# 2021–22 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2020–21 season 15–3, 12–1 in Patriot League play to finish as the South division champion. As the top seed in the Patriot League tournament, they were upset by #9 seed Loyola (MD) in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 25 Virginia | W 66–58 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,100) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 12, 2021* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | Virginia Tech Veterans Classic | L 57–77 | 1–1 | Alumni Hall (4,784) Annapolis, MD |
| November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Louisville | L 60–77 | 1–2 | KFC Yum! Center (12,223) Louisville, KY |
| November 20, 2021* 5:00 pm | | vs. Radford | W 47–33 | 2–2 | Timmons Arena (118) Greenville, SC |
| November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | W 77–66 | 3–2 | Timmons Arena (1,701) Greenville, SC |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Washington (MD) | W 89–40 | 4–2 | Alumni Hall (727) Annapolis, MD |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, WDVM/NEC Front Row | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 67–40 | 5–2 | Knott Arena (1,362) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | William & Mary | W 75–56 | 6–2 | Alumni Hall (889) Annapolis, MD |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 65–71 | 6–3 | EagleBank Arena (2,845) Fairfax, VA |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 67–61 | 7–3 | McCann Arena (1,350) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Towson | L 52–69 | 7–4 | Alumni Hall (789) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 70–56 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hart Center (873) Worcester, MA |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 83–71 | 9–4 (2–0) | Alumni Hall (657) Annapolis, MD |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 73–55 | 10–4 (3–0) | Alumni Hall (1,008) Annapolis, MD |
| January 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | W 69–55 | 11–4 (4–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,087) Easton, PA |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 50–69 | 11–5 (4–1) | Alumni Hall (823) Annapolis, MD |
| January 16, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 72–65 | 12–5 (5–1) | Case Gym (468) Boston, MA |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 61–69 | 12–6 (5–2) | Alumni Hall (701) Annapolis, MD |
| January 22, 2022 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | Army | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (5–3) | Alumni Hall (5,168) Annapolis, MD |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 81–63 | 13–7 (6–3) | Sojka Pavilion (701) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | W 47–45 | 14–7 (7–3) | Alumni Hall (1,112) Annapolis, MD |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 62–63 | 14–8 (7–4) | Stabler Arena (1,089) Bethlehem, PA |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 56–55 | 15–8 (8–4) | Reitz Arena (902) Baltimore, MD |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette | W 68–44 | 16–8 (9–4) | Alumni Hall (1,027) Annapolis, MD |
| February 12, 2022 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Army | W 52–49 | 17–8 (10–4) | Christl Arena (4,453) West Point, NY |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 55–46 | 18–8 (11–4) | Bender Arena (691) Washington, D.C. |
| February 19, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | L 50–55 | 18–9 (11–5) | Alumni Hall (1,512) Annapolis, MD |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 52–50 | 19–9 (12–5) | Alumni Hall (1,016) Annapolis, MD |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 69–74 | 19–10 (12–6) | Cotterell Court (781) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (10) American Quarterfinals | W 71–64 | 20–10 | Alumni Hall (1,011) Annapolis, MD |
| March 6, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | (3) Boston University Semifinals | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 | Alumni Hall (1,179) Annapolis, MD |
| March 9, 2022 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | at (1) Colgate Championship | L 58–74 | 21–11 | Coterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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