# 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by second-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Elon in the first round of the CAA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Northeastern.

## Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Hofstra in the first round of the CAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chivarsky Corbett | 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Tampa, FL | Graduate transferred to Bellarmine |
| Barnett Harris | 2 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Monroeville, PA | Graduated |
| Curtis McRoy | 10 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Annapolis, MD | Graduated |
| Devonne Pinkard | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Lancaster, PA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Collin Goss | 35 | F | 6'11" | 227 | Junior | Manassas, VA | Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Goss will sit out the 2017–18 season and will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Allen #87 SG | Bowie, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Chyree Walker #81 SF | Fairfax, VA | Bullis School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Kevin Anderson #98 SG | Williamsport, PA | Saint John Neumann High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 23, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ithiel Horton PG | Jersey City, NJ | Roselle Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSP+ | | at Richmond | W 76–63 | 1–0 | 22 – Daly | 12 – Carter | 5 – Mosley | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Nov 14, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 53–61 | 1–1 | 18 – Carter | 12 – Carter | 2 – Tied | Carver Arena (4,556) Peoria, IL |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Wesley UNCG Spartan Classic | W 93–78 | 2–1 | 23 – Daly | 9 – Daly | 6 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (2,880) Newark, DE |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro UNCG Spartan Classic | L 66–79 | 2–2 | 17 – Anderson | 6 – Daly | 2 – Allen | Greensboro Coliseum (2,249) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 21, 2017* 4:30 pm | | vs. North Carolina Wesleyan UNCG Spartan Classic | W 88–70 | 3–2 | 19 – Woods | 10 – Woods | 4 – Allen | Greensboro Coliseum (1,635) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 22, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. Longwood UNCG Spartan Classic | W 65–57 | 4–2 | 19 – Allen | 9 – Woods | 3 – Tied | Fleming Gymnasium (93) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 66–76 | 4–3 | 23 – Mosley | 10 – Woods | 3 – Bryant | Bob Carpenter Center (2,119) Newark, DE |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 76–82 | 4–4 | 23 – Daly | 6 – Tied | 5 – Mosley | Alumni Hall (535) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 72–75 | 4–5 | 22 – Daly | 11 – Carter | 5 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (2,326) Newark, DE |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 9 Notre Dame | L 68–92 | 4–6 | 23 – Anderson | 9 – Carter | 7 – Anderson | Bob Carpenter Center (4,737) Newark, DE |
| Dec 17, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 68–59 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | 15 – Allen | 12 – Anderson | 8 – Daly | Memorial Hall (527) Dover, DE |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–62 | 6–6 | 22 – Anderson | 10 – Carter | 5 – Daly | Bob Carpenter Center (1,922) Newark, DE |
| Dec 28, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Cornell | W 97–96 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | 24 – Allen | 12 – Carter | 7 – Mosley | Bob Carpenter Center (2,450) Newark, DE |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 58–56 | 8–6 (1–0) | 14 – Allen | 10 – Carter | 4 – Mosley | Trask Coliseum (3,931) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 78–93 | 8–7 (1–1) | 23 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 3 – Mosley | TD Arena (2,894) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 65–90 | 8–8 (1–2) | 21 – Daly | 9 – Carter | 3 – Walker | Bob Carpenter Center (2,208) Newark, DE |
| Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 96–76 | 9–8 (2–2) | 27 – Daly | 8 – Mosley | 8 – Mosley | Bob Carpenter Center (2,388) Newark, DE |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP | | Drexel | W 72–66 | 10–8 (3–2) | 17 – Carter | 13 – Carter | 5 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (1,948) Newark, DE |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 61–60 | 11–8 (4–2) | 19 – Daly | 13 – Carter | 6 – Mosley | JMU Convocation Center (2,938) Williamsburg, VA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 63–90 | 11–9 (4–3) | 16 – Allen | 8 – Daly | 2 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,514) Hempstead, NY |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 64–76 | 11–10 (4–4) | 16 – Tied | 9 – Daly | 3 – Allen | Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 54–62 | 11–11 (4–5) | 19 – Allen | 9 – Carter | 2 – Mosley | Bob Carpenter Center (2,350) Newark, DE |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 59–64 | 11–12 (4–6) | 16 – Carter | 12 – Carter | 4 – Carter | Bob Carpenter Center (4,737) Newark, DE |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP+ | | Towson | L 71–75 | 11–13 (4–7) | 22 – Allen | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (2,828) Newark, DE |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 76–89 | 11–14 (4–8) | 26 – Allen | 13 – Carter | 3 – Mosley | Alumni Gym (1,719) Elon, NC |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 67–70 | 11–15 (4–9) | 19 – Allen | 10 – Carter | 3 – Mosley | Bob Carpenter Center (2,368) Newark, DE |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 66–83 | 11–16 (4–10) | 25 – Allen | 10 – Johnson | 3 – Carter | Kaplan Arena (5,825) Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 65–67 | 11–17 (4–11) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Carter | 3 – Tied | SECU Arena (2,022) Towson, MD |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSP | | Elon | W 72–57 | 12–17 (5–11) | 22 – Daly | 12 – Daly | 3 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (2,547) Newark, DE |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 83–85 | 12–18 (5–12) | 21 – Allen | 12 – Carter | 6 – Mosley | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,116) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm | | James Madison | W 68–66 | 13–18 (6–12) | 14 – Daly | 11 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (3,487) Newark, DE |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 6:30 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Elon First round | W 86–79 | 14–18 | 23 – Daly | 11 – Carter | 4 – 3 tied | North Charleston Coliseum (2,659) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 4, 2018 6:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Northeastern Quarterfinals | L 50–74 | 14–19 | 23 – Daly | 8 – Daly | 3 – Allen | North Charleston Coliseum (2,566) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||