2014–15 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team
# 2014–15 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by sixth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–18, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Morgan State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State, and Delaware State to become champions of the MEAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Manhattan in the First Four before losing in the second round to Kentucky.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Donald Ralls, Jr. | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1 | Keith Carroll | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Freshman | Santa Clarita, California |
| 2 | Breon Key | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Hampton, Virginia |
| 3 | Quinton Chievous | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 4 | Lawrence Cooks | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11 | Deron Powers | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Senior | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 13 | Gregory Hayden | Guard | 5–7 | 160 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 14 | Brian Darden | Guard | 6–2 | 183 | Junior | Hampton, Virginia |
| 21 | Ke'Ron Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia |
| 23 | Dwight Meikle | Guard | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 30 | Jervon Pressley | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 31 | Charles Wilson-Fisher | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 32 | Dionte Adams | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 33 | Phillip Reed | Center | 6–10 | 210 | Sophomore | Oxnard, California |
| 34 | Reginald Johnson | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| | Rasheed Stanley | Center | 7–0 | 290 | Freshman | Duluth, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iowa 2K Sports Classic | L 56–90 | 0–1 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,682) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/16/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 23 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic | L 47–65 | 0–2 | Carrier Dome (22,848) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/21/2014* 5:30 pm | | vs. Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic | W 82–69 | 1–2 | Scheels Arena (2,014) Fargo, ND |
| 11/22/2014* 8:00 pm | | at North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | L 66–74 | 1–3 | Scheels Arena (1,437) Fargo, ND |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 74–82 | 1–4 | Holmes Center (1,539) Boone, NC |
| 11/26/2014* 2:00 pm | | American | L 60–64 | 1–5 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,000) Hampton, VA |
| 12/02/2014* 8:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 62–54 | 2–5 | Gentry Complex (1,221) Nashville, TN |
| 12/06/2014 6:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 71–52 | 4–5 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,000) Hampton, VA |
| 12/08/2014 8:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 62–58 | 4–5 (2–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,500) Hampton, VA |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Illinois | L 55–73 | 4–6 | State Farm Center (12,564) Champaign, IL |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee State | W 66–54 | 5–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,000) Hampton, VA |
| 12/21/2014* 4:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 75–66 | 6–6 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,000) Hampton, VA |
| 12/29/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 51–83 | 6–7 | Convocation Center (802) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/03/2015* 4:00 pm | | at USC Upstate | L 54–68 | 6–8 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 58–56 | 7–8 (3–0) | Moore Gymnasium (757) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/12/2015 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 78–63 | 8–8 (4–0) | Teaching Gym (343) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 61–64 | 8–9 (4–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,589) Hampton, VA |
| 01/19/2015* 8:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 52–59 | 8–10 (4–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,045) Hampton, VA |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 66–68 | 8–11 (4–3) | Tiger Arena (2,755) Savannah, GA |
| 01/26/2015 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 56–65 | 8–12 (4–4) | SHM Memorial Center (707) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 60–63 | 8–13 (4–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,953) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 67–86 | 8–14 | Fleisher Center (511) Newark, NJ |
| 02/07/2015* 6:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 64–61 | 9–14 (5–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,561) Hampton, VA |
| 02/09/2015* 8:00 pm | | Howard | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (6–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,562) Hampton, VA |
| 02/16/2015 9:00 pm | | at Morgan State | W 93–65 | 11–14 (7–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,175) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/21/2015* 6:00 pm | | Delaware State | L 71–74 | 11–15 (7–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,391) Hampton, VA |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | | at Howard | W 68–67 | 12–15 (8–6) | Burr Gymnasium (2,700) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/02/2015 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | L 75–85 | 12–16 (8–7) | Memorial Hall (1,687) Dover, DE |
| 03/05/2015* 8:00 pm | | Norfolk State | L 69–80 | 12–17 (8–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,792) Hampton, VA |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Morgan State First round | W 91–71 | 13–17 | Norfolk Scope (3,111) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/12/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Quarterfinals | W 76–71 | 14–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/13/2015 8:20 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Norfolk State Semifinals | W 75–64 | 15–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/14/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Delaware State Championship game | W 82–61 | 16–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 6:40 pm, truTV | (16 MW) | vs. (16 MW) Manhattan First Four | W 74–64 | 17–17 | UD Arena (12,124) Dayton, OH |
| 03/19/2015* 9:40 pm, CBS | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Second round | L 56–79 | 17–18 | KFC Yum! Center (21,639) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
