2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by sixth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. In the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the semifinals.

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2016–17 record16–16 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coachEd DeChellis (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell153 .833  269  .743
Lehigh126 .667  2012  .625
Boston University126 .667  1814  .563
Navy108 .556  1616  .500
Holy Cross99 .500  1517  .469
Loyola (MD)810 .444  1617  .485
Colgate810 .444  1022  .313
Army612 .333  1319  .406
Lafayette513 .278  921  .300
American513 .278  822  .267
2017 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2015–16 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 before losing in the quarterfinals to Lehigh. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will Kelly0C6'9"238SeniorMount Laurel, NJGraduated
Kendall Knorr3G6'3"200SeniorConcord, NCGraduated
Tilman Dunbar10G5'10"163SeniorWoodbridge, VAGraduated
Nathan Messer24G6'4"198FreshmanChesterfield, MONo longer on team roster
Michael Brown25G6'2"206JuniorHorsham, PANo longer on team roster
Aaron Still-Lock30C6'9"204FreshmanPalmyra, PANo longer on team roster
Fred Davies34G5'11"180FreshmanColumbus, GANo longer on team roster
Mitchell Baldwin40G6'3"201FreshmanBirmingham, ALNo longer on team roster
Josh Goetz42C6'8"254SophomoreValencia, PANo longer on team roster
Jack Hogan44F6'6"217SophomoreMelbourne, FLTransferred

Roster

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nourse Fox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMemphis University School Memphis, TN
F 1 Tom Lacey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSeton Hall Prep Glen Ridge, NJ
G 2 Hasan Abdullah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoClay-Chalkville Trussville, AL
G 3 Matt Cullen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrGreater Latrobe Latrobe, PA
G 5 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoHenrico Richmond, VA
G 11 Tim Abruzzo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)173 lb (78 kg) SrPennridge Perkasie, PA
G 12 Zach Fong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrGar-Field Woodbridge, VA
G 14 Bryce Dulin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNixa Nixa, MO
G 15 Dom Antonelli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoTrinity Mechanicsburg, PA
G 20 Shawn Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrNew Castle New Castle, PA
F 21 George Kiernan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoHinsdale Central Hinsdale, IL
G 22 Grant Vermeer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrBellarmine Prep Mountain View, CA
F 23 Mo Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)222 lb (101 kg) SoMilton Alpharetta, GA
F 32 James Hemphill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrBroughton Raleigh, NC
C 33 Edward Alade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrKempner Houston, TX
G 35 Aaron Briggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoBullis Largo, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:00 PM, CBSSN
Ohio State
Veterans Classic
L 68–78  0–1
Alumni Hall (4,116)
Annapolis, MD
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
Washington College (MD)
HPU Tournament
W 74–47  1–1
Alumni Hall (1,258)
Annapolis, MD
11/18/2016*
4:00 PM
vs. North Dakota State
HPU Tournament
L 59–66  1–2
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/19/2016*
4:00 PM
at High Point
HPU Tournament
L 62–69  1–3
Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/20/2016*
3:30 PM
vs. UNC Greensboro
HPU Tournament
L 59–72  1–4
Millis Athletic Center (1,100)
High Point, NC
11/23/2016*
7:00 PM
UMBC W 78–66  2–4
Alumni Hall (867)
Annapolis, MD
11/26/2016*
2:00 PM
Penn W 70–68  3–4
Alumni Hall (787)
Annapolis, MD
12/01/2016*
7:30 PM
at College of Charleston L 64–70  3–5
TD Arena (3,327)
Charleston, SC
12/03/2016*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Furman L 46–79  3–6
Timmons Arena (1,506)
Greenville, NC
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM
Bryant W 76–74  4–6
Alumni Hall (417)
Annapolis, MD
12/09/2016*
7:00 PM
Columbia W 69–54  5–6
Alumni Hall (876)
Annapolis, MD
12/22/2016*
11:00 AM
at Hartford L 54–63  5–7
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,453)
Hartford, CT
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 PM
Bucknell L 55–59  5–8
(0–1)
Alumni Hall (2,301)
Annapolis, MD
01/02/2017
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 50–51  5–9
(0–2)
Hart Center (1,346)
Worcester, MA
01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Boston University L 53–71  5–10
(0–3)
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
01/08/2017
2:00 PM
Colgate W 67–55  6–10
(1–3)
Alumni Hall (1,158)
Annapolis, MD
01/11/2017
7:30 PM
at Loyola (MD) W 75–62  7–10
(2–3)
Reitz Arena (592)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2017
2:00 PM
at Lafayette W 88–51  8–10
(3–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,547)
Easton, PA
01/18/2017
7:00 PM
Lehigh W 75–72  9–10
(4–3)
Alumni Hall (1,292)
Annapolis, MD
01/21/2017
1:30 PM, CBSSN
at Army W 96–80 OT 10–10
(5–3)
Christl Arena (5,291)
West Point, NY
01/25/2017
7:30 PM
at American W 71–53  11–10
(6–3)
Bender Arena (757)
Washington, D.C.
01/28/2017
4:00 PM
Holy Cross W 60–47  12–10
(7–3)
Alumni Hall (2,278)
Annapolis, MD
02/02/2017
7:00 PM
at Boston University W 70–61  13–10
(8–3)
Case Gym (646)
Boston, MA
02/04/2017
2:00 PM
at Colgate L 52–55  13–11
(8–4)
Cotterell Court (985)
Hamilton, NY
02/08/2017
7:00 PM
Loyola (MD) W 62–59  14–11
(9–4)
Alumni Hall (1,435)
Annapolis, MD
02/11/2017
7:00 PM
Lafayette W 68–60  15–11
(10–4)
Alumni Hall (2,422)
Annapolis, MD
02/15/2017
7:00 PM
at Lehigh L 55–74  15–12
(10–5)
Stabler Arena (1,007)
Bethlehem, PA
02/18/2017
1:30 PM, CBSSN
Army L 68–71  15–13
(10–6)
Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
American L 58–74  15–14
(10–7)
Alumni Hall (2,666)
Annapolis, MD
02/25/2017
12:00 PM
at Bucknell W 82–60  15–15
(10–8)
Sojka Pavilion (3,551)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League Tournament
03/02/2017
7:00 PM
(4) (5) Holy Cross
Quarterfinals
W 49–42  16–15
Alumni Hall (988)
Annapolis, MD
03/05/2017
2:00 PM, CBSSN
(4) at (1) Bucknell
Semifinals
L 65–70  16–16
Sojka Pavilion (2,731)
Lewisburg, PA

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

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