# 2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Bobby Collins, his fourth and final year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.
Hampton finished the season with 16–16 record and an 10–8 MEAC record. The Pirates won the MEAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Hampton was beaten by fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth, 71–49, in the Play-in round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2005* | | at Richmond | L 40–44 | 0–1 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov 22, 2005* | | William & Mary | L 60–70 | 0–2 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Nov 26, 2005* | | at UNC Greensboro | L 72–73 | 0–3 | Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 3, 2005 | | Norfolk State | L 43–57 | 0–4 (0–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Dec 6, 2005* | | Radford | W 73–69 | 1–4 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Dec 18, 2005* | | at Yale | L 52–71 | 1–5 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dec 21, 2005* | | at George Mason | L 66–79 | 1–6 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Dec 30, 2005* 7:00 p.m. | | VCU | L 44–84 | 1–7 | Hampton Convocation Center (6,087) Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 4, 2006 | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 78–62 | 2–7 (1–1) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jan 7, 2006 | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 73–64 | 3–7 (2–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 9, 2006 | | Howard | W 65–48 | 4–7 (3–1) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 14, 2006 | | at Morgan State | W 80–47 | 5–7 (4–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 16, 2006 | | at Coppin State | L 65–72 | 5–8 (4–2) | Coppin Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 21, 2006 | | Delaware State | L 58–61 | 5–9 (4–3) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 23, 2006* | | Savannah State | W 100–57 | 6–9 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 2006 | | South Carolina State | W 69–57 | 7–9 (5–3) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Jan 30, 2006 | | North Carolina A&T | W 77–65 | 8–9 (6–3) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87–75 | 9–9 (7–3) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Feb 6, 2006 | | at Howard | W 75–63 | 10–9 (8–3) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 11, 2006 | | Morgan State | W 81–48 | 11–9 (9–3) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 2006 | | Coppin State | L 72–79 | 11–10 (9–4) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 2006 | | at Norfolk State | L 51–52 | 11–11 (9–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 18, 2006 | | at Delaware State | L 77–88 | 11–12 (9–6) | Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware |
| Feb 20, 2006* | | Longwood | L 66–69 | 11–13 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| Feb 24, 2006 | | at South Carolina State | W 69–64 | 12–13 (10–6) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 27, 2006 | | at North Carolina A&T | L 60–65 | 12–14 (10–7) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 1, 2006 | | Florida A&M | L 65–73 | 12–15 (10–8) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2006* | (6) | vs. (11) Morgan State First round | W 63–51 | 13–15 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 9, 2006* | (6) | vs. (3) Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals | W 57–55 | 14–15 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 10, 2006* | (6) | vs. (7) Norfolk State Semifinals | W 73–56 | 15–15 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 11, 2006* | (6) | vs. (1) Delaware State Championship game | W 60–56 | 16–15 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2006* | (16 MSP) | vs. (16 MSP) Monmouth Play-in game | L 49–71 | 16–16 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MSP=Minneapolis. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||