The 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament champion Hampton Pirates earned a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and will face the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the second round West Regional. The game will tip-off at 3 p.m. in Charlotte will be televised on truTV.

The Pirates (24-8) defeated Morgan State 60-55 yesterday afternoon at the conference basketball tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Junior guard Darrion Pellum , an All-MEAC  first-team selection, was named the tournament Outstanding Player and  junior guard Kwame Morgan earned All-Tournament Team honors.

Ed Joyner, Jr. , in his second year, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Coach.

This marks the fourth appearance for Hampton in the NCAA Tournament. Their most recent appearance was during the 2005-06 season when they fell 71-49 to Monmouth in the opening round game.  The Pirates also advanced in 2002 and dropped a decision 78-67 decision to Connecticut. In 2001, the Pirates became the second MEAC team and the fourth No. 15 seed to defeat a No. 2 seed when they defeated Iowa State 58-57.

Duke (30-4), the defending national champion, won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament title today. The Blue Devils are led by senior guard Nolan Smith, the ACC Player of the Year, who averages 21.3 points per game.

Senior forward Kyle Singler, a All-ACC first team selection, averages 17.1 points and 6.9 rebounds a game, while sophomore forward Mason Plumlee is the team's leading rebounder, grabbing 8.5 boards per contest.

The Pirates have never faced Duke and are 1-13 all-time against teams from the ACC.