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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "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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