2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round before losing to North Carolina Central.
2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2019–20 record | 6–26 (4–12 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 29 | .121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason due to improper certification of student-athletes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 MEAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2018–19 season 6–25, 2–14 in MEAC play to finish in last place. In the MEAC Tournament, they upset Savannah State in the first round,[1] before falling to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Rider | L 54–81 | 0–1 |
Memorial Hall (1,108) Dover, DE | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | L 74–85 | 0–2 |
Draddy Gymnasium (920) Bronx, NY | |||||||
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Georgia Maui on the Mainland |
L 66–100 | 0–3 |
Stegeman Coliseum (8,167) Athens, GA | |||||||
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm |
LIU | L 84–92 | 0–4 |
Memorial Hall (840) Dover, DE | |||||||
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX |
at Virginia Tech | L 64–100 | 0–5 |
Cassell Coliseum (8,421) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State Maui on the Mainland |
L 66–98 | 0–6 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,004) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 11:30 am |
vs. Charleston Southern Maui on the Mainland |
L 61–71 | 0–7 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,509) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Saint Elizabeth | W 90–53 | 1–7 |
Memorial Hall (245) Dover, DE | |||||||
November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm |
Coastal Carolina | L 77–92 | 1–8 |
Memorial Hall (191) Dover, DE | |||||||
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Loyola (MD) | L 76–84 | 1–9 |
Memorial Hall (813) Dover, DE | |||||||
December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm |
vs. Delaware Route 1 Rivalry |
L 78–86 | 1–10 |
76ers Fieldhouse (1,936) Wilmington, DE | |||||||
December 18, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | L 80–92 | 1–11 |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,674) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm |
at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 62–81 | 1–12 |
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 30, 2019* 6:30 pm |
Washington Adventist | L 76–78 | 1–13 |
Memorial Hall (249) Dover, DE | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm |
Morgan State | L 68–81 | 1–14 (0–1) |
Memorial Hall (478) Dover, DE | |||||||
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm |
North Carolina Central | W 68–66 | 2–14 (1–1) |
Memorial Hall (519) Dover, DE | |||||||
January 13, 2020 7:30 pm |
North Carolina A&T | L 77–98 | 2–15 (1–2) |
Memorial Hall (872) Dover, DE | |||||||
January 25, 2020 4:20 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 45–72 | 2–16 (1–3) |
McDougald–McLendon Arena (831) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | L 67–82 | 2–17 (1–4) |
Corbett Sports Center (3,567) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 1, 2020 2:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 77–68 | 3–17 (2–4) |
Memorial Hall (988) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | L 66–68 | 3–18 (2–5) |
Memorial Hall (947) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 8, 2020 6:30 pm |
at Norfolk State | L 57–85 | 3–19 (2–6) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,319) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 10, 2020 4:00 pm |
at South Carolina State | L 86–100 | 3–20 (2–7) |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm |
Florida A&M | L 95–97 2OT | 3–21 (2–8) |
Memorial Hall (571) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | L 70–71 | 3–22 (2–9) |
Memorial Hall (958) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Coppin State | L 86–98 | 3–23 (2–10) |
Physical Education Complex (2,436) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
February 24, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Morgan State | L 80–90 | 3–24 (2–11) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,167) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 84–63 | 4–24 (3–11) |
Hytche Athletic Center (2,043) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm |
Norfolk State | L 73–79 | 4–25 (3–12) |
Memorial Hall (1,511) Dover, DE | |||||||
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm |
at Howard | W 100–88 | 5–25 (4–12) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,121) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
MEAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports |
(8) | vs. (9) Maryland Eastern Shore First round |
W 68–64 | 6–25 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
March 11, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports |
(8) | vs. (1) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals |
L 75–92 | 6–26 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
Source[3]
References
- "HORNETS EXTEND SEASON WITH MEAC TOURNAMENT UPSET". Delaware State University. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "MEAC Basketball Tournament: N.C. Central Turns Away Upset-Minded Delaware State". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "2019-20 Delaware State Hornets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2020.