2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013–14 record	9–21 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Greg Jackson/Keith Walker
Assistant coach	Mike Bernard
Assistant coach	Keith Walker
Assistant coach	Jarrell Wilkerson
Home arena	Memorial Hall

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	6	.824
Hampton	13	–	3	.813	18	–	13	.581
Norfolk State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Morgan State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	16	.484
Savannah State	10	–	6	.625	13	–	19	.406
Florida A&M	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	20	.375
Delaware State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
South Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
North Carolina A&T	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281
Howard	5	–	11	.313	8	–	25	.242
Bethune-Cookman	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	12	.250	6	–	24	.200


† 2014 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 14th year head coach Greg Jackson, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a five way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Florida A&M.

On January 30, after starting the season 4–15, head coach Greg Jackson was fired. In 14 years he led the Hornets to 200 wins, one shy of the school record.^[1] The Hornets were led by interim head coach Keith Walker for the remainder of the season.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Rakeen Brown	Guard	5–10	160	Freshman	Hampton, Virginia
1	Kendall Gray	Center	6–10	240	Junior	Dover, Delaware
2	Kendal Williams	Guard	6–0	160	Junior	Dover, Delaware
3	Scott Sill	Forward	6–9	215	Sophomore	Windsor, Connecticut
4	Cahli Thomas	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
5	Tyshawn Bell	Forward	6–7	215	Junior	Dover, Delaware
10	Nike Doyle	Guard/Forward	6–4	195	Sophomore	Franklin, Virginia
11	DeAndre Haywood	Guard	6–2	200	Freshman	Paterson, New Jersey
13	Albert "A.J." Thomas	Guard	5–10	160	Senior	Fort Washington, Maryland
20	Mrdjan Gasevic	Forward/Center	6–7	235	Freshman	Mladenovac, Serbia
21	Larry Haley	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Largo, Maryland
22	Casey Walker	Guard	6–5	175	Senior	Brodnax, Virginia
23	Jason Owens	Forward	6–6	232	Sophomore	Seaford, Delaware
30	Jordan Lawson	Guard	6–5	210	Senior	Durham, North Carolina
34	Chris Lewis	Guard	5–11	165	Sophomore	Willingboro Township, New Jersey
35	J Walter Lawson	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Newark, Delaware
45	Ashwell Boyd	Guard	6–4	180	Freshman	Arlington, Texas
55	Charles Burley	Guard	5–10	185	Junior	Wilmington, Delaware

Schedule

^[2]

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/09/2013*	Cairn	W 107–48	1–0	Memorial Hall (1,100)
11/11/2013*	at Georgia Tech	L 50–68	1–1	McCamish Pavilion (5,390)
11/13/2013*	at Clemson	L 37–58	1–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
11/19/2013*	at George Washington	L 50–94	1–3	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,037)
11/25/2013*	Delaware	L 70–80	1–4	Memorial Hall (1,328)
11/30/2013*	at Buffalo	L 55–65	1–5	Alumni Arena (2,112)
12/02/2013*	Baptist Bible	W 72–47	2–5	Memorial Hall (1,328)
12/04/2013*	at #25 Dayton	L 46–56	2–6	UD Arena (11,571)
12/07/2013	Coppin State	L 54–73	2–7 (0–1)	Memorial Hall (1,206)
12/15/2013	vs. Howard	L 62–64 ^OT	2–8 (0–2)	Barclays Center (5,000)
12/17/2013*	at #7 Oklahoma State	L 43–75	2–9	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,579)
12/30/2013*	St. Francis Brooklyn	L 57–60	2–10	Memorial Hall (268)
01/02/2014*	Gardner–Webb	W 66–65 ^OT	3–10	Memorial Hall (182)
01/04/2014*	at Campbell	W 70–60	4–10	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,120)
01/11/2014	Hampton	L 60–73	4–11 (0–3)	Memorial Hall (680)
01/13/2014	Norfolk State	L 56–58	4–12 (0–4)	Memorial Hall (1,365)
01/18/2014	at North Carolina Central	L 52–62	4–13 (0–5)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,989)
01/20/2014	at North Carolina A&T	L 55–66	4–14 (0–6)	Corbett Sports Center (4,156)
01/27/2014*	NJIT	L 59–65 ^OT	4–15	Memorial Hall (1,007)
02/01/2014	at Morgan State	L 64–77	4–16 (0–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,970)
02/03/2014	at Coppin State	L 53–54	4–17 (0–8)	Physical Education Complex (874)
02/08/2014	South Carolina State	W 61–53	5–17 (1–8)	Memorial Hall (483)
02/10/2014	Savannah State	W 79–59	6–17 (2–8)	Memorial Hall (479)
02/15/2014	at Bethune-Cookman	W 79–67	7–17 (3–8)	Moore Gymnasium (843)
02/17/2014	at Florida A&M	L 63–68	7–18 (3–9)	Teaching Gym (1,345)
02/22/2014	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 84–71	8–18 (4–9)	Memorial Hall (1,307)
02/24/2014	Morgan State	W 59–56	9–18 (5–9)	Memorial Hall (1,036)
03/01/2014	Howard	L 53–55	9–19 (5–10)	Memorial Hall (1,056)
03/06/2014	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 70–84	9–20 (5–11)	Hytche Athletic Center (4,405)
MEAC Tournament
03/11/2014	vs. Florida A&M (First round)	L 61–65	9–21	Norfolk Scope (4,658)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Delaware State Hornets men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Hall (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm

People	Head coaches

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