# 2020–21 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2020–21 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 12th-year head coach Edward Joyner Jr., played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2019–20 season 15–19, 8–10 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the first round of the Big South tournament, they defeated Longwood, advancing to the semifinals, where they upset the top-seeded Radford, to clinch their spot in the Big South tournament championship game. There, they squared up against Winthrop, dropping the game 68–76.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| December 1, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | W 82–78 | 1–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | Postponed | Postponed | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| December 7, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 64–76 | 1–1 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (250) Norfolk, VA |
| December 10, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Regent | Canceled | Canceled | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI Keydet Classic | L 64–79 | 1–2 | Cameron Hall (228) Lexington, VA |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/SKY4 | | William & Mary | L 58–75 | 1–3 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 18, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard | L 76–81 | 1–4 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| December 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 67–55 | 2–4 (1–0) | Buccaneer Field House (38) North Charleston, SC |
| December 22, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 70–68 | 3–4 (2–0) | Buccaneer Field House (38) North Charleston, SC |
| December 30, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 80–69 | 4–4 (3–0) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 31, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+/SKY4 | | Gardner–Webb | L 69–80 | 4–5 (3–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Radford | L 66–79 | 4–6 (3–2) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 65–76 | 4–7 (3–3) | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 73–71 | 5–7 (4–3) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 77–85 | 5–8 (4–4) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 69–68 | 6–8 (5–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 84–74 | 7–8 (6–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 24, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | Postponed | Postponed | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| January 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | Postponed | Postponed | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | High Point | Postponed | Postponed | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | Postponed | Postponed | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | High Point | L 58–72 | 7–9 (6–5) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 76–71 | 8–9 (7–5) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 70–85 | 8–10 (7–6) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 62–57 | 9–10 (8–6) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 73–83 | 9–11 (8–7) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 57–76 | 9–12 (8–8) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 68–73 | 9–13 (8–9) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Longwood | W 74–68 | 10–13 (9–9) | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | (10) Presbyterian First round | W 67–65 | 11–13 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | (2) Radford Quarterfinals | L 52–67 | 11–14 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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