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SIMPSON, SMALLING EARN MEAC WEEKLY HONORS 01/21/09 - Hampton University men’s basketball players Vincent Simpson and Theo Smalling each earned weekly awards from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Simpson was named MEAC Co-Player of the Week, while Smalling was named Defensive Player of the Week ... Read More |
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PIRATES TAKE DOWN RAMS OF WSSU, 59-43 IN 2009 FREEDOM CLASSIC 01/19/09 - Hampton handed Winston-Salem State their fourth consecutive loss on Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum in the first game of the 2009 Freedom Classic Festival as the Pirates downed the Rams 59-43 to win their third straight game over their long-time HBCU rival, relegating WSSU to 4-12 on the season in the process ... Read More |
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SIMPSON’S CAREER HIGH 34 POINTS HELP PIRATES ROLL PAST SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 74-60 01/17/09 - The Hampton University Pirates leaped back into the victory column at the Convocation Center Saturday evening, earning a 74-60 victory over the visiting Bulldogs of South Carolina State University. Hampton, 8-8 overall and 3-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, led from tipoff to the final buzzer, including a comfortable 45-24 margin at the half ... Read More |
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Pirates Picked to Finish Second in MEAC 10/15/08 - The Hampton University men’s basketball team was selected to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on Wednesday during the conference’s preseason press luncheon in the Embassy Suites Hotel, while two Pirates earned Preseason Second Team honors. Juniors Michael Freeman and Vincent Simpson were each selected to the preseason second team ... Read More |
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Nickelberry Ranked Among Top Up and Coming Coaches in D1 03/06/08 - Hampton University men’s basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry is ranked among the Division I head coaches in the game today by Hoop Scoop. Nickelberry is the only coach from the MEAC on the list at No. 15 out of the top 25 coaches ranked. Coach Nickelberry guided the Pirates to an 18-12 mark this past season and a 10-2 mark in MEAC conference play which was good enough for a second place finish.... Read More |
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Coppin State Ends Pirates' Season With 75-74 Heartbreaker 03/13/08 - Julian Conyers sank one of two free throws with four seconds left in overtime to lift Coppin State University to a 75-74 come-from-behind win over Hampton University in the quarterfinal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s tournament at the RBC Center. The win was the first big upset in the tournament as the Eagles (14-20), the Number 7 seed knocked off the Pirates (18-12), the Number 2 seed ... Read More |
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Pirates Top Howard, End Regular Season Three-Game Streak 03/06/08 -The Hampton University Pirates defeated rival Howard University 71-58 here at the HU Convocation Center on Thursday night, ending the regular-season on a three-game winning streak and garnering a No.2 seed in next week’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament. Hampton’s second win over Howard this season increased the Pirates’ season record to 18-11 overall and 11-15 in the MEAC... Read More |
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Hampton Downs NCA&T 68-52 Before National TV Audience 02/04/08 - Senior guard Rashad West scored a game-high 18 points to lift the Hampton University Pirates to a 68-52 victory over North Carolina A&T State University here on Monday in a key Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game that was televised live by ESPNU ... Read More |