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 | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2016–17 record | 10–22 (7–9 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC Central † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 29 | .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
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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 | |||||||||||
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
- "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- http://www.dsuhornets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=82264&SPID=5813&DB_OEM_ID=12900&Q_SEASON=2016