Hampton Pirates basketball

Hampton Pirates basketball
Hampton Pirates basketball
	2025–26 Hampton Pirates basketball team
University	Hampton University
Head coach	Ivan Thomas (2nd season)
Location	Hampton, Virginia
Arena	Hampton Convocation Center ; (capacity: 7,200)
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Reflex blue and white;
NCAA Division I tournament round of 32
	1991*, 2001
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1991*, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
	MEAC: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016; CIAA: 1982, 1983, 1991
Conference regular-season champions
	2001, 2002, 2016, 2018
Uniforms
Home	Away
	* at Division II level

The Hampton Pirates basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The Pirates compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. The school's team formerly competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Big South Conference.^[1] Hampton has appeared six times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2016. The Pirates advanced to the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament in 2001; the 2000–01 Hampton team was one of ten 15 seeds ever to upset a 2 seed in the Round of 64 of an NCAA tournament, defeating Iowa State in the first round 58–57.

Postseason results

The Pirates have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament six times. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	#15	Round of 64 Round of 32	#2 Iowa State #10 Georgetown	W 58–57 L 57–76
2002	#15	Round of 64	#2 Connecticut	L 67–78
2006	#16	Opening Round	#16 Monmouth	L 49–71
2011	#16	Round of 64	#1 Duke	L 45–87
2015	#16	First Four Round of 64	#16 Manhattan #1 Kentucky	W 74–64 L 56–79
2016	#16	Round of 64	#1 Virginia	L 45–81

The Pirates have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First round	Notre Dame	L 63–84

The Pirates have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First round	Penn State	L 65–69
2017	First round	Coastal Carolina	L 67–83

The Pirates have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), one time. Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	St. Francis Brooklyn Charleston Southern NJIT Marshall	W 81–72 W 73–67 W 82–70 L 78–80

The Pirates have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	North Alabama Florida Southern	L 80–94 W 70–68

The Pirates have appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First round	Central State	L 64–76
1980	First round	South Carolina–Aiken	L 73–74
1982	First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd-place game	Oklahoma Christian Central Washington Henderson State South Carolina Upstate Kearney State	W 65–64 W 63–49 W 70–66 L 54–68 W 98–94

↑ "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.

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v t e Hampton Pirates basketball
Venues	Holland Hall Gymnasium (?–1993) Hampton Convocation Center (1993–present)
Rivalries	Norfolk State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball
Teams	Campbell Fighting Camels Charleston Cougars Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hampton Pirates Hofstra Pride Northeastern Huskies Monmouth Hawks North Carolina A&T Aggies Stony Brook Seawolves Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe
Championships & awards	CAA tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26