Navy Midshipmen | |||
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University | United States Naval Academy | ||
Head coach | Tim Taylor (5th season) | ||
Conference | Patriot | ||
Location | Annapolis, Maryland | ||
Arena | Alumni Hall (capacity: 5,710) | ||
Nickname | Midshipmen | ||
Colors | Navy blue and gold [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2011, 2013, 2014 |
The Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The team currently competes in the Patriot League. The Midshipmen are currently coached by Tim Taylor.
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The 1976–77 season, while played under a junior varsity level, was the first year in which women first attended the Naval Academy. The following year, the team played under the Division II label, playing from 1979 until 1991, when they rose up to Division I and joined the Patriot League. [2]
In 2008, Navy hired Stefanie Pemper as head coach. From 2008 to her final season in 2020, Pemper became the winningest coach in the program's history with a 214–164 record. She was fired on March 10, 2020, and succeeded by Tim Taylor on April 28. [3] [4]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | #14 | First Round | #3 DePaul | L 43-56 |
2012 | #15 | First Round | #2 Maryland | L 44-59 |
2013 | #15 | First Round | #2 Kentucky | L 41-61 |
The Navy Midshipmen are the athletic teams that represent the United States Naval Academy. The academy sponsors 36 varsity sports teams and 12 club sport teams. Both men's and women's teams are called Navy Midshipmen or "Mids". They participate in the NCAA's Division I, as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a football-only member of the American Athletic Conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League (men), Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (men), Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges, Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League (men), Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (men) and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Navy is also one of approximately 300 members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC).
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 Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse team represents the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Navy currently competes as a member of the Patriot League and play their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. During the 20th century, the Midshipmen secured 17 national championships, including 2 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association titles and 15 Wingate Memorial Trophy awards. During the 1960s, a period of dominance for the Midshipmen, they won eight consecutive titles. The program's main rivals include Army, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins.
The 2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fourth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They 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.
The Navy Midshipmen women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the United States Naval Academy as part of the Patriot League. They play their home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
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.
The 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by eighth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League women's tournament to Loyola (MD).
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.
The 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by ninth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League women's tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.
The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by seventh-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross.
The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by tenth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League women's tournament, where they lost to American. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.
The 2018–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by eighth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19 overall, 8–10 in Patriot League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by eventual tournament champion Colgate.
The 2018–19 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by eleventh year head coach Stefanie Pemper, play their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–18, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League women's tournament to Holy Cross.
The 2019–20 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by ninth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Boston University.
Hassan Mustafa Booker is an American former college basketball player and coach best known for his playing career at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) from 1994 to 1998. He was a key performer during a four-year stretch that saw the Midshipmen win three Patriot League regular season titles, two Patriot League tournament titles, and make back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 1997 and 1998. Booker was a two-time first-team All-Patriot League selection in his junior and senior seasons. As a junior, he was named the Patriot League Tournament MVP after averaging 17.5 points and 11 rebounds in wins over Lafayette and Bucknell. At the conclusion of the 1997–98 season, Booker was named the winner of the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, a national award given by the NCAA to a Division I player who demonstrated outstanding character, leadership, integrity, humility, sportsmanship, and talent.
Greg Sprink is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at the United States Naval Academy (Navy) between 2004 and 2008, where he was the 2008 Patriot League Player of the Year as well as an honorable mention All-American. He never played professionally, serving required duty instead in the U.S. Navy. As of 2017 he works for a construction material wholesaler in the Houston, Texas area.
The 2020–21 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as a member of the Patriot League. The Midshipmen finished the season 15–3, 12–1 in Patriot League play, to finish in first place.
The 2021–22 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by 11th-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.
The 2022–23 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by 12th-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.
The 2023–24 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, who were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Taylor, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, as members of the Patriot League.