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Perry and players look back on 2017-18 season

Junior guard Isaac Fleming recorded the school’s first two triple-doubles during conference play.

Courtesy of ecupirates.com

The East Carolina University men’s basketball wrapped up its season on Thursday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a 66-52 loss to the University of Central Florida.

The team faced a lot of adversity during the season, starting with the news of sophomore guard Jeremy Sheppard’s ineligibility then the resignation of eight-year head coach Jeff Lebo on Nov. 29. Once Lebo resigned, assistant coach Michael Perry took over as interim head coach. Shepard was dismissed from the team just before the start of the 2017-18 season by Lebo.