Hampton Pirates basketball
Hampton Pirates basketball history
Hampton University (Hampton, VA)
Hampton Convocation Center
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
Current head coach: Ivan Thomas (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Brian Graves (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Greg Fahey (2024-)
- Asst: Calvin Cage (2024-)
- Asst/DBO: Mike Carr (2024-)
- Asst/DPD: Kyron Cartwright (2024-)
- Video: Jack Manning (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-6
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2018)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2014, 2017)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-2
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 3-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 2 (1983, 1991)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 2-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1978, 1980, 1981)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 4-3
Conference Titles (CIAA, MEAC, Big South, CAA):
- CAA Regular Season Championships: 0
- MEAC Regular Season Championships: 4 (2001, 2002, 2016, 2018)
- CAA Tournament Championships: 0
- MEAC Tournament Championships: 6 (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2016)
- CIAA (Div II) Tournament Championships: 8 (1982, 1983, 1991)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- CAA Player of the Year: 0
- MEAC Player of the Year: 2 (last = Tommy Adams, 2002)
Hampton head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Ivan Thomas | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Joyner, Jr. | 2009-24 | 223-257 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Nickelberry | 2006-09 | 49-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Collins | 2002-06 | 65-57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Merfeld | 1997-2002 | 90-57 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Byron Samuels | 1995-97 | 17-36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Avery | 1987-95 | 140-81 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Hank Ford | 1975-87 | 228-120 | 0 | 4^ | 0 |
| Joe Buggs (int.) | 1975 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Frazier | 1973-75 | 14-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Shackleford | 1971-73 | 19-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Moorehead | 1965-71 | 81-86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Royster | 1963-64 | 11-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Enty | 1957-61, 62-63 | 63-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 1961-62 | 7-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Whaley | 1954-57 | 43-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McLendon | 1952-54 | 31-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Hampton program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; Hampton moved up to Division I prior to the 1995-96 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.