Delaware State Hornets

 
 
Delaware State University's men’s basketball team is an important member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The university sports team has taken up the nickname Hornets and the basketball team. Delaware State Hornets will be looking to show their sting when they participate in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Delaware State University is historical African America school. In fact it was setup by the state of Delaware in 1891 as a dedicated college for black students. Over more than a century it has produced many scholars and sportsmen. The State Hornets men's basketball team continues a long held tradition of excellence in the sport. Their hard work and discipline is also exemplary.
 
The team’s secret weapon is their strategy power house, head coach Greg Jackson. He took the team to the NCAA tournament in 2005, where they ran into the one of the nation’s top College basketball teams Duke. He played for Saint Paul’s college, Virginia in the late seventies. His successful career with North Carolina Central University before joining Delaware helped him guide the Hornets to success. Jackson was inducted into the North Carolina Central University Hall of Fame in 1997. This is in fact the head coach Jackson’s thirteenth consecutive year with the team.
 
Delaware State Hornets have a number of exciting talents on its roster. Six foot ten, Bryan Scott (center and forward) and Scott Sill (forward) have great potential. This year the team also has some great defensive players as well. Ashwell Boyd, Miles Bowman Jr. and Albert Thomas (amongst others) make for a great pool of guards. The court center is patrolled by the hands of guys like Kendall Gray, Micheal Coger and Bryan Scott. You can watch these players in action with Delaware State tickets in your hand.
 
The team’s home (Memorial Hall) is an arena with history and character. The stadium hosted its debut game in 1957, and has become a great local land mark in the city of Dover. The area is quite a sight and attracts basketball fans from all over. It is filled with thousands of crazed basketball fans on each game. More so the crowds here are also famous for their loud screaming and wonderful support. The games are a great spectacle as the college’s marching band takes over during breaks. You will find them playing everything from R&B to Jazz, from old gospel to modern edgy hip hop. The college also has an amazing tradition of cheer leading that can be enjoyed with the band’s music.
 
The Hornets return to this season in full form and energy and rhythm. They have trained extensively and played very well in the pre-season. Their performance graph in general and their past season’s record assures that the team is all set to rock this time as well. The team’s roster is also pretty strong; names like CasyWalker, Bryan Scott and Micheal Coger are impressionable names. Cheap Delaware State Hornets tickets provide you a chance to watch your favorite team play this season. Grab them soon.