Edward Joyner, Jr.’s period as Hampton College’s head basketball coach has concluded after 15 years, the college confirmed Monday.
The announcement adopted the Pirates’ departure from the Coastal Athletic Affiliation (CAA) Championships with an 80-50 loss to Delaware on Saturday.
Hampton ended the season with a 9-24 total and a 3-15 convention report, touchdown on the backside of the CAA.
Joyner, the winningest coach within the faculty’s Division I historical past with a 223-257 report, leaves a legacy of dedication and achievement.
“Edward Joyner, Jr. has been a pillar of dedication and management for our basketball program,” Athletic Director Anthony D. Henderson Sr. acknowledged. “Nevertheless, the latest lack of sustained success has led us to pursue a brand new route for our crew.”
Below Joyner, the Pirates notched a number of excessive factors, together with seven postseason runs and three journeys to the NCAA Event in 2011, 2015, and 2016. His tenure additionally noticed the crew within the NIT, CBI, and CIT, with a notable NCAA Event win over Manhattan in 2015. Joyner’s groups additionally captured two Mid-Japanese Athletic Convention regular-season titles and three MEAC event titles.
This season, regardless of struggles, featured victories that included a notable win in opposition to Elon within the CAA Championships, showcasing Joyner’s distinctive achievement of profitable a convention event recreation in each Division I convention Hampton has competed in.
The shift from the MEAC to the Large South and CAA posed further hurdles throughout Joyner’s time.
“Coach Joyner’s dedication to our student-athletes growth has been invaluable,” Henderson added. “We thank him for his service and want him the most effective in his future endeavors.”
The college will instantly start a nationwide seek for its subsequent head basketball coach.
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