2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	12–14 (9–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Edward Joyner (8th year)
Assistant coach	Darryl Sharp
Assistant coach	Matthew Hamilton
Assistant coach	Brian Graves
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	12	–	1	.923	21	–	6	.778
Norfolk State	11	–	3	.786	14	–	14	.500
Morgan State	9	–	4	.692	12	–	14	.462
Hampton	9	–	4	.692	12	–	14	.462
Savannah State*	7	–	6	.538	10	–	16	.385
Md. Eastern Shore	7	–	6	.538	10	–	18	.357
Coppin State	7	–	7	.500	8	–	21	.276
South Carolina State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	18	.333
Delaware State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	20	.310
Florida A&M	5	–	9	.357	7	–	20	.259
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	9	.308	7	–	20	.259
Howard	4	–	9	.308	7	–	21	.250
North Carolina A&T	0	–	13	.000	2	–	26	.071
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner As of February 20, 2017;

The 2016–17 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represents Hampton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by eighth-year head coach Edward Joyner, play their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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.

The Eagles were picked to finish in third place in the preseason MEAC poll.

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