The 2025–26 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by first-year head coach Jon Perry, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League.

With their win over Lehigh on February 18, the Midshipmen clinched the Patriot League's regular-season title for the first time since 2000, and their first outright title since 1997. Navy finished the regular season with a 25–6 overall record and a 17–1 conference record, with both finishes being their best since joining the Patriot League in 1992. Navy defeated 8–seed Bucknell in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before losing to Boston University in the semifinals. The Midshipmen would lose in the first round of the NIT to Wake Forest.

Previous season The Midshipmen finished the 2024–25 season 15–19, 10–8 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They defeated Boston University and upset top-seeded Bucknell, before falling to American in the Patriot League tournament championship game.

On March 19, 2025, longtime head coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement, after leading the Midshipmen for 14 seasons, with associate head coach Jon Perry being named interim head coach. On April 2, the school removed in the interim title and officially named Perry as DeChellis' successor.

Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Navy was picked to finish first in the conference, while receiving seven first-place votes.

Preseason rankings +Patriot League Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 Navy 79 (7) 2 73 (2) 3 64 (1) 4 47 5 44 6 39 7 36 8 30 9 23 10 15

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Roster

Schedule and results

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