Delaware State Hornets men's basketball

College basketball team

Delaware State Hornets

2023–24 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

University

Delaware State University

Head coach

Stan Waterman (3rd season)

Conference

MEAC

Location

Dover, Delaware

Arena

Memorial Hall
(Capacity: 1,800^[1])

Nickname

Hornets

Colors

Columbia blue and red^[2]

NCAA tournament appearances

2005

Conference tournament champions

2005

Conference regular season champions

2005, 2006, 2007

The Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They are coached by Stan Waterman, who was hired as head coach in 2021.^[3]

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	First Round	Duke	L 46–57

NIT results

The Hornets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	Opening Round First Round	Northern Arizona Louisville	W 58–53 L 54–71
2007	First Round	West Virginia	L 50–74

CBI results

The Hornets have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Radford	L 57–78

References

^ "THINK Ed Rahme Architect Delaware State University - Memorial Hall Arena Renovation". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
^ Delaware State University Branding & Communications Tool Kit (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ "DSU NAMES STAN WATERMAN TO LEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM". Delaware State University. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

External links

Team website

Delaware State University

Athletics

Delaware State Hornets
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Football
Alumni Stadium
Memorial Hall

Campus

DSU Downtown
Loockerman Hall

2007 Delaware State University shooting

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Venues	Memorial Hall (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23