2018–19 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2018–19 Hampton Pirates men's basketball
Coach John McLendon Classic champions
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record18–17 (9–7 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHampton Convocation Center
2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 12 4   .750 20 13   .606
Radford 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Winthrop 10 6   .625 18 12   .600
Gardner–Webb 10 6   .625 23 12   .657
High Point 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Charleston Southern 9 7   .563 18 16   .529
Presbyterian 9 7   .563 20 16   .556
Hampton 9 7   .563 18 17   .514
Longwood 5 11   .313 16 18   .471
UNC Asheville 2 14   .125 4 27   .129
USC Upstate 1 15   .063 6 26   .188
2019 Big South tournament winner

The 2018–19 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by tenth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Longwood in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round to win the Coach John McLendon Classic, fellow Big South member Charleston Southern in the second round, and NJIT in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Marshall.