# 2016–17 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by eighth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 13–3 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They defeated Morgan State, Savannah State, and South Carolina State to win the MEAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the First round to Virginia.

## Preseason

The Pirates were picked to finish in third place in the preseason MEAC poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Rider | L 56–67 | 0–1 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,152) Hampton, VA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Chowan | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State Barclays Center Classic | L 67–89 | 1–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,316) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/22/2016* 12:00 pm, CSN | | at Richmond Barclays Center Classic | L 52–65 | 1–3 | Robins Center (6,094) Richmond, VA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Robert Morris Barclays Center Classic | L 48–62 | 1–4 | SECU Arena (250) Towson, MD |
| 11/26/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Stony Brook Barclays Center Classic | L 66–76 | 1–5 | SECU Arena Towson, MD |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 48–68 | 1–6 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,631) Greenville, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 79–69 | 2–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | L 63–69 | 2–7 | Paul Porter Arena (1,189) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 79–86 | 2–8 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 67–88 | 2–9 | Holmes Center (584) Boone, NC |
| 12/28/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 49–77 | 2–10 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,838) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Coker | W 94–69 | 3–10 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 68–53 | 4–10 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,103) Hampton, VA |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 84–80 | 5–10 (2–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,234) Hampton, VA |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 85–77 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (3–0) | Memorial Hall (1,149) Dover, DE |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | North Carolina Central | L 51–64 | 6–11 (3–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,545) Hampton, VA |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 62–79 | 6–12 (3–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,828) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | L 66–68 | 6–13 (3–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,214) Hampton, VA |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 77–65 | 7–13 (4–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,487) Hampton, VA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–65 | 8–13 (5–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,651) Hampton, VA |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | W 92–89 | 9–13 (6–3) | Tiger Arena (2,328) Savannah, GA |
| 02/06/2017 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 93–64 | 10–13 (7–3) | SHM Memorial Center (487) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/11/2017 6:00 pm | | Howard | W 75–61 | 11–13 (8–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,123) Hampton, VA |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 61–62 | 11–14 (8–4) | Moore Gymnasium (823) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/20/2017 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 76–69 | 12–14 (9–4) | Teaching Gym (1,145) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/25/2017 8:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 70–77 | 12–15 (9–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,478) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/27/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Norfolk State | W 63–59 | 13–15 (10–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,123) Hampton, VA |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 89–82 | 14–15 (11–5) | Physical Education Complex (833) Baltimore, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals | L 66–68 | 14–16 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina First round | L 67–83 | 14–17 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||