed UAB in the quarterfinals to earn the program's first trip to semifinals. East Carolina is 5-5 in conference tournament play under Lebo, including a victory over UCF in the first round of the 2015 American Basketball Championship tournament. Six Pirates earned All-Conference USA accolades under his direction, including the school's first C-USA scoring champion and first-team all-league player, Maurice Kemp in A year later, Akeem Richmond led all NCAA Division I players in 3-point field goals per game (4.56), made (155) and attempted (392). His pointers made is the third-highest single season total in NCAA history. Lebo s Pirates have set schools records for points, 3-point field goals, assists, blocks and steals during his tenure as well, while also establishing the ECU record for most wins as a Division I member. Lebo spent the first 12 years of his head coaching career restoring programs at Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Auburn and responded by leading each program to at least one 20-win season before departing. He guided Tennessee Tech and Auburn into the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) play, winning five of seven contests - falling on both occasions to teams, which advanced to the NIT Championship Game. Lebo was honored with three consecutive OVC Coach-of-the-Year awards for his unprecedented success at Tennessee Tech. In addition, he was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 7 Coach-of-the-Year and the Tennessee Coach-of-the-Year at the conclusion of the season. Lebo began his coaching career as an assistant at East Tennessee State under Alan LeForce for two seasons from 1990 to 1992 before he joined Eddie Fogler's staff as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt in During his only season in Nashville, Lebo helped coach the Commodores to an SEC Championship, a Sweet 16 appearance and a 28-6 record. He then followed Fogler to South Carolina the next year, where he spent five seasons and played a key role assisting the Gamecocks to their only SEC title in 1997 and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. In his final three seasons in Columbia, Lebo helped the Gamecocks to an average of 22 wins per year, posting records of 19-12, 24-8 and A four-year letterman at North Carolina, Lebo played for legendary coach Dean Smith and was part of a Tar Heel program that posted a record during his career, captured a pair of ACC regular season titles and won the 1989 ACC Tournament title. UNC advanced to the Sweet 16 each of his four years and made two Elite Eight appearances. He was a two-time All-ACC Tournament selection and a second-team all-conference pick in Lebo s Personal File Full Name...Jeffrey Brian Lebo Birth Date... Oct. 5, 1966 Hometown... Carlisle, Pa. Wife...Melissa Children... Addison, Mills, Creighton College...North Carolina (1989) Championships As A Player 1987 ACC Regular Season 1988 ACC Regular Season 1989 ACC Tournament As An Assistant Coach 1991 Southern Conference Regular Season and Tournament 1992 Southern Conference Regular Season and Tournament 1993 SEC Regular Season 1997 SEC Regular Season As A Head Coach 2001 Ohio Valley Conference 2002 Ohio Valley Conference 2003 Southern Conference Southern Division 2013 CIT Coach-of-the-Year Honors 2000 Ohio Valley Conference 2001 Ohio Valley Conference 2002 Ohio Valley Confernece 2002 NABC District VII 2002 Tennessee The Jeff Lebo Coaching Record ---Postseason--- All Games Conference Conference Conf. NCAA Other Season School W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish W-L W-L W-L Tennessee Tech Eighth Tennessee Tech Fifth Tennessee Tech First Tennessee Tech First Overall Chattanooga First (South) Chattanooga Second (North) Overall Auburn Fifth (West) Auburn Fifth (West) Auburn Third (West) Auburn Sixth (West) Auburn Second (West) Auburn Fifth (West) Overall East Carolina Seventh East Carolina Tenth East Carolina Fourth (tie) East Carolina th (tie) East Carolina^ Seventh (tie) Overall Totals NCAA Tournament Appearances As A Player 1986 Sweet Sixteen 1987 Elite Eight 1988 Elite Eight 1989 Sweet Sixteen As An Assistant Coach 1991 First Round 1992 Second Round 1993 Sweet First Round NIT Appearances As An Assistant Coach 1996 Quarterfinals As A Head Coach 2002 Quarterfinals 2009 Quarterfinals

7 3 JEFF LEBO ERA SINGLE-GAME HIGHS & LOWS (2010-present) 4 EAST CAROLINA OPPONENT Points 37, Akeem Richmond at Campbell (1/2/14) 39, Aaron Johnson of UAB (3/10/11) 37, Akeem Richmond vs. Fayetteville State (12/3/13) FGs Made 13, Maurice Kemp vs. Houston (1/16/13) 15, Keith Clanton of UCF (1/12/13) FGs Attempted 20, Akeem Richmond at Campbell (1/2/14) 24, Tamir Jackson of Rice (2/2/13) 20, Maurice Kemp vs. Houston (1/16/13) FG Percentage (9-9), Michel Nzege vs. Central Connecticut State (11/30) (8-8), Corey Allen, Jr. of USF (2/21/15) 3FGs Made 11, Akeem Richmond vs. UTSA (3/11/14) 7, Ryan Boatwright of UConn (2/4/15) 7, Neil Watson of Southern Miss (3/2/13) 3FGs Attempted 19, Akeem Richmond vs. UTSA (3/11/14) 12, Nicholas Paulo of UNCG (12/28/14) 3FG Percentage (5-5), Shamarr Bowden vs. St. Andrews (12/4/12) (7-7), Neil Watson of Southern Miss (3/2/13) FTs Made 15, Akeem Richmond vs. UTSA (2/8/14) 15, Andrew Rowsey of UNC Asheville (11/16/14) 15, Jontae Sherrod vs. UTEP (2/23/11) 15, Chaz Williams of UMass (12/22/12) 15, Jontae Sherrod vs. USC Upstate (11/21/10) FTs Attempted 21, Darrius Morrow at Marshall (1/22/11) 19, Tevon Saddler of UNCG (11/12/13) FTs Without A Miss 15, Akeem Richmond vs. UTSA (2/8/14) 12, Rodney Hood of Duke (11/19/13) Rebounds 18, Robert Sampson vs. Appalachian State (11/20/12) 17, Daniel Hamilton of UConn (2/25/15) 17, Brice Johnson of North Carolina (12/7/14) 17, Jonathan Mills of Southern Miss (3/2/13) Assists 14, Miguel Paul at UAB (1/23/12) 12, DeAndre Kane of Marshall (3/9/13) Steals 6, Lance Tejada vs. UCF (3/12) 6, Diante Baldwin of UNCG (12/28/14) 6, Maurice Kemp at Rice (2/2/13) 6, Corvonn Gaines vs. Campbell (11/15/10) Blocks 5, Darrius Morrow vs. Southern Miss (1/25/12) 8, Jerai of Grent of Clemson (12/29/10) 5, Darrius Morrow vs. UAB (3/10/11) 5, Darius Morales vs. USC Upstate (11/21/10) Minutes Played 43, Miguel Paul vs. Southern Miss (2/16/13) 44, Aaron Johnson of UAB (3/10/11) 43, Darrius Morrow vs. UAB (3/10/11) 3 TEAM SUPERLATIVES 4 Team EAST CAROLINA HIGH EAST CAROLINA LOW OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW Points 111 vs. St. Andrews (12/4/12) 41 at SMU (2/2/11) 108, North Carolina (12/7/14) 43 by SMU (2/1/12) Points in a half 64 (1st) vs. St. Andrews (12/4/12) 16 (2nd) vs. UConn (2/25) 60 (2nd), North Carolina (12/7/14) 17 by SMU (2/1/12)??? Victory Margin +56 (101-45) vs. Milligan (11/11/11) (64-108), North Carolina (12/7/14) Field Goals 38 vs. N.C. Wesleyan (11/8/13) 12 at SMU (2/2/11) 45, North Carolina (12/7/14) 16, four times Field Goal Attempts 76 vs. UCF (1/12/13) 39 vs. UAB (1/17/11) 80, UAB (1/23/12) 39 by SMU (2/1/12) Field Goal Percentage.596 (31-52) vs. Central Conn. (11/30/14).255 (12-47) at SMU (2/2/11).614 (27-44), Wright State (3/18/14).266 (17-64), Chowan (11/14/13) FG Percentage (Half) Point Field Goals 18 vs. St. Andrews (12/4/12) 2 vs. Mount Olive (12/8/13) 13, Southern Miss (3/2/13) 1, North Carolina (12/7/14) 2 at Rice (2/2/13) 3-Point FG Attempts 37 vs. Southern Miss (2/16/13) 11, three times 31, UNC Asheville (11/26/13) 4, Campbell (1/2/13) 3-Point FG Percentage.588 (10-17), three times.125 (2-16) vs. Mount Olive (12/8/13).692 (9-13, Tulane (3/6/13).000 (0-11), SMU (2/1/12) Free Throws 36 vs. N.C. Wesleyan (11/14/14) 1 at UConn (2/4/15) 28, UNC Asheville (11/16/14) 0, Old Dominion (3/6/14) Free Throw Attempts 48 vs. UAB (3/10/11) 2 at UConn (2/4/15) 37, Charlotte (12/1/12) 3, Old Dominion (3/6/14) 3, UAB (1/28/12) Free Throw Percentage.952 (20-21) vs UTEP (1/26/13).467 (7-15) at UAB (3/5/11).938 (15-16), Fresno State (11/25).000 (0-3), Old Dominion (3/6/14).938 (15-16), VMI (12/19/13) Offensive Rebounds 27 vs. Milligan (11/11/11) 2, three times 20, three times 3, Campbell (11/14/11) 3, SMU (2/2/11) Defensive Rebounds 43 vs. UVa.-Wise (12/31/11) 11 vs. UTEP (2/6/14) 36 by North Carolina (12/7/14) 13 by Central Conn. (11/30/14) Total Rebounds 59 vs. Va.-Lynchburg (11/20) 17 vs. UTEP (2/6/14) 51, North Carolina (12/7/14) 22, three times 59 vs. Chowan (11/14/13) Rebound Margin +32 (59-27) vs. Chowan (11/14/13) (17-42), UTEP (2/6/14) Assists 30 vs. St. Andrews (12/4/12) 5, three times 27, North Carolina (12/7/14) 6, UAB (3/10/11) Steals 18 vs. Marshall (2/12/11) 1, three times 15, Memphis (2/22/12) 1, UConn (2/25/14) 1, Marshall (2/12/11) Blocked Shots 9 vs. Mount Olive (12/8/13) 0, Multiple times 11, UNCW (12/20/14) 0, Multiple times Turnovers 26 at Memphis (2/22/12) 4 vs. UTEP (2/6/14) 28, Marshall (2/12/11) 5, Marshall (2/11/12) Personal Fouls 29 at Clemson (12/29/10) 5 vs. Chowan (11/14/13) 31 by N.C. Wesleyan (11/14) 8, three times

8 3 PLAYER PROFILES 4 #44 KANU AJA Forward Sr. Baltimore, Md. (City College of San Francisco) ABOUT AJA: Prior to transferring to ECU before the campiagn, he played previous two seasons at City College of San Francisco... Full name is Kanu Uchenne Aja... Born May 2, 1992 in Columbia, Md.... Son of Martha Okwara... Has one sister, Adama (22), was a four-year letterman on volleyball team at Hofstra... Academic major is communication... Voted as the team s best cook AS A JUNIOR ( ): 4Played in 29 games, averaging 8.2 minutes per game... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game... Scored double figures once, netting 11 points at Florida Atlantic on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor... Second-highest scoring game of the year was eight points against Virginia University of Lynchburg, while also grabbing a season-high six rebounds... Credited with five rebounds against N.C. Wesleyan and Florida Atlantic... Shot 41.9 percent from the field... Played more than 20 minutes in consecutive games against Florida Atlantic (25) and North Carolina (20). PTS 11 at FAU (12/3/14) - FGM 5 at FAU (12/3/14) - FGA 8 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - FTM 2, two times - FTA 4, two times - OREB 6 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - DREB 3 vs. UNCG (12/28/14) - REBS 6 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - ASTS 1, four times - STLS 1, three times - BLKS 1, two times - MINS 25 at FAU (12/3/14) - MISCELLEANEOUS: Double-Figure Scoring Games: 1; Games with 5+ Rebounds: 3. #15 KENTRELL BARKLEY Forward/Guard Fr. Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham HS) ABOUT BARKLEY: Full name is Kentrell Debarrus Barkley... Born Sept. 1, 1996 in Durham, N.C.... Son of Kenneth Barkley and Barbara Hawley... Has a younger brother, Savon Dunston (13)... Academic major is undecided BEFORE ECU: 4Attended Northern Durham High School in Durham... Named first-team all-state by the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association (NCBCA) as a senior... Voted 2015 District VI Player-of-the-Year by the NCBCA... Selected PAC-6 Player-of-the-Year for the second straight year in 2015, after sharing the award the previous season... Averaged 23.6 points and 11.6 rebounds during the season... Voted MVP of the 2015 Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic in Myrtle Beach with 18 points, five assists and three steals... Scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the East in the 2015 NCHSAA East-West All-Star Game... Threetime all-conference player... Named third-team all-district as junior in Posted 43 career double-doubles, including 15 in each of his final two seasons... Led the Knights to the third round of the state playoffs as a junior and senior, falling to the eventual state champion each season... Earned three varsity letters for coach Ronnie Russell... Served as team captain as a senior... Honor Roll student. PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - REBS - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - - MISCELLEANEOUS: Double-Figure Scoring Games : 0/1; Games with 5+ Rebounds: 0/2. #1 GRANT BRYANT Forward So. Kennesaw, Ga. (Kell HS) ABOUT BRYANT: Eared first-team all-region honors as a junior and senior at Kell HS... All-time leading scorer and rebounder in Kell High School history... Scored 50 points and grabbed 35 rebounds, the alltime record for most rebounds in a game in the state of Georgia, against Osborne High School as junior... Academic major is undecided AS A FRESHMAN ( ): 4Saw action in three games, playing a total of 12 minutes... Scored his only two points of the season against Virginia University of Lynchburg... Played seven minutes in the season opener against N.C. Wesleyan and grabbed one rebound... Also grabbed a rebound versus Virginia University of Lynchburg... Did not play in any American Athletic Conference games. PTS 2 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - FGM 1 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - FGA 1 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB 1, two times - REBS 1, two times - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS 7 vs. NCW (11/14/14) - MISCELLEANEOUS (Season/Career):

9 3 PLAYER PROFILES 4 #3 CHARLES FOSTER Guard Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Vincennes University) ABOUT FOSTER: Has two years of eligibility at ECU after transferring from Vincennes University... Inked his NLI with the Pirates during the 2015 spring signing period... Full name is Charles Henry Foster, III... Born Nov. 5, 1992 in Lexington, Ky.... Son of Charles Foster, Jr. and Sonia Fields... Academic major is undeclared BEFORE ECU: 4Led Vincennes to a combined record of 67-5 during his two seasons... Averaged 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 71 career games with the Trailblazers... Connected on 41.9 percent of his career 3-point attempts ( )... Helped Vincennes reach the NJCAA tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. each season with an appearance in the 2014 NJCAA Final Four... As a sophomore he averaged 14.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game with an assist/turnover ratio of 3.0, while shooting 41.5 percent behind the arc... Scored double figures in 29 of 34 games and made 31 starts in and dropped in more than 20 points in a game six times... Recorded a pair of double-doubles... Led the Trailblazers to the 2014 Region XVI Division I junior college title... Graduated from Trinity High School in Louisville in Averaged 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.4 steals in helping the Shamrocks win their first state title and earned All-Region VII honors... Named to the Louisville Courier-Journal s first-team all-state squad as a senior... Attended Lee Academy in Lee, Maine, the following season PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - REBS - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - - MISCELLEANEOUS (Season/Career) - #13 MICHEL NZEGE (pronounced Michelle N-Ziggy) Forward Jr. Geneva, Switzerland (Winston-Salem State) ABOUT NZEGE: Has two years of eligibility at ECU after he played his freshman campaign at Winston-Salem State and was named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team... Played his final year of high school basketball at Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, N.C.... Plans to pursue a degree in communication... Fluent in French, German and English AS A SOPHOMORE ( ): 4Played in all 33 games and made 32 starts... Averaged 5.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 18.4 minutes per game... Shot 61.6 percent from the field, but didn t have enough attempts to rank among the league leaders... Grabbed a team-high 154 total rebounds, while posting the Pirates top individual rebounding average... Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (12)... Was the team s leading rebounder in 12 games... Recorded a team-high three double-doubles, including two in the first three games... Set the ECU single-game record for most field goals made without a miss going 9-for-9 versus Central Connecticut... Scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in his ECU debut against N.C. Wesleyan... Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against Virginia University of Lynchburg, also scoring 12 points... Had 13 points and 11 rebounds at home against Tulsa... Played over 20 minutes in 11 games with four games playing more than 30 minutes. PTS 18, two times - FGM 9 vs. CCSU (11/30/14) - FGA 9, two times - FTM 4, two times - FTA 8 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - OREB 4, three times - DREB 9 vs. VUL (11.20/14) - REBS 13 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - ASTS 5 vs. TULSA (1/24/15) - STLS 2, three times - BLKS 2, two times - MINS 36 vs. TULSA (1/24/15) - MISCELLEANEOUS (Career) - Games Led ECU in Scoring: 1; Games Led ECU in Rebounding: 12: Double-Figure Scoring Games: 7; Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 4; Double-Doubles: 3; Games with 5+ Rebounds: 14. #0 DENG RIAK Forward Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Victory Rock Prep.) ABOUT RIAK: Has four years of eligibility at ECU Inked his NLI with the Pirates during the 2015 spring signing period... Was rated by ESPN.com as one of the top 12 prospects in the state of Florida... Born June 1, 1995 in Khartoum, Australia Son of Ajok Kval and Markval Riak Has a total of six siblings Intends to pursue a degree in business BEFORE ECU: 4Attended Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla., where he was coached by Loren Jackson Averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior Played on the AAU circuit with Florida Elite Participated in the 2014 adidas Nations Global event as a member of the Asia Pacific squad Only played two seasons of basketball in the United States. PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - REBS - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - - MISCELLEANEOUS -

10 3 PLAYER PROFILES 4 #5 LANCE TEJADA Guard So. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely High School) ABOUT TEJADA: Full name is Lance Antonio Tejada, Jr... Born March 4, Academic major is undeclared Class 6A-7A-8A Miami Herald Broward County (Fla.) Player-of-the-Year... Named first-team all-state as a senior after earning all-state second-team honors as a junior... Helped Blanche Ely to the 2013 Class 7A state championship... Made the ECU Honor Roll during the 2014 fall semester AS A FRESHMAN ( ): 4Played in all 33 games, averaging 4.1 points, 1.7 assists and 13.9 minutes per game... Ranked third on the team in total assists (55)... Led the Pirates in assists in eight games and steals five times... Scored double figures in three games... Dropped in 14 points against UNC Asheville and Central Connecticut State... Added 10 points with six rebounds in the win over Virginia University of Lynchburg... Distributed eight assists and collected six steals, an ECU freshman record, in the first round American Basketball Championship victory over UCF, playing 18 minutes... Made four 3-pointers in the win over Central Connecticut State... Buried multiple 3-pointers in four additional games... Handed out three or more assists in eight games... Played 20 or more minutes in eight games with a season-high 24 against Fresno State and Florida Atlantic... Had eight games with three or more rebounds. PTS 14, two times - FGM 5 vs. CCSU (11/30/14) - FGA 10 vs. CCSU (11/30/14) - 3FGM 4 vs. CCSU (11/30/14) - 3FGA 6 vs. CCSU (11/30/14) - FTM 4, three times - FTA 9 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - OREB 1, three times - DREB 5 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - REBS 6 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - ASTS 8 vs. UCF (3/12/15) - STLS 6 vs. UCF (3/12/15) - BLKS 1 vs. UNCA (11/16/14) - MINS 24, three times - MISCELLEANEOUS - Double-Figure Scoring Games: 3; Games with 5+ Assists: 2; Games With 3+ 3-Point Field Goals: 1; Games with 3+ Steals: 1. #21 B.J. TYSON Guard So. Wadesboro, N.C. (Anson High School) ABOUT TYSON: Voted as the team s most competitive player and best dancer... Favorite ESPN announcer is Dick Vitale... Pursuing a degree in recreation and leisure studies... Enrolled at ECU in but was not allowed to participate in basketball activities... All-state guard as a senior at Anson High School... Football and baseball letterman... Full name is Bunyon Devell Tyson, Jr AS A FRESHMAN ( ) 4Unanimously voted to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team by the league s 11 head coaches... Four-time American Athletic Conference Rookie-of-the-Week... Ranked second among all conference freshmen in scoring (12.5 ppg) and field goal percentage (.458), leading East Carolina in both categories... Became the third freshman in the school s Division I history to lead the Pirates in scoring... Led the team in points (413), field goals made (143), free throws made (108) and free throw attempts (150)... Posted a team-best five 20-point games, most among all American conference freshmen... Ranked among the league leaders in field goal percentage (8th) and scoring (11th)... Was the only freshman in the country to lead his team in scoring without making a start... Scored double figures in 22 games, netting 15 or more points 11 times... His 10 field goals made against Memphis were the most by an ECU player during the season as were his 12 made free throws at FAU. PTS 24 vs. HAWAII (11/26/14) - FGM 10 vs. MEMPHIS (2/10/15) - FGA 16 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - 3FGM 4 at UCONN (2/4/15) - 3FGA 5, two times - FTM 12 at FAU (12/3/14) - FTA 14 vs. USF (2/21/15) - OREB 6 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - DREB 5, two times - REBS 8 vs. VUL (11/20/14) - ASTS 5, two times - STLS 5 vs. NCW (11/14/14) - BLKS 2 vs. SMU (3/13/15) - MINS 33 vs. HOUSTON (1/14/15) - MISCELLEANEOUS - Games Led ECU in Scoring: 11; Games Led ECU in Rebounding: 7; Double-Figure Scoring Games: 22; Games With 20+ Points: 5; Games with 5+ Rebounds: 12; Games with 3+ Steals: 2. #2 CALEB WHITE Foward Jr. Buckingham, Va. (Virginia Episcopal School) ABOUT WHITE: Given name is Caleb Martez White... Son of Christy White... Has a total of five brothers and sisters... Plans to pursue a degree in business... High school basketball coach was former All-ACC Virginia guard Curtis Staples... Three-year baseball and football letterman... List favorite movie as Friday Night Lights and favorite actor Mark Wahlberg... Jeff Van Gundy is his favorite basketball announcer TOTAL AS A JUNIOR ( ): 4Started 32 of 33 games played, averaging 30.9 minutes per game... Ranked third on the team in scoring with 12.2 points per game... Posted the highest 3-point field goal (.409) and free throw (.792) percentage on the team... Ranked third in The American in 3-point field goal percentage, eighth in 3-point field goals made (2.0) and 14th in scoring... Made 67 3-point field goals, 10th-highest single-season total in school history... Led the Pirates in scoring seven times and rebounding seven times... Scored double figures in 23 games, topping 15 points nine times... Averaged a team-best 13.7 points per game during non-conference games and 13.5 points per game at home... Buried multiple 3s in 25 games with three or more in nine games... Made a 3-pointer in 11 consecutive games from Nov Jan Connected on 5-of-6 (.833) 3-point field goals against USF, the highest 3-point percentage by a conference player during the year... Played more than 35 minutes in 11 games... Distributed five assists on the road against SMU. PTS 24, two times - FGM 9 vs. UCF (2/7/15) - FGA 15, two times - 3FGM 5 vs. USF (2/21/15) - 3FGA 10 vs. SMU (3/13/15) - FTM 11 vs. VMI (12/19/13) - FTA 14 vs. VMI (12/19/13) - OREB 3, five times - DREB 7, two times - REBS 9, two times - ASTS 6 at CAMPBELL (1/2/14) - STLS 3 vs. WRIGHT ST. (3/18/14) - BLKS 2 vs. CHARLOTTE (12/27/12) - MINS 40, four times - MISCELLEANEOUS - Games Led ECU in Scoring: 14; Games Led ECU in Rebounding: 8; Double-Figure Scoring Games: 50; 20-Point Games: 4; Games With 3+ 3-Point Field Goals: 17; Games With 5+ Rebounds: 18.

11 3 PLAYER PROFILES 4 #10 CLARENCE WILLIAMS Forward Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Trinity Valley Community College) ABOUT WILLIAMS: Has two years of eligibility at ECU after spending his first two years at Trinity Valley Community College... Inked with the Pirates during the 2014 fall signing period... Academic major is communications... Has nine siblings... Younger brother, Larry Pittman III is attending Mount Zion (Durham) Christian Academy this year... Graduated from Druid Hills High School in Atlanta Before ECU: 4Played two seasons at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas... Received All-Region XIV North Zone honorable mention honors... Averaged 7.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore in , helping TVCC win the 2015 Region XIV North Zone Division title and advance to the second round of the NJCAA Division I Championship in Hutchinson, Kan.... Scored double figures in 13 games and grabbed double digits rebounds in seven games... Ranked 17th in Region XIV in rebounds per game in Averaged 4.0 points and 4.2 rebounds as a freshman in Coached by Kris Baumann. PTS - - FGM - - FGA - - FTM - - FTA - - OREB - - DREB - - REBS - - ASTS - - STLS - - BLKS - - MINS - - MISCELLEANEOUS - #4 PRINCE WILLIAMS Guard Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton High School) ABOUT WILLIAMS: Youngest son of John Williams and Josephine Toe... Graduated from Broughton in 2010 and attended prep school at Fork Union Military Academy the following year... Earning a Division I scholarship is his proudest achievement... List Denzel Washington as his favorite actor and He Got Game as his favorite movie... Made the ECU Honor Roll during the 2014 fall semester TOTAL LAST SEASON ( ) 4Played in 23 games and made one start... Averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 10.1 minutes per game... Shot.324 from the floor and.846 at the free throw line... Made 11 of 13 free throws during the year... Compiled an assist/turnover ratio of Scored a season-high nine points in the Gulf Coast Showcase against Green Bay... Grabbed three rebounds in a game three times... Dished out three assists in a pair of games... Played double digit minutes in 11 games, seeing more than 20 minutes action in three games. PTS 22 vs. VMI (12/19/13) - FGM 7 vs. WRIGHT ST. (3/18/14) - FGA 18 at DUKE (11/19/13) - 3FGM 2 at UTEP (3/12/14) - 3FGA 4 at UTEP (3/12/14) - FTM 12 vs. VMI (12/19/13) - FTA 12 vs. VMI (12/19/13) - OREB 2, several times - DREB 10 at MARSHALL (3/2/14) - REBS 10 at MARSHALL (3/2/14) - ASTS 9 at MARSHALL (3/2/14) - STLS 4 at MARSHALL (3/2/14) - BLKS 1, several times - MINS 40 at DUKE (11/19/13) - MISCELLEANEOUS - Games Led ECU in Scoring: 3; Games Led ECU in Rebounding: 4; Double-Figure Scoring Games: 15; Games with 5+ Assists: 13. #34 MICHAEL ZANGARI Forward Jr. Etters, Pa. (Red Land High School) ABOUT ZANGARI: Full name is Michael Anthony Zangari... Son of Alex and Stephanie Zangari with a total of five brothers and sisters... Academic major is communication... Two-time all-state selection from Red Land High School where he was the school s all-time leading scorer... List Charles Barkley as his favorite basketball announcer and the Dallas Cowboys as his favorite football team TOTAL LAST SEASON ( ): 4Played in 31 games and made 15 starts... Missed the second and third games of the year due to injury... Averaged 2.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting.390 from the floor and.600 at the free throw line... Led the team in blocked shots with Started 15 consecutive games from Nov Jan Scored double figures in two games and also grabbed double digit rebounds in two games... Posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Fresno State, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor... Had 10 points in the victory over UCF at home shooting 4-of-6... Grabbed 10 rebounds versus James Madison... Blocked three shots on the road at SMU and collected three steals at home against Memphis... Averaged 15.8 minutes per game... Grabbed five or more rebounds in seven games... Distributed two assists in a trio games. PTS 17, two times 11 vs. FRESNO STATE (11/25/14) FGM 8 vs. VMI (12/19/13) 5 vs. FRESNO STATE (11/25/14) FGA 13 vs. VMI (12/19/13) 7, two times 3FGM 1, two times 1 at MEMPHIS (1/28/15) 3FGA 2, two times 1, several times FTM 9, two times 5 at UNCW (12/20/13) FTA 12, two times 6 at UNCW (12/20/13) OREB 8 at FAU (1/16/14) 6 at UNCW (12/20/13) DREB 10 at N. TEXAS (2/15/14) 7 vs. JMU (12/13/14) REBS 15 vs. LA. TECH (2/20/14) 10, two times ASTS 2, several times 1, several times STLS 3 vs. MEMPHIS (2/10/15) 3 vs. MEMPHIS (2/10/15) BLKS 3 at SMU (1/17/15) 3 at SMU (1/17/15) MINS 39 at FIU (1/18/14) 36 vs. FRESNO STATE (11/25/14) MISCELLEANEOUS - Games Led ECU in Scoring: 0; Games Led ECU in Rebounding: 13; Double-Figure Scoring Games: 16; Double-Figure Rebounding Games: 5; Double-Doubles: 2.