# 2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by eighth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Northeastern in the second round of the CAA tournament, before falling to Towson in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 78–57 | 1–0 | Sojka Pavilion (2,427) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Goldey–Beacom | W 101–68 | 2–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,239) Newark, DE |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Air Force | W 65–57 | 3–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,028) Newark, DE |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YouTube | | at Delaware State | W 78–67 | 4–0 | Memorial Hall (1,544) Dover, DE |
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Brown Nassau Championship first round | W 67–59 | 5–0 | Baha Mar Convention Center (213) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 25, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. UNC Greensboro Nassau Championship semifinals | L 77–88 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (293) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. George Washington Nassau Championship 3rd-place game | L 71–81 | 5–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (379) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 73–74 | 5–3 | Convocation Center (4,512) Athens, OH |
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | W 87–80 | 6–3 | Cintas Center (10,035) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 73–69 | 7–3 | UPMC Events Center (953) Moon Township, PA |
| December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Rhode Island Holiday Hoopfest | W 67–56 | 8–3 | UBS Arena Elmont, NY |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Rider | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,582) Newark, DE |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | Princeton | L 82–84 | 8–5 | Bob Carpenter Center (3,340) Newark, DE |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 80–53 | 9–5 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,824) Newark, DE |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 71–76 | 9–6 (1–1) | Mack Sports Complex (2,027) Hempstead, NY |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Campbell | W 68–62 | 10–6 (2–1) | Gore Arena (1,843) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNC Wilmington | L 74–79 | 10–7 (2–2) | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI/SNY | | Stony Brook | W 71–68 | 11–7 (3–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,747) Newark, DE |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 67–86 | 11–8 (3–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,461) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | W 90–71 | 12–8 (4–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,661) Newark, DE |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Towson | L 56–67 | 12–9 (4–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,792) Newark, DE |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at William & Mary | W 81–53 | 13–9 (5–4) | Kaplan Arena (3,057) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 84–80 | 14–9 (6–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,037) Newark, DE |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | W 74–62 | 15–9 (7–4) | SECU Arena (3,505) Towson, MD |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | William & Mary | W 69–58 | 16–9 (8–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,651) Newark, DE |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | L 67–73 | 16–10 (8–5) | Schar Center (1,670) Elon, NC |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 62–54 | 17–10 (9–5) | Corbett Sports Center (1,293) Greensboro, NC |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | Charleston | L 71–90 | 17–11 (9–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,191) Newark, DE |
| February 26, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Drexel | L 60–70 | 17–12 (9–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,390) Newark, DE |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 73–67 | 18–12 (10–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,798) Newark, DE |
| March 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | L 56–79 | 18–13 (10–8) | Island Federal Arena (2,961) Stony Brook, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (14) Hampton Second round | W 80-50 | 19–13 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,752) Washington, D.C. |
| March 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals | L 58–73 | 19–14 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,688) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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