2018–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by eighth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19 overall, 8–10 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by eventual tournament champion Colgate.

2018–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	12–19 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Ed DeChellis (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Emmett Davis David Harris Jon Perry
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
Bucknell	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Lehigh	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
American	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Navy	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Army	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Boston University	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Holy Cross	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
† 2019 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2017–18 season 20–12, 11–7 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Nourse Fox	0	G	6'1"	205	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Tom Lacey	1	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Glen Ridge, NJ	Graduated
Bryce Dulin	14	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Nixa, MO	Graduated
Shawn Anderson	20	G	6'4"	215	Senior	New Castle, PA	Graduated
Mo Lewis	23	F	6'6"	240	Junior	Alpharetta, GA	No longer on team roster
Tyler Riemersma	41	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Bloomington, MN	Transferred to Augustana (SD)
Eli Lake	44	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Blythewood, SC	No longer on team roster

2018 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Navy for 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charles West PG	Delray Beach, FL	Spanish River High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 4, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nate Allison PF	Fayetteville, GA	Starrs Mill High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sean Yoder PG	Perkasie, PA	Pennridge High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Josiah Strong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Champlin Park HS Brooklyn Park, MN G 1 John Jr. Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Summit HS Spring Hill, TN G 2 Hasan Abdullah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL G 3 Matt Cullen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greater Latrobe HS Latrobe, PA G 5 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Henrico HS Richmond, VA G 10 JR Mathis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Kentucky Country Day School Louisville, KY G 11 Isaiah Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Glenelg Country School Annapolis, MD F 12 Ryan Reagan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So General McLane HS Edinboro, PA G 14 Dave Kasanganay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ardrey HS Charlotte, NC G 15 Dominick Antonelli 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Trinity HS Mechanicsburg, PA G 20 Greg Summers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The First Academy Ocoee, FL F 21 George Kiernan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hinsdale Central HS Hinsdale, IL G 22 Cam Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kickapoo HS Battlefield, MO G 23 Jaylon Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jonesboro HS Riverdale, GA F 24 Connor Mannion 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lambert HS Suwanee, GA F 25 Alec Loehr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Rosemount HS Inver Grove Heights, MN G 30 Kyle Marion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Providence School Jacksonville, FL C 32 Jack Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Gonzaga College HS Alexandria, VA C 33 Luke Loehr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Rosemount HS Inver Grove Heights, MN F 34 Danny Ogele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Ignatius College Prep Chicago, IL G 35 Christian Silva 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbishop Carroll HS Miami, FL C 40 Evan Wieck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Amarillo HS Amarillo, TX F 55 Richard Njoku 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Washington, D.C.	Head coach Ed DeChellis (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Emmett Davis (St. Lawrence) David Harris (Ashland) Jon Perry (East Tennessee State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 44–67	0–1	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,289) Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2018* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		Maryland Veterans Classic	L 57–78	0–2	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Coppin State	W 77–58	1–2	Alumni Hall (664) Annapolis, MD
November 18, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		Bryant	W 83–79	2–2	Alumni Hall (817) Annapolis, MD
November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Morgan State	L 51–75	2–3	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,034) Baltimore, MD
November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Liberty	L 58–76	2–4	Alumni Hall (489) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2018* 4:00 p.m.		Brown	L 50–67	2–5	Alumni Hall (671) Annapolis, MD
December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at Delaware	W 80–65	3–5	Bob Carpenter Center (1,927) Newark, DE
December 9, 2018* 1:30 p.m.		at Lipscomb	L 81–107	3–6	Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN
December 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		at George Mason	L 63–84	3–7	EagleBank Arena (3,419) Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2018* 1:00 p.m.		at Cornell	L 50–61	3–8	Newman Arena (1,284) Ithaca, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Colgate	W 72–66	4–8 (1–0)	Alumni Hall (643) Annapolis, MD
January 6, 2019 1:00 p.m.		Holy Cross	W 50–48	5–8 (2–0)	Alumni Hall (1,236) Annapolis, MD
January 9, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at American	L 63–71	5–9 (2–1)	Bender Arena (557) Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Boston University	L 69–75	5–10 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (1,162) Annapolis, MD
January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Lafayette	W 85–77	6–10 (3–2)	Kirby Sports Center (989) Easton, PA
January 19, 2019 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Army	L 61–72	6–11 (3–3)	Christl Arena (5,013) West Point, NY
January 23, 2019 7:00 p.m., Stadium		Lehigh	L 74–85	6–12 (3–4)	Alumni Hall (1,294) Annapolis, MD
January 26, 2019 3:00 p.m.		at Holy Cross	L 64–69	6–13 (3–5)	Hart Center (2,821) Worcester, MA
January 30, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Bucknell	L 57–69	6–14 (3–6)	Sojka Pavilion (2,154) Lewisburg, PA
February 2, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Loyola (MD)	W 71–68	7–14 (4–6)	Reitz Arena (1,554) Baltimore, MD
February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m.		American	W 77–67	8–14 (5–6)	Alumni Hall (1,413) Annapolis, MD
February 9, 2019 4:30 p.m.		at Lehigh	L 57–83	8–15 (5–7)	Stabler Arena (1,803) Bethlehem, PA
February 13, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Lafayette	L 74–80	8–16 (5–8)	Alumni Hall (468) Annapolis, MD
February 16, 2019 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		Army	W 79–68	9–16 (6–8)	Alumni Hall (5,448) Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2019 2:00 p.m.		Loyola (MD)	L 70–79	9–17 (6–9)	Alumni Hall (243) Annapolis, MD
February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Colgate	L 71–93	9–18 (6–10)	Cotterell Court (658) Hamilton, NY
February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Bucknell	W 64–53	10–18 (7–10)	Alumni Hall (1,822) Annapolis, MD
March 2, 2019 1:00 p.m.		at Boston University	W 79–74	11–18 (8–10)	Case Gym (865) Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m.	(5)	at (4) American Quarterfinals	W 60–56	12–18	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2019 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	(4)	at (1) Colgate Semifinals	L 70–80	12–19	Cotterell Court (1,089) Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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