2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Bethune–Cookman.

2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Johnson
  • Kevin Washington
  • Arthur Tyson
Home arenaMemorial Hall
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
NC Central133 .813  259  .735
Norfolk State124 .750  1717  .500
Morgan State115 .688  1416  .467
Hampton115 .688  1417  .452
Savannah State*106 .625  1316  .448
MD Eastern Shore97 .563  1420  .412
South Carolina State79 .438  1120  .355
Delaware State79 .438  1022  .313
Coppin State79 .438  824  .250
Bethune–Cookman610 .375  1022  .313
Howard511 .313  1024  .294
Florida A&M511 .313  723  .233
North Carolina A&T115 .063  329  .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 7–25, 5–11 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Savannah State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.

Preseason

The Hornets were picked to finish 12th in the MEAC preseason poll.[1] Devin Morgan was selected the All-MEAC preseason second team and DeAndre Haywood was picked for the third team.[1]

Roster

2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Quincy Tillinghast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 DeAndre Haywood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Paterson, New Jersey
G 2 Jamelle Christian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Washington, D.C.
F/C 3 Joseph Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Kobe Gantz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lancaster, Pennsylvania
F 10 Kavon Waller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chester, Virginia
G 13 Mahir Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Chester, Pennsylvania
F 15 Marquise Collins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chester, Pennsylvania
F/C 20 Mrdjan Gasevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mladenovac, Serbia
G/F 21 Dana Raysor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Willingboro, New Jersey
G 22 Devin Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Chester, Virginia
G 23 Jordan Bushrod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Dover, Delaware
F 24 Artem Tavakalyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moscow, Russia
F/C 25 Kevin Noulowe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Gaithersburg, Maryland
F/C 32 Maurice Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chester, Pennsylvania
F 44 DeVaughn Mallory 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Dover, Delaware
C 50 Demola Onifade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm
Clarks Summit W 103–56  1–0
Memorial Hall (1,467)
Dover, DE
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Texas Southern
Hardwood Showcase
L 61–74  1–1
Memorial Hall (942)
Dover, DE
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at UMBC L 68–90  1–2
Retriever Activities Center (612)
Catonsville, MD
11/21/2016*
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette
Hardwood Showcase
L 82–83  1–3
Cajundome (1,822)
Lafayette, LA
11/23/2016*
8:00 pm
at Rice
Hardwood Showcase
L 58–80  1–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,275)
Houston, TX
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
at Montana State
Hardwood Showcase
L 66–91  1–5
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,307)
Bozeman, MT
11/29/2016*
6:30 pm, FS2
at St. John's W 79–72  2–5
Carnesecca Arena (4,109)
Queens, NY
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
at Delaware
Route 1 Rivalry
L 49–64  2–6
Bob Carpenter Center (2,492)
Newark, DE
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 60–74  2–7
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
12/08/2016*
8:00 pm
at North Texas L 40–73  2–8
The Super Pit (1,707)
Denton, TX
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm
Keystone W 92–69  3–8
Memorial Hall (978)
Dover, DE
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Binghamton L 66–85  3–9
Binghamton University Events Center (2,001)
Vestal, NY
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 16 Indiana L 56–103  3–10
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,307)
Bloomington, IN
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 57–89  3–11
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,886)
Iowa City, IA
12/30/2016*
1:00 am
at Hawaii L 66–77  3–12
Stan Sheriff Center (5,903)
Honolulu, HI
MEAC regular season
01/07/2017
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 55–53  4–12
(1–0)
Corbett Sports Center (531)
Greensboro, NC
01/10/2017
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central W 69–68  5–12
(2–0)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (859)
Durham, NC
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
Hampton L 77–85 OT 5–13
(2–1)
Memorial Hall (1,149)
Dover, DE
01/16/2017
7:30 pm
Norfolk State L 70–75  5–14
(2–2)
Memorial Hall (1,067)
Dover, DE
01/21/2017
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 64–74  5–15
(2–3)
SHM Memorial Center (608)
Orangeburg, SC
01/23/2017
8:00 pm
at Savannah State L 79–94  5–16
(2–4)
Tiger Arena (1,520)
Savannah, GA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
Florida A&M L 68–81  5–17
(2–5)
Memorial Hall (1,279)
Dover, DE
01/30/2017
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central L 74–82  5–18
(2–6)
Memorial Hall (943)
Dover, DE
02/01/2017
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T W 82–65  6–18
(3–6)
Memorial Hall (857)
Dover, DE
02/04/2017
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 88–82 OT 7–18
(4–6)
Moore Gymnasium (781)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/06/2017
8:00 pm
at Florida A&M W 80–77 OT 8–18
(5–6)
Teaching Gym (2,278)
Tallahassee, FL
02/11/2017
4:00 pm
at Morgan State W 56–45  9–18
(6–6)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,052)
Baltimore, MD
02/13/2017
7:30 pm
at Coppin State L 75–83  9–19
(6–7)
Physical Education Complex (899)
Baltimore, MD
02/20/2017
7:30 pm
Morgan State W 65–54  9–20
(6–8)
Memorial Hall (1,034)
Dover, DE
02/25/2017
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 64–65  9–21
(6–9)
Memorial Hall (1,928)
Dover, DE
03/02/2017
7:30 pm
Howard W 66–56  10–21
(7–9)
Memorial Hall (1,348)
Dover, DE
MEAC Tournament
03/07/2017
4:00 pm
(8) vs. (9) Bethune-Cookman
First round
L 62–69  10–22
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[2]

References

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