# 2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hens were led by fourth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby and played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated William & Mary in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hofstra.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Curtis Lochner | 2 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Senior | Willow Grove, PA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Darian Bryant | 4 | G | 6'4" | 220 | RS Senior | Bowie, Maryland | Graduated |
| Eric Carter | 5 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Jackson, NJ | Graduated |
| Connor Rufo | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Hockessin, DE | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Chyree Walker | 11 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Fairfax, VA | Mid season transferred to Radford |
| Ithiel Horton | 12 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Vauxhall, NJ | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Ryan Johnson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Greensboro, NC | Graduated |
| Matt Veretto | 32 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Manchester, CT | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Dylan Painter | 2 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Junior | Hershey, PA | Midseason transferred from Villanova in December during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Painter has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in December during the 2019–20 season. Painter has one and a half years of remaining eligibility. |
| Reggie Gardner Jr. | 5 | G/F | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Bowie, MD | Transferred from North Carolina Central. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gardner Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ebby Asamoah, Jr. SG | Rockville, MD | Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 10, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 December 17, 2019. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gianmarco Arletti SG | Bologna, Italy | Holy Cross Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Oct 5, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Andrew Carr PF | West Chester, PA | West Chester East High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason |||||||||
| Oct 27, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 49–75 | | 29 – Darling | 11 – Watkins | 3 – Novakovich | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Bridgewater | W 97–51 | 1–0 | 23 – Mutts | 13 – Mutts | 9 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,599) Newark, DE |
| Nov 8, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Oakland Sunshine Slam | W 56–53 | 2–0 | 22 – Darling | 10 – Goss | 6 – Anderson | Silver Spurs Arena Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Southern Illinois Sunshine Slam | W 56–54 | 3–0 | 18 – Darling | 12 – Mutts | 5 – Anderson | Silver Spurs Arena Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 10, 2019* 3:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. UTSA Sunshine Slam | W 91–79 | 4–0 | 37 – Darling | 9 – Goss | 5 – Anderson | Silver Spurs Arena (539) Kissimmee, FL |
| Nov 16, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 81–73 | 5–0 | 27 – Darling | 7 – Goss | 3 – Anderson | Kirby Sports Center (1,233) Easton, PA |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 79–64 | 6–0 | 28 – Darling | 11 – Mutts | 3 – Mutts | DeGol Arena (901) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Stony Brook | W 75–61 | 7–0 | 22 – Allen | 10 – Mutts | 5 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,771) Newark, DE |
| Nov 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | UMES | W 75–56 | 8–0 | 23 – Darling | 16 – Mutts | 3 – Goss | Bob Carpenter Center (1,816) Newark, DE |
| Dec 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Columbia | W 84–76 | 9–0 | 24 – Mutts | 9 – Smith | 7 – Smith | Bob Carpenter Center (2,142) Newark, DE |
| Dec 7, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 56–66 | 9–1 | 15 – Goss | 8 – Mutts | 5 – Anderson | Charles E. Smith Center (2,201) Washington, DC |
| Dec 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 Villanova Never Forget Tribute Classic | L 70–78 | 9–2 | 29 – Darling | 11 – Mutts | 5 – Darling | Prudential Center (7,236) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Delaware State Route 1 Rivalry | W 86–78 | 10–2 | 19 – Painter | 10 – Goss | 7 – Darling | Bob Carpenter Center (1,936) Newark, DE |
| Dec 20, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at LIU | L 75–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 | 20 – Darling | 13 – Mutts | 5 – Darling | Steinberg Wellness Center (649) Brooklyn, NY |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | W 82–68 | 11–3 (1–0) | 21 – Darling | 9 – Mutts | 6 – Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (2,101) Newark, DE |
| Dec 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FloSports | | College of Charleston | L 75–83 | 11–4 (1–1) | 17 – Anderson | 5 – Veretto | 4 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,726) Newark, DE |
| Jan 3, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | L 55–61 | 11–5 (1–2) | 13 – Allen | 7 – Painter | 2 – 4 tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,109) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 80–76 | 12–5 (2–2) | 23 – Painter | 10 – Painter | 6 – Darling | JMU Convocation Center (1,976) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Towson | L 68–84 | 12–6 (2–3) | 16 – Darling | 7 – Mutts | 3 – Tied | SECU Arena (1,402) Towson, MD |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | L 68–77 | 12–7 (2–4) | 25 – Anderson | 9 – Painter | 4 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,955) Newark, DE |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Elon | W 79–78 | 13–7 (3–4) | 21 – Darling | 10 – Anderson | 6 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (1,881) Newark, DE |
| Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Hofstra | W 73–71 | 14–7 (4–4) | 30 – Mutts | 13 – Mutts | 5 – Darling | Mack Sports Complex (2,291) Hempstead, NY |
| Jan 25, 2020 12:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | W 76–74 | 15–7 (5–4) | 34 – Darling | 8 – Mutts | 6 – Anderson | Matthews Arena (1,017) Boston, MA |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 80–72 | 16–7 (6–4) | 27 – Darling | 10 – Painter | 4 – Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (3,340) Newark, DE |
| Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Towson | W 84–78 | 17–7 (7–4) | 34 – Darling | 9 – Painter | 8 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (4,675) Newark, DE |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | James Madison | W 80–78 | 18–7 (8–4) | 27 – Darling | 14 – Mutts | 3 – 3 tied | Bob Carpenter Center (3,778) Newark, DE |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | W 81–75 | 19–7 (9–4) | 24 – Darling | 6 – Painter | 5 – Anderson | Schar Center (1,712) Elon, NC |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at William & Mary | L 77–81 | 19–8 (9–5) | 36 – Darling | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Kaplan Arena (5,090) Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | W 70–48 | 20–8 (10–5) | 17 – Darling | 8 – Mutts | 4 – Mutts | Bob Carpenter Center (2,561) Newark, DE |
| Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | Hofstra | L 62–78 | 20–9 (10–6) | 25 – Darling | 13 – Mutts | 5 – Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (4,722) Newark, DE |
| Feb 27, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at College of Charleston | L 71–80 | 20–10 (10–7) | 18 – Mutts | 11 – Mutts | 2 – Tied | TD Arena (3,762) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | W 82–65 | 21–10 (11–7) | 14 – Anderson | 7 – Darling | 8 – Anderson | Trask Coliseum (3,144) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2020 2:30 pm, FloSports | (5) | vs. (4) College of Charleston Quarterfinals | W 79–67 | 22–10 | 25 – Darling | 11 – Mutts | 5 – Mutts | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) Hofstra Semifinals | L 61–75 | 22–11 | 13 – Tied | 8 – Darling | 4 – Mutts | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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