# 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Midshipmen finished the 2016–17 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | Pittsburgh Veterans Classic | W 72–61 | 1–0 | Alumni Hall (3,238) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | L 55–89 | 1–1 | Watsco Center (6,611) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Penn | L 44–66 | 1–2 | The Palestra (2,051) Philadelphia |
| Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bryant | W 79–71 | 2–2 | Chace Athletic Center (839) Smithfield, RI |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Washington College | W 110–45 | 3–2 | Alumni Hall (1,242) Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn FGCU Shootout | W 85–76 | 4–2 | Alico Arena (267) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Shootout | L 54–70 | 4–3 | Alico Arena (3,597) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Denver FGCU Shootout | W 79–71 | 5–3 | Alico Arena (167) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 82–76 | 6–3 | Alumni Hall (535) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 3, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 66–59 | 7–3 | Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 73–50 | 8–3 | Physical Education Complex (1,462) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Columbia | W 73–68 | 9–3 | Levien Gymnasium (1,169) New York City, NY |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | L 64–73 | 9–4 | Alumni Hall (972) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 63–72 | 9–5 (0–1) | Reitz Arena (623) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 78–66 | 10–5 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (632) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | American | W 70–64 | 11–5 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (1,178) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 62–70 | 11–6 (2–2) | Cotterell Court (426) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 61–56 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (3–2) | Alumni Hall (1,464) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | Army | L 62–64 | 12–7 (3–3) | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 75–72 | 13–7 (4–3) | Kirby Sports Center (923) Easton, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | Boston University | L 68–75 | 13–8 (4–4) | Alumni Hall (1,942) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 67–87 | 13–9 (4–5) | Alumni Hall (1,634) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 77–75 | 14–9 (5–5) | Stabler Arena (1,614) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | at American | W 61–44 | 15–9 (6–5) | Bender Arena (583) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colgate | L 64–69 | 15–10 (6–6) | Alumni Hall (1,053) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 69–34 | 16–10 (7–6) | Hart Center (1,136) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 10, 2018 1:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Army | W 68–59 | 17–10 (8–6) | Christl Arena (5,181) West Point, NY |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 71–69 | 18–10 (9–6) | Alumni Hall (653) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 62–48 | 19–10 (10–6) | Case Gym (1,404) Boston, MA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 61–85 | 19–11 (10–7) | Sojka Pavilion (2,869) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–56 | 20–11 (11–7) | Alumni Hall (1,942) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (3) | (6) Holy Cross Quarterfinals | L 65–81 | 20–12 | Alumni Hall (667) Annapolis, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||