2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates

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2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Ezra Ausar Fr F 6-8 210 Feb 14, 2003 Snellville (GA) United States Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
5 Ben Bayela Sr F 6-6 190 Mar 25, 2000 Le Chesnay France N/A
24 Ludgy Debaut Sr C 7-0 245 - Fos-sur-Mer France L'Academie d'Aix-Marseille
4 Quentin Diboundje So G 6-5 206 May 31, 2002 Montpellier France Montverde Academy
22 Jaxon Ellingsworth Fr F 6-9 N/A - Morehead City (NC) United States West Carteret High School
3 R.J. Felton So G 6-3 200 - Aiken (SC) United States Aiken High School
23 Brandon Johnson So F 6-8 210 Jan 15, 2002 Raleigh (NC) United States Rolesville High School
33 Elijah Jones RS-Fr C 6-8 210 - Pleasantville (NJ) United States Mt. Zion Prep
15 Dave Kasanganay Sr G 6-2 180 Mar 1, 2000 Charlotte (NC) United States Ardrey Kell High School
1 Kalib LaCount Fr PG 5-8 140 - Los Angeles (CA) United States King Drew Magnet High School
20 Colin McKenzie Fr F 6-6 N/A - Charleston (SC) United States First Baptist School
11 Valentino Pinedo Fr SF 6-8 219 Apr 7, 2004 Madrid Spain Sunrise Christian Academy
12 Javon Small So G 6-3 195 Dec 19, 2002 Indianapolis (IN) United States AZ Compass Prep
0 Saxby Sunderland Fr G 6-4 190 - Arlington (VA) United States Flint Hill School
10 Wynston Tabbs Sr PG 6-3 195 May 22, 1999 Leonardtown (MD) United States St. Mary's Ryken High School
21 Jaden Walker Jr PG 6-5 196 Mar 20, 2002 Lawrenceville (GA) United States CORE4 High School Prep

Recent East Carolina Pirates History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2022-2023 16-17 (6-12) 9th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 15-15 (6-11) 9th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 8-11 (2-10) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 11-20 (5-13) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 10-21 (3-15) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 10-20 (4-14) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-18 (6-12) 9th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 12-20 (4-14) 9th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 14-19 (6-12) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 17-17 (5-11) 12th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 23-12 (9-7) 4th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2011-2012 15-16 (5-11) 10th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 18-16 (8-8) 7th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 10-21 (4-12) 10th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 13-17 (5-11) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-19 (5-11) 10th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 6-24 (1-15) 12th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 8-20 (2-12) 12th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 9-19 (4-12) 12th (C-USA) N/A N/A
2003-2004 13-14 (5-11) 11th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-15 (3-13) 13th (C-USA) N/A N/A

2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ezra Ausar AAC All-Rookie Team
Ezra Ausar AAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 20, 2023)
Javon Small Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Walker R. Felton Q. Diboundje E. Ausar B. Johnson
Rotation   D. Kasanganay     L. Debaut
Lim PT K. LaCount S. Sunderland B. Bayela J. Ellingsworth E. Jones
Lim PT W. Tabbs   V. Pinedo    
Lim PT J. Small   C. McKenzie    

2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Javon Small 18 34.7 15.8 4.8 5.6 1.2 0.2 3.4
R.J. Felton 33 32.1 13.8 4.5 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.5
Brandon Johnson 32 32.3 12.3 8.1 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.9
Ezra Ausar 32 22.6 9.8 5.3 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.8
Jaden Walker 32 29.5 7.6 4.6 3.2 1.3 0.1 2.3
Quentin Diboundje 30 19.6 7.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.9
Kalib LaCount 27 14.7 3.9 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.5
Ben Bayela 24 15.5 3.6 2.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5
Wynston Tabbs 13 11.2 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8
Ludgy Debaut 31 12.0 2.3 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7
Dave Kasanganay 19 9.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.4
Valentino Pinedo 21 4.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Saxby Sunderland 11 4.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3
Jaxon Ellingsworth 6 2.7 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Elijah Jones 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Colin McKenzie 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 East Carolina Pirates Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Michael Schwartz Head Coach 2022-2023 Associate Head Coach (Tennessee, 2019 to 2022)
Jake Morton Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Jacksonville State, 2016 to 2022)
Riley Davis Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Head Coach (Texas-Arlington, 2021 to 2022)
Matthew Winsberg Assistant to the Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Lincoln Trail College, 2021 to 2022)
Jon Gilbert Athletic Director 2020-2021 Athletic Director (Southern Mississippi, 2017 to 2020)
Nick Matson Director of Player Personnel 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (UTEP, 2018 to 2021)
Jesse Higdon Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 N/A
Josh Giardina Director of Player Development 2022-2023 N/A
Nate Clark Associate Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A
Malcolm Gray Director of Media Relations 2014-2015 N/A