# 2023–24 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

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 (MEAC).

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 6–24, 4–10 in MEAC play, to finish tied for sixth place. They were defeated by North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:30 p.m. | | Cabrini | W 101–58 | – | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | L 45–79 | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,345) University Park, PA |
| November 11, 2023* 9:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 18 Texas | L 59–86 | 0–2 | Moody Center (10,500) Austin, TX |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Delaware | L 67–78 | 0–3 | Memorial Hall (1,544) Dover, DE |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Grambling State HBCU All-Star Classic | W 71–63 | 1–3 | Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 72–81 | 1–4 | Wellness and Events Center (383) Newark, NJ |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood Brock Challenge | L 82–84 $^{2OT}$ | 1–5 | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,147) Farmville, VA |
| November 25, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Brock Challenge | W 72–64 | 2–5 | Joan Perry Brock Center (243) Farmville, VA |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Lamar Brock Challenge | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–6 | Joan Perry Brock Center (427) Farmville, VA |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at Chicago State | W 76–69 | 3–6 | Jones Convocation Center (111) Chicago, IL |
| December 2, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Reitz Arena (612) Baltimore, MD |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 105–58 | 5–6 | Memorial Hall (750) Dover, DE |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 106–73 | 6–6 | Memorial Hall (550) Dover, DE |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | Longwood | L 61–62 | 6–7 | Memorial Hall (1,100) Dover, DE |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 59–88 | 6–8 | LJVM Coliseum (6,423) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 50–79 | 6–9 | Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–73 | 7–9 | Memorial Hall (550) Dover, DE |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 55–53 | 8–9 (1–0) | Memorial Hall (850) Dover, DE |
| January 8, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 78–66 | 9–9 (2–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (548) Baltimore, MD |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 67–63 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (3–0) | Memorial Hall (1,500) Dover, DE |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | L 64–66 | 10–10 (3–1) | Memorial Hall (1,500) Dover, DE |
| January 29, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | L 66–69 | 10–11 (3–2) | Memorial Hall (1,350) Dover, DE |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 64–65 | 10–12 (3–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,421) Norfolk, VA |
| February 5, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | Howard | L 71–75 | 10–13 (3–4) | Memorial Hall (1,100) Dover, DE |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | W 66–56 | 11–13 (4–4) | Physical Education Complex (512) Baltimore, MD |
| February 19, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | Morgan State | W 80–58 | 12–13 (5–4) | Memorial Hall (2,500) Dover, DE |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | L 62–69 | 12–14 (5–5) | SHM Memorial Center (1,950) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 26, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | L 81–93 | 12–15 (5–6) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,342) Durham, NC |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | W 85–71 | 13–15 (6–6) | Memorial Hall (1,200) Dover, DE |
| March 4, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at Howard | L 66–85 | 13–16 (6–7) | Burr Gymnasium (1,250) Washington, D.C. |
| March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 59–67 | 13–17 (6–8) | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) South Carolina State Quarterfinals | W 71–58 | 14–17 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (2) North Carolina Central Semifinals | W 71–58 | 15–17 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 16, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (4) Howard Championship | L 67–70 | 15–18 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| CBI ||||||
| March 23, 2024 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | (14) | vs. (3) Seattle First round | L 66–79 | 15–19 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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