# 2022–23 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2022–23 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 14th-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as first-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2021–22 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 Conference, as the Pirates joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 2022.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 58–106 | 0–1 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,768) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 12, 2022* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | Regent | W 89–60 | 1–1 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 73–82 | 1–2 | Williams Arena (4,054) Greenville, NC |
| November 21, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Beach Classic | L 66–79 | 1–3 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 22, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. North Alabama Santa Barbara Beach Classic | L 74–75 | 1–4 | The Thunderdome (53) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 12:30 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 70–97 | 1–5 | LJVM Coliseum (5,151) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Georgia | L 54–73 | 1–6 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,911) Athens, GA |
| December 3, 2022* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | Howard | W 74–65 | 2–6 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–61 | 3–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (263) Hampton, VA |
| December 11, 2022* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | Bowling Green | L 72–86 | 3–7 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,103) Hampton, VA |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Norfolk State Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul | L 66–78 | 3–8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| December 18, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Texas Southern Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge hosted by Chris Paul | L 77–82 | 3–9 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,029) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at College of Charleston | L 61–89 | 3–10 (0–1) | TD Arena (5,045) Charleston, SC |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at UNC Wilmington | L 65–82 | 3–11 (0–2) | Trask Coliseum (3,667) Wilmington, NC |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hofstra | L 51–67 | 3–12 (0–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (147) Hampton, VA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | Northeastern | L 63–79 | 3–13 (0–4) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at William & Mary | L 65–81 | 3–14 (0–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,015) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | L 67–79 | 3–15 (0–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,825) Hampton, VA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 73–79 | 3–16 (0–7) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,173) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 21, 2023 2:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Monmouth | W 83–66 | 4–16 (1–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,466) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Delaware | W 67–66 | 5–16 (2–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,705) Hampton, VA |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | Stony Brook | L 66–71 | 5–17 (2–8) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | William & Mary | W 62–57 | 6–17 (3–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,112) Hampton, VA |
| February 4, 2023* 5:00 pm, TNT | | vs. Norfolk State Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic | L 71–83 | 6–18 | Prudential Center (13,451) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | L 72–86 | 6–19 (3–9) | SECU Arena (2,140) Towson, MD |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | College of Charleston | L 70–83 | 6–20 (3–10) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 13, 2023 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Elon | L 68–70 | 6–21 (3–11) | Schar Center (1,673) Elon, NC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 43–73 | 6–22 (3–12) | Mack Sports Complex (1,833) Hempstead, NY |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel | W 75–72 | 7–22 (4–12) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 86–81 | 8–22 (5–12) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,537) Hampton, VA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 8–23 (5–13) | Corbett Sports Center (3,002) Greensboro, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:00 pm, FloHoops | (12) | vs. (13) Monmouth First round | L 64–100 | 8–24 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,529) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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