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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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Clutch Free Throws By Tunnell Lifts Pirates Past Norfolk State
02/02/08 -Freshman guard Brandon Tunnell hit four clutch free throws in the final 30 seconds of play to give the Hampton University Pirates a 62-58 victory over Norfolk State University in the Battle of the Bay basketball game Saturday night. The win was Hampton’s first win over NSU since 2002, when the Pirates won 92-89 in overtime... Read More

 

Hampton Downs Coppin State 56-54, Goes To 5-0 In MEAC
01/26/08 - 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