2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Stan Waterman, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–24 (4–10 MEAC)
Head coach	Stan Waterman (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Horace Owens Vernon Dupree Jr. Shahid Perkins
Home arena	Memorial Hall
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Howard †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	13		.629
North Carolina Central	10	–	4		.714			18	–	12		.600
Norfolk State	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
Maryland Eastern Shore	9	–	5		.643			18	–	13		.581
Morgan State	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Coppin State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	23		.281
Delaware State	4	–	10		.286			6	–	24		.200
South Carolina State	2	–	12		.143			5	–	26		.161
† 2023 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2021–22 season 2–25, 0–14 in MEAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 8 seed, they were defeated by top seed Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.^[1]

Roster

2022–23 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Arion Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G/F 1 Kareem Ewell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wilmington, Delaware G 2 Corey Perkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware G 3 Martaz Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland F 4 Kyle Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS San Diego, California G 5 Jevin Muniz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania F 10 Ronald Lucas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland G 11 Khyrie Staten 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland G/F 13 Ricky Deadwyler III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware G 15 Aaron Lemon-Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 20 Cameron Stitt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G/F 21 Abdul Shanunu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Accra, Ghana G 22 Cory Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Milton, Delaware F 23 Brandon Stone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Alverton, Pennsylvania C 24 Raymond Somerville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Media, Pennsylvania	Head coach Stan Waterman (Delaware) Assistant coach(es) Horace Owens (Rhode Island) Vernon Dupree Jr. (Wilmington) Shahid Perkins (East Tennessee State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm		Gwynedd Mercy	W 77–39	–	Memorial Hall (785) Dover, DE
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 9:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 57–95	0–1	Cassell Coliseum (7,899) Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm		Immaculata	W 104–67	1–1	Memorial Hall (573) Dover, DE
November 14, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS2		at Villanova	L 50–60	1–2	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 65–70	1–3	Levien Gymnasium (571) New York, NY
November 20, 2022* 5:00 pm, FS1		at No. 25 UConn	L 60–95	1–4	XL Center (9,442) Hartford, CT
November 26, 2022* 5:00 pm		at Liberty	L 53–80	1–5	Liberty Arena (3,081) Lynchburg, VA
November 30, 2022* 7:30 pm		at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 73–81	1–6	Pratt ARC (183) Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2022* 3:00 pm		Longwood	L 49–75	1–7	Memorial Hall (767) Dover, DE
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Delaware	L 69–75	1–8	Bob Carpenter Center (2,260) Newark, DE
December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm		Georgian Court	L 69–75	1–9	Memorial Hall (526) Dover, DE
December 17, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 52–85	1–10	Daskalakis Athletic Center (977) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm		Wagner	L 51–58	1–11	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
December 29, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN+		at Penn State	L 46–60	1–12	Bryce Jordan Center (5,454) University Park, PA
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm		at Howard	L 64–84	1–13 (0–1)	Burr Gymnasium (898) Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2023 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	L 65–78	1–14 (0–2)	Memorial Hall (1,750) Dover, DE
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 66–68	1–15 (0–3)	Hytche Athletic Center (799) Princess Anne, MD
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 55–74	1–16 (0–4)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,669) Durham, NC
January 23, 2023 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 88–85 OT	2–16 (1–4)	SHM Memorial Center (425) Orangeburg, SC
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm		Morgan State	W 64–62	3–16 (2–4)	Memorial Hall (1,174) Dover, DE
January 30, 2023 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 71–66	4–16 (3–4)	Physical Education Complex (791) Baltimore, MD
February 4, 2023* 1:00 pm, TNT		vs. Morgan State HBCU Legacy Invitational	L 65–75	4–17	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
February 7, 2023* 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 66–60	5–17	Memorial Hall (975) Dover, DE
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm		Howard	L 85–86 OT	5–18 (3–5)	Memorial Hall (1,347) Dover, DE
February 13, 2023 7:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 58–97	5–19 (3–6)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,011) Norfolk, VA
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 58–66	5–20 (3–7)	Memorial Hall (1,507) Dover, DE
February 20, 2023 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 69–68	6–20 (4–7)	Memorial Hall (1,137) Dover, DE
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 78–83	6–21 (4–8)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (872) Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2023 7:30 pm		Coppin State	L 72–82	6–22 (4–9)	Memorial Hall (1,254) Dover, DE
March 2, 2023 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 58–64	6–23 (4–10)	Memorial Hall (1,263) Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
March 8, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals	L 59–89	6–24	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2][3]

References

1. "Top-Seeded Spartans Advance to Semis with Win Over Hornets". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
2. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
3. "2022-23 Delaware State Hornets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2022.