# 2014–15 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2014–15 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 17–18, 8–8 in MEAC play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated Morgan State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and Delaware State to become champions of the MEAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Manhattan in the First Four before losing in the second round to Kentucky.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Donald Ralls | Guard | 6'0" | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1 | Keith Carroll | Guard | 5'11" | 160 | Freshman | Santa Clarita, CA |
| 2 | Breon Key | Guard | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Hampton, VA |
| 3 | Quinton Chievous | Guard | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Lawrence Cooks | Guard | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC |
| 11 | Deron Powers | Guard | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Williamsburg, VA |
| 13 | Gregory Hayden | Guard | 5'7" | 160 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX |
| 14 | Brian Darden | Guard | 6'2" | 183 | Junior | Hampton, VA |
| 21 | Ke'Ron Brown | Guard | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Savannah, GA |
| 23 | Dwight Meikle | Guard | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Baltimore, MD |
| 30 | Jervon Pressley | Forward | 6'8" | 250 | Junior | Charlotte, NC |
| 31 | Charles Wilson-Fisher | Forward | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | Alpharetta, GA |
| 32 | Dionte Adams | Forward | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Charlotte, NC |
| 33 | Phillip Reed | Center | 6'10" | 210 | Sophomore | Oxnard, CA |
| 34 | Reginald Johnson | Guard | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Chicago, IL |
| | Rasheed Stanley | Center | 7'0" | 290 | Freshman | Duluth, GA |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2014* 9:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Iowa 2K Sports Classic | L 56–90 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,682) Iowa City, IA |
| November 16, 2014* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 23 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic | L 47–65 | 0–2 | Carrier Dome (22,848) Syracuse, NY |
| November 21, 2014* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic | W 82–69 | 1–2 | Scheels Arena (2,014) Fargo, ND |
| November 22, 2014* 8:00 p.m. | | at North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | L 66–74 | 1–3 | Scheels Arena (1,437) Fargo, ND |
| November 24, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | at Appalachian State | L 74–82 | 1–4 | Holmes Center (1,539) Boone, NC |
| November 26, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | | American | L 60–64 | 1–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,000) Hampton, VA |
| December 2, 2014* 8:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee State | W 62–54 | 2–5 | Gentry Complex (1,221) Nashville, TN |
| December 6, 2014 6:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 71–52 | 4–5 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,000) Hampton, VA |
| December 8, 2014 8:00 p.m. | | Morgan State | W 62–58 | 4–5 (2–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,500) Hampton, VA |
| December 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Illinois | L 55–73 | 4–6 | State Farm Center (12,564) Champaign, IL |
| December 19, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 66–54 | 5–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,000) Hampton, VA |
| December 21, 2014* 4:00 p.m. | | Northern Arizona | W 75–66 | 6–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,000) Hampton, VA |
| December 29, 2014* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 51–83 | 6–7 | Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL |
| January 3, 2015* 4:00 p.m. | | at USC Upstate | L 54–68 | 6–8 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 10, 2015 4:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 58–56 | 7–8 (3–0) | Moore Gymnasium (757) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 12, 2015 8:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 78–63 | 8–8 (4–0) | Teaching Gym (343) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 17, 2015 6:00 p.m. | | North Carolina A&T | L 61–64 | 8–9 (4–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,589) Hampton, VA |
| January 19, 2015* 8:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | L 52–59 | 8–10 (4–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,045) Hampton, VA |
| January 24, 2015 6:00 p.m. | | at Savannah State | L 66–68 | 8–11 (4–3) | Tiger Arena (2,755) Savannah, GA |
| January 26, 2015 7:30 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | L 56–65 | 8–12 (4–4) | SHM Memorial Center (707) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 31, 2015 6:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 60–63 | 8–13 (4–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,953) Norfolk, VA |
| February 2, 2015* 7:00 p.m. | | at NJIT | L 67–86 | 8–14 | Fleisher Center (511) Newark, NJ |
| February 7, 2015* 6:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 64–61 | 9–14 (5–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,561) Hampton, VA |
| February 9, 2015* 8:00 p.m. | | Howard | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (6–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,562) Hampton, VA |
| February 16, 2015 9:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 93–65 | 11–14 (7–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,175) Baltimore, MD |
| February 21, 2015* 6:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | L 71–74 | 11–15 (7–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,391) Hampton, VA |
| February 28, 2015 4:00 p.m. | | at Howard | W 68–67 | 12–15 (8–6) | Burr Gymnasium (2,700) Washington, D.C. |
| March 2, 2015 7:30 p.m. | | at Delaware State | L 75–85 | 12–16 (8–7) | Memorial Hall (1,687) Dover, DE |
| March 5, 2015* 8:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 69–80 | 12–17 (8–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,792) Hampton, VA |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2015 9:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Morgan State First round | W 91–71 | 13–17 | Norfolk Scope (3,111) Norfolk, VA |
| March 12, 2015 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals | W 76–71 | 14–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| March 13, 2015 8:20 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Norfolk State Semifinals | W 75–64 | 15–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| March 14, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Delaware State Championship game | W 82–61 | 16–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2015* 6:40 p.m., truTV | (16 MW) | vs. (16 MW) Manhattan First Four | W 74–64 | 17–17 | UD Arena (12,124) Dayton, OH |
| March 19, 2015* 9:40 p.m., CBS | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Second round | L 56–79 | 17–18 | KFC Yum! Center (21,639) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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