2013-14 Delaware State University Men's Basketball Notes
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2013-14 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES - GAME 22 HORNETS (4-17; 0-8 MEAC) VS. SO. CAROLINA STATE BULLDOGS (8-14; 4-5 MEAC) SAT., FEB. 8, 2014 - 4:00 p.m. DOVER, DEL. (MEMORIAL HALL) - 2,100 2013-14 Schedule/Results Live TV: n/a Live Audio: n/a NOVEMBER Live Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVmkfhfL9L4 9 CAIRN W, 107-48 Live Stats: http://www.dsuhornets.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml? 11 at Georgia Tech L, 50-68 13 at Clemson L, 37-58 &&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12900 19 at George Washington L, 50-94 Twitter - DSUAthletics (@DSUAthletics) 25 DELAWARE L, 70-80 Delaware State Interim Head Coach Keith Walker (Clemson, ‗81): 0-2 at DSU (first game); 91-104 30 at Buffalo L, 55-65 career (eighth year); 0-0 vs. SC State DECEMBER So. Carolina State Head Coach Murray Garvin (Eastern Kentucky, ‗98): 10-21 at SC State and 2 BAPTIST BIBLE W, 72-47 career (Second year); 1-0 vs. DSU 4 at Dayton L, 46-56 7 COPPIN STATE* L, 54-73 15 vs. Howard* $ L, 62-64 ot THE GAME 17 at Oklahoma State L, 43-75 Delaware State takes on South Carolina State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest. The 30 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) L. 57-60 Hornets, seeking their first MEAC win of the season (0-8), stand at 4-17 overall this season. This is DSU‘s worst MEAC start since finishing 0-12 during the 1976-77 campaign. The Hornets have lost JANUARY 2 GARDNER WEBB W, 66-65 ot their last seven games, including a 54-53 setback to Coppin State last Monday (Feb. 3) in its most 4 at Campbell W, 70-60 recent outing. Delaware State had the final possession after Coppin State took a 54-53 lead on two 11 HAMPTON* L, 60-73 free throws with 24.7 seconds left to play. After calling a timeout with 19 seconds remaining, the Hor- 13 NORFOLK STATE* L, 56-58 nets worked the ball around the perimeter before A.J. Thomas had the ball knocked away while driv- 18 at No. Carolina Central* L, 52-62 ing to the basket as time expired. Delaware State trailed by as many as nine in the first half, but cut 20 at No. Carolina A&T* (ESPNU) L, 55-66 the deficit to three (28-25) at the break. The Hornets rallied behind Kendall Gray and Tyshawn Bell 27 NJIT L, 59-65 ot to grab their first lead of the second half, 45-43, on a dunk by Gray with 7:49 left to play. Gray and Bell FEBRUARY failed to score in the first half after each picked up two early fouls. Each finished with team highs of 11 1 at Morgan State* L, 64-77 points, all in the second half. 3 at Coppin State* L, 53-54 8 SO. CAROLINA STATE* 4:00 p.m. South Carolina State (8-14; 4-5 MEAC) has dropped two of its last three games, including a 91-59 10 SAVANNAH STATE* 7:30 p.m. thumping at the hands of Bethune-Cookman on Monday. The Bulldogs trailed 48-22 at the half and 15 at Bethune-Cookman* 4:00 p.m. never recovered. Bethune-Cookman was 29-for-41 from the field (70.7%), including 15-18 from three- 17 at Florida A&M* 7:30 p.m. point territory in the contest (83.3%). SC State was 22-for-58 from the field for the game (37.9%). Jor- 22 UMES* 4:00 p.m. dan Smith was the only Bulldog in double figures with 10 points in the contest. Matthew Hezekiah is 24 MORGAN STATE* 7:30 p.m. SC State‘s top scorer this season at 13.8 points per game. Adama Adams is second at 10.8 pg. Daryll MARCH leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 per game. He also has a team-high 65 assists and, while Koran 1 HOWARD* 4:00 p.m. Wright is the Bulldogs‘ leader with 29 three-point field goals. 6 at UMES* 7:30 p.m. 11-16 MEAC Tournament TBA (Norfolk, Va.) DSU vs. SC STATE SERIES HISTORY (SCSU leads 53-28) This the only scheduled meeting between the Hornets and Bulldogs this season. SC State won the *- MEAC game only encounter last season, 62-60, on a last second shot in Orangeburg, S.C. Casey Walker was high $ - Barclays Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. Dates and times subject to change scorer for the Hornets with 18 points in the contest. The last time the teams met at Delaware State, the All times Eastern Hornets posted an 82-71 victory during the 2011-12 season. DELAWARE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Hornets vs. Bulldogs No. Player Pos Ht/Wt CL 2013-14 Key Stats 2013-14 Tale of the Tape 22 Casey Walker F 6-5/180 SR 12.4 ppg/4.4 rpg/37 3ptFGs 5 Tyshawn Bell F 6-7/215 JR 10.9 ppg/3.4 rpg/23 3ptFGs 1 Kendall Gray C 6-10/240 JR 11.1 ppg/7.0 rpg/2.8 bpg 13 A.J. Thomas G 5-10/160 SR 4.6 ppg/2.9 rpg/2.8 apg 11 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2/200 FR 4.2 ppg/1.3 rpg RESERVES Scoring 59.0 ppg 65.3 ppg 0 Rakeen Brown G 5-10/160 FR 0.1 ppg/0.1 rpg Opp scoring 65.1ppg 74.0 ppg 2 Kendal Williams G 6-0/160 JR 8.8 ppg/2.4 rpg/2.8 apg FG % .405 .407 4 Cahli Thomas G 6-1/180 FR 0.4 ppg/0.1 rpg Opp FG% .430 .440 10 Nick Doyle G 6-4/195 FR 3.3 ppg/1.1 rpg 3-pt. FGs 4.8 pg 5.2 pg 20 Mrdjan Gasevic F 6-7/235 FR 1.2 ppg/1.2 rpg 3-pt. % .292 .302 30 Larry Haley G 6-3/190 SO 1.1 ppg/0.5 rpg FT% .668 .666 23 Jason Owens F 6-5/230 FR 2.4 ppg/2.7 rpg Rebounds 31.7 pg 36.7 pg 30 Jordan Lawson F 6-5/215 SR 1.4 pg/1.6 rpg Rebound Margin -3.6 pg +0.0 pg 34 Chris Lewis G 5-11/165 FR 1.3 ppg/0.0 rpg Assists 11.8 pg 12.7 pg 45 Ashwell Boyd G/F 6-4/180 r-FR 0.4 ppg/0.1 rpg Turnovers 11.8 pg 15.4 pg 55 Charles Burley G 5-10/185 JR 0.1 ppg/1.1 rpg/1.2 apg Turnover Margin -0.5 -2.6 Blocks 3.5 pg 3.3 pg Steals 4.9 pg 5.5 pg DSU QUICK FACTS 2013-2014 Delaware State University Roster General Information Numerical Location Dover, Del. 19901 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown / Previous School Founded 1891 0 Rakeen Brown G 5-10 160 FR Hampton, Va./Bethel HS Enrollment 4,178 1 Kendall Gray C 6-10 235 SO Dover, Del./Polytech HS President Dr. Harry L. Williams 2 Kendal Williams G 6-0 160 JR Dover, Del. /Baltimore CC Director of Athletics Candy Young 4 Cahli Thomas G 6-1 180 SO Washington, DC/Gonzaga Coll. HS Faculty Rep. Dr. Jan Blade 5 Tyshawn Bell G/F 6-7 215 SO Dover, Del./Maine Central Institute Nickname Hornets 10 Nick Doyle G/F 6-4 195 SO Franklin, Va./Southampton HS Colors Columbia Blue & Red 11 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2 200 FR Paterson, N.J./Paterson Eastside National Affiliation NCAA Division I 13 Albert Thomas G 5-10 160 SR Ft. Washington, Md./Globe Inst. Conference MEAC 20 Mrdjan Gasevic F 6-7 235 FR Mladenovac, Serbia/KK Mladenovac Home Court Memorial Hall 21 Larry Haley G 6-3 190 SO Largo, Md./Frederick CC Capacity 2,000 22 Casey Walker F 6-5 180 SR Brodnax, Va./Brunswick HS Press Row Phone (302) 857-7112 23 Jason Owens F 6-6 230 SO Seaford, Del./Seaford HS 30 Jordan Lawson G 6-5 215 SR Durham, N.C./Durham Academy History 34 Chris Lewis G 5-11 165 SO Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic First year of Basketball 1949 45 Ashwell Boyd G 6-4 180 r-FR So. Arlington, Tex./Timberview All -Time Record 698-916 55 Charles Burley G 5-10 185 JR Wilmington, Del./Cecil CC All-Time MEAC Record 286-325 Regular season Titles Three Alphabetical 2004-05, ‗05-‘06, ‗06-07 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/Previous School MEAC Tourney Record 21-42 5 Tyshawn Bell G/F 6-7 215 JR Dover, Del./Maine Central Institute MEAC Tournament Titles (One.. 2005) 45 Ashwell Boyd G 6-4 180 r-FR So. Arlington, Tex./Timberview All-Time NCAA Tourney Record 0-1 0 Rakeen Brown G 5-10 160 FR Hampton, Va./Bethel HS Last: lost to Duke 57-46 in 2005 55 Charles Burley G 5-10 185 JR Wilmington, Del./Cecil CC Post-Season NIT record 1-2 10 Nick Doyle G/F 6-4 195 SO Franklin, Va./Southampton HS Last: lost WVU 74-50 in 2007 20 Mrdjan Gasevic F 6-7 235 FR Mladenovac, Serbia/KK Mladenovac 1 Kendall Gray C 6-10 235 JR Dover, Del./Polytech HS Coaches/Support Staff 21 Larry Haley G 6-3 190 SO Largo, Md./Frederick CC Interim Head Coach Keith Walker 11 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2 200 FR Paterson, N.J./Paterson Eastside Alma Mater Clemson, 1981 30 Jordan Lawson F 6-5 215 SR Durham, N.C./Durham Academy Record at DSU 0-2 (Second game) 34 Chris Lewis G 5-11 165 SO Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic Career Record 91-104 (Eighth year) 23 Jason Owens F 6-6 230 SO Seaford, Del./Seaford HS Basketball Office (302) 857-7493 13 Albert Thomas G 5-10 160 SR Ft.