2017β18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball | |
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MEAC regular season co-champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 19β16 (12β4 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Hampton Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BethuneβCookman | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central β | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 25 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2017β18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2017β18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by ninth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19β16, 12β4 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the MEAC Regular season championship. After tiebreakers, they received the No. 1 seed in the MEAC tournament where they Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T to advance to the championship game where they lost to North Carolina Central. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.
This season was the Pirates' final season as members of the MEAC, as the school announced on November 16, 2017 that they will join the Big South Conference for the 2018β19 season. [1] [2]
The Pirates finished the 2016β17 season 14β17, 11β5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Maryland Eastern Shore. [3] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational [4] where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina. [5]
The Pirates were picked to finish fourth in the MEAC in a preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors. [6] Sophomore guard Jermaine Morrow was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team. [6]
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Preseason All MEAC 2nd Team
MEAC Player of the Week
MEAC Defensive Player of the Week
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Newport News Apprentice School Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief |
W 90β43 |
Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm |
at Rider | L 75β90 | 0β1 |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,600) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
Nov 12, 2017* 5:00 pm |
Bluefield | W 85β68 | 1β1 |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 76β83 | 1β2 |
Kaplan Arena (2,001) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm |
at
George Washington Las Vegas Classic |
L 57β65 | 1β3 |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,636) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 15
Xavier Las Vegas Classic |
L 60β96 | 1β4 |
Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm |
vs.
Northern Arizona Las Vegas Classic |
W 76β66 | 2β4 |
Orleans Arena (3,245) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 24, 2017* 10:00 pm |
vs. Rider Las Vegas Classic |
L 80β94 | 2β5 |
Orleans Arena (3,325) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Saint Leo | W 72β56 | 3β5 |
Hampton Convocation Center (3,512) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm |
MidβAtlantic Christian | W 115β74 | 4β5 |
Hampton Convocation Center (3,124) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Coastal Carolina | L 81β85 | 4β6 |
Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Dec 8, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Missouri State | L 75β88 | 4β7 |
JQH Arena (4,612) Springfield, MO | |||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm |
GardnerβWebb | L 79β80 | 4β8 |
Hampton Convocation Center (3,112) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Appalachian State | W 86β53 | 5β8 |
Hampton Convocation Center (2,145) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at No. 13 Virginia | L 48β82 | 5β9 |
John Paul Jones Arena (13,328) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017* 8:00 pm |
at TexasβRio Grande Valley | L 69β80 | 5β10 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (546) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 83β92 | 5β11 (0β1) |
Hytche Athletic Center (924) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm |
at
Howard Battle of the Real HU Postponed to Feb 8 due to winter storm |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm |
Delaware State | W 78β56 | 6β11 (1β1) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm |
at Savannah State | L 101β103 | 6β12 (1β2) |
Tiger Arena (2,219) Savannah, GA | |||||||
Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm |
at South Carolina State | W 91β84 | 7β12 (2β2) |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm |
Florida A&M | L 71β75 | 7β13 (2β3) |
Hampton Convocation Center (5,234) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm |
BethuneβCookman | W 80β69 | 8β13 (3β3) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,613) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 70β59 OT | 9β13 (4β3) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,515) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | L 84β92 | 9β14 (4β4) |
Corbett Sports Center (1,953) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at North Carolina Central | W 86β70 | 10β14 (5β4) |
McDougaldβMcLendon Gymnasium (1,474) Durham, NC | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Howard Battle of the Real HU |
W 95β81 | 11β14 (6β4) |
Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm |
Norfolk State | W 82β52 | 12β14 (7β4) |
Hampton Convocation Center (7,213) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Coppin State | W 82β79 | 13β14 (8β4) |
Physical Education Complex (898) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm |
South Carolina State | W 79β66 | 14β14 (9β4) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,254) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm |
Savannah State | W 114β102 OT | 15β14 (10β4) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,511) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm |
Morgan State game declared a forfeit when Morgan State left court following altercation in second half that led to ejections, including Morgan state head coach Todd Bozeman [10] |
W 2β0 | 16β14 (11β4) |
Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | W 74β71 | 17β14 (12β4) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (9) Florida A&M Quarterfinals |
W 75β71 | 18β14 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (4) North Carolina A&T Semifinals |
W 96β86 | 19β14 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
Mar 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Championship game |
L 63β71 | 19β15 |
Norfolk Scope (6,036) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
(8) | at (1)
Notre Dame First Round β Notre Dame Bracket |
L 63β84 | 19β16 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (2,101) South Bend, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |