Gameday Information
Penn St.-Harrisburg (0-5) at Navy (1-4)
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall (5,710)
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Radio: WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM and wnav.com
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's basketball team (1-4) will begin a three-game homestand by hosting Division III Penn St.-Harrisburg (0-5) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM at Alumni Hall.

Free live video will be available on PatriotLeague.TV and navysports.com and audio will be available on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM in the Annapolis area and on www.wnav.com. Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary will be the broadcast team for the live video and radio feeds. Live statistics will also be available.

Game Promotions
• All kids 12 and under receive FREE admission by showing an "A" on a graded assignment at the Alumni Hall Ticket Office on game night.
• FREE Tickets for all USNA Staff and Faculty.
• All kids are invited to the court following the game to shoot free throws like their favorite MIDN basketball players.

Midshipmen Storylines
• Navy will begin a three-game homestand at Alumni Hall on Wednesday.
• Navy will next host Saint Francis U on Saturday and then Penn on Wednesday, December 3.
• Navy rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Binghamton, 70-68, on Sunday for its first win of the season.
• Senior guard Brandon Venturini scored 26 points and had eight rebounds in the win over Binghamton.
• Venturini shot 9-of-13 from the floor and was 4-of-6 on 3-pointers and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
• For his efforts, Venturini was named to the Hall of Fame Tip-Off All Tournament Team.
• Navy was able to defeat Binghamton despite the Bearcats shooting 45.5 percent (25-of-55) from the floor. Navy had lost 50 straight games when allowing its opponent to shoot 45 percent or higher.
• Navy's last win in a game when its opponent shot over 45 percent was Nov. 27, 2011 against Mount St. Mary's.
• Venturini has started a team-best 66 straight games for Navy. No other Mid has a games started streak longer than five games.
• Venturini has 753 points and he is two points away from tying Brian Walker (1994-97) for 40th place on the school's all-time scoring chart.
• Junior point guard Tilman Dunbar is sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8) and eighth in the Patriot League in assists (3.6).
• Head coach Ed DeChellis earned his 240th career victory against Binghamton.
• Navy opened the season with an 0-4 record, but its first four opponents (Michigan State, Notre Dame, Providence and Northeastern) are all either currently ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes of the AP and/or Coaches Polls.
• Navy has made at least one 3-pointer in 340 consecutive games.
• Navy has an all-time record of 1,316-989 (.571).

Penn St.-Harrisburg Storylines
• The Lions enter Wednesday's game at 0-5.
• Penn St.-Harrisburg has lost to CCNY (75-69), York (69-61), Lebanon Valley (73-61), Albright (75-62) and Susquehanna (76-62).
• Freshman Tariq Bennett leads the Lions with 13.4 points per game and junior forward Arick Sodini is averaging 13.2 points.
• Senior guard Albert De Los Santos is a third Lion averaging double figures at 10.0 points per contest.
• Penn St.-Harrisburg's head coach is Don Friday, who coached at Saint Francis U from 2008 to 2012.
• Penn St.-Harrisburg was 8-17 overall last season and 5-11 in the Capital Athletic Conference.

Series History vs. Penn St.-Harrisburg
• This is the first meeting between Navy and Penn St.-Harrisburg.
• This is the fifth straight season Navy is playing a Division III opponent.
• Navy is 4-0 against Division III opponents over the last four years and has won by an average score of 84-53 in those contests.

Looking Ahead
• Navy will next play Saint Francis U on Saturday at 1:00 PM at Alumni Hall.
• The Red Flash defeated Navy last season, 60-57, on November 11.
• Will Kelly had a double-double against St. Francis U with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Brandon Venturini added 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Saint Francis U is currently 2-2 and plays at Texas on Tuesday.

Shuttle / Parking Information
Fans without Department of Defense clearance must park outside of the U.S. Naval Academy grounds. Fans may park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for $5. Buses will run every 15 minutes starting one hour before the game and will continue running throughout the game and until one hour after the game.