ECU men’s basketball team opens season against Grambling State

From staff reports

Updated September 12, 2016 1:30 PM

East Carolina will face 10 2016 NCAA tournament teams in its upcoming season, which starts Nov. 11 against Grambling State.

Here’s a look at the Pirates’ schedule:

11 Grambling, 8 p.m., ESPN3

14 N.C. A&T, 7 p.m., ESPN3

17 at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

20 Stetson (Savannah Invitational), 1 p.m., ESPN3

22 Florida A&M (Savannah Invitational), 7 p.m., ESPN3,

25 vs. Mercer (Savannah Invitational) at Savannah, Ga. 5 p.m.

26 vs. Air Force or Akron (Savannah Invitational) at Savannah, Ga. 5 or 7:30 p.m.

29 Hampton, 7 p.m., ESPN3

3 N.C. Central, 5 p.m., ESPN3

6 at Virginia

15 College of Charleston, 7 p.m., ESPN3, ASN

20 at UNCW

22 Presbyterian, 7 p.m., ESPN3

28 USF, 7 p.m., ESPNEWS

31 SMU, noon, ESPN3, ASN

3 at UCF, 7:15 p.m., ESPNEWS

7 at Temple, noon, ESPN3

11 Houston, 6 p.m., ESPNEWS

15 Cincinnati, 4 p.m., CBSSN

22 at Connecticut, 6 P.M., CBSSN

25 Tulsa, 7 p.m., ESPN3

28 at Memphis, 3:30 p.m., ESPNEWS

1 at SMU, 9:30 p.m.. ESPNEWS

4 Tulane, 2 p.m., ESPN3, ASN

11 at USF, 8 p.m., ESPNU

15 Temple, 7 p.m., ESPNEWS

18 UCF, 2 p.m., ESPNEWS

21 at Tulane, 9 p.m., ESPNU

26 at Tulsa, 4 p.m., ESPNU

1 Connecticut, 7 p.m., ESPNU

5 at Houston, 4 p.m., CBSSN

This story was originally published September 12, 2016 at 10:16 AM with the headline "ECU men’s basketball team opens season against Grambling State."