2025–26 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

2025–26 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
2025–26 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–23 (2–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Stan Waterman (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Horace Owens; Vernon Dupree Jr.; Shahid Perkins;
Home arena	Memorial Hall

2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	11	.686
Morgan State	10	–	4	.714	14	–	16	.467
North Carolina Central	8	–	6	.571	14	–	18	.438
Norfolk State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina State	7	–	7	.500	10	–	22	.313
Maryland Eastern Shore	5	–	9	.357	9	–	23	.281
Coppin State*	5	–	9	.357	7	–	24	.226
Delaware State	2	–	12	.143	8	–	23	.258

† 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for both the 2026 NCAA Tournament and MEAC tournament due to APR penalties.

The 2025–26 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fifth-year head coach Stan Waterman, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2024–25 season 16–14, 8–6 in MEAC play to finish in third place.^[1] They were upset in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament by No. 6-seeded NC Central.^[2]

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the MEAC released their preseason polls. Delaware State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MEAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Norfolk State	118 (12)
2	Howard	97 (4)
3	South Carolina State	90
4	Morgan State	73
T–5	Delaware State	70
T–5	North Carolina Central	70
7	Maryland Eastern Shore	31
8	Coppin State	27
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Ponce James	Sophomore	Guard
Second	Zion Bethea	Graduate Senior
Second	Camian Shell	Graduate Senior

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Rahmir Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Wagner	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Ponce James	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bridgeport Prep	Bridgeport, CT
G	2	Corey Perkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Sanford School	Wilmington, DE
F	3	Miles Webb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. Francis	Arlington, VA
G	4	Zion Bethea	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Pepperdine	South Orange, NJ
G	5	John Clemmons	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Caravel Academy	Bear, DE
G	8	Jalen St Clair	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Coronado HS	Bethesda, MD
C	10	Cyril Obasogie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Harcum	Edo State, Nigeria
G	11	Camian Shell (S)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	NC A&T	Winston-Salem, NC
F	13	Kareem Watson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	West Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
G	22	Dean Shepherd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tower Hill School	New Castle, DE
F	24	Omari Stephen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	GS	Niagara County CC	Brooklyn, NY
C	35	Muazibini Adamu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Harcum	Accra, Ghana
F	37	Ademar Santos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Harcum	Stockholm, Sweden
F	42	Bessanty Saragba	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Marseille, France

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: December 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2025* 2:00 pm		Delaware Valley	W 87–62	–	Memorial Hall Dover, DE
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Temple	L 65–83	0–1	Liacouras Center (3,637) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ACCNX		at Syracuse	L 43–83	0–2	JMA Wireless Dome (19,275) Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 57–68	0–3	Gallagher Center (1,676) Lewiston, NY
November 15, 2025* 1:00 pm, NECFR		at New Haven	L 52–65	0–4	Hazell Center (673) West Haven, CT
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cheyney	W 88–70	1–4	Memorial Hall (300) Dover, DE
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kean	W 66–64	2–4	Memorial Hall (500) Dover, DE
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 41–97	2–5	Watsco Center (4,126) Coral Gables, FL
November 26, 2025* 2:30 pm		vs. Virginia State HBCU in DC Tip-off Experience	L 58–62	2–6	CareFirst Arena (1,000) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC	L 57–71	2–7	Chesapeake Arena (723) Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy	L 59–66	2–8	Memorial Hall (300) Dover, DE
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware Rivalry	W 75–72 ^OT	3–8	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 13, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 81–76	4–8	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,294) Farmville, VA
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 51–67	4–9	Hagan Arena (1,503) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Family	W 73–61	5–9	Memorial Hall (300) Dover, DE
December 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 50–65	5–10	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
MEAC regular season
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	L 51–53	5–11 (0–1)	Memorial Hall (300) Dover, DE
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	L 64–66	5–12 (0–2)	Memorial Hall (500) Dover, DE
January 12, 2026 7:00 pm		at Howard	L 58–84	5–13 (0–3)	Burr Gymnasium (2,184) Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State	L 79–80	5–14 (0–4)	Memorial Hall (374) Dover, DE
January 26, 2026 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	L 64–70	5–15 (0–5)	SHM Memorial Center (325) Orangeburg, SC
January 31, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 65–57	6–15 (1–5)	Memorial Hall (483) Dover, DE
February 7, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	L 47–65	6–16 (1–6)	Physical Education Complex (576) Baltimore, MD
February 9, 2026 8:00 pm		at North Carolina Central Rescheduled from Jan. 24	L 63–72	6–17 (1–7)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,742) Durham, NC
February 14, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Norfolk State	L 58–75	6–18 (1–8)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,431) Norfolk, VA
February 16, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	L 59–91	6–19 (1–9)	Memorial Hall (633) Dover, DE
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 68–82	6–20 (1–10)	Hill Field House (1,478) Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	L 60–74	6–21 (1–11)	Memorial Hall (426) Dover, DE
March 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	L 59–61	6–22 (1–12)	Memorial Hall (153) Dover, DE
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 57–56	7–22 (2–12)	Hytche Athletic Center (2,026) Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
March 11, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Morgan State Quarterfinals	W 75–70 ^OT	8–22	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 13, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (3) North Carolina Central Semifinals	L 53–59	8–23	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
^ Delaware State Athletics (March 14, 2025). "Delaware State falls 79-77 to North Carolina Central on buzzer-beater". Retrieved December 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
^ "Delaware State Hornets 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[2] Delaware State Athletics (March 14, 2025). "Delaware State falls 79-77 to North Carolina Central on buzzer-beater". Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[poll-3] "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[5] "Delaware State Hornets 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

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