2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen Navy Athletics logo.svg 150 Patriot League Patriot 19–14 9–9 Ed DeChellis 5th Emmett Davis Ernie Nestor Jon Perry Kendrick Saunders Jeromy Yetter Alumni Hall Spartan Showcase champions The 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fifth year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the 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 to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Lehigh. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. Previous season The Midshipmen finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Colgate. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Bradon Venturini 2 G 6'0" 179 Senior Allendale, MI Graduated Kevin Alter 5 G 5'6" 148 Senior Rumson, NJ Graduated Worth Smith 21 F 6'6" 204 Senior Mooresville, NC Graduated Daniel Noe 35 G 6'5" 203 Freshman Fairfax, VA No longer on team roster Nolan Linville 40 C 6'8" 244 Freshman Fraser, MI No longer on team roster Christopher Kinley 42 F 6'7" 245 Freshman Williamsport, PA No longer on team roster Incoming recruits no no 2015 Hasan Abdullah PG Trussville, AL Clay-Chalkville High School 6 0 182 09/22/2014 0 0 NR Nathan Messer G Chesterfield, MO Lafayette High School 6 4 198 -- 0 0 NR Aaron Briggs PG Largo, MD Bullis High School 6 0 178 -- 0 0 NR Mitchell Baldwin G Birmingham, AL Ramsay High School 6 3 201 09/22/2014 0 0 NR Dom Antonelli PG Mechanicsburg, PA Trinity High School 6 1 178 -- 0 0 NR Aaron Still-Lock C Palmyra, NJ Valley Forge Military Academy 6 9 204 -- 0 0 NR Ryan Pearson PG Richmond, VA Henrico High School 6 1 170 09/23/2014 0 0 NR George Kiernan PF Chicago, IL Hinsdale Central High School 6 6 210 09/24/2014 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Navy Signees 2015 Navy Signees 2015 Navy Signees 2015-09-30 yes 2016 class recruits no yes 2016 Jack Lawrence #75 C Alexandria, VA Gonzaga College High School 6 8 195 08/31/2015 0 0 57 Kyran McClure PG Concord, NC Central Cabarrus High School 6 1 09/24/2015 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Navy Signees 2016 Navy Signees 2016 Navy Signees 2015-09-30 yes Roster 2015 Navy Midshipmen y y Will Kelly 0 C 6 9 238 SR Mount Laurel, NJ Pitman Nourse Fox 1 G 6 0 195 SO Memphis, TN Memphis University School Hasan Abdullah 2 G 6 0 182 FR Trussville, AL Clay-Chalkville Kendall Knorr 3 G 6 3 200 SR Concord, NC Concord Ryan Pearson 5 G 6 2 188 FR Richmond, VA Henrico Tilman Dunbar 10 G 5 10 163 SR Woodbridge, VA Paul VI Catholic Tim Abruzzo 11 G 6 3 173 JR Perkasie, PA Pennridge Zach Fong 12 G 5 11 165 JR Woodbridge, VA Gar-Field Bryce Dulin 14 G 6 4 200 SO Nixa, MO Nixa Dom Antonelli 15 G 6 1 178 FR Mechanicsburg, PA Trinity Shawn Anderson 20 G 6 4 203 SO New Castle, PA New Castle George Kiernan 21 F 6 7 211 FR Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale Central Grant Vermeer 22 G 6 2 193 JR Mountain View, CA Bellarmine Prep Mo Lewis 23 F 6 6 222 FR Alpharetta, GA Milton Nathan Messer 24 G 6 4 198 FR Chesterfield, MO Lafayette Michael Brown 25 F 6 2 206 JR Horsham, PA Hatboro-Horsham Aaron Still-Lock 30 C 6 9 204 FR Palmyra, PA Valley Forge Military Academy Tom Lacey 31 F 6 7 225 SO Glen Ridge, NJ Seton Hall Prep James Hemphill 32 F 6 6 217 JR Raleigh, NC Broughton Edward Alade 33 C 6 9 233 JR Houston, TX Kempner Fred Davies 34 G 5 11 180 FR Columbus, GA Brookstone Aaron Briggs 35 G 6 0 178 FR Largo, MD Bullis Mitchell Baldwin 40 G 6 3 201 FR Birmingham, AL Ramsay Josh Goetz 42 C 6 8 254 SO Valencia, PA Mars Jack Hogan 44 F 6 6 217 SO Melbourne, FL Holy Trinity Ed DeChellis (Penn State) Emmett Davis (St. Lawrence) Ernie Nestor (Alderson Broaddus) Jon Perry (East Tennessee State) Kendrick Saunders (Palm Beach Atlantic) Jeromy Yetter (Lock Haven) http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/navy-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/navy-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-2016 Navy Men's Basketball Schedule www.NavySports.com United States Naval Academy dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160425230105/http://www.navysports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/navy-m-baskbl-sched.html 2016-04-25 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00005D; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 9:30 pm yes Florida Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD Veterans Classic 5,710 CBSSN 41–59 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes College of Charleston Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 672 58–72 0–2 11/19/2015 7:30 pm yes yes USC Upstate G. 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Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 805 67–55 1–2 11/22/2015 12:00 pm yes Goucher Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD Spartan Showcase 1,037 76–47 2–2 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes yes UMBC Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD 941 75–54 3–2 11/27/2015 7:00 pm yes yes UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Spartan Showcase 1,383 70–66 4–2 11/28/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Jacksonville Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Spartan Showcase 1,389 71–65 5–2 11/29/2015 12:30 pm yes yes IPFW Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Spartan Showcase 1,349 75–53 6–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA 1,277 65–59 7–2 12/07/2015 9:30 pm yes yes Oregon 24 Bloch Arena Honolulu, HI Pearl Harbor Classic 4,024 FS1 47–67 7–3 12/12/2015 1:30 pm yes yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 3,124 ESPN3 68–62 8–3 12/14/2015 7:00 pm yes USC Upstate Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 438 57–66 8–4 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes Furman Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1131 62–49 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00005D; color:white;"| Patriot League regular season 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 2914 88–58 9–5 0–1 01/02/2016 1:00 pm Holy Cross Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 2677 65–60 10–5 1–1 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 346 83–67 11–5 2–1 01/09/2016 2:00 pm yes Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY 859 71–68 OT 12–5 3–1 01/13/2016 7:00 pm Loyola (MD) Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,698 60–52 13–5 4–1 01/16/2016 7:00 pm Lafayette Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,813 87–61 14–5 5–1 01/20/2016 7:00 pm yes Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 979 Service Electric 69–64 15–5 6–1 01/27/2016 7:00 pm American Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,642 63–58 15–6 6–2 01/30/2016 1:00 pm yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,834 80–87 OT 15–7 6–3 02/01/2016 7:30 pm yes Army Christl Arena West Point, NY Postponed from 1/23/16 3,133 64–50 16–7 7–3 02/03/2016 7:00 pm Boston University Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,264 72–83 16–8 7–4 02/06/2016 4:00 pm Colgate Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,927 55–58 16–9 7–5 02/10/2016 7:00 pm yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 637 71–51 17–9 8–5 02/13/2016 2:00 pm yes Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 1,932 74–68 18–9 9–5 02/17/2016 7:00 pm Lehigh Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,068 74–77 18–10 9–6 02/20/2016 1:30 pm Army Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 5,510 CBSSN 78–80 2OT 18–11 9–7 02/24/2016 7:30 pm yes American Bender Arena Washington, D.C. 653 65–72 18–12 9–8 02/27/2016 4:00 pm Bucknell Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 2,909 73–77 18–13 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00005D; color:white;"| Patriot League tournament 03/01/2016 7:00 pm Lafayette Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD First round 687 78–70 19–13 03/03/2016 7:00 pm yes Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA Quarterfinals 1,730 63–65 19–14 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Navy Midshipmen men's basketball seasons Navy Navy Navy