# Navy Midshipmen men's basketball

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 11 times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1998.

## Postseason history
### NCAA tournament results

The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "Elite Eight") in 1947, 1954 and 1986. Their overall tournament record is 8–11.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1947 | | Quarterfinals | Holy Cross | L 47–55 |
| 1953 | | First round | Holy Cross | L 74–87 |
| 1954 | | First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | Connecticut Cornell La Salle | W 85–80 W 69–67 L 48–64 |
| 1959 | | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | North Carolina Boston U. Saint Joseph's | W 76–63 L 55–62 W 70–56 |
| 1960 | | Regional Quarterfinals | West Virginia | L 86–94 |
| 1985 | 13 | First round Second Round | (4) LSU (5) Maryland | W 78–55 L 59–64 |
| 1986 | 7 | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (10) Tulsa (2) Syracuse (14) Cleveland State (1) Duke | W 87–68 W 97–85 W 71–70 L 50–71 |
| 1987 | 8 | First round | (9) Michigan | L 82–97 |
| 1994 | 16 | First round | (1) Missouri | L 53–76 |
| 1997 | 15 | First round | (2) Utah | L 61–75 |
| 1998 | 16 | First round | (1) North Carolina | L 52–88 |

### NIT results

The Midshipmen have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1962 | First round | Duquesne | L 58–70 |

## Conference tournament championships
### Patriot League tournament

    See: Patriot League men's basketball tournament
* 1994: tournament champion (tournament MVP: T.J. Hall)
* 1997: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Hassan Booker)
* 1998: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Skip Victor)

### Colonial Athletic Association tournament

    See: Colonial Athletic Association#History of the Tournament Final
* 1985: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Vernon Butler)
* 1986: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)
* 1987: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)

## Awards and honors
### Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year

* 1984–85 – David Robinson
* 1985–86 – David Robinson
* 1986–87 – David Robinson

### Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

* 2007–08 – Greg Sprink

## Athletic Hall of Fame

For basketball players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnote
The Athletic Hall of Fame is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.

## Notable players

* Laurence Wild (1913) – Later head coach of the team, and the 30th Governor of American Samoa.
* Brian Gregory (1985–86) – head men's basketball coach at South Florida
* Cliff Rees (1984–88) – over 1,100 career points at the Naval Academy and teammate of David Robinson.
* David Robinson (1983–87) – two-time NBA champion and a 2009 inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame; the CAA's all-time points leader (2,669); won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden awards
* Doug Wojcik (1982–86) – a teammate of David Robinson; former head coach at the College of Charleston and Tulsa University.