2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–16 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Phillips
  • Corey McCrae
  • Torrian Jones
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Northeastern † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676
Charleston 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452
Delaware 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Drexel 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Elon 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
James Madison 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Towson 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
UNC Wilmington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 23   .303
† 2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by third-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Elon in the first round of the CAA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Northeastern.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ryan Daly 0 G 6'5" 225 Sophomore Ardmore, PA Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Anthony Mosley 3 G 6'1" 180 Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated
Derrick Woods 20 F 6'8" 240 RS Sophomore Trenton, NJ Dismissed from team[1]
Skye Johnson 23 F 6'8" 250 Senior Dumfries, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nate Darling 3 G 6'5" 190 Junior Halifax, NS UAB
Ryan Johnson 13 G 6'5" 192 RS Senior Greenboro, NC Mercer
Justin Mutts 25 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Millville, NJ High Point
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Darling and Mutts will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ithiel Horton
PG 		Jersey City, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 18, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Aleks Novakovich
PF 		Hobart, IN Bosco Institute 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 26, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matt Veretto
PF 		Manchester, CT East Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John McCoy
SF 		Mansfield, MA The Tilton School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A May 3, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ryan Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DeMatha Catholic HS Bowie, Maryland
G 1 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. John Neumann HS Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 2 Curtis Lochner (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Abington HS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
G 3 Nate Darling Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS
UAB 		Halifax, Nova Scotia
G 4 Darian Bryant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr St. John's College HS
George Washington 		Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Eric Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Jackson Memorial HS Jackson, New Jersey
G 10 Connor Rufo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sanford School Hockessin, Delaware
F 11 Chyree Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bullis School Fairfax, Virginia
G 12 Ithiel Horton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic HS Vauxhall, New Jersey
G 13 Ryan Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr New Hope Christian Academy
Mercer 		Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Aleks Navakovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hobart HS/Don Bosco Institute Hobart, Indiana
F 22 Jacob Cushing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Neuqua Valley HS Naperville, Illinois
G 23 Davis Long (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Sherwood HS Brookeville, Maryland
F 25 Justyn Mutts Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Augustine Prep
High Point 		Millville, New Jersey
F 32 Matt Veretto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr East Catholic HS Manchester, Connecticut
F 33 Collin Goss 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
George Washington 		Manassas, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus 		at Maryland L 67–73  0–1
 Xfinity Center (12,703)
College Park, MD
November 10, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's W 78–75 OT 1–1
 Yanitelli Center (752)
Jersey City, NJ
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Chestnut Hill
Delaware Invitational 		W 100–62  2–1
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,714)
Newark, DE
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Cornell W 73–56  3–1
 Newman Arena (463)
Ithaca, NY
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Wilmington
Delaware Invitational 		W 70–40  4–1
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,656)
Newark, DE
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm 		UNC Greensboro
Delaware Invitational 		L 65–84  4–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,556)
Newark, DE
November 26, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech
Delaware Invitational 		W 75–71  5–2
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,624)
Newark, DE
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 71–62  6–2
 Hytche Athletic Center (1,428)
Princess Anne, MD
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Columbia W 87–86 OT 7–2
 Levien Gymnasium (1,125)
New York City, NY
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Navy L 65–80  7–3
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,927)
Newark, DE
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 88–83  8–3
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,933)
Newark, DE
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 68–74  8–4
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,435)
Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State
Route 1 Rivalry 		L 71–73  8–5
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,533)
Newark, DE
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 46–91  8–6
(0–1) 		Mack Sports Complex (1,502)
Hempstead, NY
December 30, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 82–80  9–6
(1–1) 		Matthews Arena (760)
Boston, MA
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm 		William & Mary W 58–56  10–6
(2–1) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,601)
Newark, DE
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm 		Elon W 77–65  11–6
(3–1) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,832)
Newark, DE
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington W 82–69  12–6
(4–1) 		Trask Coliseum (3,741)
Wilmington, NC
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 58–71  12–7
(4–2) 		TD Arena (4,320)
Charleston, SC
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm 		James Madison W 76–69  13–7
(5–2) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,741)
Newark, DE
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm 		Towson L 63–64  13–8
(5–3) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,309)
Newark, DE
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		Drexel W 76–75  14–8
(6–3) 		Bob Carpenter Center (3,045)
Newark, DE
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 56–57  14–9
(6–4) 		Schar Center (1,304)
Elon, NC
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm 		at William & Mary L 63–84  14–10
(6–5) 		Kaplan Arena (4,611)
Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston L 75–83  14–11
(6–6) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,726)
Newark, DE
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington W 70–66  15–11
(7–6) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,268)
Newark, DE
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Towson W 78–71 2OT 16–11
(8–6) 		SECU Arena (1,333)
Towson, MD
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm 		at James Madison L 61–68  16–12
(8–7) 		JMU Convocation Center (3,233)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm 		at Drexel L 60–68  16–13
(8–8) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,744)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm 		Northeastern L 64–75  16–14
(8–9) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,157)
Newark, DE
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm 		Hofstra L 70–92  16–15
(8–10) 		Bob Carpenter Center (3,816)
Newark, DE
CAA tournament
March 10, 2019
2:30 pm, CAA.tv 		(5) vs. (4) William & Mary
Quarterfinals 		W 85–79  17–15
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
March 11, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		(5) vs. (1) Hofstra
Semifinals 		L 74–78 OT 17–16
 North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Transfer kicked off Blue Hens' basketball team for breaking rules". Delaware Online. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". BlueHens.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.