# 2024–25 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2024–25 Hampton Pirates basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by first-year head coach Ivan Thomas, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2023–24 season 9–24, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in 14th (last) place. They upset Elon, before falling to Delaware in the second round of the CAA tournament.
On March 11, 2024, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Edward Joyner, ending his 15-year tenure with the team. On March 14, the school announced that Georgetown associate head coach Ivan Thomas would be named the Pirates' new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 17, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Bowie State | L 71–73 | – | Hampton Convocation Center (378) Hampton, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 110–53 | 1–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (917) Hampton, VA |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 54–82 | 1–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,118) Washington, D.C. |
| November 12, 2024* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 51–60 | 1–2 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,821) Providence, RI |
| November 16, 2024* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | Norfolk State Battle of the Bay | L 58–67 | 1–3 | Hampton Convocation Center (6,539) Hampton, VA |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 78–68 | 2–3 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,743) Catonsville, MD |
| November 24, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Boise State Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | L 69–83 | 2–4 | John Gray Gymnasium (919) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 25, 2024* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Duquesne Cayman Islands Classic consolation game | W 64–59 | 3–4 | John Gray Gymnasium (905) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| November 26, 2024* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. High Point Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game | L 73–76 | 3–5 | John Gray Gymnasium (925) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| December 3, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | W 82–71 | 4–5 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,778) Hampton, VA |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Apprentice School | W 86–68 | 5–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (375) Hampton, VA |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Regent | W 108–65 | 6–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (367) Hampton, VA |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 76–68 | 7–5 | Reitz Arena (524) Baltimore, MD |
| December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, CBS/Paramount+ | | Howard CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase | W 83–67 | 8–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (4,213) Hampton, VA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 67–94 | 8–6 (1–1) | TD Arena (5,070) Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | L 62–70 | 8–7 (1–2) | Schar Center (2,465) Elon, NC |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Campbell | L 55–66 | 8–8 (1–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,257) Hampton, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Delaware | W 83–77 | 9–8 (2–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (527) Hampton, VA |
| January 16, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | William & Mary | L 64–67 | 9–9 (2–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,654) Hampton, VA |
| January 20, 2025 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at North Carolina A&T | W 74–73 | 10–9 (3–4) | Corbett Sports Center (4,218) Greensboro, NC |
| January 23, 2025 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at William & Mary | L 83–94 | 10–10 (3–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,019) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 62–83 | 10–11 (3–6) | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Northeastern | L 69–78 | 10–12 (3–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (757) Hampton, VA |
| February 1, 2025* 3:00 pm | | vs. Howard | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,100) Washington, D.C. |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Monmouth | L 63–68 | 11–13 (3–8) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,929) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern | W 84–75 | 12–13 (4–8) | Matthews Arena (1,150) Boston, MA |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel | W 63–58 | 13–13 (5–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (408) Hampton, VA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hofstra | W 67–49 | 14–13 (6–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,203) Hampton, VA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNC Wilmington | W 83–70 | 15–13 (7–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,416) Hampton, VA |
| February 24, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 81–49 | 16–13 (8–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (478) Hampton, VA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 52–53 | 16–14 (8–9) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,357) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | L 72–75 | 16–15 (8–10) | TU Arena (4,705) Towson, MD |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops | (10) | vs. (7) Northeastern Second round | W 70–65 | 17–15 | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2025 6:00 pm, FloHoops | (10) | vs. (2) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | L 65–79 | 17–16 | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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