Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens basketball
Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens basketball history
University of Delaware (Newark, DE)
Bob Carpenter Center
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
Current head coach: Martin Ingelsby (2016-)
- Assoc. HC: Bill Phillips (2016-)
- Asst: JJ Butler (2023-)
- Asst: Danny O’Connor (2016-)
- Asst/DPD: Christian Nunez (2024-)
- DBO: Stephen Galgano (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-6
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2000)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (Mason-Dixon, Middle Atlantic, ECC, America East, CAA):
- CAA Regular Season Championships: 2 (2014, 2022)
- America East Regular Season Championships: 3 (1992, 1998, 1999)
- Middle Atlantic (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 1 (1968)
- Mason-Dixon (NAIA/Div II) Conference Championships: 2 (1952, 1953)
- CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2014)
- America East Tournament Championships: 4 (1992, 1993, 1998, 1999)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- CAA Player of the Year: 0
- America East Player of the Year: 1 (Mike Pegues, 1999)
Delaware head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Martin Ingelsby | 2016-Pres | 131-117 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monté Ross | 2006-16 | 132-184 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Henderson | 2000-06 | 85-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brey | 1995-2000 | 99-52 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Steinwedel | 1985-95 | 163-121 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Rainey | 1976-85 | 91-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Harnum | 1971-76 | 69-57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Peterson | 1966-71 | 69-49 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Irv Wisniewski | 1954-66 | 111-154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Emmerson | 1949-54 | 67-41 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Brunansky | 1946-49 | 24-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Kenneth Steers | 1945-46 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Murray | 1944-45 | 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edmund Prince | 1943-44 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Emery Adkins | 1941-43 | 14-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F.L. Stewart | 1940-41 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Grenda | 1938-40 | 13-19 | – | – | – |
| Lyal W. Clark | 1937-38 | 6-10 | – | – | – |
| Gerald Doherty | 1930-37 | 43-74-1 | – | – | – |
| J.J. Rothrock | 1927-30 | 17-33 | – | – | – |
| Frank Forstburg | 1925-27 | 6-23 | – | – | – |
| Williams McAvoy | 1909-18, 22-25 | 59-82 | – | – | – |
| H.B. Shipley | 1918-22 | 35-19 | – | – | – |
| unknown | 1907-09 | 9-13 | – | – | – |
| Samuel Saunders | 1905-07 | 9-9-1 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles came when the Delaware program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; Delaware moved up to Division I prior to the 1957-58 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.