Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
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| University | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| Location | Annapolis, MD | ||
| Head coach | Ed DeChellis (6th year) | ||
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Alumni Hall (Capacity: 5,710) |
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| Nickname | Midshipmen | ||
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
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| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
| 1913, 1919 | |||
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
| 1913 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1954, 1986 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1954, 1959, 1986 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1947, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| CAA: 1985, 1986, 1987 Patriot: 1994, 1997, 1998 |
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| Conference regular season champions | |||
| CAA: 1986, 1987 Patriot: 1994 (co-champion), 1996 (co-champion), 1997, 1998 (co-champion), 2000 (co-champion) |
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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.
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.
The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1954 and 1986. Their overall tournament record is 8–11.
The Midshipmen have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.
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