# 2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first year head coach Keith Walker, played their home games at Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Radford.
In a 104–92 win over Coppin State on March 5, center Kendall Gray scored 33 points and had 30 rebounds. He was the first NCAA Division I player to get 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Quincy Tillinghast | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1 | Kendall Gray | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Senior | Dover, Delaware |
| 2 | Kendal Williams | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Senior | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
| 3 | Scott Sill | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Sophomore | Windsor, Connecticut |
| 4 | Kris Walden | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5 | Tyshawn Bell | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Dover, Delaware |
| 10 | Kavon Waller | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Chester, Virginia |
| 11 | DeAndre Haywood | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Sophomore | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 20 | Mrdjan Gasevic | Forward/Center | 6–7 | 235 | Sophomore | Mladenovac, Serbia |
| 21 | Larry Haley | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Largo, Maryland |
| 22 | Aric Dickerson | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 23 | Jason Owens | Forward | 6–6 | 232 | Junior | Seaford, Delaware |
| 25 | Artem Tavakalyan | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Moscow, Russia |
| 35 | Todd Hughes | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Smyrna, Delaware |
| 44 | Amere May | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Covert, Michigan |
| 55 | Charles Burley | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Senior | Wilmington, Delaware |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 4:30 pm | at Penn | W 77–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | The Palestra (2,535) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Baptist Bible | W 104–63 | 2–0 | Memorial Hall (1,474) Dover, DE |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm | at North Texas Roundball Showcase | L 55–62 | 2–1 | The Super Pit (1,491) Denton, TX |
| 11/21/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | at Arkansas Roundball Showcase | L 71–99 | 2–2 | Bud Walton Arena (14,740) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | at Iona Roundball Showcase | L 76–126 | 2–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,414) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm | at Wake Forest Roundball Showcase | W 72–65 | 3–3 | LJVM Coliseum (8,054) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/02/2014* 1:00 am | at Hawaiʻi | L 60–75 | 3–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,745) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/07/2014* 12:00 pm | at Delaware | W 66–53 | 4–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,020) Newark, DE |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | Campbell | L 55–70 | 4–5 | Memorial Hall (878) Dover, DE |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 44–83 | 4–6 | Ryan Center (4,613) Kingston, RI |
| 12/17/2014* 2:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 72–64 | 5–6 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (535) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon | L 70–83 | 5–7 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,530) Eugene, OR |
| 12/28/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple | L 56–66 | 5–8 | Liacouras Center (4,642) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Cheyney | W 90–68 | 6–8 | Memorial Hall (918) Dover, DE |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | Morgan State | L 69–73 | 6–9 (0–1) | Memorial Hall (975) Dover, DE |
| 01/12/2015 7:00 pm | at Howard | W 79–76 | 7–9 (1–1) | Burr Gymnasium (1,665) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 60–49 | 8–9 (2–1) | Memorial Hall (1,549) Dover, DE |
| 01/19/2015 4:00 pm | Savannah State | W 59–50 | 9–9 (3–1) | Memorial Hall (1,367) Dover, DE |
| 01/24/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at North Carolina A&T | W 67–52 | 10–9 (4–1) | Corbett Sports Center (1,040) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/26/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at North Carolina Central | L 54–55 | 10–10 (4–2) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,019) Durham, NC |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State | L 74–78 | 10–11 (4–3) | SHM Memorial Center (915) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/03/2015* 7:30 pm | at NJIT | L 51–69 | 10–12 | Fleisher Center (937) Newark, NJ |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | L 70–75 | 10–13 (4–4) | Memorial Hall (1,532) Dover, DE |
| 02/09/2015 7:30 pm | Florida A&M | W 90–74 | 11–13 (5–4) | Memorial Hall (1,186) Dover, DE |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 91–85 | 12–13 (6–4) | Hytche Athletic Center (5,411) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/16/2015 7:30 pm | Coppin State | L 92–96 | 12–14 (6–5) | Memorial Hall (1,238) Dover, DE |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | at Hampton | W 74–71 | 13–14 (7–5) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,391) Hampton, VA |
| 02/23/2015 8:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 71–81 | 13–15 (7–6) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,152) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 65–69 | 13–16 (7–7) | Memorial Hall (1,738) Dover, DE |
| 03/02/2015 7:30 pm | Hampton | W 85–75 | 14–16 (8–7) | Memorial Hall (1,687) Dover, DE |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 104–92 | 15–16 (9–7) | Physical Education Complex (538) Baltimore, MD |
| MEAC tournament |||||
| 03/09/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Savannah State First round | W 64–58 | 16–16 | Norfolk Scope (3,111) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/12/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Howard Quarterfinals | W 65–60 | 17–16 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. North Carolina Central Semifinals | W 63–57 | 18–16 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/14/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Hampton Championship game | L 61–82 | 18–17 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 8:00 pm | Radford First round | L 57–78 | 18–18 | Memorial Hall (1,038) Dover, DE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||