The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern division.[1] They finished the season 3–16, 1–11 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place in the Northern division. They failed to qualify for the MEAC tournament.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Northern Division | |
Record | 3–16 (1–11 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Memorial Hall |
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Norfolk State † | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MEAC tournament winner |
On April 1, 2021, the school fired Skeeters after three seasons at Delaware State.[2] On June 3, the school named high school coach Stan Waterman the team's new head coach.[3]
Previous season
editThe Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round,[4] before losing to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Wake Forest Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic |
L 51–111 | 0–1 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
November 26, 2020* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Longwood Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic |
Canceled due to COVID-19 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||||
December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Coastal Carolina | L 73–99 | 0–2 |
HTC Center (53) Conway, SC | |||||||
December 20, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | L 69–97 | 0–3 |
McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
December 23, 2020* 12:00 p.m. |
at UNC Wilmington | L 63–87 | 0–4 |
Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
December 30, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
Manhattan | L 59–65 | 0–5 |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
January 4, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
at Coppin State | L 78–86 | 0–6 (0–1) |
Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | |||||||
January 5, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
at Coppin State | L 77–81 | 0–7 (0–2) |
Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | |||||||
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Norfolk State | L 76–87 | 0–8 (0–3) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
January 17, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Norfolk State | L 79–83 OT | 0–9 (0–4) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Morgan State | L 83–99 | 0–10 (0–5) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | |||||||
January 30, 2021 4:30 p.m. |
at Norfolk State | L 66–94 | 0–11 (0–6) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (207) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
January 31, 2021 4:30 p.m. |
at Norfolk State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
February 3, 2021* 3:30 p.m. |
Lancaster Bible | W 81–80 | 1–11 |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m. |
at Morgan State | L 69–74 | 1–12 (0–7) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | |||||||
February 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m. |
Cairn | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Morgan State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Morgan State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m. |
St. Mary's (MD) | W 75–58 | 2–12 |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m. |
at Norfolk State | L 55–86 | 2–13 (0–8) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (215) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 27, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
Coppin State | L 68–81 | 2–14 (0–9) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
February 28, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Coppin State | L 74–94 | 2–15 (0–10) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
March 5, 2021 1:00 p.m. |
Morgan State | L 67–92 | 2–16 (0–11) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
March 6, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Morgan State | W 82–75 | 3–16 (1–11) |
Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "DSU fires both basketball coaches; AD Gines to retire". Bay to Bay News. April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (June 3, 2021). "DSU hires Delaware high school coaching mainstay as men's basketball coach". The News Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "CROSBY, CARTER LEAD HORNETS TO MEAC TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND WIN". Delaware State University. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Delaware St vs. North Carolina Central - Game Summary - March 11, 2020". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Delaware St Hornets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2024.