2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 17–16 (8–10 CAA) |
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Home arena | Bob Carpenter Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 CAA tournament winner |
The 2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by third-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Elon in the first round of the CAA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Northeastern.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ryan Daly | 0 | G | 6'5" | 225 | Sophomore | Ardmore, PA | Transferred to Saint Joseph's |
Anthony Mosley | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Wilmington, DE | Graduated |
Derrick Woods | 20 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Trenton, NJ | Dismissed from team[1] |
Skye Johnson | 23 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Dumfries, VA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nate Darling | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Halifax, NS | UAB |
Ryan Johnson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 192 | RS Senior | Greenboro, NC | Mercer |
Justin Mutts | 25 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Millville, NJ | High Point |
- Under NCAA transfer rules, Darling and Mutts will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2018
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ithiel Horton PG | Jersey City, NJ | Roselle Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 | |
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Aleks Novakovich PF | Hobart, IN | Bosco Institute | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Matt Veretto PF | Manchester, CT | East Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2019
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
John McCoy SF | Mansfield, MA | The Tilton School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | May 3, 2018 | |
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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 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN Plus | at Maryland | L 67–73 | 0–1 | Xfinity Center (12,703) College Park, MD | |||||||
November 10, 2018* 6:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 78–75 OT | 1–1 | Yanitelli Center (752) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | Chestnut Hill Delaware Invitational | W 100–62 | 2–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,714) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Cornell | W 73–56 | 3–1 | Newman Arena (463) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | Wilmington Delaware Invitational | W 70–40 | 4–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,656) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 23, 2018* 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro Delaware Invitational | L 65–84 | 4–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,556) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech Delaware Invitational | W 75–71 | 5–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,624) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 71–62 | 6–2 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,428) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Columbia | W 87–86 OT | 7–2 | Levien Gymnasium (1,125) New York City, NY | |||||||
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | Navy | L 65–80 | 7–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,927) Newark, DE | |||||||
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 88–83 | 8–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,933) Newark, DE | |||||||
December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 68–74 | 8–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,435) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | Delaware State Route 1 Rivalry | L 71–73 | 8–5 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,533) Newark, DE | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 46–91 | 8–6 (0–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,502) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm | at Northeastern | W 82–80 | 9–6 (1–1) | Matthews Arena (760) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 58–56 | 10–6 (2–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,601) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm | Elon | W 77–65 | 11–6 (3–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,832) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 82–69 | 12–6 (4–1) | Trask Coliseum (3,741) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 58–71 | 12–7 (4–2) | TD Arena (4,320) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm | James Madison | W 76–69 | 13–7 (5–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,741) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm | Towson | L 63–64 | 13–8 (5–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,309) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm | Drexel | W 76–75 | 14–8 (6–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,045) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 56–57 | 14–9 (6–4) | Schar Center (1,304) Elon, NC | |||||||
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 63–84 | 14–10 (6–5) | Kaplan Arena (4,611) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 75–83 | 14–11 (6–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,726) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 70–66 | 15–11 (7–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,268) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 78–71 2OT | 16–11 (8–6) | SECU Arena (1,333) Towson, MD | |||||||
February 16, 2019 8:00 pm | at James Madison | L 61–68 | 16–12 (8–7) | JMU Convocation Center (3,233) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm | at Drexel | L 60–68 | 16–13 (8–8) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,744) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm | Northeastern | L 64–75 | 16–14 (8–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,157) Newark, DE | |||||||
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm | Hofstra | L 70–92 | 16–15 (8–10) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,816) Newark, DE | |||||||
CAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2019 2:30 pm, CAA.tv | (5) | vs. (4) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 85–79 | 17–15 | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC | ||||||
March 11, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) Hofstra Semifinals | L 74–78 OT | 17–16 | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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