# 2024–25 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth-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 2023–24 season 15–19, 6–8 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They upset South Carolina State and North Carolina Central, before falling to Howard in the MEAC tournament championship game. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #14 seed, where they would be defeated by eventual tournament champions Seattle in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Delaware Valley | W 99–49 | – | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Virginia Tech | L 60–83 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum (4,453) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Columbia | L 62–83 | 0–2 | Levien Gymnasium (782) New York, NY |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 70–54 | 1–2 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cheyney | W 93–51 | 2–2 | Memorial Hall (350) Dover, DE |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at Providence | L 48–78 | 2–3 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (7,489) Providence, RI |
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 66–76 | 2–4 | Knott Arena (1,590) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Penn State Wilkes-Barre | W 111–43 | 3–4 | Memorial Hall (109) Dover, DE |
| November 29, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN+ | | at Texas | L 68–90 | 3–5 | Moody Center (10,716) Austin, TX |
| December 3, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 80–93 | 3–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,104) Newark, DE |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 80–77 | 4–6 | Memorial Hall (151) Dover, DE |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 71–59 | 5–6 | Memorial Hall (102) Dover, DE |
| December 19, 2024* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Grambling State Chris Paul HBCU Challenge | W 73–60 | 6–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 20, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Alabama State Chris Paul HBCU Challenge | W 83–80 | 7–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 58–76 | 7–7 | Hagan Arena (3,179) Philadelphia, PA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Howard | L 94–100 | 7–8 (0–1) | Burr Gymnasium (874) Washington, D.C. |
| January 6, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | L 64–73 | 7–9 (0–2) | Memorial Hall (1,000) Dover, DE |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 76–75 | 8–9 (1–2) | SHM Memorial Center (585) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Carolina Central | L 72–75 | 8–10 (1–3) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,578) Durham, NC |
| January 18, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Virginia Lynchburg | W 126–38 | 9–10 | Memorial Hall (128) Dover, DE |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 73–66 | 10–10 (2–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (401) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Coppin State | W 84–61 | 11–10 (3–3) | Physical Education Complex (778) Baltimore, MD |
| February 3, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 84–82 | 12–10 (4–3) | Memorial Hall (304) Dover, DE |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Howard | W 90–69 | 13–10 (5–3) | Memorial Hall (1,800) Dover, DE |
| February 17, 2025 7:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 84–96 | 13–11 (5–4) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,124) Norfolk, VA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | L 88–94 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (5–5) | Memorial Hall (301) Dover, DE |
| February 24, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (6–5) | Memorial Hall (501) Dover, DE |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 83–79 | 15–12 (7–5) | Memorial Hall (270) Dover, DE |
| March 3, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morgan State | L 81–87 | 15–13 (7–6) | Hill Field House (2,567) Baltimore, MD |
| March 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 75–68 | 16–13 (8–6) | Memorial Hall (302) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals | L 77–79 | 16–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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