# 2021–22 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2021–22 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 13th-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. They finished the season 9–19, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in last place in the North Division. As the No. 10 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to High Point in the first round.
The season marked the school's last season as a member of the Big South as the Pirates joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 2022.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates finished the 2020–21 season 11–14, 9–9 in Big South play, to finish in seventh place. They lost to Radford in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 101–51 | 1–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,511) Hampton, VA |
| November 13, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Regent | W 70–56 | 2–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,936) Hampton, VA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Towson | L 54–78 | 2–1 | SECU Arena (1,742) Towson, MD |
| November 19, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 60–77 | 2–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,025) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 66–86 | 2–3 | Hampton Convocation Center (70) Hampton, VA |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 52–58 | 2–4 | Yuengling Center (2,175) Tampa, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Norfolk State HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul | L 61–70 | 2–5 | Footprint Center (2,103) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 29, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Morgan State HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul | L 47–60 | 2–6 | Footprint Center (720) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 4, 2021* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 58–57 | 3–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,162) Hampton, VA |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | W 54–53 | 4–6 | Kaplan Arena (2,007) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at Loyola (MD) | L 54–67 | 4–7 | Reitz Arena (534) Baltimore, MD |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central Legacy Classic hosted by Michael B. Jordan | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 22, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard The Real HU | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 69–78 | 4–8 (0–1) | Paul Porter Arena (238) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina A&T | L 59–67 | 4–9 (0–2) | Corbett Sports Center (3,092) Greensboro, NC |
| January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 51–54 | 4–10 (0–3) | Dedmon Center (1,131) Radford, VA |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 68–64 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (1–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (0) Hampton, VA |
| January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood Rescheduled from January 5 | L 49–73 | 5–11 (1–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,120) Hampton, VA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Campbell | L 60–75 | 5–12 (1–5) | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,420) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 29, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–74 | 6–12 (2–5) | Buccaneer Field House (537) North Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | L 78–85 | 6–13 (2–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 57–69 | 6–14 (2–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,500) Hampton, VA |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian Rescheduled from January 15 | W 74–69 | 7–14 (3–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (225) Hampton, VA |
| February 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UNC Asheville | L 53–69 | 7–15 (3–8) | Kimmel Arena (572) Asheville, NC |
| February 12, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Radford | L 54–60 | 7–16 (3–9) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,146) Hampton, VA |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 93–82 | 8–16 (4–9) | Hampton Convocation Center (456) Hampton, VA |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 72–76 | 8–17 (4–10) | Willett Hall (1,814) Farmville, VA |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 68–66 | 9–17 (5–10) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,345) Hampton, VA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 77–88 | 9–18 (5–11) | Qubein Center (4,550) High Point, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) High Point First round | L 77–84 $^{OT}$ | 9–19 | Bojangles Coliseum (0) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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