Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
men's basketball
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens; men's basketball
	2025–26 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
University	University of Delaware
First season	1905–06; 121 years ago
Head coach	Martin Ingelsby (10th season)
Location	Newark, Delaware
Arena	Bob Carpenter Center ; (capacity: 5,000)
Conference	Conference USA
Nickname	Blue Hens
Colors	Royal blue and gold;
NCAA Division I 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
Uniforms

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 Conference USA (CUSA) since 2025. Home games are played at the Acierno Arena at the Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware has appeared six times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2022.

The Blue Hens are coached by Martin Ingelsby who has been the head coach since 2016.^[3] After the 2024–25 season, Delaware left the Coastal Athletic Association 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 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.