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1 Coaching Staff Ed DeChellis } Head Coach } Penn State (1982) } Sixth Season at Navy } 21st Season Overall I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I DeChellis at a Glance Born Nov. 14, 1958 Hometown Monaca, Pa. High School Center College Penn State (1982) Degree B.A., Secondary Education Family Wife Kim Daughter Erin Daughter Lauren Daughter Casey Son-in-Law Andrew McKeehan Grandaughter Sophia Grandson Nathan Coaching Experience Year School, Position Penn State, graduate assistant Salem, W.Va., assistant coach Penn State, assistant coach East Tennessee St., head coach Penn State, head coach 2012-p. Navy, head coach Postseason Experience Year Tournament 1991 NCAA, second round (Penn State) 2003 NCAA, first round (ETSU) 2006 NIT, first round (Penn State) 2009 NIT, Champions (Penn State) 2011 NCAA, first round (Penn State) Ed DeChellis will enter his sixth year as the head coach of the Navy basketball program in the season and his 21st season overall as a head coach. DeChellis arrived at Navy after successful stints at East Tennessee State and Penn State, and is the 19th head basketball coach in the 109-year history of Navy basketball. In , DeChellis helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. It was the fourth straight season that DeChellis increased Navy s overall and conference win total. Navy s defensive efforts were a key to the team s success in Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense (64.7) and field goal percentage defense (.413). Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. DeChellis has won at least 19 games at three different schools (East Tennessee State, Penn State and Navy). He is the only current Patriot League head coach that has accomplished that feat. DeChellis arrival in Annapolis has corresponded with an increase of exposure for the Navy men s basketball program. Navy was invited to compete in the inaugural Pearl Harbor Invitational in Hawai i in and competed in a field with Oregon, Oklahoma and 2016 National Champion Villanova. Navy also hosted the second annual Veterans Classic during the season, with top-ranked and eventual national runner-up North Carolina, Temple and Florida joining Navy in the field. In his fourth season in Annapolis in , Navy tied for sixth place in the Patriot League standings with an 8-10 record in conference and the Mids were overall. Navy s 13 wins overall was a four-win improvement from the previous season and it was the third straight season that DeChellis increased the team s win total from the previous season. Navy also doubled its conference win total (8) from the previous season (4). DeChellis led Navy to three wins over Army, including the Army-Navy Star Game and in the Patriot League Tournament. It was the fifth time in program history that Navy went 3-0 against Army in a single season. In , Navy ranked second in the Patriot League in scoring defense, allowing 64.3 points per game and its turnover average of just 12.2 per game was the secondlowest in school history. Worth Smith was named to the All-Patriot League First Team and Kevin Alter was just one of five Division I players to be named to the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. Under the direction of DeChellis, the Navy basketball program began a new tradition in the season by hosting the inaugural Veterans Classic. Navy hosted Michigan State, while VCU faced Tennessee in the season-opening showcase in Alumni Hall. 32 I I I I I I In his third season in Annapolis in , DeChellis increased Navy s overall win total for the second straight season and Navy doubled its conference win total from the previous year. A highlight of the campaign was a victory at Army in the Star Game, while the Mids also defeated Bucknell, the defending Patriot League Champion, and Lafayette, the 2013 runner-up. With defensive always being a staple of a DeChellis-coached club, Navy ranked 57th in the country in scoring defense, giving up just 65.2 points per game. At the time, Navy s 376 turnovers and 12.7 turnovers per game that season were the second-lowest in school history. Navy (9-21, 4-14) opened the season at 5-5 and went 4-0 in non-conference home games during the season. In his second season at Navy in , the Midshipmen posted an 8-23 overall record, winning five more games than it did in his first year in Annapolis while playing one of America s youngest lineups, and showing fans what the future might hold for the Midshipmen. The story of the season was taking care of the ball and defense. Navy averaged just 11.3 turnovers per game, the fewest in school history by over two turnovers per game, while ranking 17th nationally. Navy also excelled on the defensive end of the floor, where Navy allowed just 60.9 points per game, the third-lowest total in school history and the lowest for a Navy squad since The Mids ranked 42nd nationally in scoring defense, their lowest rank in over 30 years. The Midshipmen were competitive in almost every game during the season, losing 13 games by single digits or in overtime, including five by three points or less. The Midshipmen closed out the campaign with a 3-26 record. DeChellis led Penn State to a record and a fourth place finish (9-9) in the Big Ten in , including the Nittany Lions first appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and the school s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since The Nittany Lions were led by senior guard Talor Battle, who finished second in the Big Ten in scoring (20.2 ppg) and became the first player in school history to be named team MVP all four years. Battle finished his career as Penn State s all-time leading scorer with 2,213 points, surpassing Jesse Arnelle s 56-year old Penn State record of 2,138, and finished 10th all-time in Big Ten history. DeChellis was the 2009 Big Ten Coach of the Year, just the second Penn State basketball coach to ever earn coachof-the-year honors, as he guided a Nittany Lion team that started three sophomores to a school-record 27 wins and the program s first-ever national tournament title in winning the 2009 NIT. Along the way Penn State tied a program record for regular season wins (21), posted its secondmost Big Ten Conference wins (10) and second-best finish (4th) ever, recorded just the 10th 20-win season in program history, knocked off four Top 25 teams (including a road win at eventual NCAA runner-up Michigan State), set a record for home wins (17) and posted the program s most road wins (6) in the Big Ten era.

2 Coaching Staff I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I Penn State s remarkable run was led by Battle, who was a first-team All-Big Ten, NABC and USBWA all-region selection and NIT MVP Jamelle Cornley, who finished his career ranked fourth all-time in scoring and rebounding at Penn State. Neither player was a highly sought blue-chip recruit, but found remarkable success and achievement under the tutelage of DeChellis and his staff. His coaching performance in had many of his Big Ten colleagues and members of the media pointing to him as the conference s coach-of-the-year. Primed for a run to the post-season in his fifth year at the helm, DeChellis saw his leading scorer, rebounder and preseason All-Big Ten first-team pick Geary Claxton go down with a torn ACL 16 games into the season. Second leading scorer and rebounder Jamelle Cornley also suffered a knee injury that limited him for much of the season and caused him to miss six games, including the last three. All DeChellis did was lead a team that started four freshmen and five newcomers to its most Big Ten wins and best Big Ten finish since Along the way his young Lions knocked off No. 7 Michigan State and No. 17 Indiana while winning five straight home games to end the campaign. The Nittany Lions reached the NIT in 2006, DeChellis third year at the helm. Despite playing the youngest (12 underclassmen and one senior) and smallest line-up (just one player over 6-6 playing more than four minutes per game in league play) in the Big Ten, DeChellis led Penn State to its most overall wins (15), most non-conference wins (eight), most Big Ten wins (six), first Big Ten Tournament win and first post-season appearance (NIT) in five seasons. DeChellis recruiting and coaching helped Penn State claim its first ever Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year (Jamelle Cornley, 2006) and three straight members of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Marlon Smith, 2004; Geary Claxton, 2005; Jamelle Cornley, 2006). The Lions had none before his arrival. He also set about changing and revitalizing the program s culture - stressing family, a team-first attitude and a commitment to excellence without shortcuts that his players embraced and took ownership of. DeChellis wrapped up the year by being named the 2006 National Coaches Vs. Cancer Man-of-the-Year for his contributions in raising funds and awareness in the fight against cancer. DeChellis was presented the award by ESPN s Jay Bilas before a large gathering of his peers at the Laurel Valley Golf Club in western Pennsylvania. Penn State was coming off two consecutive seven-win seasons when DeChellis was named the 11th head coach in program history in April of Energizing the fans and players immediately, he helped guide Penn State to nine wins in his first season, better than each of the prior two seasons, with fewer players on scholarship than the previous year. DeChellis began his coaching career in Happy Valley, serving as a graduate assistant coach under Dick Harter and Bruce Parkhill. In 1984, he moved on to Salem College in Salem, West Virginia, where he had a two-year stint as an assistant coach. While at Salem, DeChellis also served as the school s Director of Intramurals. Showcasing the overall commitment to the growth of the young people he comes into contact with, DeChellis increased the Salem program from a four-sport entity into a broad-based program offering 40 activities to over 800 students -- all in just two years, and all while serving as an assistant basketball coach. In 1986, DeChellis returned to Penn State and began a very successful 10-year run as an assistant coach for nine years under Bruce Parkhill, a mentor to whom he credits his development as a coach, and one season under Jerry Dunn. During his time as a Nittany Lion assistant, Penn State made the transition to the Big Ten Conference and had some outstanding post-season success. DeChellis helped guide Penn State to four straight post-season appearances from 1989 through During that four-year span of 20+ win seasons, Penn State posted an impressive record. The squad went 20-12, advanced to the Atlantic 10 Tournament finals and then on to the National Invitation Tournament. The next season, Penn State set a school record for wins in a season posting a 25-9 record. The Nittany Lions advanced to the 1990 NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden, earning third place. Building on two straight NIT appearances and a record-setting season, DeChellis helped the Penn State team to earn the program s first NCAA Tournament bid since Penn State went and won the Atlantic 10 Tournament title. That win propelled Penn State into the NCAA Tournament and a first round upset of 16th-ranked UCLA. Penn State barely missed out on a trip to the Sweet 16 when it dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Eastern Michigan in the second round. The season was a transitional year for Penn State as its affiliation with the Atlantic 10 ended and the Nittany Lions spent a year as an independent with Big Ten play just a year away. The Nittany Lions went 21-8 and earned another trip to the NIT. Entrance into the Big Ten was a learning experience for the entire Nittany Lion athletic program, but improvement and growth occurred quickly for the basketball program. After a slow start in its initial year, Penn State improved in each year of conference play. DeChellis Year-by-Year Year School Record 1997 East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Navy Navy Navy Navy Navy Career Record (20) (.448) East Tennessee State (7) (.530) Penn State (8) (.452) Navy (5) (.335) Postseason Record (.450) SoCon Tournament 6-6 (.500) Big Ten Tournament 5-8 (.385) Patriot League Tournament 2-5 (.286) NCAA Tournament 0-2 (.000) NIT Tournament 5-1 (.833) Milestone Wins Win Opponent Score Date 1 UNC Asheville Lynchburg UNCG St. Francis U First win at Penn State 150 Virginia Tech Baylor NIT Champions (Penn State) 200 Northwestern Longwood First win at Navy 250 Holy Cross When I did my interview at Navy, Vice Admiral Miller was the Superintendent at the time, and he said, Coach, I want you to recruit very good basketball players who can help us get to the NCAA Tournament. But at the end of the day, you have to recruit young men who are going to be officers in the most powerful military force in the world and we take that very seriously here at the Naval Academy. And that really hit home with me and I knew I wanted to be a part of it. - Head coach Ed DeChellis I I I I I I 33

3 I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Coaching Staff Penn State went 2-16 the first year in the loop, tripled that win total in year two going 6-12, and improved yet again with a 9-9 showing in That team went overall and earned another trip to Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals and took home another third place finish. The following year, utilizing many players that DeChellis helped recruit, Penn State had its most successful Big Ten season to date and earned a second trip to the NCAA Tournament for DeChellis. With Parkhill resigning prior to the start of the season, Dunn, an assistant on the Penn State staff with DeChellis, took over the helm of the Lions and along with DeChellis helped guide Penn State to a 21-7 record, a best-ever 12-6 mark and second place finish in Big Ten play, a top 10 national ranking, and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. DeChellis returned to Penn State as the head coach after a very successful sevenyear run as the head coach at East Tennessee State University. At ETSU he turned a last place Buccaneer team into a three-time conference division winner, a conference tournament champion and took ETSU to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. Taking over a program that went 7-20 the year before his arrival, DeChellis amassed a record in his seven years as head coach from to Showcasing the ability to build a program from the foundation up, DeChellis had his most successful seasons in his last three years. During that span, his ETSU teams went and won three straight Southern Conference North Division titles. DeChellis, who has a career record of at three programs he had to completely rebuild, is a 1982 graduate of Penn State. He and his wife Kim have three daughters, Casey, Erin, and Lauren, and two grandkids, Sophia and Nathan. DeChellis vs. Division I Opponents Opponent Record Albany 0-2 American 3-8 Appalachian State 6-8 Arkansas State 1-0 Army 7-5 Baylor 1-0 Belmont 3-0 Binghamton 3-0 Boston U. 1-5 Bryant 1-1 Bucknell 3-11 Buffalo 1-1 Canisius 1-0 Central Connecticut St. 1-0 Central Florida 0-1 Charleston 0-2 Charleston Southern 2-0 Chattanooga 3-7 Clemson 0-3 Cleveland State 1-0 Coastal Carolina 3-1 Colgate 4-9 College of Charleston 3-4 Cornell 1-0 Davidson 7-8 Delaware State 1-0 Denver 1-0 Duquesne 1-0 Opponent Record Elon 0-1 Fairfield 1-0 Florida 1-1 Furman 4-5 Gardner-Webb 1-0 George Mason 1-0 Georgia Southern 2-8 Georgia Tech 1-1 Georgetown 0-2 Hartford 2-0 Holy Cross 2-8 Illinois 6-10 Illinois State 0-1 Indiana 7-7 Iowa 4-8 Iowa State 0-1 IPFW 3-1 Jacksonville 1-0 James Madison 2-2 Lafayette 6-6 Lehigh 4-10 LIU Brooklyn 3-0 Longwood 1-0 Loyola 4-2 Opponent Record Maine 1-1 Marshall 1-1 Maryland 0-1 Maryland Eastern Shore 1-2 Mercer 0-1 Middle Tennessee State 2-0 Michigan 3-11 Michigan State 4-15 Minnesota 4-11 Mississippi 0-1 Missouri 0-1 Missouri-Kansas City 1-0 Monmouth 1-1 Morehead State 3-0 Morgan State 1-0 Mount St. Mary s 4-1 Nevada 0-1 New Hampshire 2-0 New Mexico 0-1 Nicholls State 1-0 NJIT 1-0 Norfolk State 0-2 Northeastern 0-1 Northern Kentucky 0-2 Northwestern 12-4 Notre Dame 1-1 Ohio State 1-16 Oregon 0-1 Opponent Record Penn 3-1 Pittsburgh 0-3 Prairie View A&M 0-1 Presbyterian 0-1 Princeton 1-0 Providence 0-1 Purdue 3-12 Quinnipiac 0-1 Radford 1-3 Rhode Island 1-1 Rider 0-1 Robert Morris 1-0 Rutgers 1-2 Sacred Heart 3-0 Saint Francis U 3-2 Saint Joseph s 2-1 St. Francis Brooklyn 1-0 Seton Hall 1-1 Siena 0-2 South Carolina 0-3 South Carolina State 0-1 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 Stony Brook 0-1 TCU 0-1 Temple 0-4 Tennessee 0-2 Texas A&M 0-2 Opponent Record The Citadel 8-3 Towson 2-1 Tulane 0-3 UAB 0-1 UMBC 3-1 UNC Asheville 4-3 UNC Wilmington 0-1 UNCG 9-5 USC Upstate 1-1 USF 0-1 Valparaiso 0-1 Vanderbilt 0-5 VCU 0-2 Virginia 1-3 Virginia Tech 3-5 VMI 13-4 Wake Forest 0-2 West Virginia 0-1 Western Carolina 12-2 William & Mary 1-0 Wisconsin 2-13 Wofford 9-0 Xavier I I I I I I

4 Coaching Staff I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I DeChellis Year-by-Year at Navy overall, 0-14 Patriot League N11 at Longwood W N13 Penn State Altoona W N16 at Siena L N19 at Quinnipiac L N22 Tulane L N25 at Albany L N27 Mount St. Mary s W N30 at UMES L D3 at Elon L D6 Monmouth L D10 at [10] Missouri L D22 at Presbyterian L D30 Mercer L J1 Norfolk State L J7 * Lafayette L J11 * at Holy Cross L J14 * Army L J18 * American L J21 * at Colgate L (ot) J26 * at Lehigh L J28 * Bucknell L F4 * at Lafayette L F8 * Holy Cross L F11 * at Army L (2ot) F15 * at American L F18 * Colgate L F22 * Lehigh L F25 * at Bucknell L F29 1 at Bucknell L Patriot League Tournament (Lewisburg, Pa.) overall, 2-12 Patriot League N9 Marymount W N11 Siena L (ot) N14 Binghamton W N18 at UAB L N20 at TCU L N23 1 vs. Prairie View A&M L N24 1 vs. Delaware State W N28 IPFW W D1 at Tulane L D5 at Monmouth W D7 at Mount St. Mary s L D10 Bryant W D22 Northern Kentucky L D28 Albany L J2 at IPFW L J5 at Norfolk State L J12 * at Lafayette L J16 * Holy Cross L J20 * at Army W J23 * at American L J26 * Colgate L J30 * Lehigh L F2 * at Bucknell L F9 * Lafayette L F12 * at Holy Cross L F16 * Army L F20 * American W F24 * at Colgate L F27 * at Lehigh L M2 * Bucknell L M6 2 at Bucknell L South Padre Invitational (S. Padre Island, Texas) 2 - Patriot League Tournament (Lewisburg, Pa.) overall, 4-14 Patriot League N8 at Towson L N11 at Saint Francis U L N13 Goucher W N16 at Binghamton W N19 at Virginia L N23 UMBC W N26 UMES W D4 The Citadel W D14 at Bryant L (ot) D21 at Northern Kentucky L D30 at UMBC L J2 * at Loyola L (ot) J5 * Lafayette W J7 * at Boston University L J11 * Army L J15 * Bucknell W J18 * at Colgate L J22 * Lehigh L (ot) J25 * Holy Cross L J29 * at American L F1 * at Lafayette L F5 * Boston University L F8 * at Army W F12 * at Bucknell L F15 * Colgate W F19 * at Lehigh L F23 * at Holy Cross L F26 * American L M1 * Loyola L M3 1 at Colgate L Patriot League Tournament (Hamilton, N.Y.) overall, 8-10 Patriot League N14 1 #18 Michigan State L N16 2 at Notre Dame L N20 2 at Providence L N22 3 vs. Northeastern L N23 3 vs. Binghamton W N26 Penn St.-Harrisburg W N29 Saint Francis U L D3 Penn L D6 at The Citadel L D9 VMI W D13 at Maryland Eastern Shore L D22 Towson W D31 * Loyola W J3 * at Lafayette W J7 * Boston U. L J10 * at Army W J14 * at Bucknell L J17 * Colgate L J21 * at Lehigh L J24 * at Holy Cross L J28 * American W J31 * Lafayette L F4 * at Boston U. L F7 * Army W F11 * Bucknell L F14 * at Colgate W F18 * Lehigh L F22 * Holy Cross W F25 * at American L F28 * at Loyola W M3 4 Army W M5 5 at Colgate L Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) 2 - Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament 3 - Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament (Uncasville, Conn.) 4 - Patriot League Tournament (Annapolis, Md.) 5 - Patriot League Tournament (Hamilton, N.Y.) overall, 9-9 Patriot League N13 1 Florida L N16 College of Charleston L N19 at USC Upstate W N22 2 Goucher W N25 at UMBC W N27 3 at UNCG W N28 3 vs. Jacksonville W N29 3 vs. IPFW W D2 at Penn W D7 4 vs. [24] Oregon L D12 at VMI W D14 USC Upstate L D22 Furman W D30 * at Bucknell L J2 * Holy Cross W J6 * at Boston U. W J9 * at Colgate W (ot) J13 * Loyola W J16 * Lafayette W J20 * at Lehigh W J27 * American L J30 * at Holy Cross L (ot) F1 * at Army W F3 * Boston U. L F6 * Colgate L F10 * at Loyola W F13 * at Lafayette W F17 * Lehigh L F20 * Army L (2ot) F24 * at American L F27 * Bucknell L M1 5 Lafayette W M3 6 at Lehigh L Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) 2 - Spartan Showcase (Annapolis, Md.) 3 - Spartan Showcase (Greensboro, N.C.) 4 - FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational (Bloch Arena, Honolulu, Hawai i) 5 - Patriot League Tournament (Annapolis, Md.) 6 - Patriot League Tournament (Bethlehem, Pa.) I I I I I I 35

5 Coaching Staff I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Navy Team Highs and Lows Under DeChellis Navy - Team Highs Points 98 vs. Goucher ( ) Navy - Team Lows Points 32 vs. Boston U. (1-7-14) Points (Half) 54 (1st) vs. Goucher ( ) Points (Half) 12 (1st) vs. American ( ) Field Goals Made 40 vs. Goucher ( ) Field Goals Made 11 vs. Boston U. (1-7-14) Field Goal Attempts 82 vs. Goucher ( ) Field Goal Attempts 37 vs. American ( ) Field Goal Pct..649 vs. American ( ) Field Goal Pct..208 vs. Boston U. (1-7-14) Field Goal Pct. (Half).765 (2nd) vs. American ( ) Field Goal Pct. (Half).167 (1st) vs. Boston U. (1-7-14) Three-Pointers Made 13 vs. Bryant ( ) Three-Pointers Made 1, Six times Three-Point Attempts 34 vs. Lafayette (2-1-14) Three-Point Attempts 8, Two times Three-Point Pct..786 vs. Lafayette (1-5-14) Free Throws Made 27, Two times Free Throw Attempts 38, Two times Free Throw Pct , vs. Notre Dame ( ) Offensive Rebounds 23, Two times Defensive Rebounds 35 vs. Army ( ) Total Rebounds 57 vs. Goucher ( ) Rebound Margin +31 vs. Goucher ( ) Assists 26 vs. Goucher ( ) Steals 14 vs. PSU Altoona ( ) Blocked Shots 11 vs. Army (3-3-15) Turnovers 26 vs. Army ( ) Fouls 30 vs. Army ( ) Opponent Highs and Lows Opponent - Team Highs Points 92 by Notre Dame ( ) Points (Half) 56 by Notre Dame ( ) Field Goals Made 34 by Saint Francis U ( ) Field Goal Attempts 68, Two times Field Goal Pct..667 by Mercer ( ) Field Goal Pct. (Half).750 (2nd) by Norfolk State (1-1-12) Three-Pointers Made 14, Two times Three-Point Attempts 37 by Colgate (1-9-16) Three-Point Pct..667 by American ( ) Free Throws Made 31 by Army ( ) Free Throw Attempts 41 by Army ( ) Free Throw Pct , Four times Offensive Rebounds 18, Two times Defensive Rebounds 36 by Bucknell (2-2-13) Total Rebounds 50 by Boston U. (2-5-14) Assists 24, Two times Steals 15 by Loyola (1-2-14) Blocked Shots 10 by Norfolk State (1-5-13) Turnovers 22, Three times Fouls 30 by Loyola ( ) Three-Point Pct..067 vs. Presbyterian ( ) Free Throws Made 0 vs. UMBC ( ) Free Throw Attempts 1 vs. UMBC ( ) Free Throw Pct..000 vs. UMBC ( ) Offensive Rebounds 2 vs. Virginia ( ) Defensive Rebounds 9 vs. Mercer ( ) Total Rebounds 15 vs. Northeastern ( ) Rebound Margin -27 vs. Bucknell (2-2-13) Assists 4, Two times Steals 2, Eight times Blocked Shots 0, 10 times Turnovers 5 vs. Loyola ( ) Fouls 8 vs. Delaware State ( ) Opponent - Team Lows Points 42, Two times Points (Half) 12 (1st) by American ( ) Field Goals Made 13, Two times Field Goal Attempts 29 by Colgate ( ) Field Goal Pct..273 by Army (2-1-16) Field Goal Pct. (Half).217 (2nd) by Tulane ( ) Three-Pointers Made 1, Two times Three-Point Attempts 9 by TCU ( ) Three-Point Pct..053 by UMBC ( ) Free Throws Made 3, Two times Free Throw Attempts 3 by Penn St.-Harrisburg ( ) Free Throw Pct..333 by Prairie View A&M ( ) Offensive Rebounds 2, Two times Defensive Rebounds 10 by American ( ) Total Rebounds 17 by American ( ) Assists 3 by Binghamton ( ) Steals 0 by Colgate ( ) Blocked Shots 0, 10 times Turnovers 6, Three times Fouls 7 by Colgate ( ) Navy - Individual Highs Points 28, Two times FGM 11, Two times FGA 21 by Brandon Venturini vs. Colgate (3-3-14) 3PM 8 by Brandon Venturini vs. Lafayette (1-5-14) 3PA 15 by Brandon Venturini vs. Lafayette ( ) FTM 14 by Tilman Dunbar vs. The Citadel ( ) FTA 17 by Tilman Dunbar vs. The Citadel ( ) O-Rebs. 7 by Tom Lacey vs. Goucher ( ) D-Rebs. 11 by Tom Lacey vs. Lafayette (3-1-16) Rebs. 14 by Tom Lacey vs. Lafayette (3-1-16) Asts. 11 by Tilman Dunbar vs. Binghamton ( ) Stls. 6, Two times Blks. 8 by Will Kelly (twice) P-R-A 43 (28-8-7) by Tilman Dunbar vs. The Citadel ( ) 36 I I I I I I

6 I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I Coaching Staff Emmett Davis will enter his second season as an assistant coach with the Navy men s basketball program in Davis assists in all aspects of the Navy basketball program, including recruiting, player development, opponent scouting and game-day preparation. Davis was the head coach at Patriot League-member Colgate for 13 seasons ( ) and served as an assistant coach at Navy under both Pete Herrmann and Don DeVoe for 12 seasons ( ). In his first season back in Annapolis in , Davis helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. Navy s defensive efforts were a key to the team s success in Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense (64.7) and field goal percentage defense (.413). Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. During his 13 years at Colgate, Davis became the school s all-time winningest head coach with 165 career victories. He led Colgate to either the top half of the Patriot League standings or advanced the team to the semifinals or the championship game of the conference tournament in nine of his 13 seasons. In his first year at Colgate, Davis led his team to a record and advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. In his fourth year, the season, the Raiders posted a record, which was the best record at Colgate since the Adonal Foyle era in Colgate s best season under Davis came during the season when the Raiders advanced to the Patriot League Championship game and tied a school record for wins with 18. In that season, Davis became the school s alltime leader for career victories when he reached his 138th win against Bucknell in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. Davis was hired at Colgate directly from his previous stint at Navy, where he was an assistant coach for 12 seasons. Davis was involved with all aspects of the program during his tenure at Navy. He was responsible for working with the guards during his early years at Navy and worked with the post players over his final four seasons. In his 12 seasons, Navy won four conference championships and advanced to four NCAA Tournaments. Davis is credited with recruiting several accomplished Navy basketball players during his tenure, including two of the top 10 scores in Academy history in Michael Heary (1,590 points; 6th) and Chris Williams (1,496; 9th), and five of the top 25 scorers along with Wes Cooper (23rd), Sitapha Savane (24th) and Jason Jeanpierre (25th). In Davis first season at Navy, he coached National Player of the Year David Robinson. The Midshipmen registered 26 wins, a Colonial Athletic Association Championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament. Davis was also on staff at Navy for the program s Patriot League titles in 1994, 1997 and Following the 1998 season, Davis was named the USNA Foundation Co-Coach of the Year. The 1994, 1997 and 1998 league titles and corresponding NCAA Tournament appearances came in Davis last five seasons at Navy, during which he helped the Mids go (.763) against Patriot League opponents. Davis was also an assistant coach at Tulsa during the season, serving under 1987 Naval Academy graduate Doug Wojcik. Tulsa was overall and 10-6 in Conference USA games. Prior to his return to Navy, Davis most recently served as a college basketball television color analyst for the American Sports Network and Campus Insiders. He also helped coach his sons at Broadneck High School and worked for XOS Digital, a sports technology firm, as their Mid-Atlantic Regional Accounts Manager. A native of Gloversville, N.Y., Davis played under former Navy and Pittsburgh head coach Paul Evans while at St. Lawrence University. He began his coaching career in 1981 at his alma mater as a student assistant coach. Davis then served as a full-time assistant coach at St. Lawrence for three years ( ), helping the Saints to a pair of ICAC Championships and two NCAA Division III Tournaments. Davis wife, Gail, played college basketball at La Salle, where she was a four-year letterwinner and team captain her senior year. Gail was later an assistant coach at La Salle, Navy and Georgetown. She is currently the head coach of the girls basketball team and an English teacher at Broadneck High School. Emmett and Gail have three sons: Emmett (18), Shane (16) and Brendan (14). His oldest son, Emmett, is currently attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School and is a member of the football team. Emmett Davis } Assistant Coach } St. Lawrence (1981) } Second Season at Navy Davis at a Glance Born Sept. 9, 1959 Hometown Gloversville, N.Y. High School Gloversville College St. Lawrence (1981) Degree B.A., Government College St. Lawrence (1984) Grad Degree M.ed., Education Family Wife Gail Son Emmett Son Shane Son Brendan Coaching Experience Year School, Position St. Lawrence, assistant coach Navy, assistant coach Colgate, head coach 2012 Tulsa, assistant coach 2016-p. Navy, assistant coach Playing Experience Year School St. Lawrence Postseason Experience Year School 1981 St. Lawrence, NCAA (DIII) 1984 St. Lawrence, NCAA (DIII) 1987 Navy, NCAA 1994 Navy, NCAA 1997 Navy, NCAA 1998 Navy, NCAA I I I I I I 37

7 Coaching Staff I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Ernie Nestor } Assistant Coach } Alderson-Broaddus (1968) } Fifth Season at Navy Nestor at a Glance Born August 19, 1946 Hometown Philippi, W. Va. High School Philippi College Alderson-Broaddus (1968) Degree Bachelor of Science Grad School West Virginia (1970) Degree Masters of Science Family Wife Janet Daughter Stephanie Daughter Jennifer Grandchild Kodiak Grandchild Lucy Grandchild Clio Grandchild Jude Coaching Experience Year School, Position James Madison, assistant coach Wake Forest, assistant coach California, assistant coach George Mason, head coach Wake Forest, assistant coach South Carolina, assistant coach Elon, head coach 2010 New Jersey Nets, advanced scout 2011 Penn State, assistant coach 2012 Missouri, assistant coach 2013-p. Navy, assistant coach Postseason Experience Year School 1981 Wake Forest, NCAA 1982 Wake Forest, NCAA 1983 Wake Forest, NIT 1984 Wake Forest, NCAA 1985 Wake Forest, NIT 1986 California, NIT 1987 California, NIT 1989 George Mason, NCAA 1994 Wake Forest, NCAA 1995 Wake Forest, NCAA 1996 Wake Forest, NCAA 1997 Wake Forest, NCAA 1998 Wake Forest, NIT 1999 Wake Forest, NIT 2000 Wake Forest, NIT (Champion) 2001 Wake Forest, NCAA 2002 South Carolina, NIT 2011 Penn State, NCAA 2012 Missouri, NCAA Assistant coach Ernie Nestor will be enter his fifth year at Navy in after spending parts of five decades coaching basketball. A fantastic basketball mind, Nestor has 47 years of coaching experience under his belt. Nestor plays a vital role in game-planning and is instrumental to the development of Navy s post players. In , Nestor helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. Navy s defensive efforts were a key to the team s success in Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense (64.7) and field goal percentage defense (.413). Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. In , Nestor helped Navy win 13 games, a four-win improvement from the previous season, and Navy doubled its conference win total to eight victories. Navy also defeated Army three times during the season, including in the Patriot League Tournament. Under the guidance of Nestor, centers Will Kelly and Edward Alade showed remarkable improvement in In , Navy increased its overall win total for the second straight season and doubled its conference win total from a year ago. Following the season, Nestor was received a Guardians of the Game award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Nestor s Guardians of the Game honor was for education, which is presented each year to a coach who is committed to continuing education and the development of their profession in order to be better mentors, teachers and leaders. In , the Midshipmen improved by five wins from the previous season, ranking as the ninth-best single-season improvement in school history. Nestor came to Navy after spending the season at Missouri as an assistant coach. The Tigers went 30-5, won the Big 12 Championship and were ranked in the nation s top five for the majority of the season. He was credited in the development of Mizzou big man Ricardo Ratliffe, who showed drastic improvement from to , when he led the country in field goal percentage (.693) and averaged 13.9 ppg and 7.5 rpg while earning all-big 12 secondteam honors. In addition, guard Kim English spoke highly of Coach Nestor and the work the duo accomplished during the year. English averaged 14.5 points per game and shot a blistering 45.9 percent from three-point range. Nestor arrived at Mizzou after one season as the Director of Basketball Operations at Penn State University under DeChellis. The Nittany Lions were one of the country s most improved teams in , going and earning an at-large spot in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Nestor s coaching experience began in with a six-year stint as a high school head coach, but continued with stops at James Madison ( ), Wake Forrest ( ), California ( ), George Mason ( ), a return trip to Wake Forest ( ), South Carolina ( ), Elon ( ), the New Jersey Nets (2010) and Penn State (2011). Nestor is no stranger to player development and bench strategy at the major college level. He has spent time in the Pac-10, ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 conferences as an assistant during his four-decade collegiate coaching career and spent time on Dave Odom s staff at Wake Forest. He has also twice been a Division I head coach during his career, with stints at both Elon College and George Mason. During his career, he has helped recruit and develop Tim Duncan, Josh Howard and Darius Songaila into NBA stars. Nestor s five seasons at George Mason and six years at Elon were as the program s head coach. He led George Mason to its first-ever NCAA Tournament in 1989 and topped the 20-win mark each of his first two seasons while reaching the CAA Tournament finals in He returned to Wake Forest in 1993 and helped the Demon Deacons to ACC Championships in 1995 and 1996 while the 1996 club advanced to the NCAA regional final, where it fell to the eventual NCAA National Champion, Kentucky. The 2000 Wake Forest team was the NIT Champion. Nestor returned to the head coaching ranks at Elon College in 2003 and he directed the school s first winning season as a Division I program in The Phoenix won 15 games (15-14 overall), including a win at Clemson. The team also claimed the Southern Conference s North Division crown and Nestor was named the SoCon Coach of the Year by both the league s coaches and media. His 2008 Elon team advanced to the Southern Conference Tournament final, where it was defeated by a Davidson squad led by Steph Curry that reached the NCAA Elite Eight. During his collegiate coaching career, he has been a part of 11 teams that reached NCAA Tournament play and eight more that advanced to the NIT. Nestor is a 1968 graduate of Alderson-Broaddus College (W. Va.) and he earned his graduate degree from West Virginia in He and his wife, Janet, have two children, Stephanie and Jennifer. They also have four grandchildren, Kodiak, Lucy, Clio and Jude. 38 I I I I I I

8 I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I Coaching Staff Jon Perry will enter his fourth season as an assistant coach at Navy in the season. Perry plays a key role in the development of Navy s offensive game plan. In , Perry helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. Perry helped Navy double its conference win total to eight victories in , his second season at Navy. Navy won 13 games overall, which was a four-win improvement from the season. Navy posted three wins over Army in , including a victory in the Patriot League Tournament. Worth Smith was named to the All-Patriot League First Team. In his first season in , Perry helped Navy improve its win total from the previous season and the team doubled its conference win total. Navy also ranked 57th in the country in scoring defense and had the second-lowest turnover total in school history. Perry joined Navy after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Quincy (Ill.), an NCAA Division II member in the tradition-rich Great Lakes Valley Conference. Prior to that, Perry was on DeChellis staff at Penn State as the Director of Basketball Operations and starred on the hardwood under DeChellis as East Tennessee State. Perry spent three seasons on the Quincy staff, joining the Hawks on the bench prior to the season when they won the GLVC North championship, and was elevated to associate head coach prior to the season. Overall, the Hawks were in Perry s three seasons as Quincy s top assistant. He coached five All-GLVC players and one all-region performer. Twelve student-athletes were named to the Academic All-GLVC list in the last three seasons. Coach Perry came to Quincy from Penn State University, previously serving at the Director of Basketball Operations in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Perry started with Penn State in the fall of 2004 as the video coordinator before being promoted to Director of Operations in He was responsible for the Nittany Lions scheduling, monitoring academic progress, team travel, player development, basketball camps, team managers and assisting DeChellis with day-to-day operations. During his time with Penn State, the Nittany Lions made two National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearances, winning the 2009 title and a school-record 27 games. Perry also helped Penn State players achieve success in the classroom as the Nittany Lions produced multiple all-academic Big Ten student-athletes. Before his tenure at Penn State, Perry was at East Tennessee State University, where he was both a player and a graduate assistant. During that time, the Buccaneers won four straight Southern Conference North Division titles and posted a record of In Perry s first season as a graduate assistant ( ), ETSU went overall, won the school s first conference tournament title since 1992 and nearly upset No. 2-seeded Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament before falling, During his second year as a graduate assistant ( ), ETSU finished with a program-best 15-1 record in the conference and won the Southern Conference North Division for the fourth straight year, their second overall regular-season title in four years. The Buccaneers went on to win the Southern Conference tournament for the second year in a row, again earning a trip to the NCAA tournament, where they gave fourth-seeded Cincinnati all it could handle in an setback. A native of Milton, W.Va., Perry was an ETSU and Southern Conference honor roll student, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in sports management in 2002 and his Master of Arts degree in sports management in Perry is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. He and his wife, Stacey, reside in Annapolis. Jon Perry } Assistant Coach } East Tennessee State (2002) } Fourth Season at Navy Perry at a Glance Born August 29, 1978 Hometown Milton, W. Va. High School Cabell Midland College East Tennessee St. (2002) Degree B.S., Sports Management Grad School East Tennessee St. (2004) Degree M.A., Sports Management Wife Stacey Coaching Experience Year School, Position East Tennessee St., grad asst Penn State, video coordinator Penn State, director of basketball ops Quincy, assistant coach Quincy, associate head coach 2014-p. Navy, assistant coach Playing Experience Year School East Tennessee State I I I I I I 39

9 I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Coaching Staff Kendrick Saunders } Assistant Coach } Palm Beach Atlantic (1998) } Fifth Season at Navy Saunders at a Glance Born August 4, 1975 Hometown Lexington Park, Md. High School Great Mills College Palm Beach Atlantic (1998) Degree B.S, History Minor Physical Education Family Wife Janice Son Alexavier Son Hezekiah Coaching Experience Year School, Position Hunter College, assistant coach Frostburg State, assistant coach Army, assistant coach Princeton, assistant coach 2013-p. Navy, assistant coach Kendrick Saunders will enter his fifth season as an assistant coach at Navy for the season. Saunders assists in all aspects of the Navy basketball program, including recruiting, player development, opponent scouting and game-day preparation. In , Saunders helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. It was the fourth straight season that Navy increased its overall and conference win total. Navy s defensive efforts were a key to the team s success in Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense (64.7) and field goal percentage defense (.413). Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. In , Saunders helped the Midshipmen win 13 games, which was a four-win improvement from the previous season, and Navy doubled its conference win total to eight victories. Saunders also helped Navy win three games over Army in the season, including in the Patriot League Tournament. Navy had just 12.2 turnovers per game, which was the second-lowest total in school history. In , Saunders helped Navy improve its win total for the second straight season and the team doubled its conference win total from the previous season. Navy ranked 57th in the country in scoring defense and had the thirdlowest turnover total in school history. In , the Midshipmen improved by five wins from the previous season, ranking as the ninth-best single-season improvement in school history. Saunders played a vital role in game-planning and was instrumental in the development of Navy s youngsters as the freshman class set the school record for percentage of points scored by a freshman class in a season. An outstanding recruiter who works tirelessly on the road, Saunders has injected young talent in the program at Navy, lending a hand in the recruitment of several members of Navy s roster. Prior to his arrival at Navy, Saunders spent the previous two seasons at Princeton, where he served as the director of basketball operations. Saunders helped the Tigers to the 2011 Ivy League Championship and NCAA Tournament berth, where Princeton would lose in the second round to eventual Final Four participant Kentucky, During the season, Princeton finished with a record, reached the CBI Tournament quarterfinals and finished third in the Ivy League with a 10-4 league mark. Prior to his arrival at Princeton, Saunders served as an assistant coach at Army during the seasons, spending five years under former Army head coach Jim Crews. Saunders arrived at West Point following a two-year stint at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Md., where he was a member of Webb Hatch s staff. During his last year at Frostburg State, the Bobcats compiled a mark. Prior to his tenure at Frostburg, Saunders spent four years as the top assistant at Hunter College in New York City, where he coordinated the team s recruiting efforts, monitored players academic progress and managed the preseason conditioning program. A 1998 graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic College in West Palm Beach, Fla., Saunders earned a bachelor s degree in history with a minor in physical education. He played point guard and served as the team captain during his senior season. Saunders embarked upon his coaching career immediately upon graduation, serving a one-year stint as an assistant basketball coach at his scholastic alma mater, Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Md., before moving on to Hunter College. Saunders, an assistant coach for the Gotham City Knights of the National Rookie League during the summer of 2000, has also been a counselor at a host of summer camps, including the heralded Five-Star Camp. Saunders and his wife Janice have two sons, Alexavier (9) and Hezekiah (7). 40 I I I I I I

10 I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I Coaching Staff Jeromy Yetter enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Navy men s basketball program in Yetter assists in all aspects of the Navy basketball program, including recruiting, player development, opponent scouting and game-day preparation. In his first season at Navy in , Yetter helped Navy post its most wins in seven years with the team s record. Navy was 9-9 in the Patriot League and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place. Navy s six-win improvement from the season ranked as the fourth-best improvement from one year to the next in program history. Navy also set a program record for most road wins in a season with 11. Navy s defensive efforts were a key to the team s success in Navy led the Patriot League in scoring defense (64.7) and field goal percentage defense (.413). Will Kelly was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and was also named to the all-league second team. Tilman Dunbar was named to the All-Patriot League Third Team. Yetter arrived at Navy after three successful seasons as the head coach at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, R.I. Yetter led a revitalization of the NAPS basketball program and several of Navy s key players spent a year at NAPS before arriving in Annapolis. Yetter also served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh Greensburg, a Division III school just southeast of Pittsburgh. Yetter was the head coach of Pitt-Greensburg for the and seasons and also served as an Assistant Director of Athletics. Prior to the head job at Pitt-Greensburg, Yetter served as an assistant men s basketball coach at Washington & Jefferson ( ), Tusculum ( ) and Slippery Rock ( ). Yetter graduated from Lock Haven University in 2003 with a bachelor s degree in education. As the team captain of the men s basketball team, he helped the program to an appearance in the PSAC Tournament and was named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete in Yetter also owns a master s degree in education from Lock Haven. Yetter resides in Annapolis with his wife, Jessica, and newborn son, Grayson. Jeromy Yetter } Assistant Coach } Lock Haven (2003) } Second Season at Navy Yetter at a Glance Born October, 28, 1980 Hometown Lewistown, Pa. High School Indian Valley College Lock Haven (2003) Degree B.S., Education Grad School Lock Haven (2010) Degree M.A., Education Family Wife Jessica Son Grayson Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2005 Slippery Rock, assistant coach Tusculum, assistant coach 2008 Washington & Jefferson, asst. coach Pitt-Greensburg, head coach Naval Academy Prep School, head coach 2016-p. Navy, assistant coach Playing Experience Year School Mansfield Lock Haven I I I I I I 41

11 I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Basketball Support Staff Maj. Lowell Krusinger, USMC } Officer Representative } Utah (2003) Major Krusinger attended the University of Utah where he completed his bachelor s degree in English Literature with a German Minor, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in December He married Amy M. Shuler in 2003, and went on to attend The Basic School in Major Krusinger became an Infantry Officer, and attended Infantry Officer Course. Major Krusinger reported to Camp Pendleton, California to serve in Second Battalion, First Marine Regiment in early 2005, and served as a Rifle Platoon Commander during the battalion s training and deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Al Anbar, Iraq. Upon the battalion s return he served as a Weapons Platoon Commander, and Fire Support Team Leader. After six months as a Weapons Platoon Commander he volunteered to serve as a military advisor to serve with a Military Transition Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and deployed back to Al Anbar, Iraq. He served as a Military Advisor to two Iraqi Army battalions in Al Anbar, Iraq. Following his second combat deployment Major Krusinger applied and was accepted into the Marine Corps Foreign Area Officer program, and attended the Naval Post Graduate School earning a master s degree in National Security Affairs with an emphasis in East Asian Studies in He attended the follow on Chinese language training at the Defense Language Institute from, and then served for one year in The People s Republic of China. After leaving China in May of 2011, Major Krusinger was assigned to Third Battalion, Third Marine Regiment in Hawaii. He served as the battalion s Assistant Operations Officer, deploying in 2011 with the battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. After returning from Afghanistan in 2012, Major Krusinger took command of a rifle company, as Company Commander Kilo Company, Third Battalion, Third Marine Regiment. He commanded Kilo Company through its training and deployment to Okinawa, Japan. During this deployment his company supported multinational exercises including Khaan Quest in Mongolia, the Philippine Exercise, and Forest Light Exercise in mainland Japan. Major Krusinger moved from Hawaii to Annapolis, Maryland in 2014, to serve at the United States Naval Academy. Major Krusinger currently serves as the Commandant of Midshipmen s Staff Director. In addition to his regular duties, he has the privilege to serve as one of the Men s Varsity Basketball Officer Representatives. Major Krusinger is married to Amy M. Krusinger and has three children, a daughter Aubrielle, and two sons Gavin and Jude. Cmdr. Joseph McInerney, USN } Faculty Representative } U.S. Naval Academy (1991) Commander Joe McInerney is Associate Director for Planning and Assessment of the Leadership Education and Development Division and Permanent Military Professor of Applied Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. Commander McInerney lectures in the Naval Academy s core ethics course, which is offered to all Third Class Midshipman (sophomores) at the Naval Academy and also teaches elective courses in the fields of Christian morality and leadership. In addition to his teaching duties, Commander McInerney has served on the Academy s advisory board for ethics curriculum revisions, and was the Staff Director for the Academy Effectiveness Board, which is responsible for the Naval Academy s assessment of its institutional goals. He has been a member of the Naval Academy Faculty Senate and served on the Faculty Senate Committee for Academic Assessment. Commander McInerney also worked as the Officer Representative for the Naval Academy s Men s Varsity Basketball Team from 2013 through 2015 and now serves as the team s faculty representative. Prior to joining the Naval Academy faculty, Commander McInerney served as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard USS Iwo Jima and USS Trenton. He completed two Mediterranean Sea deployments and participated in Operation Continue Hope, executing the amphibious withdrawal of U. S. Marines from Somalia in March of 1994, as well as Operation Support Democracy off the coast of Haiti the following summer. In 2001 Commander McInerney transitioned to the Navy s Human Resources community. Serving in a variety of recruiting leadership positions, Commander McInerney 42 I I I I I I had the opportunity to lead three different departments of recruiters to the top rankings in the Navy s national recruiting competitions. Following his department head and executive officer tours Commander McInerney was named national director of the Navy s Officer Candidate School recruiting mission and subsequently worked as an action officer on the Chief of Naval Operations staff in Washington D.C. Commander McInerney served as a Fellow at the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the United States Naval Academy for the academic year. In August of 2008 he was selected for the Navy Permanent Military Professor Program. He graduated from The Catholic University of America with a doctorate in systematic theology in October 2012 after completing a dissertation on the moral thought of Augustine of Hippo. Commander McInerney also holds a bachelor s degree in history from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters of Theological Studies from the Pontifical Lateran University. In 2016 Commander McInerney published his first book, The Greatness of Humility: St. Augustine on Moral Excellence. Commander McInerney is married to Ellen R. McInerney, MD, FACP. They reside in Annapolis with their children Danny, Patrick, Liam, Aidan, Maggie, and Finn. Capt. Daniel Packer, USN } Officer Representative } U.S. Naval Academy (1992) A native of Barnwell, S.C., Captain Packer graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in History and Political Science in May After completing nuclear power school, nuclear prototype training and the submarine officer s basic course, he reported to USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN 686) at Charleston, S.C. While onboard RIVERS, he completed two deployments to the Mediterranean. Upon completion of his tour on RIVERS, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Masters of Science degree in Systems Management with a specialty in Manpower Systems Analysis. After completing the Submarine Officer Advanced Course, he reported aboard USS OHIO (BLUE) (SSBN 726) at Bangor, Wash. as Engineer Officer, completing five strategic deterrent patrols. In August 2002, Captain Packer reported to the Fleet Forces Command Nuclear Propulsion Examination Board as a Junior Board Member where he served until December After completion of the Submarine Command Course, he served as Executive Officer on USS SPRINGFIELD (SSN 761) out of Groton Conn., completing a deployment to Southern Command. In June 2007, he transferred to U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va, serving two years in the J2 Directorate of Intelligence as the Operations Officer. Captain Packer served as Commanding Officer of USS SEAWOLF out of Bremerton, Wash. from February 2010 to March After Command, he reported for duty on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon, serving in the Undersea Warfare Directorate (OPNAV N97) working on the OHIO Replacement Program and Sea Based Strategic Deterrent Initiatives. Captain Packer is the Director of the Math & Science Division at the U.S. Naval Academy and also serves as the Men s Basketball Officer Representative. Captain Packer is married to the former Lisa Ellen Meding of Phoenix, Ariz. They have two children and live in Annapolis, Md. Adam Pecina } Associate AD for Sports Medicine } Texas (1998) Adam Pecina, MEd, ATC, is in his second year as Navy s Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Pecina oversees all aspects of Navy s sports medicine department and its staff of athletic trainers. Pecina returns to Navy after spending the season at the University of Georgia as an associate athletic trainer working with the men s basketball team. He previously spent six years at Navy as an assistant athletic trainer working with the men s basketball, men s tennis and squash programs from 2008 to Prior to his first stint at Navy, Pecina spent eight years at Wake Forest, where he began as an intern with the football team in He transitioned to a full-time position in 2002 and worked with the Demon Deacons women s soccer and men s tennis teams. On the international scene, Pecina served as athletic trainer for the USA Tennis and the Modern Pentathlon teams at the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens,

12 I I I NAVY men s basketball I I I Basketball Support Staff Greece, and served as athletic trainer for the United States tennis and swimming teams at the 2003 Pan-American Games. Pecina earned a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and a master s degree from the University of Texas at Tyler in Pecina currently lives in Annapolis with his wife, Kait, and their daughter, Sofia. Matt Muzza } Sports Information } SUNY Cortland (2008) Matt Muzza is in his seventh year at Navy, where he serves as Assistant Sports Information Director. He serves as the primary media contact for the men s basketball, men s soccer, women s tennis, women s golf and sailing programs. Prior to Navy, Muzza spent two years as a sports information graduate assistant at Binghamton University. He also served a one-year undergraduate internship at Binghamton and was a student assistant while at SUNY Cortland. Muzza earned his bachelor s degree in sport management from SUNY Cortland and owns a master s degree in student affairs administration from Binghamton. Muzza is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In 2013 Muzza s feature on a Navy cross country runner was selected as the best Athlete Profile for District II in the CoSIDA Fred S. Stabley writing contest. Peter Ford } Equipment } Georgia (2009) Peter Ford is in his fifth year at Navy, where he serves as Assistant Director of Equipment Operations. Ford works with the men s basketball, wrestling and swimming & diving programs. Prior to Navy, Ford worked as a full-time equipment manager at Georgia Southern. He also interned for two years with the Atlanta Falcons and for one year at Georgia Tech. Ford graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor s degree in psychology. He served as a student equipment manager while attending Georgia. Ford and his wife, Maggie, reside in Annapolis. Scott Strasemeier } Sport Administrator } Indiana (1991) Scott Strasemeier is in his 26th year at Navy, where he serves as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information. He is the primary media contact for the football program and is the sport administrator for men s basketball and women s lacrosse. During his time in Annapolis, Strasemeier has served as the Media Relations Director for 11 Army-Navy football games, four NCAA Men s Lacrosse Quarterfinals, the NCAA Women s Lacrosse Final Four, the NCAA Men s Hockey Frozen Four and the Aloha Bowl and the Oahu Bowl. He has also worked multiple NCAA Men s Basketball Tournaments - both the first and second rounds and the regionals. Strasemeier started at Navy in 1991 as a Sports Information Intern before moving up to Assistant Sports Information Director for four years. In 1996, he became the Sports Information Director, from which he would become of Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information in 2003 and then his current title in 2007 as Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information. Strasemeier earned his bachelor s degree in Sports Marketing & Management from Indiana University in He currently resides in Annapolis with his wife, Kristen. Joe Fondale } Strength and Conditioning } Ohio (2000) Joe Fondale is in his seventh year as a member of the strength and conditioning staff at the U.S. Naval Academy where he is responsible for program design for men s basketball, men s track and field, women s soccer and the men s and women s golf teams. Fondale came to the United States Naval Academy from Ohio University where he served as the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning from Prior to his appointment at Ohio, Fondale held assistant strength and conditioning positions at the University of North Dakota, the University of Texas-El Paso and the Los Angeles Dodgers. While earning a BS degree in Exercise Science, Fondale won four varsity letters as a fullback on the football team at Ohio University. He then stayed at his alma mater to earn an MS in Sports Sciences in His certifications include the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, USA Track and Field Level I Coach and USA Weightlifting Senior Coach. As a competitive weightlifter, Fondale has qualified for and competed in the USA Weightlifting National Championships 10 times. In 2012 Fondale won USA Weightlifting s National Master s Championship at 94 kilograms and the meet s best lifter award, years old. In 2013 Fondale repeated as national master s champion and won the gold medal at the Pan American Master s Weightlifting Championships. In 2014 Fondale was second at the Pan American Master s Weightlifting Championships. In 2015 Fondale won the USA Weightlifting s National Master s Championship at 105 kilograms. A native of Junction City, Ohio, Fondale resides in Annapolis with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Elaine and Claire. Nolan Barry } Marketing } Indiana (2009) Nolan Barry is in his seventh year at Navy, where he serves the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions. Prior to Navy, Barry worked as an intern in the Marketing and Promotions Department at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. He also held prior internships with Scout Camp Pro Regional Combines, Indiana University Rowing Operations and the Big 10 Network Tour. Barry earned his master s degree in athletic administration and management with emphasis on marketing from Indiana University in May of He earned his bachelor s degree in sport marketing and management with minors in business administration and communication and culture from Indiana University in May Nolan and his wife, Kaitlin, reside in Annapolis. Additional Support Emily Boyer Athletic Training Intern Team Managers Julie Dejnozka Junior Kody Herting Lianne Marquez Wayo Salinas Lucas Tom Jake Murillo Riley Petsch Coby Backward Jillian Bellows Drake Bodine Junior Junior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman I I I I I I 43

13 I I I NAVY men's basketball I I I Director of Athletics In his 15 years as Director of Athletics, Chet Gladchuk has overseen a renaissance of the Naval Academy athletic program. His administrative leadership has helped lead the program to one of the most successful periods in school history. The season might have been Navy s best yet as the Midshipmen won 65 percent of their contests, produced 14 All-Americans, a school-record 15 Academic All-Americans (11 CoSIDA and four others), 11 conference coaches of the year, 16 conference athletes of the year and 12 conference championships. Additionally, Navy won the Patriot League Presidents Cup, which is awarded to the member institution with the highest cumulative sports point total based on conference championships and final regular season standings in sponsored men s and women s sports, for the fourth time in the last five years. Navy got it done in the classroom as well with 23 of Navy s 24 NCAA sponsored teams above the national average for their respective sport in the Academic Progress Report. Additionally, four Mids were named Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year. Navy s first year as a football playing member of the American Athletic Conference was a rousing success as it won a school- record 11 games and tied for the West Division title. The Mids also won the Commander-In- Chief s Trophy and the Lambert Trophy, which signifies the best team in the East, for the first time since The move to the AAC, which was engineered by Gladchuk, will continue to secure Navy s future as a strong national FBS football program for the future. Gladchuk s efforts have been recognized on a national level. He was one of four finalists this spring for the Sports Business Journal s Athletic Director of the Year award and will receive the John L. Toner Award from the National Football Foundation in December, which recognizes an athletics director who has demonstrated superior administrative abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics and particularly college football. Gladchuk won the Bobby Dodd Athletic Director of the Year Award in The award is presented in recognition of an athletic director s support and commitment toward the successful advancement of the department, most specifically in the sport of football. Additionally, he was recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for his contributions and service to the Navy and the Naval Academy with the Superior Public Service Award to the Department of the Navy. Gladchuk has been able to parlay Navy s athletic success into an exclusive television deal with CBS Sports Network that has increased Navy s television exposure both in the United States and internationally. CBS Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network, televises every Navy home and select neutral site football games (excluding Notre Dame and Army which are televised nationally by CBS), as well as other Midshipmen men s and women s athletic events, original programming and documentaries centered on the storied Navy athletic program. The long-term, multi-media agreement includes internet streaming, broadband and video-on-demand rights and high definition rights. A major part of the agreement was that all home football games would be played on Saturday for the convenience of the Navy alumni. Navy sports are seen all over the world with the international distribution of Navy programming, especially to the troops serving abroad. Navy s contract with CBS Sports Network runs through Gladchuk has also added radio giants WBAL (1090 AM) in Baltimore and WFED (1500 AM, 1050 AM, 820 AM) in Washington D.C./Northern Virginia to Navy s radio network. WBAL Radio, which is also the home of the Ravens, is Maryland s dominant and most powerful radio station. WFED Radio, which is also the home of the Washington Nationals, is a 50,000-watt station that will air a minimum of 10 regular-season football games. Since being introduced as the Academy s 28th Director of Athletics on Sept. 4, 2001, Gladchuk has pressed forward on numerous fronts with energy and vision. From the hiring of some of the top coaches in the country to the renovation of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Gladchuk has made improvements in several key areas that will prove more success on the athletic fields for years to come. Head coaching hires such as Ken Niumatalolo, who is the school s all-time winningest football coach, Bill Roberts in men s swimming, John Morrison in women s swimming, Paul Kostacopoulos in baseball, Keith Puryear in women s tennis, Nadia Ste-Marie in women s golf, Cindy Timchal, the all-time winningest women s lacrosse coach in NCAA history, Stefanie Pemper, one of the alltime winningest Division III women s basketball coaches in history, Larry Bock, the all-time winningest coach in collegiate volleyball history, Ed DeChellis, the 2009 Big Ten Basketball Coach of the Year at Penn State, Rick Sowell, who was a two-time America East Men s Lacrosse Coach of the Year, Chris Garner, who led Amherst to two NCAA Division III Men s Tennis titles and Joel Sharratt, a three-time All-American wrestler at Iowa. During Gladchuk s tenure at the Naval Academy, he has seen the Midshipmen win 138 conference titles, produce 195 All-Americans and 88 Academic All- Americans. He has embraced the local community and alumni base, and is an often-requested speaker, visiting areas all over the country as he shares the vision of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Athletic Association. Chet Gladchuk } Director of Athletics } Boston College (1973) } 16th Season at Navy Gladchuk at a Glance College Boston College (1973) Degree Business Management Grad School Massachusetts (1974) Master s Sport Admistration Family Wife Kathy Son John Daughter Katie Daughter Christie Daughter Julie Gladchuk Experience Year School, Position 2001-p Navy, Director of Athletics Houston, Director of Athletics Boston College, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics / Intramurals and Recreation Tulane, Athletic Director Syracuse, Assoc. Athletic Director Massachusetts, Director of General Physical Ed. / Assistant & Assoc. Athletic Director New Hampton Prep Director of Athletics / Football Coach Awards / Honors 2005 Bobby Dodd A.D. of the Year 2016 John L. Toner Award 44 I I I I I I