# 2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Bethune–Cookman.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2015–16 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.

## Preseason

The Hornets were picked to finish 12th in the MEAC preseason poll. Devin Morgan was selected the All-MEAC preseason second team and DeAndre Haywood was picked for the third team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | | Clarks Summit | W 103–56 | 1–0 | Memorial Hall (1,467) Dover, DE |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Texas Southern Hardwood Showcase | L 61–74 | 1–1 | Memorial Hall (942) Dover, DE |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UMBC | L 68–90 | 1–2 | Retriever Activities Center (612) Catonsville, MD |
| 11/21/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette Hardwood Showcase | L 82–83 | 1–3 | Cajundome (1,822) Lafayette, LA |
| 11/23/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Rice Hardwood Showcase | L 58–80 | 1–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,275) Houston, TX |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Montana State Hardwood Showcase | L 66–91 | 1–5 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,307) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/29/2016* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | W 79–72 | 2–5 | Carnesecca Arena (4,109) Queens, NY |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware Route 1 Rivalry | L 49–64 | 2–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,492) Newark, DE |
| 12/04/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU | L 60–74 | 2–7 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| 12/08/2016* 8:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 40–73 | 2–8 | The Super Pit (1,707) Denton, TX |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | | Keystone | W 92–69 | 3–8 | Memorial Hall (978) Dover, DE |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Binghamton | L 66–85 | 3–9 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,001) Vestal, NY |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 16 Indiana | L 56–103 | 3–10 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,307) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 57–89 | 3–11 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,886) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/30/2016* 1:00 am | | at Hawaii | L 66–77 | 3–12 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,903) Honolulu, HI |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 55–53 | 4–12 (1–0) | Corbett Sports Center (531) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/10/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | W 69–68 | 5–12 (2–0) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (859) Durham, NC |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | Hampton | L 77–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–13 (2–1) | Memorial Hall (1,149) Dover, DE |
| 01/16/2017 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 70–75 | 5–14 (2–2) | Memorial Hall (1,067) Dover, DE |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 64–74 | 5–15 (2–3) | SHM Memorial Center (608) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/23/2017 8:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 79–94 | 5–16 (2–4) | Tiger Arena (1,520) Savannah, GA |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 68–81 | 5–17 (2–5) | Memorial Hall (1,279) Dover, DE |
| 01/30/2017 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 74–82 | 5–18 (2–6) | Memorial Hall (943) Dover, DE |
| 02/01/2017 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 82–65 | 6–18 (3–6) | Memorial Hall (857) Dover, DE |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 7–18 (4–6) | Moore Gymnasium (781) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/06/2017 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–18 (5–6) | Teaching Gym (2,278) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | at Morgan State | W 56–45 | 9–18 (6–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,052) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/13/2017 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | L 75–83 | 9–19 (6–7) | Physical Education Complex (899) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/20/2017 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 65–54 | 9–20 (6–8) | Memorial Hall (1,034) Dover, DE |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 64–65 | 9–21 (6–9) | Memorial Hall (1,928) Dover, DE |
| 03/02/2017 7:30 pm | | Howard | W 66–56 | 10–21 (7–9) | Memorial Hall (1,348) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 4:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Bethune-Cookman First round | L 62–69 | 10–22 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||