Hornet Men to Play At Home in CB Invitational March 18

Just when you thought the Hornet men’s basketball season was over… well, it is not. And the team even has one more home game at Memorial Hall.

The 2014-15 Delaware State University men's basketball team has been rewarded for its regular season and MEAC Tournament competitiveness with an appearance in the post-season College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

The Hornets will host Radford (Va.) of the Big South Conference on Wed. (Mar. 18) at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Ticket prices for this game are $25 courtside; $15 executive; $12 reserved; $10 general/faculty/staff; and $5 for students and children.

This will be Delaware State's first post-season competition since 2007; and fourth overall. DSU's last post-season game was in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Hornets also appeared in the 2006 NIT; and made its national post-season debut against Duke in the 2005 NCAA Tournament after capturing the MEAC Tournament championship that year.

This will be the first time that the Hornets will host a post-season game.

Delaware State is 18-17 overall this season and lost to Hampton in the 2015 MEAC Tournament championship game on Saturday.   

Radford is 21-11 this season. The Highlanders lost to Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Big South Tournament.

This will be the second meeting between the schools. Radford won the first meeting 104-62 during the 1988-89 season.

The winner of the DSU/Radford matchup will face the winner of Vermont and Hofstra in the CBI second round. Second round games are scheduled to be played on Monday, March 23.

The 16-team CBI field will be re-bracketed after the quarterfinal round. The semifinals are scheduled for Mar. 25 and the best-of-three championship series is set for Mar. 30 and Apr. 1; and Apr. 3, if necessary.