2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represents Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, play their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the Northern Division.[1]

2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionNorthern Division
2020–21 record0–9 (0–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Hall
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Morgan State62 .750  114  .733
Norfolk State53 .625  106  .625
Coppin State54 .556  612  .333
Howard00   14  .200
Delaware State07 .000  112  .077
Southern
North Carolina A&T40 1.000  89  .471
North Carolina Central20 1.000  43  .571
Florida A&M12 .333  28  .200
South Carolina State05 .000  015  .000
2021 MEAC Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore are not playing in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 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,[2] before losing to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 D'Marco Baucum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoSt. Frances Academy Washington, D.C.
G/F 2 Omari Peek-Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoDohn Community High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 3 Martez Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNew Town High School Owings Mills, Maryland
PG 4 Pinky Wiley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrChesterfield High School (VA) Chesterfield, Virginia
G 5 John Stansbury 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHodgson Vo-Tech High School New Castle, Delaware
F 10 Ronald Lucas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoThe Reach! Partnership School Baltimore, Maryland
SG 12 Dominik Fragala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS JrNiagara Chantilly, Virginia
F 13 Fahim Jenneto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoThornlea Secondary School Ajax, Ontario, Canada
F 15 Ameer Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSt. Christopher's School Richmond, Virginia
C 21 Chris Sodom 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGeorgetown Washington, D.C.
SG 23 Shaft Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrCaesar Rodney High School Dover, Delaware
F/C 24 Zach Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoTennessee Magnolia, Delaware
G 32 Myles Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrPalumbo High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 50 Christopher Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrRiverdale Baptist School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest
Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic
L 51–111  0–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2020*
12:00 pm
vs. Longwood
Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina L 73–99  0–2
HTC Center (53)
Conway, SC
December 20, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech L 69–97  0–3
McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
December 23, 2020*
12:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 63–87  0–4
Trask Coliseum (25)
Wilmington, NC
December 30, 2020*
1:00 pm
Manhattan L 59–65  0–5
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
January 4, 2021
8:00 pm
at Coppin State L 78–86  0–6
(0–1)
Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
January 5, 2021
8:00 pm
at Coppin State L 77–81  0–7
(0–2)
Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Howard Postponed due to COVID-19 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Howard Postponed due to COVID-19 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm
Norfolk State L 76–87  0–8
(0–3)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
January 17, 2021
5:00 pm
Norfolk State L 79–83 OT 0–9
(0–4)
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
January 24, 2021
2:00 pm
at Morgan State L 83–99  0–10
(0–5)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021
4:30 pm
at Norfolk State L 66–94  0–11
(0–6)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (207)
Norfolk, VA
January 31, 2021
4:30 pm
at Norfolk State Postponed due to COVID-19 Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2021*
3:30 pm
Lancaster Bible W 81–80  1–11
Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm
at Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm
Howard Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 14, 2021
1:00 pm
Howard Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm
Morgan State Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 21, 2021
1:00 pm
Morgan State Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm
Coppin State Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 28, 2021
5:00 pm
Coppin State Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
MEAC Tournament
March 10–13, 2021
vs.  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. "CROSBY, CARTER LEAD HORNETS TO MEAC TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND WIN". Delaware State University. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  3. "Delaware St vs. North Carolina Central - Game Summary - March 11, 2020". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. "2020-21 Delaware St Hornets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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