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1 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN BASKETBALL NAVY BEGINS LEAGUE HOME SEASON ON THURSDAY Two of the Patriot League s hottest teams square off on Thursday night when and Navy face each other in a nationally-televised Patriot League contest at Annapolis Alumni Hall. The Midshipmen and Mountain Hawks will tip off on Thursday, January 14, at 7:00 pm at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. The game will be broadcast by the CBS College Sports Network with Bob Socci and John Feinstein on the mic. On the radio dial, the matchup will be aired by WNAV (1430 AM) as well as SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Channel 90). Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary will provide the call, beginning with the Navy Basketball pregame show at 6:45 pm. The game can be heard around the world online at WNAV.com and All-Access audio and video streaming can be found at NavySports.com. Gametracker at NavySports.com will also be provided for this contest. After becoming the lone road team to win during the opening weekend of Patriot League play, Navy returns home to Alumni Hall, where Navy is 5-2 overall and has won four straight games in the facility. Since the start of the season, Navy is 9-5 during Patriot League play in Alumni Hall, and have won three straight games in Patriot League play. The last loss in the Patriot League regular season came Feb. 11, 2009, against, The Midshipmen are 11-7 in their Patriot League home openers, including last year s victory over. Navy is 2-3 in league home openers under Billy Lange, but has won two league home openers in a row. Navy s Possible Starting Lineup No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. 15 Romeo Garcia Jr Jeremy Wilson Jr Chris Harris Sr O.J. Avworo Jr Jordan Sugars So Navy got a much-needed road win last Saturday night with a victory over in Lewisburg s Soja Pavilion. The victory was Navy s second win in 10 tries at Sojka Pavilion and marks the second straight year that Navy has started Patriot League play 1-0. A win over would give Navy a 2-0 start in two straight years for the first time since joining the Patriot League before the season. Navy has won three of its last four games entering Thursday s game with and a major reason for the turnaround has been the efficiency and resurgence of the Navy offense. Over the last four games, the Midshipmen are shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 41.8 percent from three-point range, while averaging 72.8 ppg. Six players average at least 6.3 ppg during that span, and two, Chris Harris and Jordan Sugars, average 18.8 ppg and 17.3 ppg, respectively. Navy s bench players during that span average 16.0 ppg and are shooting a combined 19-of-40 from the field (.475) and 10-of-18 (.556) from three-point range. In addition, Romeo Garcia leads the Patriot League in threepoint percentage (.486) and Harris and Sugars rank third and fifth in the Patriot League in steals. As a team, Navy leads the league in three-point field goals per game (7.8). The Mids are in the top three in six additional statistical categories. The Midshipmen s Chris Harris continues to lead the Patriot League in scoring (19.6 ppg), while Jordan Sugars (8.3 rpg) and O.J. Avworo (4.9 apg) rank second in rebounds and assists per game, respectively. s Possible Starting Lineup No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. 10 Zahir Carrington Sr Gabe Knutson Fr Marquis Hall Sr C.J. McCollum Fr Dave Buchberger Sr Game Date: Jan. 14, 2010 Tipoff Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Alumni Hall Capacity: 5, SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time / Result Nov. 13 at Radford L, Nov. 15 at Longwood W, Nov. 19 Buffalo L, Nov. 21 at Long Island L, Nov. 24 Towson W, Nov. 28 Mount St. Mary s L, (ot) Nov. 30 Quinnipiac W, Dec. 4 Penn (CBSCS) W, BB&T Classic (Verizon Center - Washington, D.C.) Dec. 6 # vs. George Washington (MASN) L, Dec. 9 at Md.-Eastern Shore L, Dec. 12 at Wofford L, Dec. 22 at Seton Hall L, Dec. 30 Coppin State W, Jan. 2 Elon W, Jan. 4 at Howard L, Jan. 9 * at W, Jan. 14 * (CBSCS) 7:00 pm Jan. 16 * 7:00 pm Jan. 20 * at 7:00 pm Jan. 23 * (CBSCS) 12:00 pm Jan. 27 * at 7:30 pm Jan. 30 * 7:00 pm Feb. 6 * 7:00 pm Feb. 10 * at 7:00 pm Feb. 13 * at 1:00 pm Feb. 17 * 7:00 pm Feb. 20 * at (CBSCS) 2:00 pm Feb. 24 * 7:00 pm Feb. 27 * at 2:00 pm Mar. 3 PL Quarterfinals TBD Mar. 7 PL Semifinals TBD Mar. 12 PL Finals TBD * - Denotes Patriot League Game. All Times Eastern. Patriot League Tournament played at campus sites. NAVY MIDSHIPMEN Game Record: PL Record: 1-0 Head Coach: Billy Lange Record at Navy: (6th yr.) Record at Division I: (6th yr.) Record: (8th yr.) LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Game Record: PL Record: 1-0 Head Coach: Brett Reed Record at : (3rd yr.) Record: (3rd yr.) MIDSHIPMEN ON TV/RADIO/INTERNET Television: CBS College Sports TV Talent: Bob Socci, John Feinstein Radio: WNAV (1430 AM), SIRIUS (Channel 90) Radio Talent: Pete Medhurst, Michael Heary Internet Radio: WNAV.com Gametracker: Free on NavySports.com Internet Video: NavySports.com (All-Access) NAVY MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Sports Information Director: Chris Forman Office: Cell: forman@usna.edu Address: 566 Brownson Road, Annapolis, MD FOLLOW THE MIDSHIPMEN ONLINE Web Site: NavySports.com Twitter: Twitter.com/NavyAthletics Facebook: Facebook.com/NavyAthletics Coach Lange: Twitter.com/BLange2 IN THE NOTES When looking through these notes, you will find: Full Roster... page 2 Team Breakdowns and Series Info... page 2 Navy s Possible Starters... page 3 Information on... page Statistics... page 6 Navy By The Numbers... page Box Scores... page 12 Navy Bio Information... page 15

2 PAGE!<#> PAGE!2 NAVY!BASKETBALL NAVY MIDSHIPMEN NUMERICAL ROSTER No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / High School / Prev. School 1 Ted Connolly G So. Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny 2 Montez Blair G Fr. Erial, N.J. / Timber Creek 5 *** Chris Harris (C) G Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. / Benedictine / Fork Union Military Academy 10 Greg Brown G Jr. Waldorf, Md. / St. Mary s Ryken 15 * Romeo Garcia F Jr. Cypress, Texas / Cypress Creek 20 Carlton Smith F So. Rochester, N.Y. / Wilson Magnet 21 * T.J. Topercer F Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / St. Mary s / New Hampton Prep 23 * O.J. Avworo G Jr. Houston, Texas / Alief Elsik / University of Idaho 25 * Jordan Sugars G So. Winchester, Va. / Millbrook 32 * Scott Brooks F Sr. Raleigh, N.C. / Wakefield 33 Alex Newsome F Fr. Denver, N.C. / East Lincoln 40 Jeremy Wilson C Jr. Helotes, Texas / O Connor 44 ** Mark Veazey C Jr. Lilburn, Ga. / Meadowcreek NAVY COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach: Billy Lange (Rowan, 1994) Assistant Coaches: Joe Burke (Ursinus, 1996), Eugene Burroughs (Richmond, 1994), Jason Crafton (Nyack, 2003), Ron Ginyard (Georgetown, 2006), Aaron Goodman (Boston U., 1997) Strength Coach: Justin Livezey Athletic Trainer: Adam Pecina Equipment Manager: Shelby Scholz Officer Representative: Capt. C.C. Felker, USN Faculty Representative: Cmdr. Doug Brown, USN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE T.J. Topercer top-er-sir O.J. Avworo o-wahr-oh Mark Veazey vee-zee TALE OF THE TAPE Navy Midshipmen Team Statistics (Record: 7-9 / 1-0) NAVY OPP. SCORING Points Per Game Scoring Margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field Goal Pct POINT FG-ATT Point FG Pct Pointers Per Game FREE THROWS-ATT Free Throw Pct F-Throws Made Per Game REBOUNDS Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin ASSISTS Assists Per Game TURNOVERS Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio STEALS Steals Per Game BLOCKS Blocks Per Game Mountain Hawks Team Statistics (Record: 10-6 / 1-0) LEHIGH OPP. SCORING Points Per Game Scoring Margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field Goal Pct POINT FG-ATT Point FG Pct Pointers Per Game FREE THROWS-ATT Free Throw Pct F-Throws Made Per Game REBOUNDS Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin ASSISTS Assists Per Game TURNOVERS Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio STEALS Steals Per Game BLOCKS Blocks Per Game BY THE NUMBERS 6 As in six points or less. Navy is 6-0 in games decided by six or fewer points so far this year, with six of Navy s seven wins coming by six or fewer points. The lone exception was an victory over Towson on Nov. 24. In addition, Navy is 4-0 in games decided by one possession (three points) and is 17-6 in games decided by six or fewer points since the start of last year After starting the year shooting just 37.9 percent from the field in the first 12 games, Navy is shooting 45.1 percent from the field in the last four games, posting a 3-1 record in those contests. In addition, Navy is shooting 41.8 percent from three-point range in that span, compared to 31.9 percent in the first 12 games. 70 Navy has allowed just three foes (Towson, Coppin State and Elon) to reach 70 points in Alumni Hall. Ironically though, Navy is 3-0 in those games. When holding opponents to 69 or fewer points at Alumni Hall, Navy is 2-2. Foes are averaging 10.1 ppg less at Alumni Hall than in their arenas. SERIES INFORMATION Series: Navy leads, At Navy: Navy leads, At Alumni Hall: Navy leads, 10-8 At Stabler Arena: Navy leads, 16-4 Neutral Sites: Tied, 2-2 In Overtime: Navy leads, 2-1 In PL Tournament: leads, 2-1 Current Streak:, win-1 Current Streak at Navy:, win-1 Current Streak at : Navy, win-3 Billy Lange vs. : 6-4 LAST 10 MEETINGS Date Site Result Home W, (a) Away W, Away L, Home L, Home L, Away W, Home W, Away W, Away W, Home L, (a) - forfeit, due to use of ineligible player. NAVY PLAYERS VS. LEHIGH Player GP-GS FGs 3Ps FTs Rebs. Avg. Ast. Blk. Stl. Pts. PPG Chris Harris Mark Veazey O.J. Avworo Romeo Garcia Jordan Sugars T.J. Topercer Jeremy Wilson Scott Brooks

3 NAVY!BASKETBALL PAGE!3 NAVY S POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP #15 Romeo Garcia F Jr Cypress, Texas PPG: 8.0 RPG: 5.5 APG: 3.1 SPG: Highlights: Ranks 12th in the Patriot League in rebounding, sixth in assists, fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio and first in three-point percentage... has made a three-pointer in six straight games and eight of the last nine... his three-pointer late in the game against (4-of-4 fgs) gave Navy a lead... has six double-figure scoring games so far this year... typically mans the power forward position... leads the team in charges drawn with 11. Bests: Pts: 16 Reb: 10 Ast: 9 Stl: 5 Blk: 3 #40 Jeremy Wilson C Jr Helotes, Texas PPG: 4.1 RPG: 1.9 BPG: Highlights: Has started the last five games of the season... in games he starts during his career, Navy is in the last 12 games, is shooting 24-of-36 from the field (.667) and 13-of-17 (.765) from the free throw line... has scored in double figures in four of the last 12 games (10 points each time)... showed signs of dominance against (5-of-5 fgs)... has seven blocked shots in the last five games. Bests: Pts: 10 (4x) Reb: 5 (3x) Blk: 3 #5 Chris Harris G Sr Mechanicsville, Va. PPG: 19.6 RPG: 2.3 APG: 2.2 SPG: Highlights: Two-time Patriot League Player of the Week (Nov. 30 and Dec. 7)... leads the Patriot League in scoring (19.6 ppg)... has 244 career three-pointers to rank 10th on the Patriot League all-time list... has scored in double figures in all 16 games this year and 65 times during his career... one of 10 players in school history with three or more 30-point games in his career... has 1,317 career points to rank 14th on the school s career scoring list. Bests: Pts: 37 Reb: 9 Ast: 8 Stl: 5 (2x) #23 O.J. Avworo G Jr Houston, Texas PPG: 5.9 RPG: 2.7 APG: 4.9 SPG: Highlights: Named to the Cousy Award watch list given annually to the nation s top point guard... connected on a layup with 1:02 left vs. to give Navy the lead for good... in the last 10 games, has 48 assists against just 21 turnovers (2.29 ratio)... needs just 18 assists to become the 20th player in school history with 200 assists... ranks second in the Patriot League in assists (4.9) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.70). Bests: Pts: 16 Reb: 9 Ast: 9 (2x) Stl: 5 #25 Jordan Sugars G So Winchester, Va. PPG: 15.8 RPG: 8.4 APG: 0.9 SPG: Highlights: Two-time Patriot League Player of the Week (Nov. 16 and Jan. 4)... second in the Patriot League in rebounding (8.3) and is second nationally in rebounding for a player 6-3 or shorter... has had at least 10 rebounds in four of the last nine games... his four double-doubles equal the most for a Navy player since Francis Ebong had five in four double-doubles rank second in the PL... one of seven PL sophs. to win two PL awards. Bests: Pts: 27 Reb: 16 Ast: 3 Stl: 3 (4x) NOTEWORTHY Navy is 5-2 at home this season and is 17-5 at home since the start of last season. The Midshipmen went 12-3 at home a year ago. However, one of the losses was to on Feb. 11, Navy is averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game. The school record is 9.6 set in the season (288 in 30 games). This year s team is on pace for 234 three-pointers, which would rank third all-time, behind the 288 in and 260 in The Midshipmen are allowing foes to score 73.6 points per game this season. Its the most since allowing 74.4 ppg in the season and would rank as the sixth most. Navy ranks third in the Patriot League in free throw percentage and 78th nationally. As of right now, it is the lowest Navy has ranked nationally in that department since ranking 265th in Navy has been in the top 67 nationally in each of the last four years. Over the last four games, Navy is shooting 45.1 percent from the field (97-of-215) and 41.8 percent from three-point range (38-of-91). In the season s first 12 games, Navy shot just 37.9 percent from the field (268-of-707) and 31.9 percent from three-point range (87-of-273). In the recent stretch, Navy has averaged 9.5 three-pointers per game, compared to 7.3 in the first 12 games. Navy is looking for its second straight 2-0 start in Patriot League play. The Midshipmen have started 2-0 in league play just five times before (2009, 2001, 1998, 1996 and 1993) and never two years in a row. Navy won its first game of the year against when attempting less than 20 free throws. Prior to the game (Navy was 9-of-14), the Mids were 0-7 in games where they attempted less than 20 free throws. Navy also won for just the second time this year when the duo of Chris Harris and Jordan Sugars did not reach their pregame scoring average. The Mids entered the game just 1-7 when the pair did not reach their average. They entered the game averaging 35.7 ppg, but went for just 21. Navy s other win came against Longwood. With the win over, Navy improved to 7-2 when leading or tied at halftime. The Mids are 5-0 at Alumni Hall when owning a halftime lead. The Mids are 4-1 this year when shooting over 42 percent from the field. Since Billy Lange took over, Navy is all-time when shooting 42.0 percent or better. Navy is under Lange when shooting a higher percentage from the field than its opponents. Navy is 5-1 this year and 48-9 under Lange when attempting more free throws than its opponent. Navy has fared extremely well in tight games, posting a 15-9 record under Lange in games decided by three points or less, including 4-0 this season. When Navy scores at least 70 points in a game, the Mids are under Lange. Romeo Garcia leads the league in three-point percentage (.486), after entering the season shooting just 26.8 percent (11-of-41) from three-point range. Garcia, considered a glue guy, ranks fourth on the team in scoring, second in rebounding, second in assists, third in steals and second in blocked shots. Sophomore guard Jordan Sugars ranks third in the league in scoring (15.2 ppg) and second in rebounding (8.3). Sugars is the only player to rank in the top five of each category. He is in the top 11 in 10-of-13 statistical categories, and leads the league in offensive rebounds per game (3.2).

4 PAGE!4 NAVY!BASKETBALL PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS Rk. Team (Pres. Rank) PL Str. Overall Str. 1. (8) 1-0 W W-3 (2) 1-0 W W-6 Navy (7) 1-0 W W-1 (5) 1-0 W W-4 5. (6) 0-1 L L-2 (4) 0-1 L L-1 (3) 0-1 L L-3 (1) 0-1 L L-2 Through games played January 11. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Overall Conf. Result Radford L, Longwood W, Buffalo L, Long Island L, Towson W, Mount St. Mary s L, Quinnipiac W, Penn W, George Washington L, Md.-Eastern Shore L, Wofford L, Seton Hall L, Coppin State W, Elon W, Howard L, Through games played on January NAVY TEAM LEADERS Double-Figure Scoring Games Chris Harris 16, Jordan Sugars 11, Romeo Garcia 6, Mark Veazey 5, Jeremy Wilson 4, O.J. Avworo 2, Greg Brown 2, T.J. Topercer 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Jordan Sugars 5 Double-Doubles Jordan Sugars (16 points, 16 rebounds vs. Radford) Jordan Sugars (21 points, 12 rebounds vs. Penn) Jordan Sugars (19 points, 14 rebounds vs. UMES) Jordan Sugars (19 points, 10 rebounds vs. Elon) 20-Point Games Chris Harris 7, Jordan Sugars 4 Games Leading Navy in Scoring (incl. ties) Chris Harris 12, Jordan Sugars 3, O.J. Avworo 1, Romeo Garcia 1 Games Leading Navy in Rebounding (incl. ties) Jordan Sugars 11, Mark Veazey 3, O.J. Avworo 1, Romeo Garcia 1 Games Leading Navy in Assists (incl. ties) O.J. Avworo 9, Romeo Garcia 4, Chris Harris 3, Ted Connolly 1, Jordan Sugars 1 Consecutive Starts Chris Harris 17, Romeo Garcia 16, Jordan Sugars 16, O.J. Avworo 11, Jeremy Wilson 5 SATURDAY S BUCKNELL RECAP Navy s O.J. Avworo s lay-up with just over a minute left gave the Mids a lead and the Navy defense held tight down the stretch to top, 69-67, in the Patriot League opener for both teams. The win was just Navy s second this year away from Annapolis Alumni Hall. Navy shot 48.1 percent from the field (26-of-54), including 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from three-point range. It marked the fourth straight game that Navy shot over 40.0 percent. In the first 12 games of the year, Navy shot over 40.0 percent just five times. In addition, Navy had four players score in double figures for just the second time this season (Longwood the other). The Navy reserves scored a season-high 24 points off the bench, shooting 8-of-14 from the field. Chris Harris led Navy with 15 points, the 12th time this year he has led Navy in scoring. Jeremy Wilson, Romeo Garcia and Greg Brown each contributed 10 points. Jordan Sugars had six points, six rebounds and five assists. Navy won for just the second time ever (in 10 games) at s Sojka Pavilion, but has won in back-to-back years, by a total of four points. The last four meetings between the two schools have been determined by four points or less. The Mids also won their league opener for the second straight year after enduring a seven-year slump from , which shot 43.8 percent from the field and won the rebounding battle, 34-23, was led by a pair of freshmen in Bryson Johnson (18 pts.) and Mike Muscala (16 pts., 8 rebs., and 7 blocks). PREVIEWING LEHIGH enters Thursday s battle as the hottest team in the Patriot League, having rattled off six straight wins, including a victory over on Saturday night. After starting the season 4-6, the Mountain Hawks have outscored their last six opponents by an average of 8.8 points per game. Three of s losses have come to Atlantic 10 powers Richmond (65-53), Dayton (89-71) and Saint Joseph s (77-66). The Midshipmen and Mountain Hawks have one common non-conference foe in Quinnipiac. Navy topped Quinnipiac, 65-62, while defeated the Bobcats, Freshman C.J. McCollum leads the Mountain Hawks in scoring at 14.1 ppg average, including a 31-point effort in last Tuesday s win over Yale. McCoillum is shooting 37.7 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent from the free throw line, while also averaging 3.6 rebounds per game. Marquis Hall also averages in double-figures at 10.5 ppg and leads the Patriot League in assists (5.9 apg). As a team, is shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from three-point distance and 69.9 percent from the free throw line, while averaging 72.3 ppg. Foes are shooting 42.4 percent from the field and averaging 71.7 ppg. is coached by Brett Reed, who is one of three coaches nationally to have earned a doctorate degree. He owns a record in his third year at and as a collegiate head coach. SERIES HISTORY VS. LEHIGH Navy owns a commanding series lead over and enters Thursday s game with the Mountain Hawks having won four of the last five games. The lone loss during that span was a setback a year ago in Annapolis. Navy possesses a record in games played in Annapolis (10-8 in Alumni Hall). The Midshipmen last swept the season series against in Five of the last six games have been decided by 10 or fewer points. Billy Lange is 6-4 against the Mountain Hawks, one of two Patriot League teams () that he has a winning record against. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINS AND LOSSES In Navy s seven wins, the Mids are averaging 75.7 ppg and shooting 44.3 percent from the field. In Navy s nine losses, the Mids are averaging just 63.3 ppg and shooting 36.4 percent from the field, Similarly, Navy is holding opponents to just 70.0 ppg and 43.1 percent shooting in its seven wins, but opponents are averaging 76.3 ppg in losses. Opponents are actually shooting way better from both three-point range and the free throw line in Navy wins, showing the value of work on the glass. On the glass, Navy is getting outrebounded by just 0.9 boards per game in victories while being outrebounded by over 10 rebounds per game in losses. Chris Harris averages 22.0 ppg and is shooting 38.7 percent (34.5 from three) in wins and averaging 15.2 shots per game. In losses, Harris averages 17.8 ppg while shooting 28.7 percent (26.7 from three) and averaging 19.3 shots per game. Jordan Sugars averages 16.9 ppg and 7.6 rpg in Navy wins while shooting 46.6 percent (44.2 from three). In losses, Sugars averages 13.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg while shooting 43.1 percent (38.6 from three). Two of his four double-doubles have come in losses. Lastly. O.J. Avworo has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.14 (30-to-14) in Navy wins, but just 1.48 (43-to-29) in losses. NAVY AND LEAGUE HONORS Navy has started the year off on the right foot, garnering four of the Patriot League s first nine weekly honors. Jordan Sugars and Chris Harris have both won the award twice this year, giving Navy 35 weekly league honors, tied for the third most in league history. Since the start of last year, Navy players have won nine of the 25 weekly honors, three more than, who is next on the list with six. HOME IS WHERE THE W IS Navy has won four straight games at Alumni Hall and 17 of its last 22 since the start of last year. The Midshipmen went 12-3 in Alumni Hall last year and are 5-2 this year. Navy is at Alumni Hall since it opened in the season.

5 NAVY AMONG THE LEAGUE S BEST Over the last three years, it is hard to argue about the success that Billy Lange has The Patriot League The Last Three Years brought to the Navy basketball program. Prior to Lange s arrival in , the Mids won Team Overall PL just 23 games (7.7 per year) overall and just 11 league games in (3.7 per year) in the three years before he arrived. In his first five years, Navy won 69 games (13.8 per year) and 30 league games (6.0 per year). The Midshipmen have become one of the most successful teams in the league, posting an overall record of and in the Patriot League since the start of the season. Just one other team,, has better records than Navy in that span (48-33 and 23-6). Navy Navy is just one of two league teams () to have 40 or more wins since the start of the season and one of three league teams (, ) with an overall record above NAVY DUO PROVIDING BIG-TIME FIREPOWER The Navy duo of Chris Harris and Jordan Sugars are giving the Mids an explosive 1-2 guard punch this year. The duo is averaging a combined league-best 34.8 points per game this year (Harris ; Sugars ). The pair has tallied 557 of Navy s 1,100 points this year, scoring roughly 50.6 percent of Navy s points this year. In addition, the duo has connected on 85 three-pointers, accounting for 68.0 percent of Navy s three-point baskets this year. The duo is on pace for 1,044 points, which would rank as the sixth-highest scoring duo in school history. Harris and Greg Sprink rank fifth on the list with 1,087 points in the season. The pair has scored over 40 combined points in four games this year (Towson, UMES, Coppin State and Elon), including 61 points against Towson, which set a new Alumni Hall record for points scored by a duo and was the sixth most for a Navy pair in school history. The pair scored 47 points against Coppin State, 42 vs. UMES and 41 against Elon. SUGARS IN ELITE COMPANY Navy sophomore guard Jordan Sugars joined some rather elite company last Monday when he was named Patriot League Player of the Week for the second time this year. He became the first Navy sophomore to win multiple Player of the Week honors and is one of just seven sophomores in league history to win two or more Player of the Week accolades. The list is a who s-who in Patriot League basketball history. Sugars is off to a remarkable start during his sophomore season, ranking third in the Patriot League in scoring (15.2 ppg) and second in rebounding (8.3 rpg). It should not come as a surprise as Sugars ended his high school career at Millbrook (Va.) as the school s all-time leader in points, rebounds and steals and was third in assists. Sugars 15.2 points per game average is the highest for a Navy sophomore since the great David Robinson averaged 23.6 ppg in Currently, his average is the fifth best for a Navy sophomore in school history behind Robinson, Kevin Sinnett (16.0), John Clune (21.2) and John Tolmie (17.5). He is on pace for 456 points, which would be the third most by a Navy sophomore in school history behind Robinson (756), Clune (487) and Butler (469). In addition, Sugars is on pace for 248 rebounds, which would be the most for a Navy player since David Robinson s 378 rebounds as a senior in Just four players in school history, David Robinson (three times), Don Lange (two times), Vernon Butler (four times) and Kylor Whitaker (once) have grabbed 250 rebounds in a season. Only four sophomores in school history (Robinson, Butler, Sinnett and Richard Brown) have averaged more than 8.3 rebounds in a game. Lastly, Sugars scoring improvement of 12.0 ppg from last year to this year tops the nation, not including transfers. HARRIS MOVING UP Sophomores in PL History With 2 POW Honors Player Team No. Jordan Sugars Navy 2 Andre Ingram 2 Kevin Bettencourt 4 Tim Szatko 4 Brian Ehlers 4 Seth Schaeffer 2 Adonal Foyle 3 Scoring Improvement From Last Yr. to This Yr. Player - Team Imp. Jordan Sugars - Navy Taylor Brown - Bradley Jeremy Green - Stanford Malcolm Lee - UCLA Benzor Simmons - UT-Martin Through games played Monday, Jan. 11. Chris Harris is on the threshhold of becoming one of Navy s all-time greats. He already ranks high in several categories and is threatening to move up the charts in several more. Harris recently became the school s 14th 1,300-point scorer and ranks 14th on the school s career scoring list with 1,317 points. He already holds the school record for career three-pointers (244) and will become the school s leader in three-point attempts, needing 18 attempts to pass Greg Sprink s 689. In addition, Harris needs just 13 assists to become the eighth player in school history with 1,000 points and 250 assists in his career. He already is one of eight players to rank in the school s top 15 in career points and assists. He needs 72 points and 17 assists to become just the second player in school history to rank in the school s top 10 in career points, assists and steals. The other player to accomplish the feat in Kaleo Kina (7th in points, 6th in assists, 3rd in steals). NAVY!BASKETBALL PAGE!5 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Bench Scoring Bench P-in-Pt. Off TO 2nd Radford Longwood Buffalo Long Island Towson Mount St. Mary s Quinnipiac Penn George Washington Md.-Eastern Shore Wofford Seton Hall Coppin State Elon Howard NAVY TOTAL OPPONENT TOTAL COACHING STATS Charges Taken (30) Romeo Garcia - 11 (at Radford, 2 at Longwood, at Long Island, vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Penn, 2 vs. George Washington, vs. UMES, 2 at ) Chris Harris - 9 (2 at Howard, 2 at Long Island, 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s, vs. George Washington, vs. Wofford, at ) O.J. Avworo - 4 (vs. Quinnipiac, 2 vs. Penn, vs. UMES) T.J. Topercer - 2 (at Long Island, vs. George Washington) Jeremy Wilson - 2 (vs. Coppin State, at Howard) Greg Brown - 1 (vs. Coppin State) Jordan Sugars - 1 (vs. Penn) Deflections (332) Chris Harris 62, Jordan Sugars 62, Romeo Garcia 60, O.J. Avworo 58, Greg Brown 28, Mark Veazey 15, Alex Newsome 13, Jeremy Wilson 9, Scott Brooks 8, Ted Connolly 6, T.J. Topercer 4, Montez Blair 4, Carlton Smith 3 NAVY ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Points Chris Harris, 1,317 Rebounds Mark Veazey, Pointers Chris Harris, 244 Field Goals Chris Harris, 400 Free Throws Chris Harris, 273 Assists Chris Harris, 237 Steals Chris Harris, 143 Blocked Shots Mark Veazey, 85 Games Played Chris Harris, 106 Games Started Chris Harris, 77 Minutes Played Chris Harris, 2,969 FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC Three of Navy s seven wins have come on game-winning shots in the final minute. Chris Harris hit a half-court shot with no time left to beat Quinnipiac (65-62), Jordan Sugars three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left beat Coppin State (78-75) and O.J. Avworo s lay-up with a minute left gave Navy a lead in its win over (69-67).

6 PAGE!6 NAVY!BASKETBALL STATISTICS: 7-9! PATRIOT LEAGUE: 1-0! NON-CONFERENCE: 6-9! HOME: 5-2! AWAY: 2-6! NEUTRAL: TOTAL REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 05 Harris, Chris Sugars, Jordan Veazey, Mark Garcia, Romeo Avworo, O.J Brown, Greg Wilson, Jeremy Topercer, T.J Blair, Montez Newsome, Alex Smith, Carlton Brooks, Scott Connolly, Ted Banos, Pete TM TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS PATRIOT LEAGUE STATISTICS: 1-0! HOME: 0-0! AWAY: TOTAL REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 05 Harris, Chris Brown, Greg Garcia, Romeo Wilson, Jeremy Blair, Montez Sugars, Jordan Avworo, O.J Smith, Carlton Newsome, Alex Topercer, T.J TM TEAM TOTAL OPPONENTS OVERALL STATISTICS: 7-9 Team Statistics Navy Opp. SCORING Points Per Game Scoring Margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field Goal Pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct Free throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game PATRIOT LEAGUE STATISTICS: 1-0 Team Statistics Navy Opp. SCORING Points Per Game Scoring Margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field Goal Pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 7 3 Steals per game BLOCKS 1 8 Blocks per game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Totals Navy Opponents Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Totals Navy Opponents

7 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON (NAVY / OPPONENT) NAVY!BASKETBALL PAGE!7 Team FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D Reb. PF A TO B S 1st 2nd OT Pts. at Radford Navy at Longwood Navy Buffalo at Navy at Long Island Navy Towson at Navy Mount St. Mary s at Navy Quinnipiac at Navy Penn at Navy vs. George Washington Navy at Md.-Eastern Shore Navy at Wofford Navy at Seton Hall Navy Coppin State at Navy Elon at Navy at Howard Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy at Navy

8 PAGE!8 NAVY!BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Category Navy Opponent Points Scored 37 by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) 25 by Chris Long, Elon (1-2-10) Field Goals Made 11 by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) 9 by James Feldeine, Quinnipiac ( ) Field Goal Attempts 27 by Chris Harris vs. Md.-Eastern Shore ( ) 22 by James Feldeine, Quinnipiac ( ) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) (5-5) by Jeremy Wilson vs. (1-9-10).779 (7-9) by Tyler Hines, Md.-Eastern Shore ( ) Highest FG Percentage (min. 10 made).524 (11-21) by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) -- Three-Pointers Made 7 by Jordan Sugars vs. Coppin State ( ) 7 by Kareem Brown, Coppin State ( ) 7 by Chris Harris vs. George Washington ( ) Three-Point Attempts 15 by Jordan Sugars vs. Coppin State ( ) 11 by Hillary Haley, Md.-Eastern Shore ( ) 15 by Chris Harris vs. Md.-Eastern Shore ( ) 15 by Chris Harris vs. Radford ( ) Three-Point Percentage (min. 4 made).833 (5-6) by Jordan Sugars vs. Wofford ( ).833 (5-6) by Chris Long, Elon (1-2-10) Free Throws Made 12 by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) 9 by Vince Goldsberry, Coppin State ( ) Free Throw Attempts 12 by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) 10 by Dana Smith, Longwood ( ) Free Throw Percentage (min. 8 made) (12-12) by Chris Harris vs. Towson ( ) (9-9) by Vince Goldsberry, Coppin State ( ) (10-10) by Chris Harris vs. Quinnipiac ( ) (10-10) by Chris Harris vs. Longwood ( ) (9-9) by Chris Harris vs. Long Island ( ) Offensive Rebounds 7 by Jordan Sugars vs. Seton Hall ( ) 7 by Calvin Thompson, Howard (1-4-10) 7 by Tyler Hines, Md.-Eastern Shore ( ) 7 by Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac ( ) Defensive Rebounds 11 by Jordan Sugars vs. Penn ( ) 12 by Kelly Beidler, Mount St. Mary s ( ) Total Rebounds 16 by Jordan Sugars vs. Radford ( ) 13 by Art Parakhouski, Radford ( ) Assists 9 by O.J. Avworo vs. George Washington ( ) 7 by Vince Goldsberry, Coppin State ( ) 9 by Romeo Garcia vs. Towson ( ) 7 by Eugene Harvey, Seton Hall ( ) 7 by Jaytornah Wisseh, Long Island ( ) 7 by Dana Smith, Longwood ( ) Steals 4 by Chris Harris vs. Wofford ( ) 5 by Lasan Kromah, George Washington ( ) 4 by Chris Harris vs. Radford ( ) 5 by Kelly Beidler, Mount St. Mary s ( ) Blocked Shots 4 by Mark Veazey vs. Longwood ( ) 7 by Mike Muscala, (1-9-10) Minutes Played 41 by O.J. Avworo vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) 40 by Zack Rosen, Penn ( ) TEAM SUPERLATIVES Category Navy Opponent Points 87 vs. vs. Towson ( ) 94 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 53 vs. Buffalo ( ) 62 by Quinnipiac ( ) Points / Half 44 (2nd) vs. Towson ( ) 64 (2nd) by Seton Hall ( ) Low 21 (1st) vs. Buffalo ( ) 22 (2nd) by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Field Goals Made 28, Two Times 33 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 18 vs. Seton Hall ( ) 19 by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Field Goal Attempts 74 vs. Radford ( ) 70 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 47 vs. Quinnipiac ( ) 45 by Coppin State ( ) Field Goal Percentage.528 vs. Towson ( ).511 by Coppin State ( ) Low.308 vs. Buffalo ( ).339 by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Field Goal Percentage / Half.545 (1st) vs. Coppin State ( ).619 (2nd) by Wofford ( ) Low.235 (2nd) vs. Seton Hall ( ).333 (2nd) by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Three-Pointers Made 12 vs. George Washington ( ) 13 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) 2 by Radford ( ) Three-Point Attempts 35 vs. George Washington ( ) 32 by Long Island ( ) Low 16 vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) 13, Three Times Three-Point Percentage.474 vs. Towson ( ).643 by Coppin State ( ) Low.125 vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ).154 by Radford ( ) Free Throws Made 26 vs. Longwood ( ) 23 by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Low 7, Two Times 9 by Penn ( ) Free Throw Attempts 39 vs. Longwood ( ) 33 by Radford ( ) Low 10 vs. Buffalo ( ) 16 by Elon (1-2-10) Free Throw Percentage.880 vs. Towson ( ).870 by Longwood ( ) Low.467 vs. Md.-Eastern Shore ( ).529 by Penn ( ) Rebounds 45 vs. Radford ( ) 52 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 23 vs. (1-9-10) 24 by Coppin State ( ) Rebound Margin +11 vs. Towson ( ) +21 by Seton Hall ( ) Low -21 vs. Seton Hall ( ) -11 by Towson ( ) Assists 21 vs. Towson ( ) 20 by Seton Hall ( ) Low 9, Two Times 8 by Mount St. Mary s ( ) Blocked Shots 4, Five Times 8 by (1-9-10) Low 0 vs. Towson ( ) 2, Three Times Steals 10 vs. Elon (1-2-10) 12, Two Times Low 2 vs. Seton Hall ( ) 2 by Penn ( ) Turnovers 21 vs. George Washington ( ) 24 by Buffalo ( ) Low 11 vs. (1-9-10) 10 by Seton Hall ( )

9 INDIVIDUAL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS NAVY!BASKETBALL PAGE!9 Opponent Result Connolly Blair Harris Brown Garcia Smith Topercer Avworo Sugars Banos Brooks Newsome Wilson Veazey at Radford L, DNP DNP DNP DNP at Longwood W, DNP DNP DNP Buffalo L, DNP DNP DNP at Long Island L, DNP INJ INJ DNP Towson W, DNP INJ Mount St. Mary s L, (ot) DNP DNP INJ DNP DNP Quinnipiac W, DNP DNP Penn W, DNP DNP vs. George Washington L, DNP DNP DNP DNP at Md.-Eastern Shore L, DNP at Wofford L, DNP DNP at Seton Hall L, INJ DNP INJ Coppin State W, INJ XXX INJ Elon W, INJ XXX INJ at Howard L, DNP XXX INJ at W, DNP XXX DNP INJ at at at at at at PL Quarterfinals NAVY RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP No. Starting Lineup Record 1 Avworo, Harris, Sugars, Garcia, Veazey Harris, Brown, Sugars, Garcia, Veazey Connolly, Harris, Sugars, Garcia, Veazey Avworo, Harris, Sugars, Garcia, Wilson 3-2 NAVY RECORD BY INDIVIDUAL STARTER Player Chris Harris Mark Veazey Romeo Garcia O.J. Avworo Jordan Sugars Jeremy Wilson Greg Brown Ted Connolly T.J. Topercer Scott Brooks ALL-TIME RESULTS UNDER COACH BILLY LANGE Navy Record When: All Overall Non-Conference Opponents Patriot League Opponents Ahead at Halftime Behind at Halftime Tied at Halftime Navy Bench Outscores Opponents Opponent Bench Outscores Navy Shooting 42 Percent or Better Shooting Under 42 Percent Opponent Shoots 42 Percent or Better Opponent Shoots Under 42 Percent Outshooting Opponent (Pct.) Opponent Outshoots Navy (Pct.) Attempting More Free Throws Than Opp Opp. Attempts More Free Throws Navy Makes 0-4 Three-Pointers Navy Makes 10 or More Three-Pointers Outrebounding Opponent Outrebounded by Opponent Committing More TOs Than Opponent Opponent Commits More TOs Than Navy Games Decided by 0-3 Points Games Decided by 4-9 Points Games Decided by 10 or More Points In Overtime Scoring 80 or More Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring 0-59 Points Allowing 80 or More Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing 0-59 Points

10 PAGE!10 NAVY!BASKETBALL NAVY GAME-BY-GAME REVIEW Date Opponent Result Record / PL Attendance High Scorer High Rebounds High Assists High Steals N13 at Radford L, ,765 Harris (21) Sugars (16) Avworo (8) Harris (4) N15 at Longwood W, ,715 Avworo, Garcia (16) Veazey (9) Harris (4) Harris (2) N19 Buffalo L, ,358 Harris (15) Garcia (8) Avworo (6) Garcia (3) N21 at Long Island L, Harris (17) Veazey (7) Connolly, Garcia (5) Sugars (2) N24 Towson W, ,378 Harris (37) Sugars (8) Garcia (9) Three Players (2) N28 Mount St. Mary s L, (ot) 2-4 1,764 Harris (17) Sugars (8) Garcia (4) Avworo (3) N30 Quinnipiac W, ,008 Harris (31) Avworo (6) Avworo (5) Four Players (1) D4 Penn W, ,808 Sugars (21) Sugars (12) Avworo (4) Sugars (3) D6 # George Washington L, ,389 Harris (26) Sugars (9) Avworo (9) Sugars (3) D9 at Md.-Eastern Shore L, ,892 Harris (23) Sugars (14) Garcia (7) Three Players (2) D12 at Wofford L, ,473 Sugars (21) Veazey (5) Avworo (4) Harris (4) D22 at Seton Hall L, ,710 Harris (12) Sugars (10) Avworo, Harris (3) Harris, Sugars (1) D30 Coppin State W, ,673 Sugars (27) Sugars (7) Harris (7) Harris (4) J2 Elon W, ,482 Harris (22) Sugars (10) Avworo (5) Harris (3) J4 at Howard L, Harris (18) Sugars (8) Avworo (5) Harris, Sugars (2) J9 * at W, / 1-0 2,664 Harris (15) Sugars (6) Sugars (5) Three Players (2) J13 * J16 * J20 * at J23 * J37 * at J30 * F6 * F10 * at F13 * at F17 * F21 * at F24 * F27 * at M3 PL Quarterfinals # - BB&T Classic (Washington, D.C.) * - Patriot League Game MISCELLANEOUS REVIEW Navy Record When: All Home Away/ Neut. Overall Non-Conference Opponents Patriot League Opponents Ahead at Halftime Behind at Halftime Tied at Halftime Bench Outscores Opponents Opponent Bench Outscores Navy Shooting 42 Percent or Better Shooting Under 42 Percent Opponent Shoots 42 Percent or Better Opponent Shoots Under 42 Percent Outshooting Opponent (Pct.) Opponent Outshoots Navy (Pct.) Attempting More Free Throws Than Opp Opp. Attempts More Free Throws Navy Makes 0-4 Three-Pointers Navy Makes 10 or More Three-Pointers Outrebounding Opponent Outrebounded by Opponent Committing More TOs Than Opponent Committing Less TOs Than Opponent Games Decided by 0-3 Points Games Decided by 4-9 Points Games Decided by 10 or More Points In Overtime Scoring 80 or More Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring 0-59 Points Allowing 80 or More Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing 0-59 Points Field Goal Percentage by Site Alumni Hall Away / Neut. Navy Opp Three-Point Percentage by Site Alumni Hall Away / Neut. Navy Opp Free Throw Percentage by Site Alumni Hall Away / Neut. Navy Opp Points by Site Alumni Hall Away / Neut. Navy Opp Attendance Site Games Rec. Totals Avg. High Home ,471 1,639 2,482 vs. Elon Patriot League Away ,901 2,189 5,710 vs. Seton Hall Patriot League ,664 2,664 2,664 vs. Neutral ,389 16,389 16,389 vs. George Washington Totals ,372 2,836 16,389 vs. George Washington