After a 9 day layoff VCU is back in action tonight when it faces the Pirates of East Carolina.
ECU is 5-7 overall and has lost 4 of its last 5 contests including a heartbreaking overtime loss to George Washington last Tuesday.
ECU returns seven scholarship lettermen from last year’s 13-17 team, including three players with 24 or more starts.
The Pirates are lead by a trio of scorers. Junior Brock Young averages 15.5 points per game while Junior Jontae Sherrod averages 13.0 and Sophmore Darrius Morrow 12.2 points per game to go with his 6.8 boards a contest.
A year ago the Pirates were a perimeter oriented team, setting school records for three-point field goals made and attempted.
As a team ECU is shooting 44.4 percent from the field this season, including a 33.2 percent from 3-point range. The Pirates defense is allowing opponents 76.0 points per game while only scoring 71.2 points per.
VCU (7-2, 0-1 CAA) has won four of its last five games, including a 78-77 nail bitter against Tulane on December 19. The lone loss during that stretch was by one point in a conference game at William & Mary.
Tonight’s game also marks the return of former VCU head coach Mack McCarthy. Coach Mack compiled a 66-55 record in four seasons as head coach of the Rams from 1998-2002.
He's 1-0 against his former team as coach of the Pirates after last season's 93-90 overtime in Greenville. VCU leads the all-time series, 15-7.
The game will be broadcasted live on the VCU Athletics website.
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