# 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern division. They finished the 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 Skeeters after three seasons at Delaware State. On June 3, the school named high school coach Stan Waterman the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round, before losing to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Wake Forest Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic | L 51–111 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 26, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | vs. Longwood Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | L 73–99 | 0–2 | HTC Center (53) Conway, SC |
| December 20, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 69–97 | 0–3 | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA |
| December 23, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | at UNC Wilmington | L 63–87 | 0–4 | Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC |
| December 30, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | Manhattan | L 59–65 | 0–5 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| January 4, 2021 8:00 p.m. | at Coppin State | L 78–86 | 0–6 (0–1) | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| January 5, 2021 8:00 p.m. | at Coppin State | L 77–81 | 0–7 (0–2) | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | L 76–87 | 0–8 (0–3) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| January 17, 2021 5:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | L 79–83 $^{OT}$ | 0–9 (0–4) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | L 83–99 | 0–10 (0–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| January 30, 2021 4:30 p.m. | at Norfolk State | L 66–94 | 0–11 (0–6) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (207) Norfolk, VA |
| January 31, 2021 4:30 p.m. | at Norfolk State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA |
| February 3, 2021* 3:30 p.m. | Lancaster Bible | W 81–80 | 1–11 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | L 69–74 | 1–12 (0–7) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| February 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | Cairn | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m. | Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m. | Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | St. Mary's (MD) | W 75–58 | 2–12 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | L 55–86 | 2–13 (0–8) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (215) Norfolk, VA |
| February 27, 2021 8:00 p.m. | Coppin State | L 68–81 | 2–14 (0–9) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 28, 2021 5:00 p.m. | Coppin State | L 74–94 | 2–15 (0–10) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| March 5, 2021 1:00 p.m. | Morgan State | L 67–92 | 2–16 (0–11) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| March 6, 2021 5:00 p.m. | Morgan State | W 82–75 | 3–16 (1–11) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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