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2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

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2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record6–25 (2–14 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 14 2   .875 22 14   .611
North Carolina A&T 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
Howard 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Florida A&M* 9 7   .563 12 19   .387
Savannah State 8 8   .500 11 20   .355
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 25   .242
MD Eastern Shore 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
South Carolina State 5 11   .313 8 26   .235
Morgan State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Delaware State 2 14   .125 6 25   .194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 MEAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware, and were led by 1st-year head coach Eric Skeeters.

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2017–18 season 4–28, 2–14 in the MEAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina A&T. They lost every game on the road and on a neutral court, with both of their non-conference victories coming against non-Division I schools. They had the dubious distinction of finishing the season 351st in RPI out of the 351 teams in the NCAA.[1]

On February 22, 2018, head coach Keith Walker was fired and associate head coach Keith Johnson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2][3] On July 26, 5 months after Walker was fired, the school hired UMBC assistant Eric Skeeters for the head coaching job.[4]

Roster

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2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 Justin Ryder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Paul VI Blackwood, NJ
G 2 Kevin Larkin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Sussex Tech HS Georgetown, DE
G 3 Montrell Horsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Joppatowne Edgewood, MD
PG 4 Johquin "Pinky" Wiley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chesterfield Chesterfield, VA
G 5 Jon Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr San Jacinto College Waterbury, CT
F 10 Ronald Lucas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Reach Partnership Baltimore, MD
F/C 13 Fahim Jenneto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Thornlea Secondary School Ajax, ON
F 15 Ameer Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Christopher's Richmond, VA
G 21 Saleik Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Brunswick CC Winterville, NC
G 23 Jordan Bushrod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fork Union Military Academy Fort Washington, MD
G 32 Myles Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Palumbo Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:45 pm
at East Carolina L 56–81  0–1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,773)
Greenville, SC
November 10, 2018*
9:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 47–89  0–2
GCU Arena (7,122)
Phoenix, AZ
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 62–91  0–3
Reitz Arena (914)
Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Longwood L 73–89  0–4
Willett Hall (1,798)
Farmville, VA
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Saint Elizabeth W 80–47  1–4
Memorial Hall (727)
Dover, DE
November 24, 2018*
10:30 pm
at Washington State L 52–80  1–5
Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
November 27, 2018*
7:30 pm
Penn L 48–76  1–6
Memorial Hall (757)
Dover, DE
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 61–90  1–7
Reilly Center (3,864)
Olean, NY
December 3, 2018*
7:30 pm
Cairn W 102–66  2–7
Memorial Hall (572)
Dover, DE
December 8, 2018*
5:30 pm
Jacksonville State L 54–81  2–8
Memorial Hall (617)
Dover, DE
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Delaware
Route 1 Rivalry
W 73–71  3–8
Bob Carpenter Center (1,533)
Newark, DE
December 22, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Weber State L 69–83  3–9
Dee Events Center (5,711)
Ogden, UT
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Ball State L 57–116  3–10
Worthen Arena (3,424)
Muncie, IN
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 63–77  3–11
(0–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,669)
Norfolk, VA
January 7, 2019
7:30 pm
Coppin State L 60–64  3–12
(0–2)
Memorial Hall (954)
Dover, DE
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
North Carolina A&T L 70–93  3–13
(0–3)
Memorial Hall (560)
Dover, DE
January 14, 2019
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central L 70–71  3–14
(0–4)
Memorial Hall (532)
Dover, DE
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 49–69  3–15
(0–5)
Moore Gymnasium (801)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 21, 2019
8:30 pm
at Florida A&M L 47–60  3–16
(0–6)
Teaching Gym (1,648)
Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at Howard L 74–80  3–17
(0–7)
Burr Gymnasium (1,429)
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Savannah State L 73–76  3–18
(0–8)
Memorial Hall (523)
Dover, DE
February 4, 2019
7:30 pm
South Carolina State W 70–68  4–18
(1–8)
Memorial Hall (584)
Dover, DE
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 52–82  4–19
(1–9)
Corbett Sports Center (1,904)
Greensboro, NC
February 11, 2019
7:30 pm
at North Carolina Central L 52–87  4–20
(1–10)
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,341)
Durham, NC
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 56–62  4–21
(1–11)
Memorial Hall (1,087)
Dover, DE
February 25, 2019
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 70–60  5–21
(2–12)
Physical Education Complex (519)
Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Morgan State L 58–76  5–22
(2–13)
Memorial Hall (819)
Dover, DE
March 4, 2019
7:30 pm
Norfolk State L 66–74  5–23
(2–14)
Memorial Hall (974)
Dover, DE
March 7, 2019
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 64–70  5–24
(2–15)
Hytche Athletic Center (2,091)
Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
March 11, 2019
6:00 pm
(11) vs. (6) Savannah State
First round
W 71–67  6–24
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm
(11) vs. (3) North Carolina Central
Quarterfinals
L 57–75  6–25
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rankings - NCAA Men's Basketball RPI". NCAA. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL: Keith Walker Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Delaware State". hoopdirt.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "DSU fires both hoop coaches: Walker and Burgess replaced as miserable seasons wind down - Delaware State News". Delaware State News. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (July 25, 2018). "Delaware State hires UMBC aide Eric Skeeters as basketball coach". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Delaware State University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2019.