Men's Basketball Picked 10th in Preseason Poll

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10.15.26 | Men's Basketball

HAMPTON, Va. (Oct. 15, 2026) … The Hampton University men's basketball team was tabbed 10th in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) preseason poll Thursday morning as voted on by the coaches in the league.

The Pirates recorded 48 votes in the poll with Northeastern, Campbell and North Carolina A&T being voted behind them.

UNCW earned 11 of the 13 first place votes with Hofstra earning the other two while the Seahawks Patrick Wessler was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year.

Hampton is set to open the season Tuesday, Nov. 3, when they travel to Georgia Tech.

PRESEASON POLL:
UNCW (11) - 143
Charleston - 130
Hofstra (2) - 125
Towson - 110
Monmouth - 95
William & Mary - 78
Stony Brook - 69
Elon - 63
Drexel - 58
Hampton - 48
Northeastern - 42
Campbell - 35
North Carolina A&T - 18

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Friday, October 09

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Tuesday, October 06

Monday, March 02

Sunday, March 01

Monday, February 09

Schedule

Men's Basketball Picked 10th in Preseason Poll

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Georgia Tech on Nov 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at George Washington on Nov 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Apprentice School on Nov 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Navy on Nov 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Old Dominion University on Nov 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus UMassLowell on Nov 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Radford on Nov 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus American on Nov 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Results

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Virginia Union (Exhibition) on October 10, 2026 , , 79-61

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Towson on March 7, 2026 , Loss , 68, to, 74

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at William & Mary on March 3, 2026 , Loss , 85, to, 94

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Northeastern on February 28, 2026 , Win , 76, to, 65

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Charleston on February 26, 2026 , Loss , 71, to, 85

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Stony Brook on February 21, 2026 , Loss , 72, to, 79

Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Hofstra on February 19, 2026 , Loss , 43, to, 79

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus N.C. A&T on February 13, 2026 , Loss , 70, to, 71

Men's Basketball Picked 10th in Preseason Poll

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