Photo: Coach Kevin Nickelberry
Year 2 with Kevin Nickelberry shows the progress of a new era at Hampton University.
Hampton University men's basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry's glass is half full this week as he assesses his second season on the job.
His Pirates finished 18-12 overall, 11-5 and tied for second place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Hampton, seeded second, fell to seventh-seeded and eventual champion Coppin State 75-74 in overtime in a conference tournament quarterfinal last Wednesday.
But Nickelberry isn't bemoaning the early exit or making excuses. He talked all season about working toward long-term goals for the program and continued to do so after the dust cleared on his second season.
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