College Basketball - Mid Eastern Athletic Conference
Hampton Pirates
| Location: Hampton, VA University Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 10,642  Nickname: Pirates Mascot: Pirate School Colors: Blue and white Joined the MEAC: 1995 Varsity Teams: 15 U. President: Dr. William R. Harvey Director of Athletics: Lonza Hardy Basketball Head Coach: Kevin Nickelberry Conference Titles: MEAC Reg. Sea: 2001, '02 MEAC Tournament: 2001, '02, '06 Basketball Arena: Hampton Convocation Center Current Capacity: 7,200 |
The team is known as the Pirates and they are currently coached by Kevin Nickelberry and his assistants Edward Joyner, Adrian Walters, Eric Williams, and operations director Steve Zengel.
The Pirates managed to win the MEAC regular conference season in 2001 after defeating Iowa State 58-57 and in 2002 as well as the MEAC post season tournaments in 2001, 2002, and 2006.
The Pirates play their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.
The team ended the regular season
07-08 with an overall record of 18-11, and a 11-5 conference record which placed it in the 2nd place of the MEAC standings.
Even after losing key players every season, Coach Nickelberry has a talented eye for recruiting and has managed to complete a very good team this 2008-09 period.
Hampton 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | at La Salle | L 83-80 |
| 17-Nov | Iona | L 68-63 |
| 23-Nov | Virginia Commonwealth | L 63-52 |
| 25-Nov | at William & Mary | L 62-61 |
| 27-Nov | vs. Pepperdine* | L 75-66 |
| 28-Nov | at Wyoming | W 78-67 |
| 29-Nov | vs. Monmouth* | W 59-56 |
| 2-Dec | at South Florida | L 74-55 |
| 5-Dec | Howard | L 56-54 |
| 9-Dec | at Delaware | L 55-52 |
| 19-Dec | at Towson | Postponed |
| 20-Dec | at Towson | L 82-74 |
| 23-Dec | at Virginia | L 80-54 |
| 3-Jan | Fordham | W 78-54 |
| 9-Jan | Coppin State | W 69-67 |
| 11-Jan | Morgan State | L 73-63 |
| 16-Jan | at Norfolk State | L 66-50 |
| 18-Jan | at North Carolina A&T | W 65-55 |
| 23-Jan | Bethune-Cookman | L 57-52 |
| 25-Jan | Florida A&M | W 66-53 |
| 30-Jan | at Delaware State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 1-Feb | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | 7:30 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | at South Carolina State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 8-Feb | at Winston-Salem | 7:30 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | Norfolk State | 6:00 PM ET |
| 15-Feb | North Carolina A&T | 8:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Bethune-Cookman | 4:00 PM ET |
| 22-Feb | at Florida A&M | 7:30 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Delaware State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 1-Mar | Longwood | 7:00 PM ET |
| 4-Mar | Howard | 8:00 PM ET |