Hampton University men's basketball coach Edward Joyner Jr. and women's basketball coach David Six have both received new three-year contracts after guiding their respective teams to MEAC tournament championships and the resulting automatic berths to the NCAA tournament.

In announcing the new contracts, athletics director Lonza Hardy Jr. praised his second-year head coaches for their "inspiring leadership and skillful coaching."

"Coaches Joyner and Six have certainly lived up to my expectations," stated Hardy.  "Their leadership and high quality of coaching have inspired our student-athletes to excel on the basketball court as well as in the classroom.  I've proud of what they have accomplished as our head coaches and I eagerly await the outstanding things that are in store for our men's and women's basketball programs.  With Coach Joyner and Coach Six at the helm, the sky is the limit for the heights that our programs can reach."

In 2011, Joyner guided the Pirates to their first MEAC tournament championship and NCAA tournament appearance since 2006.  He also guided the Pirates to their first 20-win season since the 2001-02 season by finishing this season with a 24-9 record.

Six, meanwhile, guided the Lady Pirates to their second MEAC tournament championship in a row. He also guided the Lady Pirates to their second 20-win season and their highest seed ever in the NCAA tournament with a No. 13 seed following a 25-7 mark this past season.

With both the men's and women's programs winning MEAC tournament championships in 2011, Hampton became just the third school in MEAC history to have both its men's and women's teams capture the tournament crown in the same year.

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