2017–18 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–28 (2–14 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Hall |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 25 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth-year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The Hornets finished 4–28, 2–14 in the MEAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina A&T. They lost every game on the road and on a neutral court, with both of their non-conference victories coming against non-Division I schools. They had the dubious distinction of finishing the season 351st in RPI out of the 351 teams in the NCAA.[1]
On February 22, 2018, head coach Keith Walker was fired and associate head coach Keith Johnson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[2][3] On July 26, 5 months after Walker was fired, the school hired UMBC assistant Eric Skeeters for the head coaching job.[4]
Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Bethune–Cookman.
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm | Cairn | W 71–50 | 1–0 | Memorial Hall (1,010) Dover, DE | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, FS2 | at DePaul | L 57–81 | 1–1 | Wintrust Arena (4,527) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, CN81 | at Fort Wayne Adolph Rupp Classic | L 71–85 | 1–2 | Memorial Coliseum (1,353) Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC Adolph Rupp Classic | L 55–95 | 1–3 | UIC Pavilion (1,537) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, 3,562 | at East Tennessee State Adolph Rupp Classic | L 57–81 | 1–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,562) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm | Georgian Court | W 68–55 | 2–4 | Memorial Hall (348) Dover, DE | |||||||
Nov 27, 2017* 8:00 pm | at Troy Adolph Rupp Classic | L 64–95 | 2–5 | Trojan Arena (1,201) Troy, AL | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm | Binghamton | L 64–85 | 2–6 | Memorial Hall (735) Dover, DE | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 5:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 57–63 | 2–7 | Williams Arena (3,195) Greenville, NC | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 6:30 pm | UMBC | L 60–81 | 2–8 | Memorial Hall (847) Dover, DE | |||||||
Dec 09, 2017* 12:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 48–97 | 2–9 | Palumbo Center (1,213) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 8:00 pm | Delaware Route 1 Rivalry | L 59–68 OT | 2–10 | Memorial Hall (527) Dover, DE | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Pittsburgh | L 68–74 | 2–11 | Petersen Events Center (2,372) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN Plus | at Nebraska | L 68–85 | 2–12 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,431) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Dec 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Penn | L 52–105 | 2–13 | Palestra (2,011) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm | North Carolina Central | L 62–65 | 2–14 (0–1) | Memorial Hall (249) Dover, DE | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | South Carolina State | L 60–63 | 2–15 (0–2) | Memorial Hall (319) Dover, DE | |||||||
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 66–76 | 2–16 (0–3) | Memorial Hall (536) Dover, DE | |||||||
Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm | at Hampton | L 56–78 | 2–17 (0–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Jan 15, 2018 8:00 pm | at Florida A&M | L 89–94 2OT | 2–18 (0–5) | Lawson Center (2,487) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | L 78–85 | 2–19 (0–6) | Memorial Hall (678) Dover, DE | |||||||
Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | at Morgan State | L 47–61 | 2–20 (0–7) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,286) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | Savannah State | L 86–106 | 2–21 (0–8) | Memorial Hall (537) Dover, DE | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 61–72 | 2–22 (0–9) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,623) Durham, NC | |||||||
Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm, Lock TV | at North Carolina A&T | L 51–54 | 2–23 (0–10) | Corbett Sports Center (1,094) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 58–93 | 2–24 (0–11) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,736) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm | Florida A&M | L 63–66 | 2–25 (0–12) | Memorial Hall (854) Dover, DE | |||||||
Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm | Coppin State | W 69–51 | 3–25 (1–12) | Memorial Hall (874) Dover, DE | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm | at Howard | L 74–93 | 3–26 (1–13) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 47–59 | 3–27 (1–14) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,205) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm | Morgan State | W 87–80 | 4–27 (2–14) | Memorial Hall (997) Dover, DE | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 2018 6:30 pm | (13) | vs. (4) North Carolina A&T First round | L 61–62 | 4–28 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ "Rankings - NCAA Men's Basketball RPI". NCAA. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Keith Walker Relieved of Duties as Head Basketball Coach at Delaware State". hoopdirt.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "DSU fires both hoop coaches: Walker and Burgess replaced as miserable seasons wind down - Delaware State News". Delaware State News. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (July 25, 2018). "Delaware State hires UMBC aide Eric Skeeters as basketball coach". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.DSUHornets.com. Delaware State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.