2015–16 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
MEAC regular season
and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record21–11 (13–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darryl Sharp
  • Akeem Miskdeen
  • DeMarco Johnson
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton133 .8132111  .656
South Carolina State124 .7501915  .559
Norfolk State124 .7501717  .500
Bethune–Cookman106 .6251418  .438
Savannah State97 .5631616  .500
North Carolina Central79 .4381319  .406
North Carolina A&T79 .4381022  .313
Md. Eastern Shore79 .4381022  .313
Howard610 .3751220  .375
Morgan State610 .375922  .290
Coppin State610 .375922  .290
Delaware State511 .313725  .219
Florida A&M*412 .250821  .276
2016 MEAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
As of March 18, 2016

The 2015–16 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by seventh 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 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 be champions of the MEAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia.