# 2015–16 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 5–11 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Savannah State in the first round of the MEAC tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Quincy Tillinghast | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1 | DeAndre Haywood | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 3 | Scott Sill | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Windsor, Connecticut |
| 4 | Cahli Thomas | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 5 | Malik Carter | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Kavon Waller | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Chester, Virginia |
| 11 | Devin Morgan, Jr. | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | Chester, Virginia |
| 12 | Joseph Lewis | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 13 | Mahir Johnson | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Jamelle Christian | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| 20 | Mrdjan Gasevic | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Mladenovac, Serbia |
| 21 | Dana Raysor | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Willingboro, New Jersey |
| 22 | Aric Dickerson | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 23 | Jason Owens | Forward | 6–6 | 232 | Senior | Seaford, Delaware |
| 24 | Artem Tavakalyan | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Moscow, Russia |
| 35 | Todd Hughes | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Smyrna, Delaware |
| 44 | DeVaughn Mallory | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Dover, Delaware |
| 55 | Demola Onifade | Center | 6–9 | 245 | Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm | | Delaware | L 56–62 | 0–1 | Memorial Hall (1,584) Dover, DE |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | | Penn | L 54–60 | 0–2 | Memorial Hall (1,058) Dover, DE |
| 11/19/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 60–75 | 0–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,447) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/21/2015* 12:00 pm | | Lamar Roundball Showcase | L 66–77 | 0–4 | Memorial Hall (209) Dover, DE |
| 11/24/2015* 10:00 pm | | at UC Riverside Roundball Showcase | L 55–81 | 0–5 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (562) Riverside, CA |
| 11/27/2015* 10:00 pm | | at Fresno State Roundball Showcase | L 59–80 | 0–6 | Save Mart Center (5,959) Fresno, CA |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm | | at San Francisco Roundball Showcase | L 47–67 | 0–7 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,148) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 38–82 | 0–8 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,764) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/12/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Michigan | L 33–80 | 0–9 | Crisler Center (10,599) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/15/2015* 9:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 59–88 | 0–10 | GCU Arena (5,223) Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 63–78 | 0–11 | Liacouras Center (4,578) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/22/2015* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 58–105 | 0–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,041) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/28/2015* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | L 47–75 | 0–13 | Schollmaier Arena (5,024) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Summit | W 93–44 | 1–13 | Memorial Hall (239) Dover, DE |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 58–63 | 1–14 (0–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,109) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 79–90 | 1–15 (0–2) | SHM Memorial Center (476) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/18/2016 8:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 47–64 | 1–16 (0–3) | Tiger Arena (1,020) Savannah, GA |
| 01/20/2016 4:30 pm | | Howard Postponed from 1/11/16 | L 67–71 | 1–17 (0–4) | Memorial Hall (1,685) Dover, DE |
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 57–55 | 2–17 (1–4) | Memorial Hall (1,084) Dover, DE |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central Postponed from 1/23/16 | W 71–60 | 3–17 (2–4) | Memorial Hall (1,371) Dover, DE |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | | South Carolina State | L 41–56 | 3–18 (2–5) | Memorial Hall (968) Dover, DE |
| 02/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Cheyney | W 86–70 | 4–18 | Memorial Hall (1,387) Dover, DE |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | L 56–85 | 4–19 (2–6) | Moore Gymnasium (487) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/08/2016 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 95–96 $^{2OT}$ | 4–20 (2–7) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 71–75 | 5–20 (3–7) | Memorial Hall (1,983) Dover, DE |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 71–67 | 6–20 (4–7) | Physical Education Complex (533) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 67–64 | 7–20 (5–7) | Memorial Hall (1,846) Dover, DE |
| 02/22/2016 7:30 pm | | Hampton | L 72–82 | 7–21 (5–8) | Memorial Hall (1,254) Dover, DE |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 65–74 | 7–22 (5–9) | Hytche Athletic Center (3,002) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm | | at Hampton | L 65–79 | 7–23 (5–10) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,123) Hampton, VA |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 62–72 | 7–24 (5–11) | Memorial Hall (1,236) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (5) Savannah State First Round | L 58–63 | 7–25 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||