# 2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware, and were led by 1st-year head coach Eric Skeeters.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017–18 season 4–28, 2–14 in the MEAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina A&T. They lost every game on the road and on a neutral court, with both of their non-conference victories coming against non-Division I schools. They had the dubious distinction of finishing the season 351st in RPI out of the 351 teams in the NCAA.
On February 22, 2018, head coach Keith Walker was fired and associate head coach Keith Johnson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On July 26, 5 months after Walker was fired, the school hired UMBC assistant Eric Skeeters for the head coaching job.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:45 pm | | at East Carolina | L 56–81 | 0–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,773) Greenville, SC |
| November 10, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 47–89 | 0–2 | GCU Arena (7,122) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 62–91 | 0–3 | Reitz Arena (914) Baltimore, MD |
| November 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Longwood | L 73–89 | 0–4 | Willett Hall (1,798) Farmville, VA |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Saint Elizabeth | W 80–47 | 1–4 | Memorial Hall (727) Dover, DE |
| November 24, 2018* 10:30 pm | | at Washington State | L 52–80 | 1–5 | Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Penn | L 48–76 | 1–6 | Memorial Hall (757) Dover, DE |
| December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 61–90 | 1–7 | Reilly Center (3,864) Olean, NY |
| December 3, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Cairn | W 102–66 | 2–7 | Memorial Hall (572) Dover, DE |
| December 8, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Jacksonville State | L 54–81 | 2–8 | Memorial Hall (617) Dover, DE |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware Route 1 Rivalry | W 73–71 | 3–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,533) Newark, DE |
| December 22, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 69–83 | 3–9 | Dee Events Center (5,711) Ogden, UT |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Ball State | L 57–116 | 3–10 | Worthen Arena (3,424) Muncie, IN |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 63–77 | 3–11 (0–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,669) Norfolk, VA |
| January 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 60–64 | 3–12 (0–2) | Memorial Hall (954) Dover, DE |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 70–93 | 3–13 (0–3) | Memorial Hall (560) Dover, DE |
| January 14, 2019 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 70–71 | 3–14 (0–4) | Memorial Hall (532) Dover, DE |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 49–69 | 3–15 (0–5) | Moore Gymnasium (801) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 21, 2019 8:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 47–60 | 3–16 (0–6) | Teaching Gym (1,648) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 74–80 | 3–17 (0–7) | Burr Gymnasium (1,429) Washington, D.C. |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Savannah State | L 73–76 | 3–18 (0–8) | Memorial Hall (523) Dover, DE |
| February 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 70–68 | 4–18 (1–8) | Memorial Hall (584) Dover, DE |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 52–82 | 4–19 (1–9) | Corbett Sports Center (1,904) Greensboro, NC |
| February 11, 2019 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 52–87 | 4–20 (1–10) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,341) Durham, NC |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 56–62 | 4–21 (1–11) | Memorial Hall (1,087) Dover, DE |
| February 25, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 70–60 | 5–21 (2–12) | Physical Education Complex (519) Baltimore, MD |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | L 58–76 | 5–22 (2–13) | Memorial Hall (819) Dover, DE |
| March 4, 2019 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 66–74 | 5–23 (2–14) | Memorial Hall (974) Dover, DE |
| March 7, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 64–70 | 5–24 (2–15) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,091) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2019 6:00 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Savannah State First round | W 71–67 | 6–24 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 14, 2019 6:00 pm | (11) | vs. (3) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals | L 57–75 | 6–25 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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