2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 14th year head coach Greg Jackson, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a five way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Florida A&M.

2013–14 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–21 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bernard
  • Keith Walker
  • Jarrell Wilkerson
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
2013–14 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 15 1   .938 28 6   .824
Hampton 13 3   .813 18 13   .581
Norfolk State 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
Morgan State 11 5   .688 15 16   .484
Savannah State 10 6   .625 13 19   .406
Florida A&M 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Coppin State 7 9   .438 12 20   .375
Delaware State 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
South Carolina State 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
North Carolina A&T 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
Howard 5 11   .313 8 25   .242
Bethune–Cookman 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
2014 MEAC tournament winner

On January 30, after starting the season 4–15, head coach Greg Jackson was fired. In 14 years he led the Hornets to 200 wins, one shy of the school record.[1] The Hornets were led by interim head coach Keith Walker for the remainder of the season.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Rakeen Brown Guard 5–10 160 Freshman Hampton, Virginia
1 Kendall Gray Center 6–10 240 Junior Dover, Delaware
2 Kendal Williams Guard 6–0 160 Junior Dover, Delaware
3 Scott Sill Forward 6–9 215 Sophomore Windsor, Connecticut
4 Cahli Thomas Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Washington, D.C.
5 Tyshawn Bell Forward 6–7 215 Junior Dover, Delaware
10 Nike Doyle Guard/Forward 6–4 195 Sophomore Franklin, Virginia
11 DeAndre Haywood Guard 6–2 200 Freshman Paterson, New Jersey
13 Albert "A.J." Thomas Guard 5–10 160 Senior Fort Washington, Maryland
20 Mrdjan Gasevic Forward/Center 6–7 235 Freshman Mladenovac, Serbia
21 Larry Haley Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Largo, Maryland
22 Casey Walker Guard 6–5 175 Senior Brodnax, Virginia
23 Jason Owens Forward 6–6 232 Sophomore Seaford, Delaware
30 Jordan Lawson Guard 6–5 210 Senior Durham, North Carolina
34 Chris Lewis Guard 5–11 165 Sophomore Willingboro Township, New Jersey
35 J Walter Lawson Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Newark, Delaware
45 Ashwell Boyd Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Arlington, Texas
55 Charles Burley Guard 5–10 185 Junior Wilmington, Delaware

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2013*
4:00 pm
Cairn W 107–48  1–0
Memorial Hall (1,100)
Dover, DE
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
at Georgia Tech L 50–68  1–1
McCamish Pavilion (5,390)
Atlanta, GA
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm
at Clemson L 37–58  1–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, SC
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at George Washington L 50–94  1–3
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,037)
Washington, D.C.
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm
Delaware L 70–80  1–4
Memorial Hall (1,328)
Dover, DE
11/30/2013*
2:00 pm
at Buffalo L 55–65  1–5
Alumni Arena (2,112)
Amherst, NY
12/02/2013*
7:00 pm
Baptist Bible W 72–47  2–5
Memorial Hall (1,328)
Dover, DE
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at No. 25 Dayton L 46–56  2–6
UD Arena (11,571)
Dayton, OH
12/07/2013
4:00 pm
Coppin State L 54–73  2–7 (0–1)
Memorial Hall (1,206)
Dover, DE
12/15/2013
6:00 pm
vs. Howard L 62–64 OT 2–8 (0–2)
Barclays Center (5,000)
Brooklyn, NY
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm
at No. 7 Oklahoma State L 43–75  2–9
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,579)
Stillwater, OK
12/30/2013*
4:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 57–60  2–10
Memorial Hall (268)
Dover, DE
01/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 66–65 OT 3–10
Memorial Hall (182)
Dover, DE
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 70–60  4–10
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,120)
Buies Creek, NC
01/11/2014
4:00 pm
Hampton L 60–73  4–11 (0–3)
Memorial Hall (680)
Dover, DE
01/13/2014
7:30 pm
Norfolk State L 56–58  4–12 (0–4)
Memorial Hall (1,365)
Dover, DE
01/18/2014
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 52–62  4–13 (0–5)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,989)
Durham, NC
01/20/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina A&T L 55–66  4–14 (0–6)
Corbett Sports Center (4,156)
Greensboro, NC
01/27/2014*
7:00 pm
NJIT L 59–65 OT 4–15
Memorial Hall (1,007)
Dover, DE
02/01/2014
4:00 pm
at Morgan State L 64–77  4–16 (0–7)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,970)
Baltimore, MD
02/03/2014
7:30 pm
at Coppin State L 53–54  4–17 (0–8)
Physical Education Complex (874)
Baltimore, MD
02/08/2014
4:00 pm
South Carolina State W 61–53  5–17 (1–8)
Memorial Hall (483)
Dover, DE
02/10/2014
7:30 pm
Savannah State W 79–59  6–17 (2–8)
Memorial Hall (479)
Dover, DE
02/15/2014
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 79–67  7–17 (3–8)
Moore Gymnasium (843)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/17/2014
7:30 pm
at Florida A&M L 63–68  7–18 (3–9)
Teaching Gym (1,345)
Tallahassee, FL
02/22/2014
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 84–71  8–18 (4–9)
Memorial Hall (1,307)
Dover, DE
02/24/2014
7:30 pm
Morgan State W 59–56  9–18 (5–9)
Memorial Hall (1,036)
Dover, DE
03/01/2014
4:00 pm
Howard L 53–55  9–19 (5–10)
Memorial Hall (1,056)
Dover, DE
03/06/2014
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 70–84  9–20 (5–11)
Hytche Athletic Center (4,405)
Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
03/11/2014
9:00 pm
vs. Florida A&M
First round
L 61–65  9–21
Norfolk Scope (4,658)
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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".