2016–17 Hampton Pirates basketball team

The 2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by eighth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.

2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–17 (11–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Edward Joyner (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Darryl Sharp Matthew Hamilton Brian Graves
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4		.750			17	–	17		.500
Morgan State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	16		.467
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6		.625			13	–	16		.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7		.563			14	–	20		.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	24		.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Howard	5	–	11		.313			10	–	24		.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15		.063			3	–	29		.094
† 2017 MEAC tournament winner *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 21–11, 13–3 in MEAC play to win the MEAC regular season championship. They defeated Morgan State, Savannah State, and South Carolina State to win the MEAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the First round to Virginia.

Preseason

The Pirates were picked to finish in third place in the preseason MEAC poll.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaekwon Carliyle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 1 Donald Ralls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 2 Jermaine Marrow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Newport News, Virginia G/F 3 Trey Carver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Fr Elizabeth City, North Carolina G 4 Lawrence Cooks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Charlotte, North Carolina G 11 Trey Houston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Atlanta, Georgia G 12 Imani Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee F 15 Branden Aughburns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Queens, New York F 20 AJ Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Tampa, Florida G 21 Devon Oakley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chesapeake, Virginia F 22 Trevond Barnes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So LaFayette, Alabama G 23 Kalin Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 25 Akim Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina F 31 Charles Wilson-Fisher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California G 33 Lysander Bracey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 45 Eugene Marshall III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Hackensack, New Jersey	Head coach Edward Joyner (Johnson C. Smith) Assistant coach(es) Darryl Sharp (Bloomsburg (PA)) Matthew Hamilton (Appalachian State) Brian Graves (Catawba College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Rider	L 56–67	0–1	Hampton Convocation Center (2,152) Hampton, VA
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Chowan	W 70–69 OT	1–1	Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, FSKC		at Kansas State Barclays Center Classic	L 67–89	1–2	Bramlage Coliseum (11,316) Manhattan, KS
11/22/2016* 12:00 pm, CSN		at Richmond Barclays Center Classic	L 52–65	1–3	Robins Center (6,094) Richmond, VA
11/25/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Robert Morris Barclays Center Classic	L 48–62	1–4	SECU Arena (250) Towson, MD
11/26/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. Stony Brook Barclays Center Classic	L 66–76	1–5	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 48–68	1–6	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,631) Greenville, NC
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm		William & Mary	W 79–69	2–6	Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Gardner–Webb	L 63–69	2–7	Paul Porter Arena (1,189) Boiling Springs, NC
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Winthrop	L 79–86	2–8	Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 67–88	2–9	Holmes Center (584) Boone, NC
12/28/2016* 5:00 pm		at Princeton	L 49–77	2–10	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,838) Princeton, NJ
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Coker	W 94–69	3–10	Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 68–53	4–10 (1–0)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,103) Hampton, VA
01/09/2017 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 84–80	5–10 (2–0)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,234) Hampton, VA
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 85–77 OT	6–10 (3–0)	Memorial Hall (1,149) Dover, DE
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		North Carolina Central	L 51–64	6–11 (3–1)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,545) Hampton, VA
01/21/2017 6:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 62–79	6–12 (3–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,828) Norfolk, VA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		South Carolina State	L 66–68	6–13 (3–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,214) Hampton, VA
01/30/2017 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 77–65	7–13 (4–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,487) Hampton, VA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–65	8–13 (5–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,651) Hampton, VA
02/04/2017 6:00 pm		at Savannah State	W 92–89	9–13 (6–3)	Tiger Arena (2,328) Savannah, GA
02/06/2017 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 93–64	10–13 (7–3)	SHM Memorial Center (487) Orangeburg, SC
02/11/2017 6:00 pm		Howard	W 75–61	11–13 (8–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (6,123) Hampton, VA
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 61–62	11–14 (8–4)	Moore Gymnasium (823) Daytona Beach, FL
02/20/2017 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 76–69	12–14 (9–4)	Teaching Gym (1,145) Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2017 8:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 70–77	12–15 (9–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,478) Baltimore, MD
02/27/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Norfolk State	W 63–59	13–15 (10–5)	Hampton Convocation Center (6,123) Hampton, VA
03/02/2017 8:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 89–82	14–15 (11–5)	Physical Education Complex (833) Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
03/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals	L 66–68	14–16	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
CBI
03/15/2017* 7:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina First round	L 67–83	14–17	HTC Center  Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source[2][3].