2025–26 Hampton Pirates basketball team

2025–26 Hampton Pirates basketball
2025–26 Hampton Pirates basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	6–7 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Ivan Thomas (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Greg Fahey
Assistant coaches	Calvin Cage; Mike Carr; Kyron Cartwright;
Home arena	Hampton Convocation Center

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Elon	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Towson	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Charleston	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Hampton	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Campbell	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Drexel	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417

† 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Hampton Pirates basketball team represents Hampton University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second-year head coach Ivan Thomas, play their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They defeated Northeastern in the second round of the CAA tournament,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. Hampton was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Towson	136 (7)
2	UNC Wilmington	132 (5)
3	Charleston	130 (1)
4	William & Mary	93
5	Hampton	80
6	Monmouth	76
7	Campbell	75
T-8	Hofstra	66
T-8	Northeastern	66
10	Drexel	63
11	Stony Brook	41
12	Elon	35
13	North Carolina A&T	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
Player	Year	Position
Daniel Johnson	Sophomore	Guard
Xzavier Long	Senior	Forward

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kody Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hawaiʻi	Minnetonka, Minnesota
G/F	1	Christian Watson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Southern Miss	Lanham, Maryland
G	2	Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Alcorn State	Wyandanch, New York
G	3	Michael Eley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Tulane	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	5	Etienne Strothers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Appalachian State	Newport News, Virginia
G	8	Elijah Kennedy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	11	Daniel Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Chicago, Illinois
F	12	Peter Oduro	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Coppin State	Gainesville, Virginia
F	13	Aidan Haskins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Friendship Tech Prep	Washington, D.C.
F	15	Eunique Rink	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	College Achieve Asbury Park	Newark, New Jersey
G/F	21	John-Howard Wesley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Ole Miss	Alexandria, Virginia
G	22	Kellan Lewis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, Florida
F	23	Josh Ogundele	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	GS	Tennessee State	London, England
G	24	Quintin Cooper	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Coolidge High School	Washington, D.C.
F	25	Xzavier Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Canisius	Washington, D.C.
G	30	Hamza Asadallah	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	RS Fr	American School	Kuwait City, Kuwait

Head coach

Ivan Thomas (VCU)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Fahey (Marist)
Calvin Cage (Buffalo)
Mike Carr (Indiana)
Kyron Cartwright (Providence)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 2:00 pm	at Old Dominion	W 82–79		Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Milwaukee	L 86–90	0–1	UWM Panther Arena (1,744) Milwaukee, WI
November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN	Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 103–43	1–1	Hampton Convocation Center (1,251) Hampton, VA
November 11, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia	L 53–91	1–2	John Paul Jones Arena (11,393) Charlottesville, VA
November 14, 2025* 8:15 pm, ESPN+	at Brown College Hill Classic	W 72–63	2–2	Pizzitola Sports Center (407) Providence, RI
November 16, 2025* 1:00 pm	vs. Holy Cross College Hill Classic	L 61–67	2–3	Pizzitola Sports Center (225) Providence, RI
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Boston College	L 52–63	2–4	Conte Forum (3,751) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 21, 2025* 8:00 pm	at Norfolk State Battle of the Bay	L 60–62	2–5	Echols Hall (3,912) Norfolk, VA
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 74–68	3–5	Hytche Athletic Center (2,112) Princess Anne, MD
December 1, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN	The Apprentice School	W 94–58	4–5	Hampton Convocation Center (867) Hampton, VA
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN	Loyola (MD)	W 93–71	5–5	Hampton Convocation Center (775) Hampton, VA
December 13, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Howard Battle of the Real HU	L 57–61	5–6	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Jackson State Chris Paul HBCU Classic	W 84–77	6–6	Gateway Center Arena (425) College Park, GA
December 19, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Grambling State Chris Paul HBCU Classic	L 72–81	6–7	Gateway Center Arena (486) College Park, GA
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Stony Brook			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
December 31, 2025 2:30 pm, FloCollege/MASN	Towson			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Campbell			Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, FloCollege	at Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 19, 2026 9:00 pm, CBSSN	North Carolina A&T			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Monmouth			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 24, 2026 2:30 pm, FloCollege/MASN	UNC Wilmington			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Drexel			Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, FloCollege	at Towson			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Elon			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 7, 2026 2:30 pm, FloCollege/MASN	William & Mary			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 13, 2026 11:00 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T NBA HBCU Classic			Kia Forum Inglewood, CA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Hofstra			Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm, FloCollege	at Stony Brook			Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY
February 26, 2026 11:00 am, FloCollege/MASN	Charleston			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, FloCollege/MASN	Northeastern			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 6–10, 2026 TBA	vs.			CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Northeastern men's basketball knocked out of CAA championship by Hampton in close matchup". The Huntington News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "UNCW men's basketball advances to CAA Tournament semifinals with win over Hampton". WECT. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
^ "Hampton Pirates 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[2] "Northeastern men's basketball knocked out of CAA championship by Hampton in close matchup". The Huntington News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[3] "UNCW men's basketball advances to CAA Tournament semifinals with win over Hampton". WECT. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[poll-4] "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[6] "Hampton Pirates 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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