2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2005–06 Hampton Pirates basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (10–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
2005–06 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware State 16 2   .889 21 14   .600
Coppin State 12 6   .667 12 18   .400
Bethune–Cookman 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
South Carolina State 11 7   .611 14 16   .467
Hampton 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Florida A&M 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Norfolk State 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
North Carolina A&T 6 12   .333 6 23   .207
Howard 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
Morgan State 4 14   .222 4 26   .133
2006 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and were coached by Bobby Collins, his fourth and final year as head coach. The Pirates played home games at the Hampton Convocation Center.

Hampton finished the season with 16–16 record and an 10–8 MEAC record. The Pirates won the MEAC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as one of two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest region, Hampton was beaten by fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth, 71–49, in the Play-in round.