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Hampton Wins Nail-Biter 64-62 At Winston-Salem State 01/21/08 - The Hampton University Pirates turned a four point first half deficit into a 64-62 win over Winston-Salem State University on Monday, a victory keyed by senior guard Rashad West, who scored 17 points on the night. The victory, their fifth in a row, improved the Pirates’ season record to 10-6, while the WSSU Rams dropped to 7-9. Hampton trailed 37-33 at the half ... Read More |
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West Scores 21 To Lead Pirates Past SCSU Bulldogs 01/19/08 - The Hampton University Pirates, led by senior guard Rashad West’s 21 points, claimed a 82-76 victory at South Carolina State University here on Saturday. Their win kept the Pirates undefeated in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play at 4-0, 9-6 overall.... Read More |
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Hampton Defeats William & Mary 70-63 12/29/08 - The Hampton University Pirates turned back a ferocious late rally by the William and Mary Tribe on Saturday, garnering a 70-63 victory at the HU Convocation Center. Hampton, 6-6, led 26-25 at halftime but had to rely on the hot hands of senior guard Rashad West to seal the win. West finished the contest with a game-high 29 points, hitting eight of 13 shots from the field and 10 of 13 shots from the free throw line. Eighteen of West’s points came in the second half of the game... Read More |
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Pirates Come Out On Top Of VCU 64-55 11/29/07 - In a game that was perhaps closer than most people had expected, the Coppin State University Eagles took favored Hampton University to the limit but couldn’t outgun the homestanding team as the Pirates registered a 56-54 victory here on Saturday to stay undefeated in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ... Read More |
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Last Second Free Throw Lifts Pirates To 51-50 Win Over Delaware 11/27/07 - The Hampton University Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak in dramatic fashion here Tuesday night, defeating the University of Delaware, 51-50, thanks to a last second free throw by senior guard Rashad West. Hampton made 11-of-26 shots in the second half, connecting on 42 percent of their shots from the floor, but they struggled from the charity stripe, hitting just 43 percent of their free throws. When it counted most, however, West hit the big one that lifted the Pirates to their second win of the season ... Read More |
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Pirates Cruised to a 72-55 Victory over Tulsa in Opening Round of CBE Classic 11/11/07 -The Pirates of Hampton University (1-0, 0-0 MEAC) opened their 2007-08 season in College Park, MD as they took part in the 2007 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. The Pirates opened up against the University of Tulsa (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) Golden Hurricane. The Pirates were picked to finish a top of the MEAC this preseason and the Golden Hurricane are coming off of a 20 wins season, their best under current head coach Doug Wojcik ... Read More |
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West, Freeman and Pilgrim Earn Preseason Honors 10/10/07 - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its preseason basketball preseason honors at the 2007 Basketball Press Luncheon held as the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC earlier this week. The preseason teams were chosen by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors ... Read More |
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Pirates Predicted to Finish First in MEAC Title Race By Coaches 10/10/07 -The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its preseason basketball predictions at the 2007 Basketball Press Luncheon held as the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC earlier this week. The league’s head coaches and sports information directors chose the Pirates of Hampton University to capture the 2007-2008 MEAC men’s title ... Read More |
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CHN Top 144: Hampton 1st in MEAC, 128th Overall 10/02/07 - Over the last two years Coach Kevin Nickelberry has done an amazing job recruiting stellar talent into the Hampton program. Last season was supposed to be a major transition year with the new coach and the loss of four key players, but the Pirates still put together a solid season. ... Read More |
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Hampton basketball schedule features three NCAA Tournament participants and a trip to Madison Square Garden 07/19/07 - Hampton University men’s basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry released the Pirates’ 2007-08 schedule today, a slate that includes three non-conference teams who participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament and a return trip to Madison Square Garden ... Read More |
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Hampton men’s basketball post highest GPA in a decade 06/14/07 - The 2006-07 Hampton University men’s basketball team posted a cumulative grade point average of the 2.74 head coach Nickelberry announced today, a mark that is the highest for the program in 10 years.... Read More |