Delaware State Hornets men's basketball

Delaware State Hornets
Delaware State Hornets
	2024–25 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
University	Delaware State University
Head coach	Stan Waterman (4th season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Dover, Delaware
Arena	Memorial Hall ; (capacity: 1,800)
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Columbia blue and red;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2005
Conference tournament champions
	2005
Conference regular season champions
	2005, 2006, 2007

The Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They are coached by Stan Waterman, who was hired as head coach in 2021.^[3]

Postseason results

The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	First Round	Duke	L 46–57

The Hornets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	Opening Round First Round	Northern Arizona Louisville	W 58–53 L 54–71
2007	First Round	West Virginia	L 50–74

The Hornets have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Radford	L 57–78

Delaware State University
Athletics	Delaware State Hornets Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Alumni Stadium Memorial Hall
Campus	DSU Downtown Loockerman Hall
Related	2007 Delaware State University shooting

Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Hornet The Approaching Storm
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23