The 2016–17 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by sixth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the semifinals.
Previous season The Midshipmen finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Lehigh. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Will Kelly 0 C 6'9" 238 Senior Mount Laurel, NJ Graduated Kendall Knorr 3 G 6'3" 200 Senior Concord, NC Graduated Tilman Dunbar 10 G 5'10" 163 Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated Nathan Messer 24 G 6'4" 198 Freshman Chesterfield, MO No longer on team roster Michael Brown 25 G 6'2" 206 Junior Horsham, PA No longer on team roster Aaron Still-Lock 30 C 6'9" 204 Freshman Palmyra, PA No longer on team roster Fred Davies 34 G 5'11" 180 Freshman Columbus, GA No longer on team roster Mitchell Baldwin 40 G 6'3" 201 Freshman Birmingham, AL No longer on team roster Josh Goetz 42 C 6'8" 254 Sophomore Valencia, PA No longer on team roster Jack Hogan 44 F 6'6" 217 Sophomore Melbourne, FL Transferred
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League tournament
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