2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	19–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (8th season);
Associate head coach	Bill Phillips
Assistant coaches	James Robinson III; JJ Butler;
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by eighth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Stony Brook	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Northeastern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Elon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They defeated Northeastern in the second round of the CAA tournament,^[2] before falling to Towson in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zion Bethea	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Francis Brooklyn	South Orange, NJ
G	1	Gerald Jr. Drumgoole	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Albany	Rochester, NY
G	2	Jalun Trent	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	North Dakota	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Cavan Reilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Bishop O'Connell High School	Lovettsville, VA
G	4	Niels Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Florida	Freehold, NJ
G	5	Christian Ray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	La Salle	Gap, PA
G	10	Brandon Baffone	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Salesianum School	Hockessin, DE
G	11	Kobe Jerome	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	UC Riverside	Harlem, NY
F	13	Jyáre Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Providence	Newark, DE
F	15	Houston Emory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Blue Ridge School	Devon, PA
F	23	Gabe Moss	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	The Hill School	Pottstown, PA
G	24	Wes Jr. Peterson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Alexandria, Virginia
F	34	O.D. Ogunbo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Delcastle High School	Lagos, Nigeria
F	44	Tyler Houser	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	VMI	Camp Hill, PA

Head coach

Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Phillips (Saint Joseph's)
James Robinson III (Pittsburgh)
JJ Butler (Lipscomb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Bucknell	W 78–57	1–0	Sojka Pavilion (2,427) Lewisburg, PA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Goldey–Beacom	W 101–68	2–0	Bob Carpenter Center (2,239) Newark, DE
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Air Force	W 65–57	3–0	Bob Carpenter Center (2,028) Newark, DE
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YouTube		at Delaware State	W 78–67	4–0	Memorial Hall (1,544) Dover, DE
November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Brown Nassau Championship first round	W 67–59	5–0	Baha Mar Convention Center (213) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. UNC Greensboro Nassau Championship semifinals	L 77–88	5–1	Baha Mar Convention Center (293) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. George Washington Nassau Championship 3rd-place game	L 71–81	5–2	Baha Mar Convention Center (379) Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Ohio	L 73–74	5–3	Convocation Center (4,512) Athens, OH
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	W 87–80	6–3	Cintas Center (10,035) Cincinnati, OH
December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Robert Morris	W 73–69	7–3	UPMC Events Center (953) Moon Township, PA
December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Rhode Island Holiday Hoopfest	W 67–56	8–3	UBS Arena Elmont, NY
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Rider	L 85–88 ^OT	8–4	Bob Carpenter Center (1,582) Newark, DE
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		Princeton	L 82–84	8–5	Bob Carpenter Center (3,340) Newark, DE
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Hampton	W 80–53	9–5 (1–0)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,824) Newark, DE
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 71–76	9–6 (1–1)	Mack Sports Complex (2,027) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Campbell	W 68–62	10–6 (2–1)	Gore Arena (1,843) Buies Creek, NC
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNC Wilmington	L 74–79	10–7 (2–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI/SNY		Stony Brook	W 71–68	11–7 (3–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,747) Newark, DE
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 67–86	11–8 (3–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,461) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	W 90–71	12–8 (4–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,661) Newark, DE
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		Towson	L 56–67	12–9 (4–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,792) Newark, DE
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at William & Mary	W 81–53	13–9 (5–4)	Kaplan Arena (3,057) Williamsburg, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Monmouth	W 84–80	14–9 (6–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,037) Newark, DE
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Towson	W 74–62	15–9 (7–4)	SECU Arena (3,505) Towson, MD
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		William & Mary	W 69–58	16–9 (8–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,651) Newark, DE
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	L 67–73	16–10 (8–5)	Schar Center (1,670) Elon, NC
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 62–54	17–10 (9–5)	Corbett Sports Center (1,293) Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		Charleston	L 71–90	17–11 (9–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,191) Newark, DE
February 26, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		Drexel	L 60–70	17–12 (9–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,390) Newark, DE
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	W 73–67	18–12 (10–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,798) Newark, DE
March 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 56–79	18–13 (10–8)	Island Federal Arena (2,961) Stony Brook, NY
CAA tournament
March 9, 2024 8:30 p.m., FloHoops	(6)	vs. (14) Hampton Second round	W 80-50	19–13	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,752) Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., FloHoops	(6)	vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals	L 58–73	19–14	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,688) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Survives Overtime Effort in Second Round of CAA Tournament; Take On Towson Sunday Night". University of Delaware Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Towson defeats Delaware 86-60 in CAA quarterfinals". CBS Sports. AP. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Survives Overtime Effort in Second Round of CAA Tournament; Take On Towson Sunday Night". University of Delaware Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[3] "Towson defeats Delaware 86-60 in CAA quarterfinals". CBS Sports. AP. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

[5] "Delaware Blue Hens Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

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