2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

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2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Delaware Basketball wordmark.svg
Sunshine Slam champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record22–11 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Phillips
  • Corey McCrae
  • Torrian Jones
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hens are led by fourth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby and play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated William & Mary in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hofstra.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Curtis Lochner 2 G 5'10" 175 Senior Willow Grove, PA Walk-on; graduated
Darian Bryant 4 G 6'4" 220 RS Senior Bowie, Maryland Graduated
Eric Carter 5 F 6'9" 235 RS Senior Jackson, NJ Graduated
Connor Rufo 10 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Hockessin, DE Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Chyree Walker 11 F 6'5" 195 Sophomore Fairfax, VA Mid season transferred to Radford
Ithiel Horton 12 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Vauxhall, NJ Transferred to Pittsburgh
Ryan Johnson 13 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated
Matt Veretto 32 F 6'7" 190 Freshman Manchester, CT Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dylan Painter 2 F 6'10" 225 RS Junior Hershey, PA Midseason transferred from Villanova in December during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Painter has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in December during the 2019–20 season. Painter has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Reggie Gardner Jr. 5 G/F 6'3" 175 Junior Bowie, MD Transferred from North Carolina Central. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gardner Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2019[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ebby Asamoah, Jr.
SG
Rockville, MD Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.

Recruiting class of 2020[]

Roster[]

2019–20 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) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS Bowie, Maryland
G 1 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. John Neumann HS Williamsport, Pennsylvania
F 2 Dylan Painter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Hershey HS
Villanova
Hershey, Pennsylvania
G 3 Nate Darling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr DeMatha Catholic HS
UAB
Halifax, Nova Scotia
G 5 Reggie Gardner Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS
North Carolina Central
Bowie, Maryland
G 10 Johnny McCoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tilton School Mansfield, Massachusetts
G 11 Fred Rullo IV (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Devon Prep Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
G 14 Ebby Asamoah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Magruder HS Rockville, Maryland
F 15 Aleks Navakovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Hobart HS/Don Bosco Institute Hobart, Indiana
F 22 Jacob Cushing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Neuqua Valley HS Naperville, Illinois
G 23 Davis Long (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sherwood HS Brookeville, Maryland
F 25 Justyn Mutts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So St. Augustine Prep
High Point
Millville, New Jersey
F 33 Collin Goss 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr 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

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Preseason
Oct 27, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Penn State L 49–75 
 29  Darling   11  Watkins   3  Novakovich  Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Bridgewater W 97–51  1–0
 23  Mutts   13  Mutts   9  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (1,599)
Newark, DE
Nov 8, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Oakland
Sunshine Slam
W 56–53  2–0
 22  Darling   10  Goss   6  Anderson  Silver Spurs Arena 
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Southern Illinois
Sunshine Slam
W 56–54  3–0
 18  Darling   12  Mutts   5  Anderson  Silver Spurs Arena 
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 10, 2019*
3:00 pm, FloSports
vs. UTSA
Sunshine Slam
W 91–79  4–0
 37  Darling   9  Goss   5  Anderson  Silver Spurs Arena (539)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 16, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Lafayette W 81–73  5–0
 27  Darling   7  Goss   3  Anderson  Kirby Sports Center (1,233)
Easton, PA
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 79–64  6–0
 28  Darling   11  Mutts   3  Mutts  DeGol Arena (901)
Loretto, PA
Nov 27, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Stony Brook W 75–61  7–0
 22  Allen   10  Mutts   5  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (1,771)
Newark, DE
Nov 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
UMES W 75–56  8–0
 23  Darling   16  Mutts   3  Goss  Bob Carpenter Center (1,816)
Newark, DE
Dec 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Columbia W 84–76  9–0
 24  Mutts   9  Smith   7  Smith  Bob Carpenter Center (2,142)
Newark, DE
Dec 7, 2019*
4:00 pm
at George Washington L 56–66  9–1
 15  Goss   8  Mutts   5  Anderson  Charles E. Smith Center (2,201)
Washington, DC
Dec 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 20 Villanova
Never Forget Tribute Classic
L 70–78  9–2
 29  Darling   11  Mutts   5  Darling  Prudential Center (7,236)
Newark, NJ
Dec 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Delaware State
Route 1 Rivalry
W 86–78  10–2
 19  Painter   10  Goss   7  Darling  Bob Carpenter Center (1,936)
Newark, DE
Dec 20, 2020*
7:00 pm
at LIU L 75–82 OT 10–3
 20  Darling   13  Mutts   5  Darling  Steinberg Wellness Center (649)
Brooklyn, NY
CAA regular season
Dec 28, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
UNC Wilmington W 82–68  11–3
(1–0)
 21  Darling   9  Mutts   6  Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (2,101)
Newark, DE
Dec 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
College of Charleston L 75–83  11–4
(1–1)
 17  Anderson   5  Veretto   4  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (1,726)
Newark, DE
Jan 3, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel L 55–61  11–5
(1–2)
 13  Allen   7  Painter   2  4 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,109)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison W 80–76  12–5
(2–2)
 23  Painter   10  Painter   6  Darling  JMU Convocation Center (1,976)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson L 68–84  12–6
(2–3)
 16  Darling   7  Mutts   3  Tied  SECU Arena (1,402)
Towson, MD
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
William & Mary L 68–77  12–7
(2–4)
 25  Anderson   9  Painter   4  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (1,955)
Newark, DE
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
Elon W 79–78  13–7
(3–4)
 21  Darling   10  Anderson   6  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (1,881)
Newark, DE
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Hofstra W 73–71  14–7
(4–4)
 30  Mutts   13  Mutts   5  Darling  Mack Sports Complex (2,291)
Hempstead, NY
Jan 25, 2020
12:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern W 76–74  15–7
(5–4)
 34  Darling   8  Mutts   6  Anderson  Matthews Arena (1,017)
Boston, MA
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel W 80–72  16–7
(6–4)
 27  Darling   10  Painter   4  Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (3,340)
Newark, DE
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Towson W 84–78  17–7
(7–4)
 34  Darling   9  Painter   8  Anderson  Bob Carpenter Center (4,675)
Newark, DE
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
James Madison W 80–78  18–7
(8–4)
 27  Darling   14  Mutts   3  3 tied  Bob Carpenter Center (3,778)
Newark, DE
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Elon W 81–75  19–7
(9–4)
 24  Darling   6  Painter   5  Anderson  Schar Center (1,712)
Elon, NC
Feb 15, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at William & Mary L 77–81  19–8
(9–5)
 36  Darling   6  Tied   4  Tied  Kaplan Arena (5,090)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Northeastern W 70–48  20–8
(10–5)
 17  Darling   8  Mutts   4  Mutts  Bob Carpenter Center (2,561)
Newark, DE
Feb 22, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
Hofstra L 62–78  20–9
(10–6)
 25  Darling   13  Mutts   5  Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (4,722)
Newark, DE
Feb 27, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at College of Charleston L 71–80  20–10
(10–7)
 18  Mutts   11  Mutts   2  Tied  TD Arena (3,762)
Charleston, SC
Feb 29, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington W 82–65  21–10
(11–7)
 14  Anderson   7  Darling   8  Anderson  Trask Coliseum (3,144)
Wilmington, NC
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2020
2:30 pm, FloSports
(5) vs. (4) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals
W 79–67  22–10
 25  Darling   11  Mutts   5  Mutts  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(5) vs. (1) Hofstra
Semifinals
L 61–75  22–11
 13  Tied   8  Darling   4  Mutts  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". BlueHens.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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