Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
men's basketball
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens; men's basketball
	2024–25 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
University	University of Delaware
First season	1905–06
Athletic director	Christine Rawak
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (9th season)
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association; (Conference USA in 2025–26)
Location	Newark, Delaware
Arena	Acierno Arena at the Bob Carpenter Center ; (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Blue Hens
Colors	Royal blue and gold;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament appearances
	1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	NAC/AmEast: 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999; CAA: 2014, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	1992, 1998, 1999, 2014

The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. The school's team was first fielded on the 1905–06 season,^[1] and currently competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) since 2001. Home games are played at the Acierno Arena at the Bob Carpenter Center.

The Blue Hens are coached by Martin Ingelsby who has been the head coach since 2016.^[3]

After the 2024–25 season, Delaware will leave the CAA to join Conference USA.^[4]

Postseason results

In eight appearances in postseason tournaments, the Fightin' Blue Hens have not won a postseason game.

The Fightin' Blue Hens have appeared in the NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 0–6.^[5]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Cincinnati	L 47–85
1993	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Louisville	L 70–76
1998	No. 15	First Round	No. 2 Purdue	L 56–95
1999	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Tennessee	L 52–62
2014	No. 13	First Round	No. 4 Michigan State	L 78–93
2022	No. 15	First Round	No. 2 Villanova	L 60–80

The Fightin' Blue Hens have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First Round	Villanova	L 63–72

The Fightin' Blue Hens have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round	Butler	L 58–75

Steve Schlachter (born 1954), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
John Gordon (born 1976), Delaware native, played for the Blue Hens from 1998 to 2000. He was a national runner up for the Naismith Men's College Basketball Player of the Year for Mid-Major. Gordon was inducted into the Delaware Basketball Hall of Fame on March 13, 2013. Additionally, Gordon played pro-basketball in the National Basketball League in Sydney, Australia.