2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Keith Walker (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Keith Johnson; Kevin Washington; 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	Quincy Tillinghast	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	1	DeAndre Haywood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Paterson, New Jersey
G	2	Jamelle Christian	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Washington, D.C.
F/C	3	Joseph Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	5	Kobe Gantz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
F	10	Kavon Waller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chester, Virginia
G	13	Mahir Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Chester, Pennsylvania
F	15	Marquise Collins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Chester, Pennsylvania
F/C	20	Mrdjan Gasevic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Mladenovac, Serbia
G/F	21	Dana Raysor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Willingboro, New Jersey
G	22	Devin Morgan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chester, Virginia
G	23	Jordan Bushrod	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Dover, Delaware
F	24	Artem Tavakalyan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Moscow, Russia
F/C	25	Kevin Noulowe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Gaithersburg, Maryland
F/C	32	Maurice Henry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Chester, Pennsylvania
F	44	DeVaughn Mallory	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Dover, Delaware
C	50	Demola Onifade	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Keith Walker (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Johnson (Cheyney)
Kevin Washington (St. Augustine's)
Arthur Tyson (North Carolina Central)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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	W 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

1 2 "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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