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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Men's Basketball School History

Location: Newark, Delaware

Coverage: 83 seasons (1905-06 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1905-06): 1018-1019-1 .500 W-L%

Conferences: CAA, CAA, AEC, NAC, ECC, Mid-Atl and Ind

Conference Champion: 4 Times (Reg. Seas.), 6 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 6 Years (0-6), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 0 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

83 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

83 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	CAA	19	14	.576	10	8	.556	-1.68	-4.30	73.2	69.7						Martin Ingelsby (19-14)
2	2022-23	CAA	17	16	.515	8	10	.444	-5.57	-3.72	69.6	70.7						Martin Ingelsby (17-16)
3	2021-22	CAA	22	13	.629	10	8	.556	0.32	-1.82	73.4	70.2				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Martin Ingelsby (22-13)
4	2020-21	CAA	7	8	.467	5	4	.556	-5.19	-5.04	67.5	67.5						Martin Ingelsby (7-8)
5	2019-20	CAA	22	11	.667	11	7	.611	-1.53	-3.84	74.3	70.7						Martin Ingelsby (22-11)
6	2018-19	CAA	17	16	.515	8	10	.444	-7.91	-4.82	71.3	72.1						Martin Ingelsby (17-16)
7	2017-18	CAA	14	19	.424	6	12	.333	-6.93	-2.96	70.8	73.6						Martin Ingelsby (14-19)
8	2016-17	CAA	13	20	.394	5	13	.278	-9.97	-1.42	65.4	72.2						Martin Ingelsby (13-20)
9	2015-16	CAA	7	23	.233	2	16	.111	-8.62	0.85	66.2	75.7						Monte Ross (7-23)
10	2014-15	CAA	10	20	.333	9	9	.500	-7.76	-1.69	66.0	72.0						Monte Ross (10-20)
11	2013-14	CAA	25	10	.714	14	2	.875	2.73	-1.10	79.5	75.7				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Monte Ross (25-10)
12	2012-13	CAA	19	14	.576	13	5	.722	-0.76	-0.79	69.0	68.9						Monte Ross (19-14)
13	2011-12	CAA	18	14	.563	12	6	.667	-1.61	-2.18	68.9	68.4						Monte Ross (18-14)
14	2010-11	CAA	14	17	.452	8	10	.444	-3.79	-0.11	62.9	66.6						Monte Ross (14-17)
15	2009-10	CAA	7	24	.226	3	15	.167	-7.86	1.37	63.4	72.6						Monte Ross (7-24)
16	2008-09	CAA	13	19	.406	6	12	.333	-4.83	-2.64	67.9	70.1						Monte Ross (13-19)
17	2007-08	CAA	14	17	.452	9	9	.500	-5.82	-2.43	63.1	66.5						Monte Ross (14-17)
18	2006-07	CAA	5	26	.161	3	15	.167	-11.41	-2.06	60.5	69.8						Monte Ross (5-26)
19	2005-06	CAA	9	21	.300	4	14	.222	-5.31	-0.54	66.1	70.9						David Henderson (9-21)
20	2004-05	CAA	11	20	.355	7	11	.389	-5.66	-2.47	65.1	68.3						David Henderson (11-20)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	CAA	16	12	.571	10	8	.556	-0.66	-1.95	71.0	69.7						David Henderson (16-12)
22	2002-03	CAA	15	14	.517	9	9	.500	-1.22	-1.54	68.6	68.3						David Henderson (15-14)
23	2001-02	CAA	14	16	.467	9	9	.500	-1.56	-1.39	66.7	66.9						David Henderson (14-16)
24	2000-01	AEC	20	10	.667	14	4	.778	1.90	-6.03	75.1	67.1						David Henderson (20-10)
25	1999-00	AEC	24	8	.750	14	4	.778	-0.12	-7.75	76.5	68.8						Mike Brey (24-8)
26	1998-99	AEC	25	6	.806	15	3	.833	1.60	-7.92	77.2	67.7				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Mike Brey (25-6)
27	1997-98	AEC	20	10	.667	12	6	.667	-1.92	-3.42	73.0	70.4				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Mike Brey (20-10)
28	1996-97	AEC	15	16	.484	8	10	.444	-0.16	-2.95	75.0	70.7						Mike Brey (15-16)
29	1995-96	NAC	15	12	.556	11	7	.611	0.27	-3.37	74.2	67.7						Mike Brey (15-12)
30	1994-95	NAC	12	15	.444	7	9	.438	-3.52	-3.52	75.8	73.9						Steve Steinwedel (12-15)
31	1993-94	NAC	14	13	.519	7	7	.500	-5.64	-6.20	72.9	70.6						Steve Steinwedel (14-13)
32	1992-93	NAC	22	8	.733	10	4	.714	-0.63	-5.63	74.8	69.0				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Steve Steinwedel (22-8)
33	1991-92	NAC	27	4	.871	14	0	1.000	0.33	-9.19	81.3	70.9				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Steve Steinwedel (27-4)
34	1990-91	ECC	16	13	.552	8	4	.667	-6.17	-7.32	75.8	74.5						Steve Steinwedel (16-13)
35	1989-90	ECC	16	13	.552	7	7	.500	-3.40	-5.68	72.2	67.9						Steve Steinwedel (16-13)
36	1988-89	ECC	14	14	.500	6	8	.429	-8.17	-8.00	72.0	69.3						Steve Steinwedel (14-14)
37	1987-88	ECC	19	9	.679	9	5	.643	-4.83	-8.00	76.5	70.1						Steve Steinwedel (19-9)
38	1986-87	ECC	12	16	.429	3	11	.214	-13.17	-6.88	70.8	74.1						Steve Steinwedel (12-16)
39	1985-86	ECC	11	16	.407	4	10	.286	-12.92	-8.97	74.9	76.7						Steve Steinwedel (11-16)
40	1984-85	ECC	12	16	.429	7	7	.500	-11.83	-7.07	68.8	73.2						Ron Rainey (12-16)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	ECC	11	16	.407	6	10	.375	-13.82	-8.19	67.3	71.3						Ron Rainey (11-16)
42	1982-83	ECC	11	14	.440	4	9	.308	-10.56	-7.17	58.4	60.9						Ron Rainey (11-14)
43	1981-82	ECC	9	17	.346	6	10	.375	-11.87	-6.28	60.3	63.7						Ron Rainey (9-17)
44	1980-81	ECC	6	19	.240	3	13	.188	-11.53	-6.49	63.3	65.5						Ron Rainey (6-19)
45	1979-80	ECC	9	19	.321	7	9	.438	-16.24	-6.47	64.4	72.9						Ron Rainey (9-19)
46	1978-79	ECC	5	22	.185	3	15	.167	-13.36	-6.28	67.7	74.6						Ron Rainey (5-22)
47	1977-78	ECC	16	11	.593	5	5	.500	-9.38	-8.91	81.3	78.9						Ron Rainey (16-11)
48	1976-77	ECC	12	13	.480	7	3	.700	-9.40	-8.07	76.1	77.1						Ron Rainey (12-13)
49	1975-76	ECC	10	15	.400	4	6	.400	-10.34	-5.34	74.9	74.5						Don Harnum (10-15)
50	1974-75	ECC	12	13	.480	4	4	.500	-7.25	-10.06	76.3	74.8						Don Harnum (12-13)
51	1973-74	Mid-Atl	15	11	.577	7	3	.700	-11.27	-10.17	72.7	70.3						Don Harnum (15-11)
52	1972-73	Mid-Atl	14	11	.560	6	4	.600	-9.04	-10.04	74.1	70.8						Don Harnum (14-11)
53	1971-72	Mid-Atl	18	7	.720	7	3	.700	-2.96	-5.65	78.0	69.9						Don Harnum (18-7)
54	1970-71	Mid-Atl	11	14	.440	5	5	.500	-15.03	-9.72	69.6	70.9						Dan Peterson (11-14)
55	1969-70	Mid-Atl	16	9	.640	6	4	.600	-14.44	-9.78	76.7	75.5						Dan Peterson (16-9)
56	1968-69	Mid-Atl	11	10	.524	5	4	.556	-18.80	-10.88	72.2	72.9						Dan Peterson (11-10)
57	1967-68	Mid-Atl	16	7	.696	7	2	.778	-7.60	-13.22	85.3	74.2						Dan Peterson (16-7)
58	1966-67	Mid-Atl	15	9	.625	4	5	.444	-12.75	-10.18	74.2	69.1						Dan Peterson (15-9)
59	1965-66	Mid-Atl	9	15	.375	4	5	.444	-19.66	-11.37	72.6	77.0						Irvin Wisniewski (9-15)
60	1964-65	Mid-Atl	3	17	.150	0	10	.000	-31.80	-10.33	63.1	78.5						Irvin Wisniewski (3-17)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
61	1963-64	Mid-Atl	13	10	.565	4	3	.571	-20.52	-14.68	76.4	75.2						Irvin Wisniewski (13-10)
62	1962-63	Mid-Atl	14	8	.636	7	3	.700	-10.33	-9.93	72.9	63.5						Irvin Wisniewski (14-8)
63	1961-62	Mid-Atl	18	5	.783	9	3	.750	-6.18	-10.53								Irvin Wisniewski (18-5)
64	1960-61	Mid-Atl	8	11	.421	2	7	.222	-13.67	-7.47	69.1	71.0						Irvin Wisniewski (8-11)
65	1959-60	Mid-Atl	7	16	.304	1	9	.100	-27.09	-8.17	64.4	72.5						Irvin Wisniewski (7-16)
66	1958-59	Mid-Atl	9	13	.409	4	6	.400	-16.21	-4.99	68.0	72.4						Irvin Wisniewski (9-13)
67	1957-58	Ind	8	12	.400				-26.39	-6.28	69.1	76.3						Irvin Wisniewski (8-12)
68	1943-44	Ind	7	9	.438													Edmund Prince (7-9)
69	1919-20	Ind	13	2	.867													Burton Shipley (13-2)
70	1918-19	Ind	8	2	.800													Burton Shipley (8-2)
71	1917-18	Ind	5	6	.455													William McAvoy (5-6)
72	1916-17	Ind	8	6	.571													William McAvoy (8-6)
73	1915-16	Ind	7	4	.636													William McAvoy (7-4)
74	1914-15	Ind	5	7	.417													William McAvoy (5-7)
75	1913-14	Ind	3	6	.333													William McAvoy (3-6)
76	1912-13	Ind	1	6	.143													William McAvoy (1-6)
77	1911-12	Ind	2	10	.167													William McAvoy (2-10)
78	1910-11	Ind	7	6	.538													William McAvoy (7-6)
79	1909-10	Ind	6	6	.500													William McAvoy (6-6)
80	1908-09	Ind	4	7	.364													Unknown
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
81	1907-08	Ind	5	6	.455													Unknown
82	1906-07	Ind	6	5	.545													Samuel Saunder (6-5)
83	1905-06	Ind	3	4	.429													Samuel Saunder (3-4)

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