Good morning. It’s National Winnie the Pooh Day, and we’ve got stories sweet as honey in the Brew to celebrate.

What else are we mixing into today's Brew?

🏈  Johnson in the XFL
🏀 Very close game for the men
​🏴‍☠️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Inside the XFL. The UFL Draft just happened, and C.J. Johnson was selected by the D.C. Defenders! Johnson played at ECU from 2019-2022. He started 38 of 36 career games and was an Athletic Conference All-American two times.

🏈 Congratulate him here.

🔼 One Away. The men’s basketball team had such a close game against North Texas but was beaten by a single point. RJ Felton scored 16 points and had the go-ahead shot with three seconds remaining. Although, North Texas answered back with a last-second layup to secure the victory.

🏀 Read more about the game here.

🤔 PIRATES TRIVIA

True or False?

C.J. Johnson’s hometown is Greenville.

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

For more information on how you can support ECU Student Athletes through Team Boneyard, please email Doug Gomes at [email protected] or visit the Team Boneyard website.

⏪ ICYMI

We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…

🏴‍☠️ Birthday Boy. Yesterday was Keaton Mitchell’s birthday! Former ECU football player who is now on the Baltimore Ravens celebrated his 22nd birthday.

🏴‍☠️ New Squad. ECU football has more men coming onto the team. Check out ECUPiratesFB on Twitter to see the athletes who signed with ECU.

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 1/19

🏃 Track & Field at Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at VCU @ 2pm ET

Saturday 1/20

🏃 Track & Field at Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Temple @ 11am ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. SMU @ 2pm ET | Watch | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball at UAB @ 3pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: True!

🏴‍☠️ Have a great Thursday, y’all!