2020–21 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2020–21 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
2020–21 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	11–14 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach	Edward Joyner Jr. (12th season);
Associate head coach	Darryl Sharp
Assistant coaches	Matthew Hamilton; Keith Coutreyer;
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by 12th-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.

ConferenceBig South Conference

Record11–14 (9–9 Big South)

Headcoach

Edward Joyner Jr. (12th season)

Associate headcoachDarryl Sharp

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2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop †	17	–	1	.944	23	–	2	.920
Radford	12	–	6	.667	15	–	12	.556
Campbell	11	–	6	.647	17	–	10	.630
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	10	.500
Longwood	10	–	10	.500	12	–	17	.414
Gardner–Webb	10	–	10	.500	11	–	15	.423
Hampton	9	–	9	.500	11	–	14	.440
High Point	6	–	11	.353	9	–	15	.375
USC Upstate	5	–	11	.313	5	–	18	.217
Presbyterian	5	–	12	.294	7	–	15	.318
Charleston Southern	2	–	15	.118	3	–	18	.143

† 2021 Big South tournament winner Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates finished the season 11–14, 9–9 in Big South play, to finish in seventh place. They lost to Radford in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 1, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 82–78	1–0	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
December 7, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 64–76	1–1	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (250) Norfolk, VA
December 10, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Regent	Canceled		Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VMI Keydet Classic	L 64–79	1–2	Cameron Hall (228) Lexington, VA
December 16, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/SKY4		William & Mary	L 58–75	1–3	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
December 18, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Howard	L 76–81	1–4	Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Big South Conference regular season
December 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 67–55	2–4 (1–0)	Buccaneer Field House (38) North Charleston, SC
December 22, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 70–68	3–4 (2–0)	Buccaneer Field House (38) North Charleston, SC
December 30, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 80–69	4–4 (3–0)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
December 31, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+/SKY4		Gardner–Webb	L 69–80	4–5 (3–1)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Radford	L 66–79	4–6 (3–2)	Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA
January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 65–76	4–7 (3–3)	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 73–71	5–7 (4–3)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 77–85	5–8 (4–4)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 69–68	6–8 (5–4)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 84–74	7–8 (6–4)	G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	Postponed		Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	Postponed		Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		High Point	Postponed		Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	Postponed		Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		High Point	L 58–72	7–9 (6–5)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		High Point	W 76–71	8–9 (7–5)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 70–85	8–10 (7–6)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 12, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 62–57	9–10 (8–6)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 73–83	9–11 (8–7)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
February 18, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	L 57–76	9–12 (8–8)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	L 68–73	9–13 (8–9)	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Longwood	W 74–68	10–13 (9–9)	Willett Hall Farmville, VA
Big South tournament
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	(7)	(10) Presbyterian First round	W 67–65	11–13	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	(7)	(2) Radford Quarterfinals	L 52–67	11–14	Dedmon Center Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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