2020–21 Hampton Pirates basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2019–20 season 15–19, 8–10 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the first round of the Big South tournament, they defeated Longwood,^[1] advancing to the semifinals, where they upset the top-seeded Radford, to clinch their spot in the Big South tournament championship game.^[2] There, they squared up against Winthrop, dropping the game 68–76.^[3]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. News: BIG RUN LEADS PIRATES TO SEMIFINALS. Hampton University Athletics. March 5, 2020. December 15, 2020. en.
2. News: No. 5 Hampton Defeats No. 1 Radford for Berth in Title Game. Big South Conference. March 6, 2020. December 15, 2020. en.
3. News: Zietlow . Alex . March 8, 2020 . NCAA BOUND! Winthrop wins Big South tournament to earn coveted postseason bid . December 15, 2020 . Rock Hill Herald . en.
4. News: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule . December 15, 2020 . Hampton University Athletics.