2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team explained

Year:2016–17
Team:Navy Midshipmen
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Patriot League
Short Conf:Patriot
Record:16–16
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Ed DeChellis
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Emmett Davis
Asst Coach2:Ernie Nestor
Asst Coach3:Jon Perry
Asst Coach4:Kendrick Saunders
Asst Coach5:Jeromy Yetter
Stadium:Alumni Hall

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 Graduated
Kendall Knorr 3 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
Tilman Dunbar 10 G 5'10" 163 Senior Graduated
Nathan Messer 24 G 6'4" 198 Freshman No longer on team roster
Michael Brown 25 G 6'2" 206 Junior No longer on team roster
Aaron Still-Lock 30 C 6'9" 204 Freshman No longer on team roster
Fred Davies 34 G 5'11" 180 Freshman No longer on team roster
Mitchell Baldwin 40 G 6'3" 201 Freshman No longer on team roster
Josh Goetz 42 C 6'8" 254 Sophomore No longer on team roster
Jack Hogan 44 F 6'6" 217 Sophomore Transferred

Schedule and results

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