Navy Midshipmen men's basketball

Navy Midshipmen

2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

University

United States Naval Academy

Conference

Patriot League

Location

Annapolis, MD

Head coach

Ed DeChellis (3rd year)

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

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: 1986, 1987
Patriot: 1994 (co-champion), 1996 (co-champion), 1997, 1998 (co-champion), 2000 (co-champion)

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.^[1]

Postseason history

NCAA tournament

The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1954 and 1986. Their overall tournament record is 8–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1953	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/Score
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)^[2]
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^[3]

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.^[4]

The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.^[5]

Notable players

Laurence Wild (1913) – Later head coach of the team, and the 30th Governor of American Samoa.^[6]
Brian Gregory (1985–86) – head men's basketball coach at Georgia Tech
Cliff Rees (1984–88) – over 1,100 career points at the Naval Academy and teammate of David Robinson.^[7]
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);^[1] won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden awards^[8]
Doug Wojcik (1982–86) – a teammate of David Robinson; current head coach at the College of Charleston.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Navy men's basketball 2006–07 media guide. Accessed April 20, 2008.
↑ 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 (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. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
↑ My San Antonio.com – Christenson: Dreaming of Mr. Robinson's neighborhood. Accessed July 2, 2008.
↑ 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

Navy Midshipmen men's basketball

Venues	Halsey Field House (1957–1991) Alumni Hall (1991–present)

Culture & lore	Bill the Goat "Anchors Aweigh"

People	Head coaches Award winners

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championship in bold

Patriot League men's basketball

Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen

Championships & awards	Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year