Delaware

Official Name: 
University of Delaware
Nickname: 
Fightin' Blue Hens
Mailing Address: 

Bob Carpenter Center
631 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716

Telephone: 
(302) 831-2186
Fax: 
(302) 831-8653
Enrollment: 
15,530
Arena: 

Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 1992

School Colors: 
Royal Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Colonial Athletic Association (since 2002)
Former Member of ECC (1959-91) and America East (1992-2001)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1992, 1993, 1998, and 1999
0-4 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2000
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Steve Steinwedel (10 years from 1986-95, 163-121 record, .574)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Mike Pegues (2,030 points from 1997-2000)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Spencer Dunkley (916 from 1990-92)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

All-Time Liston Houston (52 points vs. Lebanon Valley on 2/19/10)

Modern Era Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Dave Sysko (45 points as senior at Lafayette on 2/29/64)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Dave Sysko (45 at Lafayette)
February 29, 1964 (senior/23.9 ppg)

1

2

Total

Delaware

41

45

86

Lafayette

57

55

112

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Cloud

4-14

2-3

10

Osowski

4-8

2-3

10

Smith

3-7

1-3

7

Sysko

15-26

15-18

45

Lyons

2-8

0-0

4

Gallucio

1-3

0-0

2

Himes

1-2

0-1

2

Scott

0-1

0-0

0

Tibbitt

2-3

0-0

4

E. Szczerba

1-1

0-0

2

McCool

0-0

0-1

0

Totals

33-73

20-29

86

Percentages

.452

.690

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Denby

8-12

7-8

23

D. Brown

11-17

4-7

26

Miller

5-8

1-2

11

Cullen

6-9

2-2

14

Kristoff

10-14

4-4

24

Klarberg

4-4

0-1

8

Emig

0-2

1-2

1

Day

2-5

0-0

4

J. Brown

0-3

0-0

0

Friesell

0-1

1-2

1

Totals

46-75

20-28

112

Percentages

.613

.714

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Samuel Saunder

2

1906-07

9-9-1

.500

1907

6-5

William J. McAvoy

9

1910-18

44-57

.436

1916

7-4

Howard Burton Shipley

4

1919-22

35-19

.648

1920

13-2

W.K. McAvoy

3

1923-25

14-26

.350

1923

7-6

R.M. Frank Forstburg

2

1926-27

6-23

.207

1927

5-11

John Joseph Rothrock

3

1928-30

17-33

.340

1929

7-8

Gerald P. "Doc" Doherty

7

1931-37

43-64-1

.403

1932

12-4

Lyal W. Clark

1

1938

6-10

.375

1938

6-10

Stephen J. Grenda

2

1939-40

13-19

.406

1939

9-7

Flucie L. Stewart

1

1941

7-9

.438

1941

7-9

E. Emery Adkins

2

1942-43

14-24

.368

1942

7-10

Edmund Prince

1

1944

7-9

.438

1944

7-9

William D. Murray

1

1945

3-9

.250

1945

3-9

D. Kenneth Steers

1

1946

7-9

.438

1946

7-9

Joseph Brunansky

3

1947-49

24-30

.444

1947

9-7

Fred Emmerson

5

1950-54

66-41

.617

1952

17-6

Irv Wisniewski

12

1955-66

111-154

.419

1962

18-5

Dan Peterson

5

1967-71

69-49

.585

1968

16-7

Don Harnum Sr.

5

1972-76

69-57

.548

1972

18-7

Ron Rainey

9

1977-85

91-147

.382

1978

16-11

Steve Steinwedel

10

1986-95

163-121

.574

1992

27-4

Mike Brey

5

1996-2000

99-52

.656

1999

25-6

David Henderson

6

2001-06

85-93

.478

2001

20-10

Monte Ross

5

2007-11

53-103

.340

2008, 1911

14-17

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,064-1,179 (.474) from 1906 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Delaware moved up to major-college status in 1958
  • Coaches are unknown for teams in 1907-08 and 1908-09.