2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 18–18 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach Keith Walker (1st year)
Assistant coach Keith Johnson
Assistant coach Kevin Washington
Assistant coach Alex Stone
Home arena Memorial Hall
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 16 – 0   1.000     25 – 8   .758
Norfolk State 12 – 4   .750     20 – 14   .588
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 – 5   .688     18 – 15   .545
Howard 10 – 6   .625     16 – 16   .500
Delaware State 9 – 7   .563     18 – 18   .500
Hampton † 8 – 8   .500     17 – 18   .486
South Carolina State 7 – 9   .438     11 – 22   .333
Bethune-Cookman 7 – 9   .438     11 – 21   .344
Coppin State 6 – 10   .375     8 – 23   .258
North Carolina A&T 6 – 10   .375     9 – 23   .281
Morgan State 5 – 11   .313     7 – 24   .226
Savannah State 5 – 11   .313     9 – 22   .290
Florida A&M 2 – 14   .125     2 – 27   .069
† 2015 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Radford.

In a 104–92 win over Coppin State on March 5, center Kendall Gray scored 33 points and had 30 rebounds. He was the first NCAA Division I player to get 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005.[1]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Quincy Tillinghast Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
1 Kendall Gray Center 6–10 240 Senior Dover, Delaware
2 Kendal Williams Guard 6–0 160 Senior Stone Mountain, Georgia
3 Scott Sill Forward 6–9 215 Sophomore Windsor, Connecticut
4 Kris Walden Guard 6–1 180 Junior Richmond, Virginia
5 Tyshawn Bell Forward 6–7 215 Senior Dover, Delaware
10 Kavon Waller Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Chester, Virginia
11 DeAndre Haywood Guard 6–2 200 Sophomore Paterson, New Jersey
20 Mrdjan Gasevic Forward/Center 6–7 235 Sophomore Mladenovac, Serbia
21 Larry Haley Guard 6–3 190 Junior Largo, Maryland
22 Aric Dickerson Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
23 Jason Owens Forward 6–6 232 Junior Seaford, Delaware
25 Artem Tavakalyan Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Moscow, Russia
35 Todd Hughes Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Smyrna, Delaware
44 Amere May Guard 6–3 185 Senior Covert, Michigan
55 Charles Burley Guard 5–10 185 Senior Wilmington, Delaware

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/15/2014* at Penn W 77–75 OT 1–0 The Palestra (2,535)
11/17/2014* Baptist Bible W 104–63  2–0 Memorial Hall (1,474)
11/19/2014* at North Texas
(Roundball Showcase)		 L 55–62  2–1 The Super Pit (1,491)
11/21/2014* at Arkansas
(Roundball Showcase)		 L 71–99  2–2 Bud Walton Arena (14,740)
11/26/2014* at Iona
(Roundball Showcase)		 L 76–126  2–3 Hynes Athletic Center (1,414)
11/28/2014* at Wake Forest
(Roundball Showcase)		 W 72–65  3–3 LJVM Coliseum (8,054)
12/02/2014* at Hawaiʻi L 60–75  3–4 Stan Sheriff Center (4,745)
12/07/2014* at Delaware W 66–53  4–4 Bob Carpenter Center (2,020)
12/10/2014* Campbell L 55–70  4–5 Memorial Hall (878)
12/13/2014* at Rhode Island L 44–83  4–6 Ryan Center (4,613)
12/17/2014* at St. Francis Brooklyn W 72–64  5–6 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (535)
12/20/2014* at Oregon L 70–83  5–7 Matthew Knight Arena (5,530)
12/28/2014* at Temple L 56–66  5–8 Liacouras Center (4,642)
01/05/2015* Cheyney W 90–68  6–8 Memorial Hall (918)
01/10/2015 Morgan State L 69–73  6–9 (0–1) Memorial Hall (975)
01/12/2015 at Howard W 79–76  7–9 (1–1) Burr Gymnasium (1,665)
01/17/2015 South Carolina State W 60–49  8–9 (2–1) Memorial Hall (1,549)
01/19/2015 Savannah State W 59–50  9–9 (3–1) Memorial Hall (1,367)
01/24/2015 at North Carolina A&T W 67–52  10–9 (4–1) Corbett Sports Center (1,040)
01/26/2015 at North Carolina Central L 54–55  10–10 (4–2) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,019)
01/31/2015 at South Carolina State L 74–78  10–11 (4–3) SHM Memorial Center (915)
02/03/2015* at NJIT L 51–69  10–12 Fleisher Center (937)
02/07/2015 Bethune-Cookman L 70–75  10–13 (4–4) Memorial Hall (1,532)
02/09/2015 Florida A&M W 90–74  11–13 (5–4) Memorial Hall (1,186)
02/14/2015 at Maryland Eastern Shore W 91–85  12–13 (6–4) Hytche Athletic Center (5,411)
02/16/2015 Coppin State L 92–96  12–14 (6–5) Memorial Hall (1,238)
02/21/2015 at Hampton W 74–71  13–14 (7–5) Hampton Convocation Center (4,391)
02/23/2015 at Norfolk State L 71–81  13–15 (7–6) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,152)
02/28/2015 Maryland Eastern Shore L 65–69  13–16 (7–7) Memorial Hall (1,738)
03/02/2015 Hampton W 85–75  14–16 (8–7) Memorial Hall (1,687)
03/05/2015 at Coppin State W 104–92  15–16 (9–7) Physical Education Complex (538)
MEAC Tournament
03/09/2015 vs. Savannah State
(First round)		 W 64–58  16–16 Norfolk Scope (3,111)
03/12/2015 vs. Howard
(Quarterfinals)		 W 65–60  17–16 Norfolk Scope (N/A)
03/13/2015 vs. North Carolina Central
(Semifinals)		 W 63–57  18–16 Norfolk Scope (N/A)
03/14/2015 vs. Hampton
(Championship game)		 L 61–82  18–17 Norfolk Scope (N/A)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* Radford
(First round)		 L 57–78  18–18 Memorial Hall (1,038)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ Troy Machir (March 6, 2015). "Delaware State-Coppin State box score is absolutely incredible". Sporting News. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.dsuhornets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=82264&SPID=5813&DB_OEM_ID=12900&Q_SEASON=2014