# 2018–19 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2018–19 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by tenth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Longwood in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round to win the Coach John McLendon Classic, fellow Big South member Charleston Southern in the second round, and NJIT in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Marshall.

## Previous season

They finished the season 19–16, 12–4 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.
The 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 2018–19 season.

## Accolades
### Athlon Sports All Big South Second Team

* Jermaine Marrow

### Lindy's Sports All Conference Second Team

* Jermaine Marrow

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 110–58 | 1–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,712) Hampton, VA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at VCU Legends Classic | L 57–69 | 1–1 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at California Legends Classic | L 66–80 | 1–2 | Haas Pavilion (3,312) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 19, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Bowling Green Legends Classic | L 79–81 | 1–3 | Calihan Hall (1,343) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Loyola (MD) Legends Classic | L 66–75 | 1–4 | Calihan Hall (1,367) Detroit, MI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 86–66 | 2–4 | Robins Center (4,475) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 89–94 $^{2OT}$ | 2–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Regent | W 114–55 | 3–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,321) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 66–75 | 3–6 | HTC Center (1,133) Conway, SC |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | William & Mary | L 71–76 | 3–7 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,543) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Leo | W 72–60 | 4–7 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,612) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Howard DC Holiday HoopsFest | W 89–82 | 5–7 | St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,050) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 20, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 | Yanitelli Center (649) Jersey City, NJ |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 94–82 | 6–8 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 83–61 | 7–8 (2–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,512) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 70–85 | 7–9 (2–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (340) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 74–87 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (1,250) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 88–70 | 8–10 (3–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 64–58 | 9–10 (4–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,412) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 96–83 | 10–10 (5–2) | Willett Hall (1,108) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at High Point | L 69–85 | 10–11 (5–3) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,705) High Point, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Radford | L 98–101 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (5–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,523) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 91–101 | 10–13 (5–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,466) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 84–87 | 10–14 (5–6) | Gore Arena (1,678) Buies Creek, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (5–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,125) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 86–66 | 11–15 (6–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | W 74–71 | 12–15 (7–7) | Dedmon Center (2,704) Radford, VA |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Winthrop | W 90–75 | 13–15 (8–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,712) Hampton, VA |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 92–71 | 14–15 (9–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (717) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | (9) Longwood First round | W 77–71 | 15–15 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,500) Hampton, VA |
| Mar 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Campbell Quarterfinals | L 77–86 | 15–16 | Gore Arena (2,948) Buies Creek, NC |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Francis Brooklyn First round, Coach John McLendon Classic | W 81–72 | 16–16 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,124) Hampton, VA |
| Mar 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, watchcit.com | | Charleston Southern Second round | W 73–67 | 17–16 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,523) Hampton, VA |
| Mar 28, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at NJIT Quarterfinals | W 82–70 | 18–16 | Wellness and Events Center (776) Newark, NJ |
| Apr 2, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall Semifinals | L 78–80 | 18–17 | Cam Henderson Center (4,122) Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||