2019–20 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 11th-year head coach Edward Joyner, Jr., played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Longwood and Radford to advance to the championship game of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Winthrop.

2019–20 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
2019–20 record	15–19 (8–10 Big South)
Head coach	Edward Joyner, Jr. (11th season)
Associate head coach	Darryl Sharp
Assistant coaches	Matthew Hamilton Jamal Robinson
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center

2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Radford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop†	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Longwood	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	19		.441
UNC Asheville	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
USC Upstate	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Presbyterian	7	–	11		.389			10	–	22		.313
High Point	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Campbell	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2018–19 season 18–17 overall, 9–7 in Big South play, to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. In the Big South Tournament, they defeated Longwood in the first round,[1] before falling to Campbell in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an invitation to the CIT, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round,[3] Charleston Southern in the second round,[4] NJIT in the quarterfinals,[5] before falling to Marshall in the semifinals.[6]

Roster

2019–20 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Russell Dean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Columbia, South Carolina G 2 Jermaine Marrow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Newport News, Virginia G 3 Davion Warren 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Buffalo, New York G 4 Greg Heckstall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Norfolk, Virginia C 5 Pierre Sow 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Teaneck, New Jersey G 11 Dondre Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina G 12 Chris Shelton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Louisa, Virginia F 13 Edward Oliver-Hampton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Prince George's County, Maryland F 14 Ben Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland G/F 15 Saheem Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York F 21 Amir Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Houston, Texas G/F 22 Trey Carver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Elizabeth City, North Carolina G/F 23 Daniel Banister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia G 24 RJ Forbes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bowie, Maryland G 25 Bryce Earle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr Columbia, South Carolina G 33 Toure Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Edward Joyner, Jr. (Hampton) Assistant coach(es) Darryl Sharp (Bloomsburg (PA)) Matthew Hamilton (Appalachian State) Jamal Robinson (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 112–52	1–0	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Newport News Apprentice	W 95–63	2–0	Hampton Convocation Center (3,522) Hampton, VA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 65–78	2–1	Kaplan Arena (3,735) Williamsburg, VA
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Regent	W 93–50	3–1	Hampton Convocation Center (2,523) Hampton, VA
November 23, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN+		at Illinois	L 71–120	3–2	State Farm Center (9,732) Champaign, IL
November 26, 2019* 3:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 73–89	3–3	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,211) San Francisco, CA
November 29, 2019* 10:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 57–70	3–4	Icardo Center (1,668) Bakersfield, CA
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 63–80	3–5	Hampton Convocation Center (3,323) Hampton, VA
December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	L 91–94 ^OT	3–6	Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA
December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 64–53	4–6	Hampton Convocation Center (7,123) Hampton, VA
December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 53–75	4–7	Banterra Center (3,519) Carbondale, IL
December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	L 64–103	4–8	MAC Center (1,937) Kent, OH
December 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 70–67	5–8	Hampton Convocation Center (2,525) Hampton, VA
Big South Conference regular season
January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 92–85	6–8 (1–0)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 73–83	6–9 (1–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (445) Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 83–80	7–9 (2–1)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,565) Hampton, VA
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 95–116	7–10 (2–2)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 88–86	8–10 (3–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,912) Asheville, NC
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb Suspended at Halftime due to shot clock malfunction. Makeup date of 2/24/20	Suspended 31–39 Halftime[7]		Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbell	W 83–74	9–10 (4–2)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,540) Hampton, VA
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Radford	L 79–83	9–11 (4–3)	Dedmon Center (1,690) Radford, VA
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 87–81 ^OT	10–11 (5–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,124) Hampton, VA
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 85–88	10–12 (5–4)	Millis Center (811) High Point, NC
February 8, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 72–85	10–13 (5–5)	CSU Field House (736) North Charleston, SC
February 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 80–70	11–13 (6–5)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Campbell	L 49–75	11–14 (6–6)	Gore Arena (1,655) Buies Creek, NC
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Longwood	L 68–76	11–15 (6–7)	Willett Hall (1,415) Farmville, VA
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 87–77	12–15 (7–7)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,551) Hampton, VA
February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 87–81	13–15 (8–7)	Winthrop Coliseum (3,493) Rock Hill, SC
February 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb Resuming suspended game from 1/20/20	L 67–81	13–16 (8–8)	Paul Porter Arena (988) Boiling Springs, NC
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm		Radford	L 78–81	13–17 (8–9)	Hampton Convocation Center (6,213) Hampton, VA
February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 79–90	13–18 (8–10)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,215) Hampton, VA
Big South Tournament
March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Longwood Quarterfinals	W 78–53	14–18	Dedmon Center (2,222) Radford, VA
March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (1) Radford Semifinals	W 86–78	15–18	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
March 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN	(5)	at (2) Winthrop Championship	L 68–76	15–19	Winthop Coliseum (4,866) Rock Hill, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[8]

References

1. "FREE THROWS PUSH PIRATES OVER LANCERS 77-71". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
2. "PIRATES FALL IN QUARTERFINALS TO CAMPBELL". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "PIRATES CAGE TERRIERS IN CIT OPENER 81-72". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
4. "PIRATES PUT AWAY BUCCANEERS 73-67". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
5. "PIRATES ADVANCE TO CIT SEMIS WITH 82-70 WIN AT NJIT". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
6. "TOUGH LOSS ENDS PIRATES SEASON AT MARSHALL". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
7. https://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/sports/ncaab/2020/01/20/shot-clock-malfunction-suspends-hampton-gardner-webb-game/41035873/
8. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.