# 2022–23 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by seventh-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2021–22 season 22–13, 10–8 in CAA play, to finish a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed, they defeated Drexel, Towson and UNC Wilmington to win the CAA tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Wilmington | W 78–54 | 1–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,255) Newark, DE |
| November 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | L 71–75 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (1,625) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACC RSN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 58–92 | 1–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Colgate Cathedral Classic | W 72–68 | 2–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Hartford Cathedral Classic | W 78–50 | 3–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 27, 2022* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn Cathedral Classic | L 73–86 | 3–3 | The Palestra (1,586) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Cornell | L 67–74 | 3–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,426) Newark, DE |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | Davidson | W 69–67 | 4–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,859) Newark, DE |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Delaware State | W 77–69 | 5–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,260) Newark, DE |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Siena | W 75–64 | 6–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,554) Newark, DE |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | W 76–69 | 7–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,599) Princeton, NJ |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rider | W 60–59 | 8–4 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Ohio | L 76–95 | 8–5 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,568) Newark, DE |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Hofstra | L 73–87 | 8–6 (0–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,121) Newark, DE |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Elon | W 57–52 | 9–6 (1–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,895) Newark, DE |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 23 College of Charleston | L 64–75 | 9–7 (1–2) | TD Arena (5,162) Charleston, SC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Towson | W 72–59 | 10–7 (2–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,671) Newark, DE |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hofstra | L 62–86 | 10–8 (2–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,037) Hempstead, NY |
| January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Northeastern | L 58–59 | 10–9 (2–4) | Matthews Arena (716) Boston, MA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | William & Mary | W 80–53 | 11–9 (3–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,192) Newark, DE |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Drexel | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (3–5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,407) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Hampton | L 66–67 | 11–11 (3–6) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,705) Hampton, VA |
| January 28, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Northeastern | W 81–78 | 12–11 (4–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,561) Newark, DE |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Monmouth | L 62–70 | 12–12 (4–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,597) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | College of Charleston | L 67–84 | 12–13 (4–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,875) Newark, DE |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | | Drexel | L 54–58 | 12–14 (4–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,685) Newark, DE |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 71–60 | 13–14 (5–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,449) Newark, DE |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 72–95 | 13–15 (5–10) | SECU Arena (3,010) Towson, MD |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | UNC Wilmington | W 75–66 | 14–15 (6–10) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,628) Newark, DE |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 73–71 | 15–15 (7–10) | Corbett Sports Center (1,658) Greensboro, NC |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 70–54 | 16–15 (8–10) | Schar Center (1,721) Elon, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2023 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (11) Northeastern Second round | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 17–15 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,067) Washington, D.C. |
| March 5, 2023 8:30 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (3) Towson Quarterfinals | L 60–86 | 17–16 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,089) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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