Hampton Men's Basketball Kicks Off 2026-27 Season at Georgia Tech Tuesday Night

WHO	Hampton (13-19 in 2025-26) at Georgia Tech (11-20 in 2025-26)
WHEN	7pm EST Tuesday
WHERE	McCamish Pavilion - Atlanta, Ga.
LIVE STATS	HERE
LIVE STREAM	A CCNX
GAME NOTES	Hampton

ATLANTA, Ga. (Nov. 3, 2026) ... The 2026-27 new-look Hampton Pirates men's basketball team is set to open their season at Georgia Tech Tuesday night inside the McCamish Pavilion.
The game will be streamed on the ACCNX at 7:00 p.m.

This marks the first time the two schools will play against each other.

HAMPTON (13-19/7-11CAA in 2025-26)

The Pirates enter the season after posting a 13-17 record in 2025-26.
Etienne Strothers is the leading returner in points per game (6.2), minutes per game (18.8) and assists per game (1.7).
Hampton has a new look, bolstering a roster of eight transfers and five freshmen.
Seth Hubbard averaged 16.6 points per game a season ago at Milwaukee, while Jayme Mitchell Jr. (14.5) and Max Frazier (12.0) averaged double-figures in 2025-26 at Jackson St. and Central Conneticut St.
The Pirates open the season with nine of their first 10 games on the road.

GEORGIA TECH (11-20/2-16 ACC in 2025-26)

The Yellow Jackets return two players from their 2025-26 team, adding seven transfers and six freshmen.
Head coach Scott Cross enters his inaugural season after leading Troy to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons.
Kam Craft returns to the Jackets lineup after shooting 36.4% from behind the line a season ago on 129 attempts.
Georgia Tech dropped two exhibition contests to start the season in Maryland (87-70) and Providence (101-73).

CHASING 1,0000
Graduate Student Jayme Mitchell Jr. needs just 77 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career. Mitchell Jr. scored 923 points between Alabama St and Jackston St. He will join fellow graduate student Seth Hubbard as the only two Pirates to reach that mark in their career. Hubbard has scored 1,094 points in four seasons between Western Michigan, Toledo and Milwaukee.

ATOP THE RECORD BOOK
Hampton associate head coach Bryant Stith is the all-time leader in points scored at Virginia with 2,516 points. Stith played at UVA from 1989-1992 where the Wahoos made the elite eight his freshman season. He also helped lead UVA to the NIT Championship in 1992 where he was named the Tournament MVP. Stith played in the NBA for 10 seasons.

YOUR'E COMING WITH ME... LITERALLY
Assistant coach Jared Grasso brings three familiar faces with him to Hampton in his first season on the Pirates coaching staff. He coached senior, Aaron Davis III at Bryant in his freshman season. Peter Da Cruz and Chris Eldredge each played for Grasso at The Knox School.

LOCAL LOYALTY
Local standout, Etienne Strothers returns for his third season in a Pirate uniform in 2026-27. Last season he improved in numerous categories such as minutes (18.0-18.8), assists(36-54) and points per game (4.6-6.2). Strothers, a local standout at Menchville High returned to the area to play for Hampton after spending his first season at Appalachian State. Strothers father, Lamont Strothers was also a local standout, attending Christopher Newport University before playing in the NBA for two seasons. His sister, Adria Strothers, also attended Hampton, playing on the women's basketball team.

FAMILIAR FACES
Hampton added Jayme Mitchell Jr., Seth Hubbard and Cornelius Robinson III to the Pirate roster after facing them in 2025-26. Mitchell Jr., a graduate student from Jackson, Miss. poured in 16 points on 3-6 shooting from behind the arc, while adding five rebounds in a game against the Pirates in the Chris Paul HBCU Classic. Hubbard, a guard from Jonesboro, Ga. recorded a team high of 23 points against Hampton in game one at Milwaukee. He added five rebounds, while he shot 9-16 from the field with four three-pointers. Robinson III has played against the Pirates four times, as he was at Monmouth the past three seasons. In 2025-26 he recorded nine rebounds and seven points.

ROSTER OVERHAUL
The 2026-27 Pirates roster returns just four players from the 2025-26 season in Etienne Strothers, Aidan Haskins, Kellan Lewis and Hamza Asadallah. They add eight transfers and five freshmen to round out their new look.

NICKNAME GAME
Numerous Pirates have nicknames on the 2026-27 team. Those nicknames include;
#0 Nehemiah "Neo" Lawrence
#1 Aaron "AD" Davis III
#2 Tyler "Hype" Jackson
#5 Etienne "ET" Strothers
#9 William "Will" Preston
#21 Sylvanus "S1" Tabe
#23 Conelius "Boog" Robinson III

NEXT UP
Hampton heads to Washington, D.C. to take on George Washington Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Hamza Asadallah

Peter Da Cruz

Aaron Davis III

Chris Eldredge

Max Frazier

Aidan Haskins

Seth Hubbard

Kellan Lewis

Jayme Mitchell Jr.

Cornelius Robinson III

Etienne Strothers

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