Joe Dooley has agreed to make a return to Greenville and coach the East Carolina men’s basketball team.
Dooley, who was 114-58 in five years at Florida Gulf Coast, was the Pirates’ head coach from 1995-99, with an overall record of 57-52. He was also an assistant at ECU from 1991-95.
His coaching stops include time as an assistant at New Mexico (1999-02), Wyoming (2002-03) and Kansas (2003-2013). He was on Bill Self’s staff when the Jayhawks won the NCAA title in 2008. Dooley left for the Sunshine State in 2013, leading the Eagles to two NCAA tournament appearances.