Five Starting Notes
1 – Navy and Coppin State are meeting four years to the day of the last game played in the series.  The Mids posted a 77-58 victory in that game which was played in Annapolis.  The teams last me in Baltimore five seasons ago.
2 – A victory Monday would give Navy the program's first 3-0 start to a season since the 1998-99 campaign.
3 – Coppin State's roster includes seven players from last year's team and seven newcomers.  Six of the newcomers have totaled 16 seasons of college basketball prior to this year.
4 – Navy has posted a 189-74 record against teams located in Maryland.
5 – Kam Summers (both games) and Nate Allison (Princeton) have each made the first start of their respective careers this season. 

Last Game - Navy 74, Princeton 73
•    Princeton took a 9-2 lead.  Navy went on a 37-7 run to take a 39-16 lead.
•    Navy shot 72 percent from the field in opening up a 46-26 lead at the break.
•    Princeton began the second half with a 20-4 run to close to within 50-46.  Navy slowly gained a double-digit lead again at 57-46 and soon held a 64-50 lead with seven minutes left.
•    Back came the Tigers and it was a 66-64 game with three minutes still to play.  Austin Begnini made two free throws, but Ryan Langborg hit a three to make the score 68-67 with 1:54 left.
•    A jumper by Begnini and a triple by Patrick Dorsey pushed the lead out to 66-61 with 55 seconds left.  The Mids then led 74-70 with 26 seconds remaining.  
•    Princeton cut the deficit down to one point with 3.6 seconds left on a triple from Matt Allocco.  Sean Yoder was fouled with 3.3 seconds still to play. He missed the first foul shot and intentionally missed the second.  His halfcourt attempt was just wide at the buzzer.
•    Princeton held an 11-3 edge in offensive rebounds and a 14-0 advantage in second chance points.
•    Sean Yoder scored a career-high 20 points for Navy.

About Navy
•    Navy returns two starters, five letter winners and 19 players from last year's team.  There are seven freshmen on the squad.
•    The Mids posted a 21-11 overall record and, with a 12-6 record, placed second in the Patriot League.  The Mids advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since the 2001 event.
•    Navy placed fourth in the 2022-23 Patriot League Preseason Poll.

About Coppin State
•    Coppin State posted an 11-16 record a year ago and tied for sixth place in the MEAC with a 6-8 record.  The Eagles would advance to the championship game of the MEAC Tournament.
•    Coppin State was picked to place fifth in the MEAC this season.
•    The Eagles opened the 2022-23 season with an 82-59 less at Charlotte.  Less than 24 hours later, they lost a 99-89 overtime decision at Georgetown.  Coppin State earned its first win of the season Saturday when it defeated Mount St. Mary's, 83-78, at home.

Navy Experience
•    Navy returns 19 players from last season, a group that has totaled 37 seasons of college basketball at Navy and 38 years of college basketball overall.  
•    There are an additional seven freshmen on the team who are entering their first season of college basketball.

Navy-Coppin State Series
•    Navy has posted a 3-1 record against Coppin State in the series that didn't begin until the 2009-10 season.
•    The teams have split the two prior games that have been played in Baltimore, with the most recent taking place five seasons ago.
•    Navy won the last game played between the teams, a 77-58 win exactly four years ago in Annapolis.

Navy vs. MEAC
•    Navy has posted a 16-11 record against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.  
•    The Mids last played MEAC teams during the 2018-19 season when the faced Coppin State and Morgan State.
•    Coppin State is the only MEAC team Navy is playing this season.

Coppin State vs. Patriot League
•    Coppin State has compiled an 8-10 record against teams currently in the Patriot League.
•    The Tigers also will play Loyola this season. 
•    Coppin State also played Loyola during the 2021-22 season.