The Hampton Pirates basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The Pirates compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. The school's team formerly competed in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Big South Conference. Hampton has appeared six times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2016. The Pirates advanced to the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament in 2001; the 2000–01 Hampton team was one of ten 15 seeds ever to upset a 2 seed in the Round of 64 of an NCAA tournament, defeating Iowa State in the first round 58–57.