2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
Conference:Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:CAA
Record:13–20
Conf Record:5–13
Head Coach:Martin Ingelsby
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Bill Phillips
Asst Coach2:Corey McCrae
Asst Coach3:Torrian Jones
Stadium:Bob Carpenter Center

The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Hofstra in the first round of the CAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to College of Charleston.

Head coach Monté Ross was fired following the season.[1] The school hired Martin Ingelsby as his replacement.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Korey Holden 1 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Transferred to South Carolina
Tyler Burns 14 G 5'10" 155 Sophomore Dismissed from team
Maurice Jeffers 15 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Transferred to Boston College
Marvin King-Davis 21 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Graduated
Sean Locke 24 G 6'4" 195 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Roster

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Schedule and results

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See also

2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. News: Ross fired as University of Delaware basketball coach. delawareonline. en. 2017-01-30.
  2. News: Delaware to hire Notre Dame's Ingelsby as its coach. Hamilton. Brian. SI.com. 2017-01-30.