# 2017–18 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2017–18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2017–18 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 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.
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 2018–19 season.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Maryland Eastern Shore. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.

## Preseason

The Pirates were picked to finish fourth in the MEAC in a preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors. Sophomore guard Jermaine Morrow was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.

## Accolades

Preseason All MEAC 2nd Team
* Jermaine Marrow
MEAC Player of the Week
* Jermaine Marrow (Nov 27)
MEAC Defensive Player of the Week
* Trevond Barnes (Dec 11)

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Newport News Apprentice School Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief | W 90–43 | | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Rider | L 75–90 | 0–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,600) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Nov 12, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Bluefield | W 85–68 | 1–1 | Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 76–83 | 1–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,001) Williamsburg, VA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at George Washington Las Vegas Classic | L 57–65 | 1–3 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,636) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 15 Xavier Las Vegas Classic | L 60–96 | 1–4 | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm | | vs. Northern Arizona Las Vegas Classic | W 76–66 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena (3,245) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 24, 2017* 10:00 pm | | vs. Rider Las Vegas Classic | L 80–94 | 2–5 | Orleans Arena (3,325) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Leo | W 72–56 | 3–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,512) Hampton, VA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Mid–Atlantic Christian | W 115–74 | 4–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,124) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 81–85 | 4–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 8, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 75–88 | 4–7 | JQH Arena (4,612) Springfield, MO |
| Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 79–80 | 4–8 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,112) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 86–53 | 5–8 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,145) Hampton, VA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 13 Virginia | L 48–82 | 5–9 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,328) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec 30, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 69–80 | 5–10 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (546) Edinburg, TX |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 83–92 | 5–11 (0–1) | 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 78–56 | 6–11 (1–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 101–103 | 6–12 (1–2) | Tiger Arena (2,219) Savannah, GA |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 91–84 | 7–12 (2–2) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 71–75 | 7–13 (2–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,234) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 80–69 | 8–13 (3–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,613) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 70–59 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (4–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,515) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 84–92 | 9–14 (4–4) | Corbett Sports Center (1,953) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at North Carolina Central | W 86–70 | 10–14 (5–4) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,474) Durham, NC |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Howard Battle of the Real HU | W 95–81 | 11–14 (6–4) | Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 82–52 | 12–14 (7–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (7,213) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 82–79 | 13–14 (8–4) | Physical Education Complex (898) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 79–66 | 14–14 (9–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,254) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 114–102 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (10–4) | 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 | W 2–0 | 16–14 (11–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 74–71 | 17–14 (12–4) | 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 75–71 | 18–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) North Carolina A&T Semifinals | W 96–86 | 19–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Championship game | L 63–71 | 19–15 | Norfolk Scope (6,036) Norfolk, VA |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 13, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (8) | at (1) Notre Dame First Round – Notre Dame Bracket | L 63–84 | 19–16 | 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. ||||||