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Men's Basketball to Host Lehigh on Wednesday Night

Feb. 16, 2016

Gameday Information
Lehigh (11-14, 9-5 PL) at Navy (18-9, 9-5 PL)
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 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. â€" The Navy men's basketball team (18-9, 9-5 PL) will host Lehigh (11-14, 9-5 PL) on Wednesday at 7 PM in Alumni Hall. Navy and Lehigh are in a three-way tie with Boston University for second place in the Patriot League standings at 9-5 and the teams trail first-place Bucknell (10-4) by one game with four league contests remaining.

Wednesday's game will have free live streaming on the Patriot League Network and on navysports.com with Pete Medhurst and Michael Heary on the call. Medhurst and Heary will also call the game on the Navy Radio Network on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV. Live statistics will also be available.

Midshipmen Storylines
• Navy is 18-9 overall and 9-5 in the Patriot League.
• The Mids are tied for second place in the Patriot League standings with four games to go.
• Navy has won back-to-back road games, winning at Loyola, 71-51, last Wednesday and at Lafayette, 74-68, on Saturday.
• Navy trailed Lafayette by 15 points in the first half, but cut the margin to five at the half and overtook the Leopards in the second half with an 8-0 run.
• It was Navy's largest comeback from rallying from 15 points down to defeat Colgate on Feb. 14, 2015.
• Senior guard Tilman Dunbar surpassed the 1,000-point mark in the game against Lafayette with his 21 points.
• He also surpassed the 400-assist mark with six assists in the game.
• Dunbar is the fourth player in program history with over 1,000 points and 400 assists. He is the 23rd player in program history to score 1,000 points.
• Dunbar has scored in double-figures in a career-best seven straight games and is averaging 17.9 points during the streak.
• Dunbar has scored over 20 points in back-to-back games, as he also scored 20 points in the win over Loyola.
• Dunbar is the current NAAA Athlete of the Week for his performance against Loyola and Lafayette.
• Dunbar is leading the team in scoring in conference games at 13.6 points a contest.
• In overall games, sophomore Shawn Anderson is leading the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game and Dunbar is second at 11.1.
• Senior Will Kelly is ranked ninth in the NCAA in total blocks with 72 and 14th in blocks per game at 2.67. He leads the Patriot League in both categories.
• Kelly is third in school history with 184 blocks and is just five behind Sitapha Savane's second-place total of 189.
• Kelly's 72 blocks this season are the seventh most in school history.
• Navy leads the Patriot League in scoring defense (62.7), field goal percentage defense (.409), rebounds allowed (30.7), rebounding margin (+4.7) and blocked shots per game (3.9).
• Navy ranks 14th in the NCAA in scoring defense (62.7).
• Navy has already increased its overall win total for the fourth straight season under head coach Ed DeChellis (13-19 last season).
• Navy has also surpassed last year's conference win total (8-10).
• DeChellis will be coaching his 150th game at Navy and the 600th game of his career.
• A win against Lehigh would give Navy its most wins in a season since going 19-11 in 2008-09.
• Navy's win at Lafayette was its 11th road win of the season, extending Navy's program record for most road wins in a season to 11.

Lehigh Storylines
• Lehigh is 11-14 overall and 9-5 in the Patriot League. Lehigh is tied with Navy and Boston U. for second place in the Patriot League.
• The Mountain Hawks used a late 18-0 run to erase and eight-point deficit against Holy Cross on Monday and eventually won, 64-59.
• Junior guard Austin Price scored 20 points and sophomore guard Kahron Ross tallied 17.
• Junior center Tim Kempton tallied 15 points with 12 rebounds.
• Kempton ranks second in Patriot League in both scoring (17.5) and rebounding (8.6).
• Ross leads the league in assists per game (5.7).
• Lehigh is the Patriot League's top 3-point shooting team with a percentage of .383.
• Lehigh has won five straight games, knocking off Loyola, American, Lafayette, Bucknell and Holy Cross in the last two weeks.

Series History vs. Lehigh
• Navy leads the all-time series against Lehigh, 45-28.
• Navy defeated Lehigh, 69-64, earlier this season in Bethlehem on Jan. 20.
• Sophomore forward Tom Lacey had a career day with 18 points, six rebounds and two steals.
• Senior Will Kelly added 16 points and Shawn Anderson scored 12.
• Tim Kempton scored 16 points with seven rebounds for Lehigh.
• Navy shot 61 percent in the second half against Lehigh and 55 percent for the game.
• Navy is seeking its first season sweep of Lehigh since the 2010 season.
• After the season sweep in 2010, Lehigh won the next 11 games in the series before Navy's victory in Bethlehem last month.

Looking Ahead
• Navy will next host Army West Point on Saturday at 1:30 PM.
• The game will follow the Army-Navy women's basketball contest at 11:00 AM.
• Both games will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
• Navy defeated Army West Point in the 2016 Star Game at Army on Feb. 1, 64-50.
• Navy has won five straight games against Army.
• Only one ticket is needed for both games of the Army-Navy doubleheader.

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

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.

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Players Mentioned

Shawn Anderson

#20 Shawn Anderson

Guard
6' 4"
Freshman
Tom Lacey

#31 Tom Lacey

Forward
6' 7"
Freshman
Will Kelly

#0 Will Kelly

Forward
6' 9"
Freshman
Tilman Dunbar

#10 Tilman Dunbar

Guard
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shawn Anderson

#20 Shawn Anderson

6' 4"
Freshman
Guard
Tom Lacey

#31 Tom Lacey

6' 7"
Freshman
Forward
Will Kelly

#0 Will Kelly

6' 9"
Freshman
Forward
Tilman Dunbar

#10 Tilman Dunbar

5' 10"
Freshman
Guard