Jeremy Carter-Sheppard of Richmond’s John Marshall High School is headed to East Carolina University to play basketball on scholarship for the Pirates of the American Athletic Conference.

Carter-Sheppard originally signed with Central Florida University, also in the AAC, but changed his mind following a coaching change at the Orlando school.

Instrumental in recruiting Carter-Sheppard to ECU was former Richmonder Michael Perry, now in his eighth season as a Pirates assistant coach.

The ECU head coach is former University of North Carolina standout Jeff Lebo.

Perry played on the 1975 State Group AAA championship team at Richmond’s Thomas Jefferson High School and went on to score 2,145 points at the University of Richmond. Perry is UR’s second all-time scorer behind Johnny Newman.

A 6-foot guard, Carter-Sheppard was named Virginia Player of the Year in 2014 as a sophomore after helping the Justices to the state 3A title.

John Marshall High lost to eventual state champion I.C. Norcom High School of Portsmouth last winter in the state 3A semifinals at the Siegel Center in Richmond.