2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–16 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Boston University 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Navy 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Holy Cross 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Loyola (MD) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Colgate 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313
Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Lafayette 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
American 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Will Kelly 0 C 6'9" 238 Senior Mount Laurel, NJ Graduated
Kendall Knorr 3 G 6'3" 200 Senior Concord, NC Graduated
Tilman Dunbar 10 G 5'10" 163 Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated
Nathan Messer 24 G 6'4" 198 Freshman Chesterfield, MO No longer on team roster
Michael Brown 25 G 6'2" 206 Junior Horsham, PA No longer on team roster
Aaron Still-Lock 30 C 6'9" 204 Freshman Palmyra, PA No longer on team roster
Fred Davies 34 G 5'11" 180 Freshman Columbus, GA No longer on team roster
Mitchell Baldwin 40 G 6'3" 201 Freshman Birmingham, AL No longer on team roster
Josh Goetz 42 C 6'8" 254 Sophomore Valencia, PA No longer on team roster
Jack Hogan 44 F 6'6" 217 Sophomore Melbourne, FL Transferred

Roster

2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nourse Fox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Memphis University School Memphis, TN
F 1 Tom Lacey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Glen Ridge, NJ
G 2 Hasan Abdullah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Clay-Chalkville Trussville, AL
G 3 Matt Cullen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Greater Latrobe Latrobe, PA
G 5 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Henrico Richmond, VA
G 11 Tim Abruzzo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Pennridge Perkasie, PA
G 12 Zach Fong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Gar-Field Woodbridge, VA
G 14 Bryce Dulin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nixa Nixa, MO
G 15 Dom Antonelli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Trinity Mechanicsburg, PA
G 20 Shawn Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr New Castle New Castle, PA
F 21 George Kiernan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Hinsdale Central Hinsdale, IL
G 22 Grant Vermeer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Bellarmine Prep Mountain View, CA
F 23 Mo Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Milton Alpharetta, GA
F 32 James Hemphill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Broughton Raleigh, NC
C 33 Edward Alade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Kempner Houston, TX
G 35 Aaron Briggs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Bullis 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 Source[1][2].

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Navy Midshipmen Schedule".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)