2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fifth year head coach Ed DeChellis, play their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Lehigh. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball | |
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Spartan Showcase champions | |
Conference | Patriot League |
2015–16 record | 19–14 (9–9 Patriot) |
Head coach | Ed DeChellis (5th season) |
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Home arena | Alumni Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross † | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Midshipmen finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Colgate.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Bradon Venturini | 2 | G | 6'0" | 179 | Senior | Allendale, MI | Graduated |
Kevin Alter | 5 | G | 5'6" | 148 | Senior | Rumson, NJ | Graduated |
Worth Smith | 21 | F | 6'6" | 204 | Senior | Mooresville, NC | Graduated |
Daniel Noe | 35 | G | 6'5" | 203 | Freshman | Fairfax, VA | No longer on team roster |
Nolan Linville | 40 | C | 6'8" | 244 | Freshman | Fraser, MI | No longer on team roster |
Christopher Kinley | 42 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Freshman | Williamsport, PA | No longer on team roster |
Incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Hasan Abdullah PG |
Trussville, AL | Clay-Chalkville High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Nathan Messer G |
Chesterfield, MO | Lafayette High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | -- | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Aaron Briggs PG |
Largo, MD | Bullis High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | -- | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Mitchell Baldwin G |
Birmingham, AL | Ramsay High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Dom Antonelli PG |
Mechanicsburg, PA | Trinity High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | -- | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Aaron Still-Lock C |
Palmyra, NJ | Valley Forge Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | -- | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Ryan Pearson PG |
Richmond, VA | Henrico High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 23, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
George Kiernan PF |
Chicago, IL | Hinsdale Central High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 24, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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2016 class recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jack Lawrence #75 C |
Alexandria, VA | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 31, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57 | ||||||
Kyran McClure PG |
Concord, NC | Central Cabarrus High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Sep 24, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 9:30 PM, CBSSN |
Florida Veterans Classic |
L 41–59 | 0–1 |
Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM |
College of Charleston | L 58–72 | 0–2 |
Alumni Hall (672) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
11/19/2015* 7:30 PM |
at USC Upstate | W 67–55 | 1–2 |
G. B. Hodge Center (805) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
11/22/2015* 12:00 PM |
Goucher Spartan Showcase |
W 76–47 | 2–2 |
Alumni Hall (1,037) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM |
at UMBC | W 75–54 | 3–2 |
Retriever Activities Center (941) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
11/27/2015* 7:00 PM |
at UNC Greensboro Spartan Showcase |
W 70–66 | 4–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,383) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
11/28/2015* 4:30 PM |
vs. Jacksonville Spartan Showcase |
W 71–65 | 5–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,389) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
11/29/2015* 12:30 PM |
vs. IPFW Spartan Showcase |
W 75–53 | 6–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM |
at Penn | W 65–59 | 7–2 |
Palestra (1,277) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/07/2015* 9:30 PM, FS1 |
vs. No. 24 Oregon Pearl Harbor Classic |
L 47–67 | 7–3 |
Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/12/2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN3 |
at VMI | W 68–62 | 8–3 |
Cameron Hall (3,124) Lexington, VA | |||||||
12/14/2015* 7:00 PM |
USC Upstate | L 57–66 | 8–4 |
Alumni Hall (438) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM |
Furman | W 62–49 | 9–4 |
Alumni Hall (1131) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
Patriot League regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 7:00 PM |
at Bucknell | W 88–58 | 9–5 (0–1) |
Sojka Pavilion (2914) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
01/02/2016 1:00 PM |
Holy Cross | W 65–60 | 10–5 (1–1) |
Alumni Hall (2677) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
01/06/2016 7:00 PM |
at Boston University | W 83–67 | 11–5 (2–1) |
Case Gym (346) Boston, MA | |||||||
01/09/2016 2:00 PM |
at Colgate | W 71–68 OT | 12–5 (3–1) |
Cotterell Court (859) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
01/13/2016 7:00 PM |
Loyola (MD) | W 60–52 | 13–5 (4–1) |
Alumni Hall (1,698) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
01/16/2016 7:00 PM |
Lafayette | W 87–61 | 14–5 (5–1) |
Alumni Hall (1,813) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, Service Electric |
at Lehigh | W 69–64 | 15–5 (6–1) |
Stabler Arena (979) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 PM |
American | W 63–58 | 15–6 (6–2) |
Alumni Hall (1,642) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
01/30/2016 1:00 PM |
at Holy Cross | L 80–87 OT | 15–7 (6–3) |
Hart Center (1,834) Worcester, MA | |||||||
02/01/2016 7:30 PM |
at Army Postponed from 1/23/16 |
W 64–50 | 16–7 (7–3) |
Christl Arena (3,133) West Point, NY | |||||||
02/03/2016 7:00 PM |
Boston University | L 72–83 | 16–8 (7–4) |
Alumni Hall (1,264) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
02/06/2016 4:00 PM |
Colgate | L 55–58 | 16–9 (7–5) |
Alumni Hall (1,927) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
02/10/2016 7:00 PM |
at Loyola (MD) | W 71–51 | 17–9 (8–5) |
Reitz Arena (637) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/13/2016 2:00 PM |
at Lafayette | W 74–68 | 18–9 (9–5) |
Kirby Sports Center (1,932) Easton, PA | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 PM |
Lehigh | L 74–77 | 18–10 (9–6) |
Alumni Hall (1,068) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
02/20/2016 1:30 PM, CBSSN |
Army | L 78–80 2OT | 18–11 (9–7) |
Alumni Hall (5,510) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
02/24/2016 7:30 PM |
at American | L 65–72 | 18–12 (9–8) |
Bender Arena (653) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
02/27/2016 4:00 PM |
Bucknell | L 73–77 | 18–13 (9–9) |
Alumni Hall (2,909) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
Patriot League Tournament | |||||||||||
03/01/2016 7:00 PM |
Lafayette First round |
W 78–70 | 19–13 |
Alumni Hall (687) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
03/03/2016 7:00 pm |
at Lehigh Quarterfinals |
L 63–65 | 19–14 |
Stabler Arena (1,730) Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |