Navy Midshipmen | |||
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University | United States Naval Academy | ||
Head coach | Ed DeChellis (13th season) | ||
Conference | Patriot | ||
Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||
Arena | Alumni Hall (Capacity: 5,710) | ||
Nickname | Midshipmen | ||
Student section | TBD | ||
Colors | Navy blue and gold | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
1913, 1919 | |||
Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
1913 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1947, "1954," 1986 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1954, "1959," 1986 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1947, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
CAA: 1985, 1986, 1987 Patriot: 1994, 1997, 1998 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
CAA: 1985, 1986, 1987 Patriot: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
Patriot South: 2021 |
The Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents theββUnited States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, in NCAA Division I college basketball. The team competes in the Patriot League and plays its home games in Alumni Hall.
The U.S. Naval Academy began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in the 1907β08 season. Navy was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1912β13 and 1918β19 seasons by, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and for the 1912β13 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The Midshipmen have appeared 11 times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1998.
Postseason historyβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times. And made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1947, 1954 and "1986." Their overall tournament record is: 8β11.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1947 | Quarterfinals | Holy Cross | L 47β55 | |
1953 | First round | Holy Cross | L 74β87 | |
1954 | First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
Connecticut Cornell La Salle |
W 85β80 W 69β67 L 48β64 | |
1959 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
North Carolina Boston U. Saint Joseph's |
W 76β63 L 55β62 W 70β56 | |
1960 | Regional Quarterfinals | West Virginia | L 86β94 | |
1985 | 13 | First round Second Round |
(4) LSU (5) Maryland |
W 78β55 L 59β64 |
1986 | 7 | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
(10) Tulsa (2) Syracuse (14) Cleveland State (1) Duke |
W 87β68 W 97β85 W 71β70 L 50β71 |
1987 | 8 | First round | (9) Michigan | L 82β97 |
1994 | 16 | First round | (1) Missouri | L 53β76 |
1997 | 15 | First round | (2) Utah | L 61β75 |
1998 | 16 | First round | (1) North Carolina | L 52β88 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Midshipmen have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1962 | First round | Duquesne | L 58β70 |
Conference tournament championshipsβ»
Patriot League tournamentβ»
- 1994: tournament champion (tournament MVP: T.J. Hall)
- 1997: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Hassan Booker)
- 1998: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Skip Victor)
Colonial Athletic Association tournamentβ»
- 1985: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Vernon Butler)
- 1986: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)
- 1987: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)
Awards and honorsβ»
Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Yearβ»
- 1984β85 β David Robinson
- 1985β86 β David Robinson
- 1986β87 β David Robinson
Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Yearβ»
- 2007β08 β Greg Sprink
Athletic Hall of Fameβ»
For basketball players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnote
The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the "exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987."
Notable playersβ»
- Laurence Wild (1913) β Later head coach of the team. And the 30th Governor of American Samoa.
- Brian Gregory (1985β86) β head men's basketball coach at South Florida
- Cliff Rees (1984β88) β over 1,100 career points at the Naval Academy and teammate of David Robinson.
- David Robinson (1983β87) β two-time NBA champion and a 2009 inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame; the CAA's all-time points leader (2,669); won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden awards
- Doug Wojcik (1982β86) β a teammate of David Robinson; former head coach at the College of Charleston and Tulsa University.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Navy Academy Athletics Logos / Style Sheet". December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Navy men's basketball 2006β07 media guide. Accessed April 20, 2008.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 532β34. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ Men's Basketball Past Team Champions. Colonial Athletic Association official website. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Robinson also received several national awards, including: Naismith College Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award (Player of the Year), and Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year.
- ^ Hall of Fame Index Archived 2009-10-28 at the Wayback Machine (by sport). Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
- ^ Bailey, Steve (August 22, 2008). "In Annapolis, Md., the Past Is Always at Hand". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Navy Men's Basketball: A Tradition of Excellence". NavySports. CBS Sports. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ My San Antonio.com β Christenson: Dreaming of Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. Accessed July 2, 2008. Archived September 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Accordingββto the following article about the city of Annapolis, Robinson won the "Eastman Award" in 1987 and the award is in Lejeune Hall. Bailey, Steve (August 22, 2008). "In Annapolis, Md., the Past Is Always at Hand". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-03-18. See also the footnote at United States Naval Academy#Halls and principal buildings (at "Lejeune Hall").