Delaware State Hornets | |
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University | Delaware State University |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (primary) Northeast Conference (baseball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer) ECAC (equestrian) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Scott Gines |
Location | Dover, Delaware |
Varsity teams | 18 |
Football stadium | Alumni Stadium |
Basketball arena | Memorial Hall |
Baseball stadium | Soldier Field |
Nickname | Hornets |
Colors | Columbia blue and red [1] |
Website | www |
The Delaware State Hornets are the eighteen sports teams representing Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis, and track and field; women's-only bowling, softball, and volleyball; and men's-only baseball.
The Hornets complete in NCAA Division I; they have been members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1970. [2] While most teams play in the MEAC, the women's equestrian team plays in the ECAC/National Collegiate Equestrian Association, and the baseball, women's soccer, women's lacrosse and women's golf teams all compete in the Northeast Conference. [3]
The university's Department of Intramural Sports provides a wide variety of quality recreational programs for students, faculty and staff.
A member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Delaware State sponsors teams in six men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. [4]
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Bowling |
Cross country | Cross country |
Football | Equestrian |
Track and field† | Golf |
Lacrosse | |
Soccer | |
Softball | |
Tennis | |
Track and field† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
The university has both men's and women's basketball teams.
Its men's basketball team won the 2005 MEAC championship and earned a berth in the 2005 NCAA tournament. Playing as a sixteen-seed, the Hornets lost 57–46 in the opening round to one-seed Duke University. [5] The Hornets also have made back to back National Invitation Tournament appearances in 2006 and 2007.
The women's basketball team won the 2006 MEAC championship and earned a berth in the 2006 NCAA tournament. Playing as a fifteen-seed, the Lady Hornets kept the game close down by only three until nine minutes remained in the game, but lost 62–47 in the opening round to two-seed Vanderbilt University. [6]
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The 2012–13 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 13th-year head coach Greg Jackson, played their home games at the Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 8–8 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament where they lost to North Carolina A&T.
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.
The 2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.
The Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
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 2019–20 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 11th-year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 13–3 in MEAC play, winning the MEAC regular season championship. They defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament. They were scheduled to play the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between Bethune–Cookman and Morgan State in the semifinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID pandemic.
The 2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round before losing to North Carolina Central.
The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern division. They finished the season 3–16, 1–11 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place in the Northern division. They failed to qualify for the MEAC tournament.
The 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 7–12, 2005, at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia. Delaware State defeated Hampton, 55–53 in the championship game, to capture its first MEAC Tournament title. The Hornets earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the round of 64 where they fell to No. 1 seed Duke 57–46.
The 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 7–11, 2006, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hampton defeated Delaware State, 60–56 in the championship game, to capture its third MEAC Tournament title. The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Minneapolis region. In the play-in round they fell to fellow No. 16 seed Monmouth 71–49.
The 2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Stan Waterman, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The 2022–23 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represents Norfolk State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Robert Jones, play their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The 2004–05 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by head coach Greg Jackson, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 14–4 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They defeated Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State, and Hampton to win the MEAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, appearance in school history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the South region, the Hornets were beaten by No. 1 seed Duke in the opening round.
The 2023–24 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Stan Waterman, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.