2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Charleston	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Delaware	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Drexel	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Elon	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	23	.303

† 2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represents the University of Delaware during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by third-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ryan Daly	0	G	6'5"	225	Sophomore	Ardmore, PA	Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Anthony Mosley	3	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Wilmington, DE	Graduated
Derrick Woods	20	F	6'8"	240	RS Sophomore	Trenton, NJ	Dismissed from the team for unspecified team rules violations^[1]
Skye Johnson	23	F	6'8"	250	Senior	Dumfries, VA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nate Darling	3	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Halifax, NS	Transferred from UAB. Under NCAA transfer rules, Darling will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ryan Johnson	13	G	6'5"	192	RS Senior	Greenboro, NC	Transferred from Mercer. Will be eligible to play immediately since Johnson graduated from Mercer.
Justin Mutts	25	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Millville, NJ	Transferred from High Point. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mutts will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Ithiel Horton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Aleks Novakovich PF	Hobart, IN	Bosco Institute	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 26, 2018
Aleks Novakovich PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matt Veretto PF	Manchester, CT	East Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Matt Veretto PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 2018-10-08.

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John McCoy SF	Mansfield, MA	The Tilton School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	May 3, 2018
John McCoy SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

Roster

2018–19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ryan Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	DeMatha Catholic HS	Bowie, Maryland
G	1	Kevin Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. John Neumann HS	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G	2	Curtis Lochner (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Abington HS	Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
G	3	Nate Darling	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	DeMatha Catholic HS UAB	Halifax, Nova Scotia
G	4	Darian Bryant	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	St. John's College HS George Washington	Bowie, Maryland
F	5	Eric Carter	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Jackson Memorial HS	Jackson, New Jersey
G	10	Connor Rufo (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Sanford School	Hockessin, Delaware
F	11	Chyree Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bullis School	Fairfax, Virginia
G	12	Ithiel Horton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Roselle Catholic HS	Vauxhall, New Jersey
G	13	Ryan Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	New Hope Christian Academy Mercer	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	15	Aleks Navakovich	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hobart HS/Don Bosco Institute	Hobart, Indiana
F	22	Jacob Cushing	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Neuqua Valley HS	Naperville, Illinois
G	23	Davis Long (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Sherwood HS	Brookeville, Maryland
F	25	Justyn Mutts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Augustine Prep High Point	Millville, New Jersey
F	32	Matt Veretto	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	East Catholic HS	Manchester, Connecticut
F	33	Collin Goss	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School George Washington	Manassas, Virginia

Head coach

Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Phillips (St. Joseph's)
Corey McCrae (Fordham)
Torrian Jones (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN Plus	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 10, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Saint Peter's	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	Chestnut Hill Delaware Invitational	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Cornell	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm	Wilmington Delaware Invitational	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
November 23, 2018* 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro Delaware Invitational	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech Delaware Invitational	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
November 30, 2018*	at Maryland Eastern Shore	Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Columbia	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Navy	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Stony Brook	Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Delaware State	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm	at Hofstra	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm	William & Mary	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Elon	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston	TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm	James Madison	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm	Towson	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm	Drexel	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm	at Elon	Schar Center Elon, NC
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm	at College of Charleston	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 9, 2019 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm	at Towson	SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 16, 2019 8:00 pm	at James Madison	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm	at Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm	Northeastern	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm	Hofstra	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
CAA Tournament
March 9/10, 2019	vs.	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[2]

References

^ "Transfer kicked off Blue Hens' basketball team for breaking rules". Delaware Online. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". BlueHens.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

[1] "Transfer kicked off Blue Hens' basketball team for breaking rules". Delaware Online. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

[2] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". BlueHens.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

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