2017–18 Hampton Pirates basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Hampton Pirates
Conference:	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	MEAC
Record:	19–16
Conf Record:	12–4
Head Coach:	Edward Joyner
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Darryl Sharp
Asst Coach2:	Matthew Hamilton
Asst Coach3:	Brian Graves
Stadium:	Hampton Convocation Center
Champion:	MEAC regular season co-champions
Bowl:	NIT
Bowl Result:	First Round

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.

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

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Notes and References

1. Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member . Big South Conference . November 16, 2017 . February 1, 2018.
2. News: Big South adds Hampton, USC Upstate to fold. Sordelett. Damien. NewsAdvance.com. 2018-02-16. en.
3. Web site: Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. Hampton - Game Recap - March 9, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2018-02-16.
4. News: Hampton returns to the CBI for postseason experience. Johnson. Dave. dailypress.com. 2018-02-16. en-US.
5. News: Coastal Carolina beats Hampton in CBI opener. Haggard. Mark. WPDE. 2018-02-16. en-US.
6. Web site: MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors. en. 2018-02-16.
7. Web site: MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors.
8. Web site: The Official Athletics Website of the Hampton University Pirates . 2017-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215112222/https://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2017/11/28/mens-basketball-marrow-named-co-meac-player-of-the-week.aspx?path=mbball . 2017-12-15 . dead .
9. Web site: The Official Athletics Website of the Hampton University Pirates . 2017-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214015216/https://www.hamptonpirates.com/news/2017/12/12/mens-basketball-barnes-named-meac-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx?path=mbball . 2017-12-14 . dead .