2015–16 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 5–11 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Savannah State in the first round of the MEAC tournament.

2015–16 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–25 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Johnson
  • Kevin Washington
  • Arthur Tyson
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
South Carolina State 12 4   .750 19 15   .559
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 10 6   .625 14 18   .438
Savannah State 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Carolina Central 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Md. Eastern Shore 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Howard 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
Morgan State 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Coppin State 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Delaware State 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
Florida A&M* 4 12   .250 8 21   .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Quincy Tillinghast Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
1 DeAndre Haywood Guard 6–2 200 Junior Paterson, New Jersey
3 Scott Sill Forward 6–9 215 Junior Windsor, Connecticut
4 Cahli Thomas Guard 6–1 180 Junior Washington, D.C.
5 Malik Carter Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Kavon Waller Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Chester, Virginia
11 Devin Morgan, Jr. Guard 5–10 180 Freshman Chester, Virginia
12 Joseph Lewis Forward/Center 6–9 225 Junior Detroit, Michigan
13 Mahir Johnson Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Chester, Pennsylvania
15 Jamelle Christian Guard 6–1 190 Freshman Washington, D.C.
20 Mrdjan Gasevic Forward/Center 6–8 235 Junior Mladenovac, Serbia
21 Dana Raysor Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Sophomore Willingboro, New Jersey
22 Aric Dickerson Guard/Forward 6–6 200 Senior Chicago, Illinois
23 Jason Owens Forward 6–6 232 Senior Seaford, Delaware
24 Artem Tavakalyan Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Moscow, Russia
35 Todd Hughes Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Smyrna, Delaware
44 DeVaughn Mallory Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Dover, Delaware
55 Demola Onifade Center 6–9 245 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm
Delaware L 56–62  0–1
Memorial Hall (1,584)
Dover, DE
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Penn L 54–60  0–2
Memorial Hall (1,058)
Dover, DE
11/19/2015*
8:00 pm
at Nebraska L 60–75  0–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,447)
Lincoln, NE
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm
Lamar
Roundball Showcase
L 66–77  0–4
Memorial Hall (209)
Dover, DE
11/24/2015*
10:00 pm
at UC Riverside
Roundball Showcase
L 55–81  0–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (562)
Riverside, CA
11/27/2015*
10:00 pm
at Fresno State
Roundball Showcase
L 59–80  0–6
Save Mart Center (5,959)
Fresno, CA
11/29/2015*
3:00 pm
at San Francisco
Roundball Showcase
L 47–67  0–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,148)
San Francisco, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 38–82  0–8
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,764)
Norfolk, VA
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Michigan L 33–80  0–9
Crisler Center (10,599)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/15/2015*
9:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 59–88  0–10
GCU Arena (5,223)
Phoenix, AZ
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 63–78  0–11
Liacouras Center (4,578)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2015*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 58–105  0–12
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,041)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/28/2015*
8:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU L 47–75  0–13
Schollmaier Arena (5,024)
Fort Worth, TX
01/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Summit W 93–44  1–13
Memorial Hall (239)
Dover, DE
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
at Morgan State L 58–63  1–14
(0–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,109)
Baltimore, MD
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 79–90  1–15
(0–2)
SHM Memorial Center (476)
Orangeburg, SC
01/18/2016
8:00 pm
at Savannah State L 47–64  1–16
(0–3)
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
01/20/2016
4:30 pm
Howard
Postponed from 1/11/16[2]
L 67–71  1–17
(0–4)
Memorial Hall (1,685)
Dover, DE
01/25/2016
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T W 57–55  2–17
(1–4)
Memorial Hall (1,084)
Dover, DE
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
North Carolina Central
Postponed from 1/23/16
W 71–60  3–17
(2–4)
Memorial Hall (1,371)
Dover, DE
01/30/2016
4:00 pm
South Carolina State L 41–56  3–18
(2–5)
Memorial Hall (968)
Dover, DE
02/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Cheyney W 86–70  4–18
Memorial Hall (1,387)
Dover, DE
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 56–85  4–19
(2–6)
Moore Gymnasium (487)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/08/2016
8:00 pm
at Florida A&M L 95–96 2OT 4–20
(2–7)
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, FL
02/13/2016
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 71–75  5–20
(3–7)
Memorial Hall (1,983)
Dover, DE
02/15/2016
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 71–67  6–20
(4–7)
Physical Education Complex (533)
Baltimore, MD
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
Norfolk State W 67–64  7–20
(5–7)
Memorial Hall (1,846)
Dover, DE
02/22/2016
7:30 pm
Hampton L 72–82  7–21
(5–8)
Memorial Hall (1,254)
Dover, DE
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 65–74  7–22
(5–9)
Hytche Athletic Center (3,002)
Princess Anne, MD
02/29/2016
7:30 pm
at Hampton L 65–79  7–23
(5–10)
Hampton Convocation Center (4,123)
Hampton, VA
03/03/2016
7:30 pm
Coppin State L 62–72  7–24
(5–11)
Memorial Hall (1,236)
Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
03/07/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(12) vs. (5) Savannah State
First Round
L 58–63  7–25
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Contest vs Delaware State Suspended".