2014-15 Navy Men’s Basketball Game Notes Matt Muzza, Assistant Sports Information Director • Office: 410-293-8778 • Cell: 716-969-0843 Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @NavyAthletics • Facebook.com/NavyAthletics • NavySports.com Game 32: vs. Colgate - Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal 2014-15 Navy Schedule Gameday Information About Navy Date Opponent Time Date | Time: March 5, 2015 | 7:00 PM (ET) 2014-15 Record: 13-18 N14 ! #18 Michigan State (CBS SN) L, 59-64 Site | Arena: Hamilton, N.Y. | Cotterell Court (3,100) Conference Record: 8-10 (T-6th) N16 $ at Notre Dame (ESPN3) L, 53-92 Television: None Streak: Win-2 N20 $ at Providence (Fox Sports 2) L, 51-88 Satellite Radio: None Head Coach: Ed DeChellis N22 $ vs. Northeastern (ESPN3) L, 44-68 Online Video: PatriotLeague.TV and navysports.com Alma Mater: Penn State (1982) N23 $ vs. Binghamton (ESPN3) W, 70-68 Navy Radio: WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM Record at Navy (Yrs.): 33-88 (4th) Internet Radio: wnav.com Career Record (Yrs.): 252-319 (19th) N26 Penn St.-Harrisburg W, 67-42 Announcers: Pete Medhurst vs. Colgate: 3-7 N29 Saint Francis U L, 68-85 Gametracker: navysports.com | Twitter Updates: @NavyAthletics D3 Penn L, 46-57 D6 at The Citadel (ESPN3) L, 60-67 D9 VMI W, 84-66 Thursday’s Game Basics D13 at Maryland Eastern Shore L, 46-53 Fresh off a 56-52 win over #10 Army in the Patriot League Tournament First Round on Tuesday, the D22 Towson W, 61-56 seventh-seeded Navy men’s basketball team (13-18, 8-10 PL) will play at second-seeded Colgate (15- D31 * Loyola W, 70-47 J3 * at Lafayette (RCN TV) W, 69-65 16, 12-6 PL) in the Patriot League Quarterfinal on Thursday evening at Cotterell Court at 7:00 PM. J7 * Boston U. (ASN) L, 64-70 J10 * at Army (CBS SN) W, 75-66 The winner of the Navy-Colgate game will play the winner of the Lehigh-American game on Sunday in J14 * at Bucknell L, 63-65 the Patriot League Semifinals. J17 * Colgate L, 53-65 J21 * at Lehigh L, 47-61 J24 * at Holy Cross L, 65-76 Thursday’s game will be streamed for free on PatriotLeague.TV and navysports.com. The game will be J28 * American (Campus Insiders) W, 64-54 available on the radio on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM in Annapolis and on wnav.com with Pete Medhurst J31 * Lafayette L, 65-74 on the call. Live statistics will also be available. F4 * at Boston U. (Campus Insiders) L, 59-62 F7 * Army (CBS SN) W, 67-59 F11 * Bucknell L, 51-52 Midshipmen Storylines F14 * at Colgate (Time Warner Sports) W, 70-69 • #7 Navy defeated #10 Army, 56-52, in the Patriot League First Round on Tuesday. F18 * Lehigh L, 53-59 • Junior center Will Kelly scored 13 points, blocked a career-high eight shots and grabbed seven re- F22 * Holy Cross W, 84-70 F25 * at American L, 49-68 bounds. F28 * at Loyola W, 57-47 • Kelly set Navy records for most blocks in a Patriot League Tournament game (8) and most blocks in a M3 % #10 Army W, 56-52 career in Patriot League Tournament games (15). Navy’s 11 team blocks tied the league’s tournament M5 ^ #2 at Colgate 7:00 PM record. M8 Patriot League Semifinals (CBS SN) TBA M11 Patriot League Final (CBS SN) 7:30 PM • Junior guard Tilman Dunbar added 11 points and four assists and senior forward Worth Smith ! Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) grabbed a career-high matching 11 rebounds. $ Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament (Neutral games: Uncasville, Conn.) % Patriot League First Round (Annapolis, Md.) • Sophomore Zach Fong broke a 50-50 tie with a 3-pointer with under one minute to go. ^ Patriot League Quarterfinal (Hamilton, N.Y.) • Freshman Shawn Anderson had nine points and seven rebounds in his second straight start. * Patriot League game; All times Eastern • Navy held Army to 35% shooting from the floor and 19% shooting on 3-pointers. • Navy’s win over Army in the tournament’s first round on Tuesday was its first postseason win since Notes continued on page 7. Navy Midshipmen Last Game’s Starters No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. G / GS Min. Rebs. Asts. Pts. Player Notes 21 Worth Smith F Sr. 6-6 204 20 / 20 31.6 5.8 1.1 14.8 All-Patriot League First Team. Fifth in PL games in scoring (15.6) 2 Brandon Venturini G Sr. 6-0 179 26 / 26 31.0 3.8 3.1 12.3 Scored his 1,000th career point against Loyola on Sunday. 10 Tilman Dunbar G Jr. 5-10 163 31 / 29 29.7 2.1 3.3 8.9 Scored 11 points with four assists in first round win over Army on Tues. 0 Will Kelly C Jr. 6-9 242 30 / 10 20.3 4.2 0.7 6.2 Had 13 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds in win over Army in first round. 20 Shawn Anderson G Fr. 6-4 201 30 / 5 16.1 3.3 1.2 4.3 Started last two games. Nine points and seven rebounds in win over Army. Off The Bench (Sorted by total games played) No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. G / GS Min. Rebs. Asts. Pts. Player Notes 33 Edward Alade C So. 6-9 228 31 / 22 19.2 3.4 0.9 5.4 Started first 22 games of season. Scored in double-figures five times. 12 Zach Fong G So. 5-11 161 30 / 5 13.7 0.7 0.7 4.8 Career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting vs. Army on Feb. 7 14 Earl McLaurin G Sr. 5-10 170 25 / 1 8.2 0.8 1.0 1.5 Hit a big 3-pointer in Navy’s win over Loyola on Feb. 28. 24 Bryce Dulin G Fr. 6-4 192 22 / 0 10.1 1.1 0.4 2.2 Played season-high 25 minutes vs. Lehigh. Season-high 11 points vs. Colgate. 3 Kendall Knorr G Jr. 6-3 197 20 / 16 21.7 3.1 1.6 4.2 Season-high 17 points at Army on Jan. 10. Season-high 8 rebounds vs. Lehigh. 25 Michael Brown F So. 6-4 207 20 / 1 7.3 0.9 0.1 1.2 Made first start of career vs. Lehigh. Played season-high 19 minutes. 32 James Hemphill F So. 6-6 213 15 / 5 10.4 1.9 0.3 2.3 Had nine points and 11 rebounds vs. The Citadel on Dec. 6. 5 Kevin Alter G Sr. 5-6 148 14 / 1 5.0 0.4 0.4 1.9 Named to NABC Allstate Good Works Team. Will be honored at Final Four. 31 Tom Lacey F Fr. 6-7 217 14 / 1 8.1 1.7 0.3 1.4 Played 16 minutes vs. Lehigh. Had four points and two rebounds. 22 Grant Vermeer G So. 6-2 195 12 / 9 10.7 1.2 0.8 2.2 Started the first nine games of the season for the Mids. 1 Nourse Fox G Fr. 6-0 186 11 / 1 7.5 0.5 0.7 1.4 Season-high seven points at Holy Cross. Started against Penn at point guard. 44 Jace Hogan F Fr. 6-6 221 8 / 0 11.8 2.3 0.6 3.6 Had 14 points and eight rebounds in Navy’s win over Penn St.-Harrisburg. 35 Daniel Noe F Fr. 6-5 203 7 / 3 13.3 2.3 0.4 4.0 Has been inactive the last several games due to an illness. 11 Tim Abruzzo G So. 6-3 197 0 / 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Will miss the 2014-15 season due to a knee injury. GAME 32 VS. COLGATE - PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS 2014-15 NAVY BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Head Coach Ed DeChellis 2014-15 Navy Men’s Basketball Roster Record at Navy: 33-88 (.273) / 4th year Numerical Roster Career Record: 252-319 (.441) / 19th year No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School • Ed DeChellis is in his fourth year as the head coach of the 0 Will Kelly C Jr. 6-9 242 Mount Laurel, N.J. / Lenape Navy basketball program. 1 Nourse Fox G Fr. 6-0 186 Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis University School • DeChellis has shown considerable progress in his quest of 2 Brandon Venturini G Sr. 6-0 179 Allendale, Mich. / Allendale returning the tradition-rich Navy program back to the top of the Patriot League. 3 Kendall Knorr G Jr. 6-3 197 Concord, N.C. / Concord • DeChellis came to Navy after successful stints at East Ten- 5 Kevin Alter G Sr. 5-6 148 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven nessee State and Penn State, and is the 19th head basket- 10 Tilman Dunbar G Jr. 5-10 163 Woodbridge, Va. / Paul VI Catholic ball coach in the 107-year history of Navy basketball. 11 Tim Abruzzo G So. 6-3 173 Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge • In his third season in Annapolis in 2013-14, DeChellis 12 Zach Fong G So. 5-11 161 Woodbridge, Va. / Gar-Field increased Navy’s overall win total for the second straight 14 Earl McLaurin G Sr. 5-10 170 Charlotte, N.C. / Hopewell season and Navy doubled its conference win total from the 20 Shawn Anderson G Fr. 6-4 201 New Castle, Pa.