The 2019–20 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hens were led by fourth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby and played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2018–19 season 17–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated William & Mary in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hofstra.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Curtis Lochner 2 G 5'10" 175 Senior Willow Grove, PA Walk-on; graduated Darian Bryant 4 G 6'4" 220 RS Senior Bowie, Maryland Graduated Eric Carter 5 F 6'9" 235 RS Senior Jackson, NJ Graduated Connor Rufo 10 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Hockessin, DE Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Chyree Walker 11 F 6'5" 195 Sophomore Fairfax, VA Mid season transferred to Radford Ithiel Horton 12 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Vauxhall, NJ Transferred to Pittsburgh Ryan Johnson 13 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated Matt Veretto 32 F 6'7" 190 Freshman Manchester, CT Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dylan Painter 2 F 6'10" 225 RS Junior Hershey, PA Midseason transferred from Villanova in December during the 2018–19 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Painter has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in December during the 2019–20 season. Painter has one and a half years of remaining eligibility. Reggie Gardner Jr. 5 G/F 6'3" 175 Junior Bowie, MD Transferred from North Carolina Central. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gardner Jr. will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2019

Recruiting class of 2020

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style=| Preseason

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| CAA regular season

!colspan=9 style=| CAA tournament

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