The 2025–26 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Schwartz, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, North Carolina as eleventh-year members of the American Conference.
Previous season The Pirates finished the 2024–25 season 19–14, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As a No. 6 seed in the AAC tournament they defeated UTSA in the second round before falling to UAB in the quarterfinals.
Preseason On October 9, 2025, the American Conference released their preseason poll. East Carolina was picked to finish tenth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +American Conference Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 143 (11) 2 128 (2) 3 122 4 98 5 93 6 80 7 77 8 74 9 65 10 East Carolina 53 11 32 12 27 13 22
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Roster
Schedule and results
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