The 2016–17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially known as UD, UDel, or Delaware) is a Statutory college#Delaware, privately governed, state-assisted Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Newark, Delaware, United States. UD offers f ...

during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men' ...

. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by first-year head coach

Martin Ingelsby Martin Ingelsby (born November 24, 1978) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for the University of Delaware. Ingelsby played basketball at Archbishop Carroll High School and Notre Dame. He was a standout point gu ...

, played their home games at the

Bob Carpenter Center Bob Carpenter Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Newark, Delaware, named in honor of benefactor and trustee, R. R. M. Carpenter Jr. (1915–1990). Students at the University of Delaware have nicknamed it "The Bob." As UD athletic di ...

Newark, Delaware Newark ( )Not as in Newark, New Jersey. is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 31,454. The University of Delaware is ...

as members of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), formerly the ECAC South Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association, is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA' ...

. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in ninth place. They defeated

Hofstra Hofstra University is a private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, including the Zucker Scho ...

in the first round of the CAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

UNC Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington, or University of North Carolina at Wilmington, (UNC Wilmington or UNCW) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system and enrol ...

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 The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th-oldest institution of higher lea ...

. Head coach

Monté Ross Monté Ross (born August 11, 1970) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach at North Carolina A&T. He previously served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Delaware The University of Delaware ( ...

was fired following the season. The school hired Martin Ingelsby as his replacement.

Departures

Incoming transfers

*Under NCAA transfer rules, Woods will sit out the 2016–17 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2017–18 season.

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

, - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, CAA regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, CAA tournament

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball seasons

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's b Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's b