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2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

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2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Johnson
  • Kevin Washington
  • Arthur Tyson
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Previous season

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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

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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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2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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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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  1. ^ a b "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".