2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern division.^[1] They finished the season 3–16, 1–11 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place in the Northern division. They failed to qualify for the MEAC tournament.

2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Division	Northern Division
Record	3–16 (1–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Eric Skeeters (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Goodie Kevin McClain Stephen Stewart
Home arena	Memorial Hall
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern
Norfolk State †	8	–	4		.667			17	–	8		.680
Coppin State	8	–	4		.667			9	–	13		.409
Morgan State	7	–	5		.583			14	–	8		.636
Delaware State	1	–	11		.083			3	–	16		.158
Howard	0	–	0		–			1	–	4		.200
Southern
North Carolina A&T	7	–	1		.875			11	–	10		.524
Florida A&M	7	–	5		.583			8	–	12		.400
North Carolina Central	3	–	5		.375			5	–	9		.357
South Carolina State	1	–	7		.125			1	–	17		.056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
† 2021 MEAC tournament winner

On April 1, 2021, the school fired Skeeters after three seasons at Delaware State.^[2] On June 3, the school named high school coach Stan Waterman the team's new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round,^[4] before losing to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Roster

2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 D'Marco Baucum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So St. Frances Academy Washington, D.C. G/F 2 Omari Peek-Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dohn Community High School Cincinnati, OH G 3 Martez Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Town High School Owings Mills, MD PG 4 Pinky Wiley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chesterfield High School (VA) Chesterfield, VA G 5 John Stansbury 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hodgson Vo-Tech High School New Castle, DE F 10 Ronald Lucas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Reach! Partnership School Baltimore, MD SG 12 Dominik Fragala 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Niagara Chantilly, VA F 13 Fahim Jenneto 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Thornlea Secondary School Ajax, ON F 15 Ameer Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Christopher's School Richmond, VA C 21 Chris Sodom 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Georgetown Washington, D.C. SG 23 Shaft Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Caesar Rodney High School Dover, DE F/C 24 Zach Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tennessee Magnolia, DE G 32 Myles Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Palumbo High School Philadelphia, PA F 50 Christopher Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Upper Marlboro, MD	Head coach Eric Skeeters (Coppin State) Assistant coach(es) Keith Goodie (Morgan State) Kevin McClain (America) Stephen Stewart (Coppin State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic	L 51–111	0–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Longwood Mako Medical Wake Forest Classic	Canceled due to COVID-19		LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	L 73–99	0–2	HTC Center (53) Conway, SC
December 20, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 69–97	0–3	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
December 23, 2020* 12:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	L 63–87	0–4	Trask Coliseum (25) Wilmington, NC
December 30, 2020* 1:00 p.m.		Manhattan	L 59–65	0–5	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
January 4, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Coppin State	L 78–86	0–6 (0–1)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
January 5, 2021 8:00 p.m.		at Coppin State	L 77–81	0–7 (0–2)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Norfolk State	L 76–87	0–8 (0–3)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
January 17, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Norfolk State	L 79–83 OT	0–9 (0–4)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Morgan State	L 83–99	0–10 (0–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
January 30, 2021 4:30 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 66–94	0–11 (0–6)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (207) Norfolk, VA
January 31, 2021 4:30 p.m.		at Norfolk State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2021* 3:30 p.m.		Lancaster Bible	W 81–80	1–11	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Morgan State	L 69–74	1–12 (0–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
February 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Cairn	Canceled due to COVID-19		Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Howard	Canceled due to COVID-19		Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 20, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Morgan State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Morgan State	Postponed due to COVID-19		Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m.		St. Mary's (MD)	W 75–58	2–12	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Norfolk State	L 55–86	2–13 (0–8)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (215) Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2021 8:00 p.m.		Coppin State	L 68–81	2–14 (0–9)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
February 28, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Coppin State	L 74–94	2–15 (0–10)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
March 5, 2021 1:00 p.m.		Morgan State	L 67–92	2–16 (0–11)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
March 6, 2021 5:00 p.m.		Morgan State	W 82–75	3–16 (1–11)	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6][7]

References

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2. "DSU fires both basketball coaches; AD Gines to retire". Bay to Bay News. April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
3. Tresolini, Kevin (June 3, 2021). "DSU hires Delaware high school coaching mainstay as men's basketball coach". The News Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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