# 2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2021–22 season 2–25, 0–14 in MEAC play to finish at last place. As the No. 8 seed, they were defeated by top seed Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 77–39 | – | Memorial Hall (785) Dover, DE |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 57–95 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum (7,899) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Immaculata | W 104–67 | 1–1 | Memorial Hall (573) Dover, DE |
| November 14, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Villanova | L 50–60 | 1–2 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 65–70 | 1–3 | Levien Gymnasium (571) New York, NY |
| November 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 25 UConn | L 60–95 | 1–4 | XL Center (9,442) Hartford, CT |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 pm | | at Liberty | L 53–80 | 1–5 | Liberty Arena (3,081) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 73–81 | 1–6 | Pratt ARC (183) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm | | Longwood | L 49–75 | 1–7 | Memorial Hall (767) Dover, DE |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 69–75 | 1–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,260) Newark, DE |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm | | Georgian Court | L 69–75 | 1–9 | Memorial Hall (526) Dover, DE |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 52–85 | 1–10 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (977) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm | | Wagner | L 51–58 | 1–11 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| December 29, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 46–60 | 1–12 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,454) University Park, PA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 64–84 | 1–13 (0–1) | Burr Gymnasium (898) Washington, D.C. |
| January 9, 2023 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 65–78 | 1–14 (0–2) | Memorial Hall (1,750) Dover, DE |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 66–68 | 1–15 (0–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (799) Princess Anne, MD |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 55–74 | 1–16 (0–4) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,669) Durham, NC |
| January 23, 2023 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–16 (1–4) | SHM Memorial Center (425) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 64–62 | 3–16 (2–4) | Memorial Hall (1,174) Dover, DE |
| January 30, 2023 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 71–66 | 4–16 (3–4) | Physical Education Complex (791) Baltimore, MD |
| February 4, 2023* 1:00 pm, TNT | | vs. Morgan State HBCU Legacy Invitational | L 65–75 | 4–17 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| February 7, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 66–60 | 5–17 | Memorial Hall (975) Dover, DE |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 pm | | Howard | L 85–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–18 (3–5) | Memorial Hall (1,347) Dover, DE |
| February 13, 2023 7:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 58–97 | 5–19 (3–6) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,011) Norfolk, VA |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 58–66 | 5–20 (3–7) | Memorial Hall (1,507) Dover, DE |
| February 20, 2023 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 69–68 | 6–20 (4–7) | Memorial Hall (1,137) Dover, DE |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 78–83 | 6–21 (4–8) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (872) Baltimore, MD |
| February 27, 2023 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 72–82 | 6–22 (4–9) | Memorial Hall (1,254) Dover, DE |
| March 2, 2023 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 58–64 | 6–23 (4–10) | Memorial Hall (1,263) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals | L 59–89 | 6–24 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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