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2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

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2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–13 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Phillips
  • Corey McCrae
  • Torrian Jones
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Hofstra 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Drexel 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Delaware 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Charleston 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Elon 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
James Madison* 6 12   .333 15 14   .517
William & Mary 4 14   .222 5 27   .156
Northeastern 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 CAA tournament winner


The 2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in CAA Play to finish a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed, they defeated Drexel, Towson, and UNC Wilmington to win the CAA tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

Previous season

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The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2020–21 season 7–8, 5–4 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.

Roster

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2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jameer Nelson Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr George Washington Haverford, PA
G 1 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. John Neumann HS Williamsport, PA
G 2 Ryan Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic HS Bowie, MD
G 3 Logan Curtis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So East Carolina Baltimore, MD
G 4 Gianmarco Arletti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Holy Cross Prep Bologna, Italy
G 5 Reggie Gardner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr North Carolina Central Bowie, MD
G 10 Johnny McCoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tilton School Mansfield, MA
G 11 Fred Rullo IV 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Devon Prep Newtown Square, PA
F 13 Jyáre Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Providence Newark, DE
G 14 Ebby Asamoah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Magruder HS Rockville, MD
F 15 Aleks Novakovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Don Bosco Institute Hobart, IN
F 21 Andrew Carr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So West Chester East HS West Chester, PA
G 23 Davis Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sherwood HS Brookeville, MD
G 24 Wes Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop O'Connell HS Arlington, VA
F 32 Anthony Ochefu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Stony Brook West Chester, PA
F 34 O.D. Ogunbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Delcastle HS Lagos, Nigeria
F 42 Dylan Painter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Villanova Hershey, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 21, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 71–93  0–1
John M. Belk Arena (2,779)
Davidson, NC
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena W 83–63  1–1
Times Union Center (5,842)
Albany, NY
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
La Salle W 85–82 OT 2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (2,032)
Newark, DE
November 22, 2021*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Appalachian State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 75–68  3–1
Hertz Arena (386)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2021*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Fordham
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 81–71  4–1
Hertz Arena (393)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2021*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Oakland
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 73–81  4–2
Hertz Arena (237)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple L 74–75  4–3
Liacouras Center (3,979)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
LIU W 75–67  5–3
Bob Carpenter Center (1,451)
Newark, DE
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Delaware State
Route 1 Rivalry
W 59–48  6–3
Memorial Hall (1,200)
Dover, DE
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
UMBC W 70–60  7–3
Bob Carpenter Center (1,434)
Newark, DE
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Lafayette W 68–58  8–3
Bob Carpenter Center (1,636)
Newark, DE
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Moravian W 94–55  9–3
Bob Carpenter Center (1,396)
Newark, DE
December 21, 2021*
7:30 pm
vs. Iona L 72–83  9–4
UBS Arena (823)
Elmont, NY
CAA regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington L 68–70  9–5
(0–1)
Trask Coliseum (2,959)
Wilmington, NC
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at College of Charleston W 67–66  10–5
(1–1)
TD Arena (3,394)
Charleston, SC
January 11, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI
at Drexel W 81–77  11–5
(2–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (857)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hofstra L 77–82  11–6
(2–2)
Mack Sports Complex (1,465)
Hempstead, NY
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northeastern W 82–76 OT 12–6
(3–2)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
William & Mary W 84–74  13–6
(4–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,560)
Newark, DE
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Elon W 80–77  14–6
(5–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,664)
Newark, DE
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Towson
Rescheduled from January 5
L 62–69  14–7
(5–3)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,574)
Newark, DE
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops
at James Madison W 85–69  15–7
(6–3)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,590)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Drexel L 68–76  15–8
(6–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,844)
Newark, DE
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI
Northeastern W 74–61  16–8
(7–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,347)
Newark, DE
February 12, 2022
6:30 pm, FloHoops
Hofstra L 66–80  16–9
(7–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,916)
Newark, DE
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
James Madison
Rescheduled from January 3
W 81–60  17–9
(8–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,298)
Newark, DE
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon W 71–62  18–9
(9–5)
Schar Center (1,902)
Elon, NC
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary W 73–69  19–9
(10–5)
Kaplan Arena (3,132)
Williamsburg, VA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI
College of Charleston L 96–99  19–10
(10–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,706)
Newark, DE
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops
UNC Wilmington L 62–69  19–11
(10–7)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,794)
Newark, DE
February 28, 2022
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson
Resumption from Jan. 27
L 57–69  19–12
(10–8)
SECU Arena (2,451)
Towson, MD
CAA tournament
March 6, 2022
2:30 pm, FloHoops
(5) vs. (4) Drexel
Quarterfinals
W 66–56  20–12
Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,811)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) Towson
Semifinals
W 69–56  21–12
Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,707)
Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (2) UNC Wilmington
Championship
W 59–55  22–12
Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,869)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:45 p.m., CBS
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova
First Round
L 60–80  22–13
PPG Paints Arena (18,738)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2021.