I know the basketball season just ended a few months ago but I wanted to pass along a little news that I heard a few weeks back about the Pirates and their first game next year.
On November 20th, the East Carolina Pirates are slated to play the University of Tennessee Volunteers at the U.S. VirginĀ Islands Paradise Jam tournament. This will be the third meeting between the two schools on hardwood with Tennessee holding a 2-0 lead over the Pirates. They previously played in ’78 and ’91 with the Vols beating the Pirates by double digits on both meetings.
According to GoVolsExtra.com, at least four of the Paradise Jam tournament games will be nationally televised by Fox. Let’s hope that they will televise more than four games and the Pirates are able to shine in the national spotlight.
Tue, May 19, 2009
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