2017–18 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2017–18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	19–16 (12–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Edward Joyner (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Darryl Sharp Matthew Hamilton Brian Graves
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hampton	12	–	4		.750			19	–	16		.543
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	4		.750			18	–	14		.563
Savannah State	12	–	4		.750			15	–	17		.469
North Carolina A&T	11	–	5		.688			20	–	15		.571
Norfolk State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	19		.424
North Carolina Central †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	16		.543
Morgan State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Howard	7	–	9		.438			10	–	23		.303
Florida A&M	7	–	9		.438			9	–	25		.265
South Carolina State	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	5	–	11		.313			5	–	27		.156
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	–	13		.188			7	–	25		.219
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			4	–	28		.125
† 2018 MEAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by ninth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the MEAC Regular season championship. After tiebreakers, they received the No. 1 seed in the MEAC tournament where they Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T to advance to the championship game where they lost to North Carolina Central. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.

This season was the Pirates' final season as members of the MEAC, as the school announced on November 16, 2017 that they will join the Big South Conference for the 2018–19 season.^[1][2]

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Maryland Eastern Shore.^[3] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational^[4] where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.^[5]

Preseason

The Pirates were picked to finish fourth in the MEAC in a preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors.^[6] Sophomore guard Jermaine Morrow was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.^[6]

Roster

2017–18 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Jermaine Marrow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Heritage HS Newport News, VA G/F 3 Trey Carver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Northeastern HS Elizabeth City, NC G 4 Greg Heckstall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Norview HS Bryant & Stratton College Norfolk, VA C 5 Pierre Sow 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Teaneck HS Teaneck, NJ G/F 11 Trey Houston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Roswell HS Atlanta, GA F 20 AJ Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Wharton HS Towson Vanderbilt Tampa, FL G 21 Devon Oakley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nansemond River HS Chesapeake, VA F 22 Trevond Barnes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lafayette HS Lafayette, AL G 23 Kalin Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Proviso East HS Chicago, IL F 24 Austin Colbert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Old Dominion Illinois Chesapeake, VA G 25 Akim Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Carlisle HS Charlotte, NC F 31 Charles Wilson–Fisher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy Los Angeles, CA G 33 Lysander Bracey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 156 lb (71 kg) So Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC G 45 Eugene Marshall III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Hackensack HS Hackensack, NJ	Head coach Edward Joyner, JR (Hampton) Assistant coach(es) Darryl Sharp (Bloomsburg) Matthew Hamilton (Appalachian State) Brian Graves (Catawba) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Accolades

Preseason All MEAC 2nd Team

• Jermaine Marrow^[7]

MEAC Player of the Week

• Jermaine Marrow (Nov 27)^[8]

MEAC Defensive Player of the Week

• Trevond Barnes (Dec 11)^[9]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Newport News Apprentice School Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief	W 90–43		Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm		at Rider	L 75–90	0–1	Alumni Gymnasium (1,600) Lawrenceville, NJ
Nov 12, 2017* 5:00 pm		Bluefield	W 85–68	1–1	Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 76–83	1–2	Kaplan Arena (2,001) Williamsburg, VA
Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm		at George Washington Las Vegas Classic	L 57–65	1–3	Charles E. Smith Center (2,636) Washington, D.C.
Nov 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1		at No. 15 Xavier Las Vegas Classic	L 60–96	1–4	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm		vs. Northern Arizona Las Vegas Classic	W 76–66	2–4	Orleans Arena (3,245) Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017* 10:00 pm		vs. Rider Las Vegas Classic	L 80–94	2–5	Orleans Arena (3,325) Paradise, NV
Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm		Saint Leo	W 72–56	3–5	Hampton Convocation Center (3,512) Hampton, VA
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		Mid–Atlantic Christian	W 115–74	4–5	Hampton Convocation Center (3,124) Hampton, VA
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	L 81–85	4–6	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
Dec 8, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 75–88	4–7	JQH Arena (4,612) Springfield, MO
Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	L 79–80	4–8	Hampton Convocation Center (3,112) Hampton, VA
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 86–53	5–8	Hampton Convocation Center (2,145) Hampton, VA
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 13 Virginia	L 48–82	5–9	John Paul Jones Arena (13,328) Charlottesville, VA
Dec 30, 2017* 8:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 69–80	5–10	UTRGV Fieldhouse (546) Edinburg, TX
MEAC regular season
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 83–92	5–11 (0–1)	Hytche Athletic Center (924) Princess Anne, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm		at Howard Battle of the Real HU Postponed to Feb 8 due to winter storm			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm		Delaware State	W 78–56	6–11 (1–1)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 101–103	6–12 (1–2)	Tiger Arena (2,219) Savannah, GA
Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 91–84	7–12 (2–2)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm		Florida A&M	L 71–75	7–13 (2–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (5,234) Hampton, VA
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 80–69	8–13 (3–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,613) Hampton, VA
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 70–59 ^OT	9–13 (4–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,515) Hampton, VA
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 84–92	9–14 (4–4)	Corbett Sports Center (1,953) Greensboro, NC
Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at North Carolina Central	W 86–70	10–14 (5–4)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,474) Durham, NC
Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm		at Howard Battle of the Real HU	W 95–81	11–14 (6–4)	Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 82–52	12–14 (7–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (7,213) Hampton, VA
Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 82–79	13–14 (8–4)	Physical Education Complex (898) Baltimore, MD
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 79–66	14–14 (9–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,254) Hampton, VA
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 114–102 ^OT	15–14 (10–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,511) Hampton, VA
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm		Morgan State game declared a forfeit when Morgan State left court following altercation in second half that led to ejections, including Morgan state head coach Todd Bozeman[10]	W 2–0	16–14 (11–4)	Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA
Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm		at Norfolk State	W 74–71	17–14 (12–4)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (9) Florida A&M Quarterfinals	W 75–71	18–14	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (4) North Carolina A&T Semifinals	W 96–86	19–14	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
Mar 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	vs. (6) North Carolina Central Championship game	L 63–71	19–15	Norfolk Scope (6,036) Norfolk, VA
NIT
Mar 13, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN	(8)	at (1) Notre Dame First Round – Notre Dame Bracket	L 63–84	19–16	Edmund P. Joyce Center (2,101) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
2. Sordelett, Damien. "Big South adds Hampton, USC Upstate to fold". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
3. "Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. Hampton - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
4. Johnson, Dave. "Hampton returns to the CBI for postseason experience". dailypress.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
5. Haggard, Mark. "Coastal Carolina beats Hampton in CBI opener". WPDE. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
6. "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Retrieved February 16, 2018.
7. "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors".
8. "The Official Athletics Website of the Hampton University Pirates". Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
9. "The Official Athletics Website of the Hampton University Pirates". Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
10. Johnson, Dave. "MEAC levies suspensions and a fine against Morgan State in forfeit to HU". dailypress.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.