Hampton Pirates basketball

Hampton Pirates
2024–25 Hampton Pirates basketball team
UniversityHampton University
Head coachIvan Thomas (1st season)
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
LocationHampton, Virginia
ArenaHampton Convocation Center
(capacity: 7,200)
NicknamePirates
ColorsReflex blue and white
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament round of 32
1991*, 2001
NCAA tournament appearances
1991*, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
MEAC: 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016
CIAA: 1982, 1983, 1991
Conference regular season champions
2001, 2002, 2016, 2018

The Hampton Pirates basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The Pirates compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. The school's team formerly competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Big South Conference.[1] Notably, the 2000-01 Hampton team was one of ten 15 seeds ever to upset a 2 seed in the Round of 64 of an NCAA tournament, defeating Iowa State in the first round.

  1. ^ "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2018.