Hampton

Official Name: 
Hampton University
Nickname: 
Pirates
Mailing Address: 

194 Holland Hall
Hampton, VA 23668

Website: 
www.hamptonpirates.com
Telephone: 
(757) 727-5757
Fax: 
(757) 727-5813
Enrollment: 
6,035
Arena: 

Convocation Center
Capacity: 7,200
Year Opened: 1993

School Colors: 
Royal Blue and White
Conference: 

Mid-Eastern Athletic (since 1996)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1983

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 2001, 2002, and 2006
1-3 record (.250)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1983 and 1991
2-2 record (.500)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1978, 1980, and 1982
4-3 record (.571)
Finished 3rd in 1982

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Hank Ford (12 years from 1976-87 when school was classified as a small college, 225-119 record, .654)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Rick Mahorn (2,418 points from 1977-80 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Rick Mahorn (1,465 from 1977-80 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

J.J. Williams (43 points as senior vs. Maine in overtime on 1/29/96)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

JaFonde Williams* (43 vs. Maine in OT)
January 29, 1996 (senior/25.7 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Hampton mark set by Rick Mahorn (48 vs. St. Augustine's, N.C., on 2-23-80).

1

2

OT

Total

Hampton

37

37

7

81

Maine

37

37

10

84

Hampton

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

M. Jenkins

3-4

0-0

0-0

6

Hyman

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Bell

9-19

1-4

5-10

24

Williams

13-21

0-0

8-9

43

Farrington

1-1

0-0

1-2

3

Gholson

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Pigrom

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Rogers

1-10

0-0

0-0

3

P. Jenkins

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

28-62

11-22

14-21

81

Percentages

.452

.500

.667

Maine

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Ledbetter

3-5

0-0

0-0

6

Logan

3-4

0-0

2-5

8

Arena

2-9

1-6

6-8

11

Moore

6-9

2-3

2-3

16

Cordon

7-11

5-7

2-2

21

Collins

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Jones

6-11

1-1

4-4

17

Smith

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Long

1-2

0-0

1-2

3

Thomas

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-52

9-17

17-24

84

Percentages

.558

.529

.708
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

John McLendon

2

1953-54

31-20

.608

1953

16-6

Benjamin F. Whaley

3

1955-57

20-49

.290

1955

10-15

Frank E. Enty

5

1958-61, 1963

63-54

.538

1961

15-7

Willie S. Smith

1

1962

7-15

.318

1962

7-15

Lee Royster

1

1964

11-8

.579

1964

11-8

Isaac Tom Moorehead

7

1965-71

81-86

.485

1967

15-10

Louis C. Shackelford

2

1972-73

19-28

.404

1973

11-13

Solomon Frazier

2

1974-75

14-30

.318

1974

12-14

Joe Buggs

1

1975

0-5

.000

1975

0-5

Hank Ford

12

1976-87

225-119

.654

1979

24-6

Malcolm "Zeke" Avery

8

1988-95

139-82

.629

1995

19-7

Byron Samuels

2

1996-97

17-36

.321

1996

9-17

Steve Merfeld

5

1998-2002

90-57

.612

2002

26-7

Bobby Collins

4

2003-06

65-57

.533

2003

19-11

Kevin Nickelberry

3

2007-09

49-44

.527

2008

18-12

Edward Joyner Jr.

2

2010, 1911

38-27

.585

2011

24-9
  • All-Time W-L Record: 871-717 (.548) from 1953 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Hampton (VA) moved up to major-college status in 1996
  • Frazier had a 2-16 record in 1974-75 when he was replaced by Buggs in 1974-75.