2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes DELAWARE BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAMEDAY CENTRAL Nov. 5-10 Sunshine Slam | Kissimmee, Fla. Game 28 | University of Delaware vs. Northeastern University Nov. 5 Bridgewater Newark, Del. W 97-51 Date ............................February 20, 2020 Nov. 8 vs. Oakland Kissimmee, Fla. W 56-53 Time ......................................................... 7 p.m. Nov. 9 vs. Southern Illinois Kissimmee, Fla. W 56-54 Location .........Bob Carpenter Center Nov. 10 vs. UTSA Kissimmee, Fla. W 91-79 .....................................................Newark, Del. Nov. 16 at Lafayette Easton, Pa. W 81-73 TV ................................................................None Nov. 19 at Saint Francis (Pa.) Loretto, Pa. W 79-64 Video: .............................................FloHoops Nov. 27 Stony Brook Newark, Del. W 75-61 Radio ..................................WDSD 94.7 FM Nov. 29 Maryland Eastern Shore Newark, Del. W 75-56 Delaware (19-8, 9-5 CAA) Live Stats ................BlueHenStats.com Northeastern (13-13, 7-7 CAA) Dec. 2 Columbia Newark, Del. W 84-76 BLUE HENS Series ..............Delaware leads, 30-28 huskies Dec. 7 at George Washington Washington, D.C. L 56-66 Dec. 14 vs. #20 Villanova Newark, N.J. L 70-78 COACHES Delaware: Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame ‘01), 4th season overall and at Delaware, 63-63 Dec. 16 vs. Delaware State Wilmington, Del. W 86-78 Northeastern: Bill Coen (Hamilton ‘83), 14th season overall and at Northeastern, 236-210 Dec. 20 at LIU Brooklyn, N.Y. L 75-82 (ot) Dec. 28 *UNCW Newark, Del. W 82-68 STORYLINES • Delaware opens its final homestand of the season tonight as STAT COMPARISON Dec. 30 *Charleston Newark, Del. L 63-75 the Blue Hens host Northeastern. Jan. 3 at *Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. L 55-61 • Win a win tonight, Delaware would reach 20 wins for the UD NU eighth time in program history. Jan. 9 at *James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. W 80-76 PPG 75.1 72.0 • Delaware is attempting to win double digit conference games Jan. 11 at *Towson Towson, Md. L 68-84 for the 12th time in program history. The Blue Hens have won dou- Opp PPG 71.1 66.5 Jan. 16 *William & Mary Newark, Del. L 68-77 ble digit CAA games four times (10 in 2003-04, 12 in 2011-12, 13 in Scoring Margin +4.0 -5.5 Jan. 18 *Elon Newark, Del. W 79-78 2012-13, and 14 in 2013-14). • Nate Darling has scored 182 points (30.3 ppg) over his last six FG % 48.1 47.5 Jan. 23 at *Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. W 73-71 games, the most by a Blue Hen over a six-game stretch in school Jan. 25 at *Northeastern Boston, Mass. W 76-74 history. Opp FG % 43.0 45.3 Feb. 1 *Drexel Newark, Del. W 80-72 • Darling scored 36 points at William & Mary on Saturday, the fourth time this season he’s eclipsed the 34-point mark. Darling is 3pt FG % 36.3 37.6 Feb. 6 *Towson Newark, Del. W 84-78 one of five Division I players to score at least 34 points four times Opp 3pt FG % 33.5 32.2 Feb. 8 *James Madison Newark, Del. W 80-78 this year. Feb. 13 at *Elon Elon, N.C. W 81-75 • Darling is the first Blue Hen with four 30-point games in the same season since Mike Pegues also had four in 1999-2000. FT % 76.0 79.9 Feb. 15 at *William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. L 77-81 • Darling hit five three-pointers at William & Mary to set a new Opp FT % 75.7 71.5 Feb. 20 *Northeastern Newark, Del. 7 p.m. UD season record, and now has 89 triples on the year. That leads the CAA and ranks sixth in the nation. Feb. 22 *Hofstra Newark, Del. 4 p.m. Rebounds 33.6 31.4 • Northeastern guard Jordan Roland leads the CAA and ranks Feb. 27 at *Charleston Charleston, S.C. 6 p.m. fifth nationally with 23.3 points per game, while Darling is third in Opp Rebounds 33.3 30.0 Feb. 29 at *UNCW Wilmington, N.C. 7 p.m. the CAA and 14th in the nation with 21.6 points per game. Rebound Margin +0.3 +1.4 • Northeastern is 7-7 in CAA games despite a +81 scoring dif- ferential, while Delaware is 9-5 in league games with a -2 dif- Assists 13.1 13.0 CAA Tournament | Ent. & Sports Arena | Washington, D.C. ferential. Turnovers 12.9 12.4 Mar. 7 First Round Washington, D.C. TBA • Delaware leads the all-time series with the Huskies, 30-28, and Blocks 3.2 1.7 Mar. 8 Quarterfinals Washington, D.C. TBA won the first meeting this year, 76-74, in Boston. Darling scored 34 points as Delaware rallied from a 15-point deficit with 9:21 re- Steals 5.5 8.0 Mar. 9 Semifinals Washington, D.C. TBA maining. Mar. 10 Championship Washington, D.C. TBA BLUE HEN PROBABLE STARTERS * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 0 1 3 2 25 ryan allen kevin anderson nate darling dylan painter justyn muttS BLUE HENS ONLINE Web site ........................................................................www.bluehens.com ..............................................................................................................www.udel.edu Facebook .................................facebook.com/DelawareBlueHens G • Jr. • 6-2 G • Jr. • 6-5 G • Jr.r • 6-5 F • Jr.r • 6-10 F • So.r • 6-7 .......................................... facebook.com/DelawareMensBasketball 12.6 points 11.9 points 21.6 points 10.3 points 11.8 points Twitter .............................................................twitter.com/DelawareMBB 2.3 rebounds 3.9 rebounds 3.8 rebounds 6.1 rebounds 8.3 rebounds 54 3-pointers 101 assists 89 3-pointers 62.5 FG% 52.7 FG% Instagram ............................................instagram.com/DelawareMBB 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2019-20 University of Delaware Men’s Basketball Game Notes Delaware vs. Northeastern Knight posted his Division I leading 21st double-dou- BLUE HEN QUICK FACTS Delaware leads the all-time series with Northeast- ble of the season with 33 points and 12 rebounds for ern, 30-28, and the Blue Hens are 14-11 against the Hus- the Tribe. William & Mary shot 58.2 percent from the General kies in Newark. field, including 17 of 28 in the second half. Location ................................................................................ Newark, Del. 19716 Northeastern has won four of the last five meetings William & Mary led 32-30 with 5:19 left in the first Founded..................................................................................................................1743 in the Bob Carpenter Center, including two straight. half before the Blue Hens scored the next 11 points, in- cluding the final nine by Darling, to go in front 41-32 at Enrollment .......................................................................................................16,000 Delaware vs. Northeastern First Meeting the 2:54 mark. The Tribe answered with a pair of bas- Affiliation .....................................................................................NCAA Division I Nate Darling scored 34 points and Delaware rallied kets before Dylan Painter scored inside, as Delaware Conference ................................................Colonial Athletic Association from a 16-point deficit in the final 12 minutes as the Blue took a 43-36 advantage at halftime. Nickname ................................................................................................Blue Hens Hens posted an impressive 76-74 victory over North- William & Mary opened the second half with a 15-2 Colors ......................................................................................Royal Blue & Gold eastern at Matthews Arena on Jan. 25. run, taking a 51-45 lead and forcing a Delaware time- out with 14:15 to play. The Blue Hens were down seven Home Court ...........................................Bob Carpenter Center (5,000) Delaware trailed 58-42 with 11:51 remaining and was a minute later but responded with a 13-point spurt of President .............................................................................. Dr. Dennis Assanis still down 15 with 9:21 to play, but the Blue Hens reeled their own to go up 59-53 on a Goss layup at the 9:18 off 13 straight points to pull within 63-61 on a Jacob Director of Athletics and Recreation Services ...Chrissi Rawak mark. Cushing three-pointer at the 7:13 mark. However the Tribe scored seven straight to go back UD finally drew even on two Kevin Anderson free Athletics Communications in front, and began their game-clinching run a minute throws with 3:55 to go, and took its first lead of the half Assistant AD, Athletics Communications .........................Scott Day later. at 74-73 when Darling hit a foul shot at the 1:27 mark. Asst. Director, Athletics Communications (MBB).......Kevin Tritt Delaware still led by a point in the final seconds, Delaware Seeking Eighth 20-win Season in ud history Office Phone ..................................................................................302-831-8715 when the Huskies’ Tyson Walker lost the ball and was With a win tonight, Delaware would reach 20 wins Cell Phone ....................................................................................302-383-5005 tied up by Cushing, giving Delaware possession with for the eighth time in program history. Email .............................................................................................. [email protected] four seconds left. After Darling hit two clutch free Assistant Directors ..................................Maggie Hayon, Erik Oakley throws, the Blue Hens intentionally fouled with 1.3 sec- Delaware 20-Win Seasons onds on the clock. Social Media & Digital Content Director .............. Allison Fossner 1991-92 27-4 Walker made the first, and after he intentionally