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2014-1 Schedule 2014-1 MEN S BASKETBALL Date Day Opponent Site Time Nov. 14 Friday Michigan State! Annapolis, Md. 9:00 pm Nov. 16 Sunday at Notre Dame $ Notre Dame, nd. 2:00 pm Nov.

1 Schedule MEN S BASKETBALL Date Day Opponent Site Time Nov. 14 Friday Michigan State! Annapolis, Md. 9:00 pm Nov. 16 Sunday at Notre Dame $ Notre Dame, nd. 2:00 pm Nov. 20 Thursday at Providence $ Providence, R.. 7:00 pm Nov. 22 Saturday vs. Northeastern $ Uncasville, Conn. 8:00 pm Nov. 23 Sunday vs. Binghamton or Manhattan $ Uncasville, Conn. :30 / 8:00 pm Nov. 26 Wednesday Penn St.-Harrisburg Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Nov. 29 Saturday Saint Francis U Annapolis, Md. 1:00 pm Dec. 3 Wednesday Penn Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Dec. 6 Saturday at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 1:00 pm Dec. 9 Tuesday VM Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Dec. 13 Saturday at Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. 7:30 pm Dec. 22 Monday Towson Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Dec. 31 Wednesday Loyola * Annapolis, Md. 4:00 pm Jan. 3 Saturday at Lafayette * Easton, Pa. 2:00 pm Jan. 7 Wednesday Boston University * Annapolis, Md. 8:00 pm Jan. 10 Saturday at Army * West Point, N.Y. 12 noon Jan. 14 Wednesday at Bucknell * Lewisburg, Pa. 7:00 pm Jan. 17 Saturday Colgate * Annapolis, Md. 4:00 pm Jan. 21 Wednesday at Lehigh * Bethlehem, Pa. 7:00 pm Jan. 24 Saturday at Holy Cross * Worcester, Mass. TBA Jan. 28 Wednesday American * Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Jan. 31 Saturday Lafayette * Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 4 Wednesday at Boston University * Boston, Mass. 7:00 pm Feb. 7 Saturday Army * Annapolis, Md. 2:00 pm Feb. 11 Wednesday Bucknell * Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 14 Saturday at Colgate * Hamilton, N.Y. 2:00 pm Feb. 18 Wednesday Lehigh * Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 22 Sunday Holy Cross * Annapolis, Md. 12 noon Feb. 2 Wednesday at American * Washington, D.C. 7:30 pm Feb. 28 Saturday at Loyola * Baltimore, Md. 11:00 am March 3 Tuesday Patriot League First Round # Campus Sites TBA March Thursday Patriot League Quarterfinal # Campus Sites TBA March 8 Sunday Patriot League Semifinal # Campus Sites TBA March 11 Wednesday Patriot League Championship # Campus Sites 7:30 pm! Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) $ Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament * Patriot League game # Campus Sites 1 1

2 MEN S BASKETBALL Table of Contents Alphabetical Reference All-Time Jersey Numbers All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Series Results 7-84 Army-Navy Series 74 Box Scores from Career Statistics Coaching Records Coaching Staff Dave Smalley Court at Alumni Hall 167 David Robinson 19 Honors / Awards Media nformation 166 Midshipmen Bios 6-22 Navy Sports nformation 16 NCAA Tournament History Overtime Games 142 Patriot League Patriot League Tournament History 163 Patriot League Tournament Record Book 164 Quick Facts 3 Record Book Retired Jerseys 18 Roster 4 Schedule 1 Season-n-Review Series Records vs. Opponents Table of Contents 2 Year-by-Year Scores Yearly Records Media Guide Credits The Navy men s basketball media guide was written and edited by Assistant Sports nformation Director Matt Muzza. The writing, editing and composing of the guide was done in Adobe ndesign and Adode Photoshop. Template design by Mark Leddy, Director of Publications, and Matt Muzza. Cover design by Leddy. Photography was provided by Phil Hoffmann. Season Tickets Season tickets for all men s and women s home basketball games can be purchased through the Naval Academy Athletic Association ticket office in different pricing ranges. For more information, call the Navy ticket office at US4-NAVY or purchase tickets online at NavySports.com. Distribution List Fans wishing to join the Navy men s basketball list can sign up at NavySports.com or by ing Matt Muzza at muzza@usna. edu. On The Web For the latest information on Navy men s basketball including stats, rosters, game notes, news and schedules, visit the official web site of Midshipmen athletics at NavySports.com. n addition, live stats, as well as Twitter updates, will be provided for all of Navy s home games and select road games via Gametracker. Navy - An Under Armour School Under Armour is the official footwear, apparel supplier and sponsor of the Navy men s basketball program and athletic department. Section One: Season Outlook Schedule 1 Table of Contents Quick Facts Roster Photo Roster Section Two: Midshipmen Bios Kevin Alter 6 Earl McLaurin 7 Worth Smith 8-9 Brandon Venturini Tilman Dunbar 12 Will Kelly 13 Kendall Knorr 14 Tim Abruzzo 1 Edward Alade 16 Michael Brown 17 Zach Fong 18 James Hemphill 19 Grant Vermeer 20 Shawn Anderson 21 Bryce Dulin 21 Nourse Fox 21 Jace Hogan 22 Tom Lacey 22 Daniel Noe 22 Navy Returnees Game-by-Game Navy Returnees vs. Patriot League Opponents Section Three: Coaching Staff Ed DeChellis Dan Earl 3 Aaron Goodman 36 Ernie Nestor 37 Jon Perry 38 Kendrick Saunders 39 Support Staff Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Section Four: Year in Review Results 44 Game-by-Game Comparisons Season Statistics 46 ndividual / Team Superlatives Points-Rebounds-Assists / Specialty Stats Season-n-Review 3 The Last Time t Happened 4- Patriot League Recap 6-7 Patriot League Statistical Leaders 8-61 Box Scores Section Five: Opponent nfo Series Records 70 Records vs. Conferences 71 Opponent nformation Army-Navy Series 74 Series Scores 7-84 Records vs. Patriot League Teams 8 Section Six: Record Book Single-Game Team Records Point Games 90 Margins of Victory / Defeat 91 Largest Comebacks / Leads Lost 92 Single-Season Team Records ndividual Single-Game Records Point Games Rebound Games / 10-Assist Games 99 All-Time Double-Doubles Top Single-Game Performances 104 ndividual Single-Season Records ndividual Career Records ,000-Point Scorers 110 Freshmen Records Navy in the NCAA Record Book 114 Navy in the Patriot League Record Book 11 Opponent Team Records Opponent ndividual Records 118 Alumni Hall Records 119 Miscellaneous / Attendance Records Section Seven: Navy History Yearly Records Coaching Records Yearly Leaders Yearly Comparison Year-by-Year Scores Yearly Leading Scorers Overtime Games 142 Games nvolving Ranked Teams 143 Career Statistics All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Jersey Numbers Where Are They From? 14-1 Honors / Awards Retired Jerseys 18 David Robinson 19 NCAA Tournament History Patriot League Tournament History 163 Patriot League Tournament Record Book 164 Section Eight: Media nformation Navy Sports nformation 16 Navy Media nformation 166 Dave Smalley Court at Alumni Hall 167 The Patriot League Patriot League Composite Schedule

3 Quick Facts / Quick Notes Quick Facts University nformation Location Annapolis, MD Founded 184 Enrollment 4,400 Nickname Midshipmen or Mids School Colors Navy Blue and Gold Arena Alumni Hall Capacity,710 Affiliation NCAA Division Conference Patriot League Superintendent Vice Adm. Ted Carter, USN Commandant Capt. Bill Byrne, USN Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone US4-NAVY Basketball Staff Head Coach Ed DeChellis Alma Mater, Year Penn State, 1982 Record at Navy (4th) Career Record (19th) Associate Head Coach Dan Earl Alma Mater, Year Penn State, th Aaron Goodman Alma Mater, Year Boston University, th Ernie Nestor Alma Mater, Year Alderson-Broaddus, rd Jon Perry Alma Mater, Year East Tennessee State, nd Kendrick Saunders Alma Mater, Year Palm Beach Atlantic, rd Strength Coach Joe Fondale Alma Mater, Year Ohio, 2000 th Athletic Trainer Brian Bradshaw Alma Mater, Year Salisbury, st Basketball Office Phone Basketball Office jhawkins@usna.edu Team nformation Overall Record Patriot League Record / Place 4-14 / 10th Starters Returning / Lost / 0 Letterwinners Returning / Lost 12 / 2 Newcomers 6 Basketball History First Year of Basketball, Years 1908, 107th All-Time Record 1,31-98 (.72) All-Time Patriot League Record (.42) All-Time Alumni Hall Record (.94) NCAA Tournaments (Last) 11 (1998) NCAA Tournament Record 8-12 (.400) Patriot League Tournament Titles (Last) 3 (1998) Patriot League Reg.-Season Titles (Last) (2000) Sports nformation Navy Athletics Web Site Navy Athletics on Navy Basketball on Address 66 Brownson Road; Annapolis, MD Office Fax Assistant SD / MBB Contact Matt Muzza muzza@usna.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Press Row Phone MEN S BASKETBALL Navy Basketball Breakdown Starters Returning () Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG 0 Will Kelly Jr. F/C ** 30 / b Brandon Venturini Sr. G *** 30 / Kendall Knorr Jr. G ** 30 / Earl McLaurin Sr. G * 28 / Worth Smith Sr. F *** 30 / b 30.1 Letterwinners Returning (8) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG Kevin Alter Sr. G ** 22 / Tilman Dunbar Jr. G * 10 / Tim Abruzzo So. G * 13 / Edward Alade So. F/C * 23 / b Zach Fong So. G * 29 / James Hemphill So. F * 23 / Grant Vermeer So. G * 22 / Michael Brown So. G/F * 28 / Letterwinners Lost (2) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG 3 James Loupos Sr. F **** 28 / Thurgood Wynn Sr. G *** 23 / Others Lost (2) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL GP / GS PPG RPG APG MPG 31 Enuoma Ebinum Fr. F 2 / Payne Andrus Fr. G 13 / Newcomers (6) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown / High School 1 Nourse Fox Fr. G Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis Univ. School 20 Shawn Anderson Fr. G New Castle, Pa. / New Castle 24 Bryce Dulin Fr. G Nixa, Mo. / Nixa 31 Tom Lacey Fr. F Glenn Ridge, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep 3 Daniel Noe Fr. G Fairfax, Va. / Bishop reton 44 Jace Hogan Fr. F Melbourne, Fla. / Holy Trinity Season Notes Navy will host Michigan State in its season opener in the inaugural Quicken Loans Veterans Classic on Nov. 14. VCU will face Tennessee in the event opener at 6:30 PM and Navy will host the Spartans at 9:00 PM. Navy will play at Notre Dame (Nov. 16) and at Providence (Nov. 20) in the campus site rounds of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. Navy will also play two games at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23. Navy returns five starters from last year and its two leading scorers in seniors Worth Smith (11.8) and Brandon Venturini (11.). Also back is junior guard Tilman Dunbar, who averaged 11.9 points and.0 assists in 10 games. Senior Kevin Alter will serve as the team captain in Alter has played in 6 career games at Navy. Alter, at -foot-6, will be the shortest player in NCAA Division basketball this season. Head coach Ed DeChellis enters his fourth season at Navy in This will be his 19th season as a Division head coach and he has 239 career wins. Navy opens the season with players representing 10 different states (California, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia). Navy increased its overall win total for the second straight season in and will look to make it three straight years in Navy also doubled its conference win total from 2013 to Navy was an improved team in , but still struggled to win close games. The Mids were 0-3 in overtime games and lost nine games that it led at halftime. Additionally, Navy lost nine games that it led or was within three points of the lead with under two minutes to play in regulation last year. Navy defeated Army in the annual Star Game last season, Worth Smith scored 23 points and had eight rebounds, Kendall Knorr had 17 points and eight assists while Brandon Venturini had 12 points and eight assists. Smith is one of three players in Navy history (David Robinson and Sitapha Savane) that has surpassed career totals of 80 points, 40 rebounds, 80 blocks and 80 steals. Smith has 867 career points, 480 rebounds, 86 blocks and 80 steals. Smith (867) and Venturini (693) will both seek to score their 1,000th point during their senior seasons. n , Navy s 376 turnovers ranked as the second-lowest in school history and the 12.7 turnovers per game also ranked as the second-lowest in school history. 3 3

4 Roster Roster Superlatives Players by State California (1): Grant Vermeer Florida (1): Jace Hogan Michigan (1): Brandon Venturini Missouri (1): Bryce Dulin New Jersey (3): Kevin Alter, Will Kelly, Tom Lacey North Carolina (4): James Hemphill, Kendall Knorr, Earl McLaurin, Worth Smith Pennsylvania (3): Tim Abruzzo, Shawn Anderson, Michael Brown Tennessee: (1): Nourse Fox Texas (1): Edward Alade Virginia (3): Tilman Dunbar, Zach Fong, Daniel Noe Players by Class Freshmen (6): Shawn Anderson, Bryce Dulin, Nourse Fox, Jace Hogan, Tom Lacey, Daniel Noe Sophomores (6): Tim Abruzzo, Edward Alade, Michael Brown, Zach Fong, James Hemphill, Grant Vermeer, Juniors (3): Tilman Dunbar, Will Kelly, Kendall Knorr Seniors (4): Kevin Alter, Earl McLaurin, Worth Smith, Brandon Venturini Players by Position Guards (13): Tim Abruzzo, Kevin Alter, Shawn Anderson, Michael Brown, Bryce Dulin, Tilman Dunbar, Zach Fong, Nourse Fox, Kendall Knorr, Earl McLaurin, Daniel Noe, Brandon Venturini, Grant Vermeer, Forwards (6): Edward Alade, James Hemphill, Jace Hogan, Will Kelly, Tom Lacey, Worth Smith Centers (2): Edward Alade, Will Kelly Players by Height -6 Kevin Alter -10 Tilman Dunbar, Earl McLaurin -11 Zach Fong 6-0 Nourse Fox, Brandon Venturini 6-2 Grant Vermeer 6-3 Tim Abruzzo, Kendall Knorr 6-4 Shawn Anderson, Michael Brown, Bryce Dulin 6- Daniel Noe 6-6 James Hemphill, Jace Hogan, Worth Smith 6-7 Tom Lacey 6-9 Edward Alade, Will Kelly MEN S BASKETBALL Navy Men s Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 0 Will Kelly F/C Jr Mount Laurel, N.J. / Lenape 1 Nourse Fox G Fr Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis University School 2 Brandon Venturini G Sr Allendale, Mich. / Allendale 3 Kendall Knorr G Jr Concord, N.C. / Concord Kevin Alter G Sr Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven 10 Tilman Dunbar G Jr Woodbridge, Va. / Paul V Catholic 11 Tim Abruzzo G So Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge 12 Zach Fong G So Woodbridge, Va. / Gar-Field 14 Earl McLaurin G Sr Charlotte, N.C. / Hopewell 20 Shawn Anderson G Fr New Castle, Pa. / New Castle 21 Worth Smith F Sr Mooresville, N.C. / Charlotte Christian 22 Grant Vermeer G So Mountain View, Calif. / Bellarmine Prep 24 Bryce Dulin G Fr Nixa, Mo. / Nixa 2 Michael Brown G/F So Horsham, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham 31 Tom Lacey F Fr Glenn Ridge, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep 32 James Hemphill F So Raleigh, N.C. / Broughton 33 Edward Alade F/C So Houston, Texas. / Kempner 3 Daniel Noe G Fr Fairfax, Va. / Bishop reton 44 Jace Hogan F Fr Melbourne, Fla. / Holy Trinity Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 11 Tim Abruzzo G So Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge 33 Edward Alade F/C So Houston, Texas. / Kempner Kevin Alter G Sr Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven 20 Shawn Anderson G Fr New Castle, Pa. / New Castle 2 Michael Brown G/F So Horsham, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham 24 Bryce Dulin G Fr Nixa, Mo. / Nixa 10 Tilman Dunbar G Jr Woodbridge, Va. / Paul V Catholic 12 Zach Fong G So Woodbridge, Va. / Gar-Field 1 Nourse Fox G Fr Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis University School 32 James Hemphill F So Raleigh, N.C. / Broughton 44 Jace Hogan F Fr Melbourne, Fla. / Holy Trinity 0 Will Kelly F/C Jr Mount Laurel, N.J. / Lenape 3 Kendall Knorr G Jr Concord, N.C. / Concord 31 Tom Lacey F Fr Glenn Ridge, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep 14 Earl McLaurin G Sr Charlotte, N.C. / Hopewell 3 Daniel Noe G Fr Fairfax, Va. / Bishop reton 21 Worth Smith F Sr Mooresville, N.C. / Charlotte Christian 2 Brandon Venturini G Sr Allendale, Mich. / Allendale 22 Grant Vermeer G So Mountain View, Calif. / Bellarmine Prep Pronunciations 2 Venturini ven - turr - ee - knee 3 Knorr Noar (rhymes with more) 11 Abruzzo uh - brew - zoe 32 Hemphill hemp - hill 33 Alade uh - lah - dey 3 Noe no - ee 44 Jace jace (rhymes with Chase) HC DeChellis duh - chell - us Coaching / Support Staff Head Coach Ed DeChellis Penn State (1982) 4th season at Navy Associate Head Coach Dan Earl Penn State (1997) 4th season at Navy Aaron Goodman Boston U. (1997) 9th season at Navy Ernie Nestor Alderson-Broaddus (1968) 3rd season at Navy Jon Perry East Tennessee State (2002) 2nd season at Navy Kendrick Saunders Palm Beach Atlantic (1998) 3rd season at Navy Strength Coach Joe Fondale Ohio (2000) th season at Navy Athletic Trainer Brian Bradshaw Salisbury (2002) 1st season at Navy Equipment Manager Peter Ford Georgia (2009) 3rd season at Navy Sports nformation Matt Muzza Cortland State (2008) th season at Navy Officer Representative Cmdr. Joseph Mcnerney, USN U.S. Naval Academy (1991) 3rd season at Navy Faculty Representative Capt. Robert Brennan, USN U.S. Naval Academy (1982) 7th season at Navy 4 4

5 MEN S BASKETBALL Photo Roster Will Kelly 0 F/C Jr. Mount Laurel, N.J Tilman Dunbar G Jr. Woodbridge, Va. Worth Smith F Sr. Mooresville, N.C. 32 Ed DeChellis Head Coach 4th year Penn State (1982) Nourse Fox 1 G Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 11 G So. Perkasie, Pa. Tim Abruzzo Grant Vermeer 22 G So. Mountain View, Calif. James Hemphill F So. Raleigh, N.C. 33 Dan Earl Assoc. Head Coach 4th year Penn State (1997) Brandon Venturini 2 G Sr. Allendale, Mich. Zach Fong 12 G So. Woodbridge, Va. Bryce Dulin 24 G Fr. Nixa, Mo. Edward Alade F/C So. Houston, Texas 3 Aaron Goodman Earl McLaurin 14 2 G/F So. Horsham, Pa. Daniel Noe G Fr. Fairfax, Va. 3rd year Alderson-Broaddus (1968) G Jr. Concord, N.C. G Sr. Charlotte, N.C. Ernie Nestor 9th year Boston U. (1997) 3 Kendall Knorr Michael Brown 44 Kevin Alter G Sr. Rumson, N.J. Shawn Anderson 20 G Fr. New Castle, Pa. Tom Lacey 31 F Fr. Glenn Ridge, N.J. Jace Hogan F Fr. Melbourne, Fla. Jon Perry 2nd year East Tennessee State (2002) Kendrick Saunders 3rd year Palm Beach Atlantic (1998)

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