| Mike Hampton | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | St. John's |
| Current Conference: | Big East |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany |
| Player Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Player Team1: | Clemson |
| Player Years2: | 1994 |
| Player Team2: | Billings Mustangs |
| Player Years3: | 1995–1996 |
| Player Team3: | Charleston AlleyCats |
| Player Years4: | 1997 |
| Player Team4: | Burlington Bees |
| Player Positions: | Third baseman |
| Coach Years1: | 1999 |
| Coach Team1: | Clemson (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team2: | West Virginia (H) |
| Coach Years3: | 2002–2019 |
| Coach Team3: | St. John's (H/RC) |
| Coach Years4: | 2020–present |
| Coach Team4: | St. John's |
| Tournament Record: | Big East: 3–0 NCAA: 1–2 |
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Michael Anthony Hampton (born January 17, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at the St. John's University. Hampton played college baseball at Clemson University from 1993 to 1994 before pursuing a professional career from 1994 to 1997. In college, he was named an All-American in 1994.
As a junior at Clemson University in 1993, Hampton had a .254 batting average, a .322 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .454 SLG, with nine home runs.
As a senior in 1994, Hampton batted .380 with a .596 SLG, 11 home runs, and 70 RBIs. He was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and he was also named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[1]
Hampton was selected in the 4th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. After three years in the team's farm system, Hampton retired due to injuries.[2]
On September 1, 1998, Hampton was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Clemson.[3] Following a lone season at Clemson, Hampton was named the hitting coach at West Virginia University, where worked for two seasons.[4]
In the fall of 2001, Hampton joined Ed Blankmeyer's coaching staff at St. John's University.
On January 9, 2020, Hampton was promoted to the interim head baseball coach at St. John's following Ed Blankmeyer's resignation to join the Brooklyn Cyclones.[5]