# 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.
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. The Hornets were led by interim head coach Keith Walker for the remainder of the season.

## Roster

| 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

| 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. |||||