The 2018–19 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team represented Hampton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Pirates, led by tenth-year head coach Edward Joyner, played their home games at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Virginia as first-year members of the Big South Conference.

They defeated Longwood in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Campbell.

They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round to win the Coach John McLendon Classic, fellow Big South member Charleston Southern in the second round, and NJIT in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Marshall.

1 seed in the MEAC tournament where they Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T to advance to the championship game where they lost to North Carolina Central.