Men’s Basketball Starts CAA Play with Hampton at Home, Hofstra on the Road

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's basketball team opens CAA action on Thursday, Jan. 4 as the Blue Hens host the Hampton Pirates at the Bob Carpenter Center at 7 p.m. Following their bout with the Pirates, the Hens head to Hempstead, N.Y. to face Hofstra at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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ABOUT THE HENS

Delaware enters Thursday's contest with an 8-5 record.
The Hens come off two-straight home losses to Rider 88-85 in OT and to Princeton 84-82 loss to Princeton.
Jalun Trent captured his second CAA Player of the Week award after a 16-point, 11-assist performance against Princeton. It was the third time this season a Blue Hen earned the weekly honor.
Jyáre Davis eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career and became the 39th Delaware player to reach that mark.
Davis was the first Blue Hen to do it all in a Delaware uniform since Kevin Anderson and Ryan Allen achieved the feat from 2017-2022.
Entering CAA action, Davis is fourth in points per game (19.5) and third in minutes per game (34.5), while Christian Ray is second in rebounds per game with 8.5.
The Hens are slated in at No. 138 in the latest NET Rankings.
Delaware has not won its CAA opener since defeating Charleston on Jan. 2 in the 2020 season.

ABOUT THE PIRATES

Hampton comes to the Bob with a 4-9 overall record.
The Pirates opened CAA play with a 99-65 loss to Drexel on New Year's Day.
Hampton averages 79.2 points per game thus far and has allowed an average of 77.1.
Kyrese Mullen leads the Pirates in scoring with 15.6 points per game followed by Tedrick Wilcox Jr.'s 13.2 points per game.
Mullen leads the CAA with 9.6 boards per game.
Hampton was ranked No. 338 in the latest NET Rankings.

SERIES HISTORY - HAMPTON

Delaware and Hampton first met on Nov. 27, 2007 in the Bob Carpenter Center where the Pirates took down the Hens 51-50.
The Blue Hens went on to win the next five meetings in a row until the Pirates topped the Hens 67-66 in Virginia on Jan. 26, 2023.
Five of the seven meetings have been decided by four or less points.

ABOUT THE PRIDE

Prior to facing the Hens on Jan. 6, the Pride open CAA action at home against Charleston at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Hofstra's Tyler Thomas leads the CAA in points per game with 22.2 and is sixth in all of Division I.
Darlinstone Dubar is second on the squad in scoring with 18.2 points per game and leads the Pride in rebounds per game with 6.3.
Jaquan Carlos' 6.8 assists per game leads the conference and is ninth in the country in that category.
The Pride as a whole have averaged 77.0 points per game, while holding opponents to 71.2 points per game.
The Pride and Hens had two common opponents in their non-conference schedule in both Princeton and George Washington.

SERIES HISTORY - HOFSTRA

Saturday's contest will be the 102 meeting between the Pride and Hens with the former holding a 67-34 record.
The last meeting between the two squads was an 86-62 loss for Delaware.
Hofstra has won the last six straight matchups.
Delaware's last win came on Jan. 15, 2021 when the Hens topped the Pride 74-56 at home.

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Men’s Basketball Starts CAA Play with Hampton at Home, Hofstra on the Road

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Jyáre Davis

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