The Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the

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, in

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, in

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. The team competes in the

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and plays its home games in Alumni Hall.Navy men's basketball 2006–07 media guide
Accessed April 20, 2008. The U.S. Naval Academy began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in the 1907–08 season. Navy was retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA tournament national champion for the 1912–13 and 1918–19 seasons by the

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and for the 1912–13 season by the

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Postseason history

NCAA tournament results

The Midshipmen have appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times and made regional finals (the "

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") in 1947, 1954 and 1986. Their overall tournament record is 8–11.

NIT results

The Midshipmen have appeared in one

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. Their record is 0–1.

Conference tournament championships

Patriot League tournament

:''See: Patriot League men's basketball tournament'' *1994: tournament champion (tournament MVP: T.J. Hall) *1997: tournament champion (tournament MVP:

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) *1998: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Skip Victor)

Colonial Athletic Association tournament

:''See: Colonial Athletic Association#History of the Tournament Final'' *1985: tournament champion (tournament MVP: Vernon Butler) *1986: tournament champion (tournament MVP:

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) *1987: tournament champion (tournament MVP: David Robinson)

Awards and honors

Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year

*1984–85 – David Robinson *1985–86 – David Robinson *1986–87 – David Robinson

Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

*2007–08 –

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Athletic Hall of Fame

For basketball players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnote The Athletic

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is housed in Lejeune Hall. Among the exhibits is the Eastman Award won by David Robinson in 1987.

Notable players

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(1913) – Later head coach of the team, and the 30th

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. * Brian Gregory (1985–86) – head men's basketball coach at

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*Cliff Rees (1984–88) – over 1,100 career points at the Naval Academy and teammate of David Robinson. *

(1983–87) – two-time NBA champion and a 2009 inductee into the

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; the

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's all-time points leader (2,669); won college basketball's two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and

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(1982–86) – a teammate of David Robinson; former head coach at the

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and Tulsa University.

References

External links

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