# 2019–20 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2019–20 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 11th-year head coach Edward Joyner, Jr., played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Longwood and Radford to advance to the championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to Winthrop.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 18–17 overall, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. In the Big South tournament, they defeated Longwood in the first round, before falling to Campbell in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round, Charleston Southern in the second round, NJIT in the quarterfinals, before falling to Marshall in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 112–52 | 1–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Newport News Apprentice | W 95–63 | 2–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,522) Hampton, VA |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 65–78 | 2–1 | Kaplan Arena (3,735) Williamsburg, VA |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Regent | W 93–50 | 3–1 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,523) Hampton, VA |
| November 23, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 71–120 | 3–2 | State Farm Center (9,732) Champaign, IL |
| November 26, 2019* 3:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 73–89 | 3–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,211) San Francisco, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 57–70 | 3–4 | Icardo Center (1,668) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 63–80 | 3–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,323) Hampton, VA |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard | L 91–94 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 64–53 | 4–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (7,123) Hampton, VA |
| December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 53–75 | 4–7 | Banterra Center (3,519) Carbondale, IL |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 64–103 | 4–8 | MAC Center (1,937) Kent, OH |
| December 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 70–67 | 5–8 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,525) Hampton, VA |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 92–85 | 6–8 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 73–83 | 6–9 (1–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (445) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 83–80 | 7–9 (2–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,565) Hampton, VA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 95–116 | 7–10 (2–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 88–86 | 8–10 (3–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,912) Asheville, NC |
| January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb Suspended at Halftime due to shot clock malfunction. Makeup date of 2/24/20 | Suspended 31–39 Halftime | Suspended 31–39 Halftime | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | W 83–74 | 9–10 (4–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,540) Hampton, VA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Radford | L 79–83 | 9–11 (4–3) | Dedmon Center (1,690) Radford, VA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (5–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,124) Hampton, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 85–88 | 10–12 (5–4) | Millis Center (811) High Point, NC |
| February 8, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 72–85 | 10–13 (5–5) | CSU Field House (736) North Charleston, SC |
| February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 80–70 | 11–13 (6–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 49–75 | 11–14 (6–6) | Gore Arena (1,655) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Longwood | L 68–76 | 11–15 (6–7) | Willett Hall (1,415) Farmville, VA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 87–77 | 12–15 (7–7) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,551) Hampton, VA |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 87–81 | 13–15 (8–7) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,493) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb Resuming suspended game from 1/20/20 | L 67–81 | 13–16 (8–8) | Paul Porter Arena (988) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | Radford | L 78–81 | 13–17 (8–9) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,213) Hampton, VA |
| February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 79–90 | 13–18 (8–10) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,215) Hampton, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Longwood Quarterfinals | W 78–53 | 14–18 | Dedmon Center (2,222) Radford, VA |
| March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | at (1) Radford Semifinals | W 86–78 | 15–18 | Dedmon Center Radford, VA |
| March 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN | (5) | at (2) Winthrop Championship | L 68–76 | 15–19 | Winthop Coliseum (4,866) Rock Hill, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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