University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hen Men's Basketball Opens 2014-15 Season Monday at Liberty
11/16/2014 11:35:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Delaware (0-0, 0-0 CAA) at Liberty (1-0, 0-0 Big South)
Date: Monday, November 17, 2014
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Vines Center - Lynchburg, Va.
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=64123
TV: MASN
Internet: ESPN3.com
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Twitter Updates: twitter.com/udbluehens
All-Time Series: Delaware leads, 1-0
COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), ninth season overall and at Delaware, 115-141
Liberty: Dale Layer (Eckerd '80), sixth season at Liberty, 76-97; 22nd season overall, 346-290
STORYLINES
• Delaware opens its 110th men's basketball season tonight as the Blue Hens take on the Liberty Flames.
• Tonight's game will be the second all-time meeting between the two schools, and the first in Lynchburg.
• Delaware won the first matchup on Jan. 1, 2014 with a 77-64 triumph at the Bob Carpenter Center.
• The Blue Hens are 6-2 against Big South opponents, while Monté Ross is 3-2.
• UD is 51-58 in season openers, but has lost eight consecutive games to kick off a season.
• This year marks the fifth consecutive season UD has opened on the road. Delaware plays five consecutive road games before the home opener vs. Army on Dec. 3.
• The Blue Hens return 25.0% of their points and 32.8% of their rebounds from a year ago.
• Kyle Anderson, the lone returning starter, will miss the first month of the season after undergoing surgery for a right hand injury on Nov. 11.
• Delaware features 11 freshmen and sophomores, and just four combined juniors and seniors.
• The Blue Hens were picked eighth in the CAA Preseason Poll, while Kyle Anderson was named Preseason Honorable Mention All-CAA.
