Navy Midshipmen men's basketball

Navy Midshipmen
Navy Midshipmen
	2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
University	United States Naval Academy
Head coach	Ed DeChellis (10th season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Annapolis, Maryland
Arena	Alumni Hall ; (Capacity: 5,710)
Nickname	Midshipmen
Colors	Navy blue and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
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 the United 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.^[2]

The U.S. Naval Academy began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in the 1907–08 season. Navy was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1912–13 and 1918–19 seasons by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and for the 1912–13 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[3]

Postseason history[]

NCAA tournament[]

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 8–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1947	Quarterfinals	Holy Cross	L 47–55
1953	First Round	Holy Cross	L 74–87
1954	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Connecticut Cornell La Salle	W 85–80 W 69–67 L 48–64
1959	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	North Carolina Boston U. Saint Joseph's	W 76–63 L 55–62 W 70–56
1960	Regional Quarterfinals	West Virginia	L 86–94
1985	First Round Second Round	LSU Maryland	W 78–55 L 59–64
1986	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Tulsa Syracuse Cleveland State Duke	W 87–68 W 97–85 W 71–70 L 50–71
1987	First Round	Michigan	L 82–97
1994	First Round	Missouri	L 53–76
1997	First Round	Utah	L 61–75
1998	First Round	North Carolina	L 52–88

NIT results[]

The Midshipmen have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1962	First Round	Duquesne	L 58–70

Conference tournament championships[]

Patriot League tournament[]

See: Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament

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 tournament[]

See: Colonial Athletic Association#History of the Tournament Final

1985: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Vernon Butler)^[4]
1986: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)
1987: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)

Awards and honors[]

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year[]

1984–85 – David Robinson
1985–86 – David Robinson
1986–87 – David Robinson^[5]

Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year[]

2007–08 – Greg Sprink

Athletic Hall of Fame[]

For basketball players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnote^[6]

The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.^[7]

Notable players[]

Laurence Wild (1913) – Later head coach of the team, and the 30th Governor of American Samoa.^[8]
Brian Gregory (1985–86) – head men's basketball coach at South Florida
Cliff Rees (1984–88) – over 1,100 career points at the Naval Academy and teammate of David Robinson.^[9]
David Robinson (1983–87) – two-time NBA champion and a 2009 inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame; the CAA's all-time points leader (2,669);^[2] won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden awards^[10]
Doug Wojcik (1982–86) – a teammate of David Robinson; former head coach at the College of Charleston and Tulsa University.

References[]

^ "American Athletic Conference Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). July 11, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Navy men's basketball 2006–07 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. 532–34. 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 – Christenson: Dreaming of Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. Accessed July 2, 2008. Archived September 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ According to 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").

External links[]

Official website

[1] "American Athletic Conference Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). July 11, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

[MDG-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Navy men's basketball 2006–07 media guide. Accessed April 20, 2008.

[3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 532–34. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] Men's Basketball Past Team Champions. Colonial Athletic Association official website. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

[5] 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.

[6] Hall of Fame Index Archived 2009-10-28 at the Wayback Machine (by sport). Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-11-10.

[7] Bailey, Steve (August 22, 2008). "In Annapolis, Md., the Past Is Always at Hand". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

[8] "Navy Men's Basketball: A Tradition of Excellence". NavySports. CBS Sports. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

[9] My San Antonio.com – Christenson: Dreaming of Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. Accessed July 2, 2008. Archived September 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

[10] According to 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").

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