| Current: | 2023–24 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team |
| Navy Midshipmen | |
| University: | United States Naval Academy |
| Conference: | Patriot |
| Location: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Coach: | Ed DeChellis |
| Tenure: | 13th |
| Arena: | Alumni Hall |
| Capacity: | 5,710 |
| Nickname: | Midshipmen |
| Studentsection: | TBD |
| H Body: | C5B783 |
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| H Shorts: | C5B783 |
| H Pattern S: | _midnightbluesides |
| A Body: | 00205B |
| A Pattern B: | _vegasgoldsides |
| A Shorts: | 00205B |
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| Ncaachampion3: | 1913, 1919 |
| Ncaachampion2: | 1913 |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1947, 1954, 1986 |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1954, 1959, 1986 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1947, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998 |
| Conference Tournament: | CAA 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Conference Season: | CAA: 1985, 1986, 1987 Patriot: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Division Season: | Patriot South: 2021 |
The Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, in NCAA Division I college basketball. The team competes in the Patriot League and plays its home games in Alumni Hall.[1]
The U.S. Naval Academy began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in the 1907–08 season. Navy was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1912–13 and 1918–19 seasons by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and for the 1912–13 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] The Midshipmen have appeared 11 times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1998.
The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1947, 1954 and 1986. Their overall tournament record is 8–11.
| Quarterfinals | Holy Cross | L 47–55 | |||
| First round | Holy Cross | L 74–87 | |||
| First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Connecticut Cornell La Salle | W 85–80 W 69–67 L 48–64 | |||
| Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | North Carolina Boston U. Saint Joseph's | W 76–63 L 55–62 W 70–56 | |||
| Regional Quarterfinals | West Virginia | L 86–94 | |||
| 13 | First round Second Round | (4) LSU (5) Maryland | W 78–55 L 59–64 | ||
| 7 | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (10) Tulsa (2) Syracuse (14) Cleveland State (1) Duke | W 87–68 W 97–85 W 71–70 L 50–71 | ||
| 8 | First round | (9) Michigan | L 82–97 | ||
| 16 | First round | (1) Missouri | L 53–76 | ||
| 15 | First round | (2) Utah | L 61–75 | ||
| 16 | First round | (1) North Carolina | L 52–88 |
The Midshipmen have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
| First round | Duquesne | L 58–70 |
See: Patriot League men's basketball tournament
See: Colonial Athletic Association#History of the Tournament Final
For basketball players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnote[5]
The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.[6]