General Information City (Zip)........................................................Annapolis, Md. (21402) Founded......................................................................1845 Enrollment....................................................................4,400 Nickname...............................Midshipmen, Mids (please refrain from using Middies) School Colors...................................Navy Blue (PMS 281) and Gold (PMS 4525) Fight Song............................................................Anchors Aweigh Arena....................................................................Alumni Hall Capacity...................................................................5,710 First Game......................................Nov. 25, 1991 (Navy 90, Gettysburg 67) Record in Facility.....................................................173-102 (.629) Affiliation.............................................................NCAA Division I Conference............................................................Patriot League Website.....................................................www.PatriotLeague.com Superintendent..........................................Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, USN Commandant...............................................Capt. Robert E. Clark II, USN Director of Athletics......................................................Chet Gladchuk Alma Mater, Year...............................................Boston College, 1973 Years at Navy.....................................................11th year at Navy Athletic Department Phone.................................................410-293-2700 Ticket Office Phone....................................................1-800-US4-NAVY Alumni Hall Press Row Phone..............................................410-263-3929 Basketball Staff Head Coach.............................................................Ed DeChellis Alma Mater, Year...................................................Penn State, 1982 Years at Navy...........................................................1st season Record at Navy.........................................................0-0, 0-0 PL Career Record...............................................219-231 (.487, 15 years) Associate Head Coach....................................................Jason Crafton Years at Navy / Alma Mater...........................................7th / Nyack, 2003 Associate Head Coach........................................................Dan Earl Years at Navy / Alma Mater.......................................1st / Penn State, 1997 Associate Head Coach....................................................Kurt Kanaskie Years at Navy / Alma Mater.........................................1st / La Salle, 1980 Assistant Coach............................................................D.J. Black Years at Navy / Alma Mater.......................................1st / Penn State, 2006 Assistant Coach....................................................Aaron Goodman Years at Navy / Alma Mater........................................6th / Boston U., 1997 Strength and Conditioning Coach............................................Justin Livezey Years at Navy / Alma Mater.....................................8th / West Chester, 1996 Athletic Trainer...........................................................Adam Pecina Years at Navy / Alma Mater...........................................4th / Texas, 1998 Equipment Manager......................................................Shelby Scholz Years at Navy / Alma Mater..........................................3rd / Kansas, 2008 Officer Representative...........................................Cmdr. Doug Brown, USN Faculty Representative.........................................Capt. Robert Brennan, USN Student Managers..................................Kevin Darby, Alex Kovensky, A.J. Ramos Program History Years of Basketball...............................................................104 First Year of Basketball........................................................1907-08 All-Time Head Coaches............................................................19 All-Time Record.......................................................1,295-915 (.586) Winning Seasons.................................................................70 20-Plus Win Seasons...............................................................8 First Year in Patriot League (Years)...........................................1991-92 (20) All-Time Patriot League Record............................................136-132 (.507) Patriot League Championships (Regular-season / Tournament).........................8 (5 / 3) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last)..........................................11 (1998) NCAA Tournament Record...................................................8-12 (.400) Team Information 2010-11 Overall Record.....................................................11-20 (.355) Home / Away / Neutral....................................................6-7 / 4-11 / 1-2 2010-11 Patriot League Record / Finish..........................................6-8 / T-4th Letterwinners Returning / Lost......................................................5 / 4 Starters Returning / Lost..........................................................2 / 3 Newcomers........................................................10 (as of August 30) Percentage of Points Returning....................................1,217 of 2,113 (57.6 pct.) Percentage of Rebounds Returning....................................616 of 980 (62.9 pct.) Percentage of Assists Returning.......................................215 of 387 (55.5 pct.) Lettermen Returning (5) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL PPG RPG APG MPG 2 Brennan Wyatt 5-8 161 So. G * 3.4 1.2 1.5 14.4 3 James Loupos 6-6 192 So. F * 2.9 1.3 0.4 13.3 22 Isaiah Roberts 6-1 175 So. G * 5.6 2.1 1.4 22.9 25 Jordan Sugars 6-3 219 Sr. G *** 16.0 6.0 1.3 33.8 31 J.J. Avila 6-7 246 So. F * 11.5 5.3 2.4 27.9 Others Returning (4) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL PPG RPG APG MPG 1 Ted Connolly 6-2 201 Sr. G 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 11 Thurgood Wynn 6-3 186 So. G 1.5 0.5 0.2 4.8 20 Carlton Smith 6-6 219 Sr. F 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.5 32 Jacob Liebert 6-3 201 So. G 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.7 Newcomers (10) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown 0 Wes Clark 6-0 165 Fr. G Annapolis, Md. 5 Kevin Alter 5-7 145 Fr. G Rumson, N.J. 10 Jon Ward-Adams 5-11 169 Fr. G Center Moriches, N.Y. 12 Earl McLaurin 5-10 167 Fr. G Charlotte, N.C. 15 Chall Montgomery 6-2 190 Fr. G Cleveland, Ohio 21 Worth Smith 6-5 196 Fr. F Charlotte, N.C. 23 Donya Jackson 6-3 212 Fr. G Baltimore, Md. 33 Brandon Venturini 6-0 177 Fr. G Allendale, Mich. 34 Tre McNeil 6-5 188 Fr. F San Antonio, Texas 42 Jared Smoot 6-10 244 Fr. C Crown Point, Ind. Lettermen Lost (4) Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. VL PPG RPG APG MPG -- Greg Brown 6-4 192 --- G ** 10.1 3.4 0.7 23.1 -- Romeo Garcia 6-5 215 --- F *** 4.1 2.7 1.0 23.4 -- O.J. Avworo 6-0 200 --- G *** 8.5 2.8 3.5 28.4 -- Mark Veazey 6-11 229 --- C **** 6.5 3.0 0.4 15.3 Sports Information Assistant SID / MBB Contact................................................Chris Forman Forman s Office Phone.................................................410-293-8774 Forman s Cell Phone...................................................413-687-4590 Forman s Email...................................................forman@usna.edu Associate AD / Sports Information........................................Scott Strasemeier Strasemeier s Email..............................................sstrasem@usna.edu Associate SID..........................................................Stacie Michaud Assistant SID.........................................................Justin Kischefsky Assistant SID..............................................................Jeff Barnes Assistant SID.............................................................Matt Muzza Office Fax..............................................................410-293-8954 Mailing Address....................................................566 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21402 Athletic Department Website.........................................www.NavySports.com Official Twitter Page.....................................................@NavyAthletics Radio Information Flagship Station....................................WNAV (99.9 FM & 1430 AM / Annapolis) (Select games will also appear on WFED (820, 1050 & 1500 AM / Washington)) Most games will also appear on SIRIUS Satellite Radio) Play-by-Play Announcer (Year).........................................Pete Medhurst (4th)
Roster Notes Pronunciation Guide J.J. Avila» AVE-uh-luh James Loupos» lew-poce Earl McLaurin» mc-law-rin Brandon Venturini» ven-chur-ree-knee Players by State New Jersey (3): Kevin Alter, James Loupos, Isaiah Roberts North Carolina (3): Earl McLaurin, Worth Smith, Brennan Wyatt Maryland (2): Donya Jackson, Thurgood Wynn New York (2): Carlton Smith, Jon Ward-Adams Texas (2): J.J. Avila, Tre McNeil Virginia (2): Wes Clark, Jordan Sugars California (1): Jacob Liebert Indiana (1): Jared Smoot Michigan (1): Brandon Venturini Ohio (1): Chall Montgomery Pennsylvania (1): Ted Connolly Players by Class Freshmen (10): Kevin Alter, Wes Clark, Donya Jackson, Earl McLaurin, Tre McNeil, Chall Montgomery, Worth Smith, Jared Smoot, Jon Ward-Adams Sophomores (6): J.J. Avila, Jacob Liebert, James Loupos, Isaiah Roberts, Brennan Wyatt, Thurgood Wynn Seniors (3): Ted Connolly, Carlton Smith, Jordan Sugars Players by Position Guard (13): Kevin Alter, Wes Clark, Ted Connolly, Donya Jackson, Jacob Liebert, Earl McLaurin, Chall Montgomery, Isaiah Roberts, Jordan Sugars, Brandon Venturini, Jon Ward-Adams, Brennan Wyatt, Thurgood Wynn Forward (5): J.J. Avila, James Loupos, Tre McNeil, Carlton Smith, Worth Smith Center (1): Jared Smoot Players by Height 5-7 Kevin Alter 5-8 Brennan Wyatt 5-10 Earl McLaurin 5-11 Jon Ward-Adams 6-0 Wes Clark, Brandon Venturini 6-1 Isaiah Roberts 6-2 Ted Connolly, Chall Montgomery 6-3 Donya Jackson, Jacob Liebert, Jordan Sugars, Thurgood Wynn 6-5 Tre McNeil, Worth Smith 6-6 James Loupos, Carlton Smith 6-7 J.J. Avila 6-10 Jared Smoot 2011-12 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School (Other) 0 Wes Clark G Fr. 6-0 165 Annapolis, Md. / Governor s Academy (NAPS) 1 Ted Connolly G Sr. 6-2 201 Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny 2 Brennan Wyatt G So. 5-8 161 Greensboro, N.C. / Dudley 3 James Loupos F So. 6-6 192 Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery 5 Kevin Alter G Fr. 5-7 145 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven 10 Jon Ward-Adams G Fr. 5-11 169 Center Moriches, N.Y. / Center Moriches (Kiski School) 11 Thurgood Wynn G So. 6-3 186 Bethesda, Md. / Georgetown Prep 12 Earl McLaurin G Fr. 5-10 167 Charlotte, N.C. / Hopewell (NAPS) 15 Chall Montgomery G Fr. 6-2 190 Cleveland, Ohio / Central Catholic (Mercersburg Acad.) 20 Carlton Smith F Sr. 6-6 219 Rochester, N.Y. / Wilson Magnet 21 Worth Smith F Fr. 6-5 196 Mooresville, N.C. / Charlotte Christian 22 Isaiah Roberts G So. 6-1 175 Pennsauken, N.J. / Woodbury 23 Donya Jackson G Fr. 6-3 212 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall (Mercersburg Acad.) 25 Jordan Sugars G Sr. 6-3 219 Winchester, Va. / Millbrook 31 J.J. Avila F So. 6-7 246 McAllen, Texas / McAllen 32 Jacob Liebert G So. 6-3 201 Alamo, Calif. / Monte Vista (New Hampton Prep) 33 Brandon Venturini G Fr. 6-0 177 Allandale, Mich. / Allandale (NAPS) 34 Tre McNeil F Fr. 6-5 188 San Antonio, Texas / Judson (NAPS) 42 Jared Smoot C Fr. 6-10 244 Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point 2011-12 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School (Last School) 5 Kevin Alter G Fr. 5-7 145 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven 31 J.J. Avila F So. 6-7 246 McAllen, Texas / McAllen 0 Wes Clark G Fr. 6-0 165 Stafford, Va. / Governor s Academy (NAPS) 1 Ted Connolly G Sr. 6-2 201 Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny 23 Donya Jackson G Fr. 6-3 212 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall (Mercersburg Acad.) 32 Jacob Liebert G So. 6-3 201 Alamo, Calif. / Monte Vista (New Hampton Prep) 3 James Loupos F So. 6-6 192 Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery 12 Earl McLaurin G Fr. 5-10 167 Charlotte, N.C. / Hopewell (NAPS) 34 Tre McNeil F Fr. 6-5 188 San Antonio, Texas / Judson (NAPS) 15 Chall Montgomery G Fr. 6-2 190 Cleveland, Ohio / Central Catholic (Mercersburg Acad.) 22 Isaiah Roberts G So. 6-1 175 Pennsauken, N.J. / Woodbury 20 Carlton Smith F Sr. 6-6 219 Rochester, N.Y. / Wilson Magnet 21 Worth Smith F Fr. 6-5 196 Mooresville, N.C. / Charlotte Christian 42 Jared Smoot C Fr. 6-10 244 Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point 25 Jordan Sugars G Sr. 6-3 219 Winchester, Va. / Millbrook 33 Brandon Venturini G Fr. 6-0 177 Allandale, Mich. / Allandale (NAPS) 10 Jon Ward-Adams G Fr. 5-11 169 Center Moriches, N.Y. / Center Moriches (Kiski School) 2 Brennan Wyatt G So. 5-8 161 Greensboro, N.C. / Dudley 11 Thurgood Wynn G So. 6-3 186 Bethesda, Md. / Georgetown Prep Players by Weight 145 Kevin Alter 161 Brennan Wyatt 165 Wes Clark 167 Earl McLaurin 169 Jon Ward-Adams 175 Isaiah Roberts 177 Brandon Venturini 186 Thurgood Wynn 188 Tre McNeil 190 Chall Montgomery 192 James Loupos 196 Worth Smith 201 Ted Connolly, Jacob Liebert 212 Donya Jackson 219 Carlton Smith, Jordan Sugars 244 Jared Smoot 246 J.J. Avila 2011-12 Coaching / Support Staff Head Coach Ed DeChellis Penn State (1982) 1st season at Navy Associate Head Coach Jason Crafton Nyack (2003) 7th season at Navy Associate Head Coach Dan Earl Penn State (1997) 1st season at Navy Associate Head Coach Kurt Kanaskie La Salle (1980) 1st season at Navy Assistant Coach D.J. Black Penn State (2006) 1st season at Navy Assistant Coach Aaron Goodman Boston U. (1997) 6th season at Navy Strength Coach Justin Livezey West Chester (1996) 8th season at Navy Athletic Trainer Adam Pecina Texas (1998) 4th season at Navy Equipment Manager Shelby Scholz Kansas (2008) 3rd season at Navy Sports Information Chris Forman Central, Ia. (1998) 8th season at Navy Officer Representative Cmdr. Doug Brown, USN Faculty Representative Capt. Robert Brennan, USN Managers Kevin Darby, Alex Kovensky, A.J. Ramos
DeChellis Takes Over Navy Hoops Program On May 23, Navy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced that Ed DeChellis was hired as the program s 19th coach in school history. DeChellis took over for Billy Lange, who left Navy to take the associate head coach position at Villanova. Lange served as the head coach for seven seasons, compiling a 92-115 record. DeChellis arrives at Navy from Penn State, where he led the Nittany Lions to a runner-up finish in the Big 10 Tournament, a second-round NCAA Tournament appearance and a 19-15 overall record. In 2009, DeChellis guided his alma mater to an NIT Championship and a school-record 27 victories while being named the league s Coach of the Year. He arrives in Annapolis with a 219-231 in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach. DeChellis was just the sixth coach since 1995 to leave a BCS school for a mid-major program. Coach Old School New School Year Ed DeChellis Penn State Navy 2012 Greg McDermott Iowa State Creighton 2011 Steve Alford Iowa New Mexico 2008 Ritchie McKay Oregon State New Mexico 2003 Billy Tubbs Oklahoma TCU 1995 Dana Altman Kansas State Creighton 1995 Youthful Roster Looks to Lead Navy When Navy takes the court in 2011-12, it will do so as one of the nation s youngest teams. Navy will have three seniors, no juniors, six sophomores and 10 freshmen on the roster. The total amount of games played by the nine returnees is just 306, with 87 of them coming from senior captain Jordan Sugars. The combined number of starts by the nine returnees is just 102, with 53 coming from Sugars. Navy ranks as one of the youngest, least-experienced teams in America for the upcoming season. The Midshipmen will boast the second-most freshmen in the country (10) behind Air Force (11) and will be the second-least experienced team in the country (years of experience per player) behind UC Irvine. Team Fr. Yrs. Players Avg. / Player UC Irvine 8 10 14 0.71 Navy 10 14 19 0.74 Cal State-Northridge 7 12 16 0.75 Texas Tech 9 12 16 0.75 Toledo 5 10 13 0.77 Saint Joseph s 3 8 10 0.80 VCU 7 12 14 0.86 UNC Wilmington 8 13 15 0.87 Wright State 7 13 15 0.87 Charleston Southern 9 15 17 0.88 La Salle 5 11 12 0.92 Louisiana Tech 7 13 14 0.93 USC Upstate 5 15 15 1.00 Drexel 5 14 14 1.00 Texas 7 12 12 1.00 Boise State 7 15 15 1.00 Air Force 11 24 23 1.04 Sugars About to Join Elite Group Senior guard Jordan Sugars is about to join an elite group of Navy players to score 1,000 points and grab 500 career rebounds. Just eight players have done so previously, the last one being Greg Sprink in 2008. Sugars can become just the third Navy player in the Patriot League era to reach the milestone. Sugars also enters the 2011-12 season with 155 three-pointers, needing just 45 three-pointers to become the fourth player in school history with 200 career three-pointers. Over the last two seasons, Sugars is 148-of-388 (.381) from three-point range and has made at least five three-pointers in a game. He needs just 11 rebounds to reach the 1,000-point / 500-rebound marks, as he scored his 1,000th point last season. Standing just 6-3, Sugars could become the shortest player in Navy school history to grab 500 rebounds. Player Ht. Years Pts. Rebs. Jordan Sugars 6-3 2009-pres. 1,015 489 Greg Sprink 6-5 2005-08 1,785 592 Chris Williams 6-5 1998-01 1,496 552 Eddie Reddick 6-6 1988-91 1,366 875 David Robinson 7-1 1984-87 2,669 1,314 Vernon Butler 6-7 1983-86 1,952 1,115 Kevin Sinnett 6-6 1976-79 1,687 797 Hank Kuzma 6-7 1975-78 1,388 749 Don Lange 6-4 1952-54 1,344 785 With 485 points and 111 rebounds, Sugars would become the fourth player, and first during Navy s Patriot League era, with 1,500 points and 600 rebounds. Sugars is the second returning leading scorer in the league, and his 1,015 points make him 74th on the Patriot League list, good for third among active league players. Sugars has scored in double-digits in 25 of his last 26 games, including seven straight games to end the 2010-11 season. Navy Trio Earns Acclaim From National Publications Navy senior guard Jordan Sugars, sophomore forward J.J. Avila and freshman guard Donya Jackson were all mentioned as Patriot League award winners by several preseason publications. Sugars, the league s second-leading returning scorer (16.0 ppg) and fourth-leading returning rebounder (6.0 rpg) was selected first-team preseason All-Patriot League by The Sporting News, Lindy s, Athlon and the Patriot League. Meanwhile, sophomore J.J. Avila, the 2011 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, was selected to the second team by Lindy s Magazine. Lindy s said, Avila, Navy s first Patriot League Rookie of the Year, can t sneak up on anyone anymore, but has the talent to be better this year. Lastly, freshman guard Donya Jackson was named as the Patriot League s Top Newcomer by The Sporting News. Jackson was a two-time Baltimore Catholic League Defensive Player of the Year and averaged 22.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg and 6.0 apg a year ago at Mercersburg Academy. Navy Among Patriot League s Top Teams Navy is 30-26 in the Patriot League since the start of the 2007-08 season, posting the third-best Patriot League record during that four-year span. The 30 wins are the third most in the Patriot League during that span, behind American s 41 victories and Bucknell s 32 wins. From the 2001-02 season through the 2007-08 season (seven years), Navy won a combined 32 PL games. By tying for fourth last season, Navy and American remained the only teams in the league with top-four league finishes in each of the last four years. Patriot League Since 2008 PL Overall League Finishes (2008-11) American 41-15 78-48 1st, 1st, T-4th, 2nd Bucknell 32-24 56-67 7th, 7th, 2nd, 1st Navy 30-26 59-62 2nd, 3rd, T-4th, T-4th Lehigh 28-28 67-54 T-3rd, 5th, 1st, T-4th Holy Cross 28-28 50-71 8th, 2nd, 7th, 3rd Lafayette 24-32 54-68 T-5th, T-7th, 3rd, T-4th Colgate 22-34 45-74 T-3rd, T-5th, 6th, 7th Army 19-37 50-69 T-5th, 4th, 8th, 8th Freshmen Class Back For An Encore Last year s six-member freshmen class scored 762 points, the most for a freshmen class in school history. The group averaged 24.6 points per game, just shy of the 25.7 the freshman class of 2006 averaged for the school record. Leading the way was forward J.J. Avila, who earned Navy s first Patriot League Rookie of the Year Award and was the second Navy freshman to ever win a league Rookie of the Year Award (David Robinson - 1984). He was joined by Isaiah Roberts on the Patriot League All-Rookie Team, giving Navy two all-rookie selections for just the fifth time ever. Five freshmen in all played at least 25 games and three plebes tallied at least 100 points (Avila, Roberts, Brennan Wyatt). Miscellaneous Items Navy s 236 three-pointers were the fourth most for a Navy team in school history, while its 803 threepoint tries were the second most. Navy s 29.4 three-point percentage was the lowest single-season percentage in school history. Navy s 39.3 percent shooting from the field was the lowest mark for a Navy team since the 1953-54 season. Navy went 8-8 in 2010-11 when a player scored at least 20 points. When a Navy player failed to score 20 points, the Mids went 3-11. Navy finished eighth in the country in steals per game and 10th in turnover margin. Navy s 19.1 turnovers forced per game were the second most in the country behind Duquesne (19.8). Navy went 9-6 last year when scoring 70 or more points. The Mids were just 2-14 when being held to 69 or fewer points with wins over George Washington (64-57) and Lafayette (57-52). Navy ranked 333rd nationally (out of 336 schools) in rebound margin. The Mids had been dead-last for
2011-12 Schedule Date Day Opponent Site Time Nov. 11 Friday Longwood Farmville, Va. 7:00 pm Nov. 13 Sunday Penn State-Altoona Annapolis, Md. 4:00 pm Nov. 16 Wednesday Siena Albany, N.Y. 7:00 pm Nov. 19 Saturday Quinnipiac Hamden, Conn. 2:00 pm Nov. 22 Tuesday Tulane Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Nov. 25 Friday Albany Albany, N.Y. 4:00 pm Nov. 27 Sunday Mount St. Mary s Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Nov. 30 Wednesday Md.-Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. 7:00 pm Dec. 3 Saturday Elon Elon, N.C. 2:00 pm Dec. 6 Tuesday Monmouth Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Dec. 10 Saturday Missouri Columbia, Mo. 5:00 pm Dec. 22 Thursday Presbyterian Clinton, S.C. 7:00 pm Dec. 30 Friday Mercer Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Jan. 1 Sunday Norfolk State Annapolis, Md. 4:00 pm Jan. 7 Saturday Lafayette Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Jan. 11 Wednesday Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. 7:00 pm Jan. 14 Saturday Army Annapolis, Md. 2:30 pm Jan. 18 Wednesday American Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Jan. 21 Saturday Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. 1:00 pm Jan. 26 Thursday Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. 7:00 pm Jan. 28 Saturday Bucknell Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 4 Saturday Lafayette Easton, Pa. 1:00 pm Feb. 8 Wednesday Holy Cross Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 11 Saturday Army West Point, N.Y. 2:30 pm Feb. 15 Wednesday American Washington, D.C. 7:30 pm Feb. 18 Saturday Colgate Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 22 Wednesday Lehigh Annapolis, Md. 7:00 pm Feb. 25 Saturday Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. 7:00 pm Feb. 29 - March 7 Patriot League Tournament Highest Seeds TBA * = Patriot League game All times Eastern Home games in bold.