List of Navy Midshipmen men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Navy Midshipmen men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Midshipmen in their 116-season history.^[1]

Navy's current head coach is Ed DeChellis. He was hired as the Midshipmen's head coach in May 2011,^[2] replacing Billy Lange, who resigned to join the coaching staff at Villanova.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1907–1908	Joseph Finneran	1	2–2	.500
2	1908–1910 1918–1922	Billy Lush	6	82–11	.882
3	1910–1911	Bernard Willis	1	10–1	.909
4	1911–1912	George F. Jacobs	1	8–1	.889
5	1912–1913	Louis Wenzell	1	9–0	1.000
6	1913–1914	Laurence Wild	1	10–0	1.000
7	1914–1915	Albert Cohan	1	9–2	.818
8	1915–1918	James Colliflower	3	37–4	.902
9	1922–1925	James Allen	3	47–12	.797
10	1925–1926	Herb Underwood	1	12–5	.706
11	1926–1946	John Wilson	20	206–94	.687
12	1946–1966	Ben Carnevale	20	257–160	.616
13	1966–1976	Dave Smalley	10	94–130	.420
14	1976–1980	Bob Hamilton	4	54–47	.535
15	1980–1986	Paul Evans	6	119–60	.665
16	1986–1992	Pete Herrmann	6	63–110	.364
17	1992–2004	Don DeVoe	5	85–58	.594
18	2004–2011	Billy Lange	7	93–114	.449
19	2011–present	Ed DeChellis	12	168–193	.465
Totals		19 coaches	116 seasons	1,464–1,107	.569
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

References

1 2 "Navy Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Navy Athletics. pp. 55–57. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
↑ Wang, Gene (May 23, 2011). "Ed DeChellis leaving Penn State for Navy head coaching job" . The Washington Post . Retrieved March 25, 2023.
↑ "Navy coach Billy Lange leaving Navy for Villanova". The Baltimore Sun . May 9, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Navy Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Navy Athletics. pp. 55–57. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[2] Wang, Gene (May 23, 2011). "Ed DeChellis leaving Penn State for Navy head coaching job" . The Washington Post . Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[3] "Navy coach Billy Lange leaving Navy for Villanova". The Baltimore Sun . May 9, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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