# 2019–20 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2019–20 season 12–19, 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 55–68 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | EagleBank Arena (5,620) Fairfax, VA |
| Nov 8, 2018* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | East Carolina Veterans Classic | W 62–57 | 1–1 | Alumni Hall (4,549) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 10, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Washington (MD) | W 87–56 | 2–1 | Alumni Hall (719) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 48–55 | 2–2 | Vines Center (4,010) Lynchburg, VA |
| Nov 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | L 61–65 | 2–3 | Alumni Hall (763) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 72–61 | 3–3 | Alumni Hall (804) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 30, 2019* 1:00 pm, NESN | | at Brown | W 76–56 | 4–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (743) Providence, RI |
| Dec 2, 2019* 7:30 pm | | at Bryant | L 45–60 | 4–4 | Chace Athletic Center (604) Smithfield, RI |
| Dec 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 53–51 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Alumni Hall (849) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 20, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 59–48 | 6–4 | Alumni Hall (921) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Virginia | L 56–65 | 6–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (14,399) Charlottesville, VA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 64–58 | 7–5 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (703) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 5, 2020 12:00 pm, NESN | | at Holy Cross | L 61–63 | 7–6 (1–1) | Hart Center (1,218) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 60–56 | 8–6 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,338) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm | | Colgate | L 63–70 | 8–7 (2–2) | Alumni Hall (1,516) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Lehigh | W 88–83 | 9–7 (3–2) | Stabler Arena (1,004) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 68–66 | 10–7 (4–2) | Alumni Hall (1,684) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN | | Boston University | W 60–58 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (5–2) | Case Gym (1,153) Boston, MA |
| Jan 25, 2020 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | Army | L 66–73 | 11–8 (5–3) | Alumni Hall (5,316) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Holy Cross | W 81–66 | 12–8 (6–3) | Alumni Hall (766) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 1, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 73–79 | 12–9 (6–4) | Reitz Arena (1,024) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm | | American | L 54–62 | 12–10 (6–5) | Alumni Hall (623) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Colgate | W 67–60 | 12–11 (6–6) | Cotterell Court (1,026) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 60–59 | 13–11 (7–6) | Alumni Hall (660) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm | | Boston University | L 54–77 | 13–12 (7–7) | Alumni Hall (1,738) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm | | at American | L 62–71 | 13–13 (7–8) | Bender Arena (846) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 22, 2020 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Army | L 75–86 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (7–9) | Christl Arena (4,636) West Point, NY |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–57 | 14–14 (8–9) | Alumni Hall (1,446) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 60–62 | 14–15 (8–10) | Kirby Sports Center (2,186) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (6) | at (3) Boston University Quarterfinals | L 63–69 | 14–16 | Case Gym (517) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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