# 2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2018–19 season 6–25, 2–14 in MEAC play to finish in last place. In the MEAC tournament, they upset Savannah State in the first round, before falling to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Rider | L 54–81 | 0–1 | Memorial Hall (1,108) Dover, DE |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 74–85 | 0–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (920) Bronx, NY |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia Maui on the Mainland | L 66–100 | 0–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (8,167) Athens, GA |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | LIU | L 84–92 | 0–4 | Memorial Hall (840) Dover, DE |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia Tech | L 64–100 | 0–5 | Cassell Coliseum (8,421) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State Maui on the Mainland | L 66–98 | 0–6 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,004) Johnson City, TN |
| November 24, 2019* 11:30 am | | vs. Charleston Southern Maui on the Mainland | L 61–71 | 0–7 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,509) Johnson City, TN |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Saint Elizabeth | W 90–53 | 1–7 | Memorial Hall (245) Dover, DE |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 77–92 | 1–8 | Memorial Hall (191) Dover, DE |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 76–84 | 1–9 | Memorial Hall (813) Dover, DE |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. Delaware Route 1 Rivalry | L 78–86 | 1–10 | 76ers Fieldhouse (1,936) Wilmington, DE |
| December 18, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 80–92 | 1–11 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,674) Jacksonville, AL |
| December 22, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 62–81 | 1–12 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (513) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 30, 2019* 6:30 pm | | Washington Adventist | L 76–78 | 1–13 | Memorial Hall (249) Dover, DE |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm | | Morgan State | L 68–81 | 1–14 (0–1) | Memorial Hall (478) Dover, DE |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 68–66 | 2–14 (1–1) | Memorial Hall (519) Dover, DE |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 77–98 | 2–15 (1–2) | Memorial Hall (872) Dover, DE |
| January 25, 2020 4:20 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 45–72 | 2–16 (1–3) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (831) Durham, NC |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 67–82 | 2–17 (1–4) | Corbett Sports Center (3,567) Greensboro, NC |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 77–68 | 3–17 (2–4) | Memorial Hall (988) Dover, DE |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 66–68 | 3–18 (2–5) | Memorial Hall (947) Dover, DE |
| February 8, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 57–85 | 3–19 (2–6) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,319) Norfolk, VA |
| February 10, 2020 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 86–100 | 3–20 (2–7) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 95–97 $^{2OT}$ | 3–21 (2–8) | Memorial Hall (571) Dover, DE |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 70–71 | 3–22 (2–9) | Memorial Hall (958) Dover, DE |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | L 86–98 | 3–23 (2–10) | Physical Education Complex (2,436) Baltimore, MD |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Morgan State | L 80–90 | 3–24 (2–11) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,167) Baltimore, MD |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 84–63 | 4–24 (3–11) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,043) Princess Anne, MD |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 73–79 | 4–25 (3–12) | Memorial Hall (1,511) Dover, DE |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Howard | W 100–88 | 5–25 (4–12) | Burr Gymnasium (1,121) Washington, D.C. |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports | (8) | vs. (9) Maryland Eastern Shore First round | W 68–64 | 6–25 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| March 11, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports | (8) | vs. (1) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals | L 75–92 | 6–26 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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