2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 13–20 (5–13 CAA) |
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Home arena | Bob Carpenter Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 CAA tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first-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 13–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Hofstra in the first round of the CAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Wilmington.
Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to College of Charleston.
Head coach Monté Ross was fired following the season.[1] The school hired Martin Ingelsby as his replacement.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Korey Holden | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Salisbury, MD | Transferred to South Carolina |
Tyler Burns | 14 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Sophomore | Wilmington, DE | Dismissed from team |
Maurice Jeffers | 15 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Junior | Washington D.C. | Transferred to Boston College |
Marvin King-Davis | 21 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
Sean Locke | 24 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Newark, DE | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Derrick Woods | 20 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Trenton, NJ | St. Bonaventure |
- Under NCAA transfer rules, Woods will sit out the 2016–17 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2017–18 season.
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ryan Daly SF | Havertown, PA | Archbishop Carroll High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Jacob Cushing PF | Naperville, IL | Neuqua Valley High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 3, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | Goldey-Beacom Tarkett Sports Classic | W 64–56 | 1–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,277) Newark, DE | |||||||
November 13, 2016* 5:00 pm | at Bradley | W 63–49 | 2–0 | Carver Arena (4,897) Peoria, IL | |||||||
November 15, 2016* 7:00 pm | at La Salle | L 68–74 | 2–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,888) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Miami (OH) Tarkett Sports Classic | W 68–66 | 3–1 | Millett Hall (1,317) Oxford, OH | |||||||
November 19, 2016* 1:30 pm | vs. Northern Kentucky Tarkett Sports Classic | L 53–74 | 3–2 | Millett Hall (1,274) Oxford, OH | |||||||
November 20, 2016* 12:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay Tarkett Sports Classic | L 75–76 | 3–3 | Millett Hall (1,229) Oxford, OH | |||||||
November 27, 2016* 2:00 pm | Bryn Athyn | W 84–51 | 4–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,275) Newark, DE | |||||||
December 2, 2016* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 64–49 | 5–3 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,492) Newark, DE | |||||||
December 11, 2016* 2:00 pm | at Yale | L 63–81 | 5–4 | John L. Lee Amphitheater (1,014) New Haven, CT | |||||||
December 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, FSN/YES | at Seton Hall | L 68–81 | 5–5 | Prudential Center (7,662) Newark, NJ | |||||||
December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm | Marist | W 59–56 | 6–5 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,885) Newark, DE | |||||||
December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 53–81 | 6–6 | USF Sun Dome (2,398) Tampa, FL | |||||||
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm | Iona | W 63–54 | 7–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,776) Newark, DE | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2016 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 56–58 | 7–7 (0–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,589) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 2, 2017 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 56–65 | 7–8 (0–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN | at Northeastern | L 54–90 | 7–9 (0–3) | Matthews Arena (1,873) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 7, 2017 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 81–91 | 7–10 (0–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,571) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 12, 2017 7:00 pm | at Towson | L 56–83 | 7–11 (0–5) | SECU Arena (1,812) Towson, MD | |||||||
January 14, 2017 4:00 pm | at Drexel | L 60–76 | 7–12 (0–6) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,788) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 19, 2017 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 69–62 | 8–12 (1–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,805) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 21, 2017 2:00 pm, CSN | Towson | L 58–75 | 8–13 (1–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,902) Newark, DE | |||||||
January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 58–82 | 8–14 (1–8) | Kaplan Arena (2,276) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
January 28, 2017 7:00 pm | James Madison | W 66–61 | 9–14 (2–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,628) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 65–73 | 9–15 (2–9) | Mack Sports Complex (1,142) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
February 4, 2017 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 80–108 | 9–16 (2–10) | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | Elon | W 76–74 OT | 10–16 (3–10) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,784) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 11, 2017 4:00 pm | at James Madison | W 58–57 | 11–16 (4–10) | JMU Convocation Center (2,883) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
February 16, 2017 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 68–67 | 12–16 (5–10) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,248) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 18, 2017 7:00 pm | William & Mary | L 64–85 | 12–17 (5–11) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,619) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 23, 2017 7:30 pm | at College of Charleston | L 65–78 | 12–18 (5–12) | TD Arena (3,384) Charleston, SC | |||||||
February 25, 2017 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 59–81 | 12–19 (5–13) | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2017 6:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Hofstra First round | W 81–76 | 13–19 | North Charleston Coliseum (1,889) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
March 4, 2017 12:00 pm, CSN | (8) | vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | L 82–91 | 13–20 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,096) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team