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.

2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record14–19 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Phillips
  • Corey McCrae
  • Torrian Jones
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
College of Charleston  14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Northeastern 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Hofstra 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
William & Mary 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Towson 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
UNC Wilmington 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Delaware 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Drexel 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
James Madison 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Elon 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
2018 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ryan Daly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Archbishop John Carroll High School Ardmore, Pennsylvania
G 1 Kevin Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. John Neumann High School Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 2 Ryan Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic High School Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Anthony Mosley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sanford School Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Darian Bryant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr George Washington Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Eric Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Jackson Memorial High School Jackson, New Jersey
G 10 Connor Rufo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sanford School Hockessin, Delaware
F 11 Chyree Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bullis School Fairfax, Virginia
G 15 Curtis Lochner (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Abington Senior High School Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
F 20 Derrick Woods 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So St. Bonaventure Trenton, New Jersey
F 22 Jacob Cushing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Neuqua Valley High School Naperville, Illinois
F 23 Skye Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Virginia Episcopal School Dumfries, Virginia
F 35 Collin Goss   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr George Washington Manassas, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

See also

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2017–18 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.