2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach Keith Walker (3rd season)
Assistant coach Keith Johnson
Assistant coach Kevin Washington
Assistant coach Arthur Tyson
Home arena Memorial Hall
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

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

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

2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Tillinghast, QuincyQuincy Tillinghast 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 Haywood, DeAndreDeAndre Haywood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Paterson, New Jersey
G 2 Christian, JamelleJamelle Christian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Washington, D.C.
F/C 3 Lewis, JosephJoseph Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Gantz, KobeKobe Gantz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lancaster, Pennsylvania
F 10 Waller, KavonKavon Waller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chester, Virginia
G 13 Johnson, MahirMahir Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chester, Pennsylvania
F 15 Collins, MarquiseMarquise Collins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Chester, Pennsylvania
F/C 20 Gasevic, MrdjanMrdjan Gasevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mladenovac, Serbia
G/F 21 Raysor, DanaDana Raysor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Willingboro, New Jersey
G 22 Morgan, DevinDevin Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chester, Virginia
G 23 Bushrod, JordanJordan Bushrod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dover, Delaware
F 24 Tavakalyan, ArtemArtem Tavakalyan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moscow, Russia
F/C 25 Noulowe, KevinKevin Noulowe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Gaithersburg, Maryland
F/C 32 Henry, MauriceMaurice Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chester, Pennsylvania
F 44 Mallory, DeVaughnDeVaughn Mallory 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dover, Delaware
C 50 Onifade, DemolaDemola 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

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
Worthington Arena (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 L 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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