Gameday Information
American (3-15, 1-6 PL) at Navy (15-5, 6-1 PL)
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 at 7:00 PM (ET)
Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall (5,710)
Live Video: Patriot League Network
Live Statistics | Navy Game Notes
Buy Tickets | Game Promotions
Navy Radio Network: 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's basketball team (15-5, 6-1 PL) will host American (3-15, 1-6 PL) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM at Alumni Hall. Navy enters the contest with a six-game winning streak.

Navy is playing its first game since a 69-64 win at Lehigh on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Navy was slated to play Army West Point at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 23, but the game was postponed due to the snowstorm and state of emergency in New York City. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 1 at West Point at 7:30 PM.

Wednesday's game will have free live video on the Patriot League Network and on navysports.com and the game can be heard on the radio on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV in Annapolis. Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary will handle broadcast duties. Live statistics will also be available.

Midshipmen Storylines
• Navy is 6-1 in Patriot League play and is tied with Bucknell (8-1) in the loss column at the top of the standings.
• After losing its Patriot League opener, Navy has won six straight conference games.
• Navy's six wins have come against Holy Cross, Boston U., Colgate, Loyola, Lafayette and Lehigh.
• Navy's last game was a 69-64 win at Lehigh last Wednesday.
• The win snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Mountain Hawks.
• Sophomore forward Tom Lacey scored a career-high 18 points with six rebounds and senior center Will Kelly added 16 points with five boards.
• Sophomore guard Shawn Anderson scored 12 points with eight rebounds and five assists.
• Lacey is this week's NAAA Athlete of the Week.
• Anderson leads Navy in scoring at 12.7 points per game and sophomore forward Jace Hogan is second at 10.2 points and leads the team in rebounding (5.6).
• Kelly ranks third in scoring (9.4) and is second in rebounds (5.3).
• Kelly ranks sixth in the NCAA in total blocks (57) and is ninth in blocks per game (2.9).
• As a team, Navy ranks ninth in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing 61.7 points per game.
• Navy leads the Patriot League in scoring defense (61.7), field goal percentage defense (.407), 3-point field goal percentage defense (.323), rebounding defense (30.6), rebounding margin (+5.7) and blocked shots per game (4.3).
• The Mids rank second in the league in rebounds per game (36.3), turnover margin (+0.40) and offensive rebounds per game (11.9).
• Navy is 8-1 in true road games and is one game behind Arkansas Little Rock (9) for the most in the NCAA. Navy is 10-2 in all games away from home (road and neutral).
• Navy is one road win away from tying the program's all-time record for most road wins in a season at 9. Navy was 9-4 in true road games in 1985 and 9-3 in 1987.
• Navy has won six straight conference games. It is Navy's longest conference winning streak since winning six in a row in 2008. Navy's last seven-game conference winning streak came during Navy's 12-game winning streak that spanned the 2000 and 2001 Patriot League seasons.
• A win against American would give the Mids their second seven-game winning streak of the 2015-16 season.
• Navy is 6-1 in league play, its best start to league play since opening the 2001 season at 6-1. Navy was last 7-1 in league play in the 2000 season when the team was en route to an 11-1 league record.
• Navy is receiving one vote in the AP Top 25 Poll for the third time this season and the second week in a row.
• Navy has already increased its overall win total for the fourth straight season under head coach Ed DeChellis.
• At 15-5, Navy is off to its best start to a season since opening the 2000 season at 15-5.
• Navy is 15-0 when scoring at least 60 points this season and 0-5 when not reaching the 60-point mark.
• Navy is 8-0 in games that are decided by eight points or less this season.
• Navy is 6-0 in the year 2016.

American Storylines
• American (3-15, 1-6 PL) won its first league game in its last outing last Wednesday, winning at Lafayette, 81-73.
• Delante Jones and Jesse Reed each scored 23 points as the Eagles snapped a 10-game losing streak.
• Reed leads in the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game and Jones is second at 9.8.
• Reed leads the Patriot League and ranks 13th in the NCAA in minutes played per game (37.3).
• American ranks last in the Patriot League and second to last in the entire NCAA in scoring offense at 54.5 points per game.
• American won the 2014 Patriot League Championship and also advanced to the league title game last season as the No. 6 seed before falling to Lafayette.

Series History vs. American
• American leads the all-time series against Navy, 43-39.
• The two teams split the season series in 2016.
• Navy won at home on Jan. 28, 64-54.
• The Mids shot 65 percent in the game and were led in scoring by Worth Smith (19) and Brandon Venturini (17).
• American won in D.C., 68-49, on Feb. 25.

Looking Ahead
• Navy will next play at Holy Cross on Saturday at 1 PM and will then travel to West Point for a game at Army on Monday at 7:30 PM.

Game Promotions
• All USNA Staff and Faculty can receive up to four (4) free tickets with valid USNA ID at the Alumni Hall Ticket Office on game night.

Parking / Shuttle Information
All fans are encouraged to park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and take the fan shuttle to Alumni Hall. Fans can enter Gate 5 off Taylor Avenue and pay $5 for parking. The shuttle is free and the pick up and drop off spot is in front of the Blue Angel plane. All fans visiting the Yard over the age of 18 should have photo ID. Buses will run every 15 minutes starting at 6:00 PM and will continue running throughout the game and until one hour after the completion of the game. Parking at the stadium is the best option for fans attending the game.