# 2021–22 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first-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

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 3–16, 1–11 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place in the Northern division. They failed to qualify for the MEAC tournament.
On April 1, 2021, the school fired head coach Eric Skeeters after three seasons at Delaware State. On June 3, the school named high school coach Stan Waterman the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Virginia–Lynchburg | W 83–56 | – | Memorial Hall (750) Dover, DE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Cairn | W 80–41 | 1–0 | Memorial Hall (1,000) Dover, DE |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Salisbury | L 78–91 | 1–1 | Memorial Hall (987) Dover, DE |
| November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 53–63 | 1–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,504) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Regent | W 84–30 | 2–2 | Memorial Hall (1,100) Dover, DE |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 63–67 | 2–3 | Memorial Hall (485) Dover, DE |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at LIU | L 65–99 | 2–4 | Steinberg Wellness Center (375) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Delaware Route 1 Rivalry | L 48–59 | 2–5 | Memorial Hall (1,200) Dover, DE |
| December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 58–78 | 2–6 | Willett Hall (1,265) Farmville, VA |
| December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 60–96 | 2–7 | Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 61–75 | 2–8 | Memorial Hall (435) Dover, DE |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, TNT | | vs. North Carolina Central Legacy Classic | L 53–86 | 2–9 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 20, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 51–93 | 2–10 | Spiro Sports Center (959) Staten Island, NY |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Temple | L 48–85 | 2–11 | Liacouras Center (3,122) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2021* 6:00 pm | | at Penn State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 12, 2022 7:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 51–80 | 2–12 (0–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (515) Norfolk, VA |
| January 22, 2022 4:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 49–73 | 2–13 (0–2) | Memorial Hall (0) Dover, DE |
| January 24, 2022 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | L 62–64 | 2–14 (0–3) | Memorial Hall (0) Dover, DE |
| January 30, 2022 5:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 70–82 | 2–15 (0–4) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (324) Baltimore, MD |
| February 2, 2022 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 57–59 | 2–16 (0–5) | Memorial Hall (0) Dover, DE |
| February 7, 2022 7:30 pm | | Howard Rescheduled from January 8 | L 64–69 | 2–17 (0–6) | Memorial Hall (600) Dover, DE |
| February 9, 2022 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore Rescheduled from January 15 | L 50–58 | 2–18 (0–7) | Memorial Hall (600) Dover, DE |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 72–85 | 2–19 (0–8) | Burr Gymnasium (1,164) Washington, D.C. |
| February 14, 2022 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 66–69 | 2–20 (0–9) | Memorial Hall (600) Dover, DE |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–21 (0–10) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,127) Durham, NC |
| February 21, 2022 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 74–79 | 2–22 (0–11) | SHM Memorial Center (215) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 26, 2022 4:30 pm | | Morgan State | L 69–76 | 2–23 (0–12) | Memorial Hall (1,273) Dover, DE |
| February 28, 2022 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | L 67–80 | 2–24 (0–13) | Physical Education Complex (440) Baltimore, MD |
| March 3, 2022 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 59–63 | 2–25 (0–14) | Hytche Athletic Center (897) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Norfolk State Quarterfinals | L 66–74 | 2–26 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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