2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as a member of the Patriot League (South division). The Midshipmen finished the season 15–3, 12–1 in Patriot League play, to finish in first place.

2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Patriot League South division champions
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–3 (12–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Ed DeChellis (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Emmett Davis Drew Gibson Jon Perry Adam Notteboom
Home arena	Alumni Hall

2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1		.917			14	–	2		.875
Army	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Boston University	6	–	10		.375			7	–	11		.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11		.313			5	–	11		.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5		.643			9	–	6		.600
Bucknell	4	–	6		.400			5	–	7		.417
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			4	–	11		.267
South
Navy	12	–	1		.923			15	–	3		.833
American	4	–	5		.444			4	–	6		.400
Loyola	4	–	10		.286			6	–	11		.353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2019–20 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Boston University.

Roster

2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Austin Inge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC G 1 John Carter Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Summit High School Spring Hill, TN G 3 Sean Yoder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pennridge High School Dublin, PA F 5 Tyler Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Metrolina Christian Academy Monroe, NC G 10 Christian Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Annapolis High School Bowie, MD F 11 Jaylen Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Allen High School Allen, TX G 12 Trae Broadnax 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Savannah, GA G 15 P.J. Roach Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Atlantic Shores Christian School Virginia Beach, VA G 20 Greg Summers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr The First Academy Ocoee, FL G 21 Patrick Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Millbrook High School Raleigh, NC G 22 Cam Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Kickapoo High School Battlefield, MO F 23 B.J. Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Peachtree Ridge High School Suwanee, GA F 24 P.J. Fenton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Green Hope High School Cary, NC F 25 Alec Loehr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rosemount High School Inver Grove Heights, MN G 30 Christian Silva 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Archbishop Carroll High School Miami, FL F 31 Daniel Deaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Marshall High School Falls Church, VA G 32 Charles West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Spanish River High School Delray Beach, FL F 33 Luke Loehr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rosemount High School Inver Grove Heights, MN F 35 Nate Allison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Starr's Mill High School Fayetteville, GA G 40 Aaron Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Klein High School Spring, TX F 41 Tony Atkinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Westminster Academy Palm Beach Gardens, FL C 44 Ejai Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lanier High School Buford, GA F 55 Richard Njoku 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. John's College High School Washington, D.C.	Head coach Ed DeChellis (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Emmett Davis (St. Lawrence) Drew Gibson (Wofford) Adam Notteboom (Xavier) Jon Perry (East Tennessee State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm, CBSSN		George Washington	W 78–71	1–0	Alumni Hall (87) Annapolis, MD
November 27, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	L 52–82	1–1	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm		vs. Mount St. Mary's	W 73–67	2–1	Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Georgetown	W 78–71	3–1	McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State	Canceled		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	Canceled		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 78–69	4–1 (1–0)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 3, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bucknell	W 63–60	5–1 (2–0)	Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola	Postponed		Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	W 69–61	6–1 (3–0)	Stabler Arena  Bethlehem, PA
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola	Postponed		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 10, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 73–58	7–1 (4–0)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 87–86 OT	8–1 (5–0)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 71–59	9–1 (6–0)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 23, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN		Army	W 69–62	10–1 (7–0)	Alumni Hall (250) Annapolis, MD
January 24, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 78–87 OT	10–2 (7–1)	Alumni Hall (150) Annapolis, MD
January 30, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola	W 70–52	11–2 (8–1)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
January 31, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola	Postponed		Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	Postponed		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	Postponed		Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	Postponed		Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
February 14, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	Postponed		Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
February 20, 2021  CBSSN		at Army	Cancelled		Christl Arena  West Point, NY
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at American	W 72–60	12–2 (9–1)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Army	Cancelled		Christl Arena  West Point, NY
February 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at American	W 69–60	13–2 (10–1)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola	W 73–67	14–2 (11–1)	Reitz Arena  Baltimore, MD
February 28, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola	W 66–58	15–2 (12–1)	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(9) Loyola Quarterfinals	L 68–76	15–3	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.