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

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.

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	17–16 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Phillips Corey McCrae Torrian Jones
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center

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

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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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
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 October 8, 2018.

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  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  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 Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame) Assistant coach(es) Bill Phillips (St. Joseph's) Corey McCrae (Fordham) Torrian Jones (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.

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