Game #1 • at Campbell 
Monday, Nov. 6 • 8 p.m. • Gore Arena • Buies Creek, N.C.

Multimedia Information
Live Video - FloHoops / Evan Budrovich, Jay Sonnhalter
Navy Radio - WNAV AM-1430, FM-99.9, www.iheart.com/live/999-wnav-9420, Audacy app / Pete Medhurst
Live Statistics - NavySports.com

Five Starting Notes
1 – Navy is beginning its 117th season of basketball.
2 – The only time the Mids have played a game on an earlier date in the calendar than Nov. 6 was when they played at George Mason on Nov. 5, 2019.  The lone prior Navy game occurring on Nov. 6 was in 2018 (at Old Dominion).
3 – Campbell is playing its first game as a member of the Coastal (formerly Colonial) Athletic Association.  Navy was a founding member of the CAA.
4 – The teams are meeting for the third time and first since the 1984-85 season.  That year's Mids won the ECAC South Conference (what became the CAA the next year) Tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament during David Robinson's junior season.
5 – The game will be Navy's 60th in North Carolina and the first since playing in a three-day tournament at High Point in November 2016.

Looking for Another Successful Opener
•    Navy has won its season-opening game three years in a row.  
•    The last time Navy won as many as three-straight opening games was when it won four in a row from the 1981-82 through 1984-85 seasons.

About Navy
•    Navy returns one starters, eight letter winners and 13 players from last year's team.  There are 13 newcomers on the squad.
•    The Mids lost four starters, eight letter winners and 11 players from last season.
•    The Mids posted an overall record of 18-13 and, with an 11-7 record, tied for second place in the Patriot League and earned the No. 2 seed in the league tournament.
•    Navy tied for seventh place in the 2023-24 Patriot League Preseason Poll.

Navy's Experience
•    Navy returns from 2022-23 (returning leader)...
    43% of games played (31 / Austin Benigni)
    25% of games started (23 / Austin Inge)
    30% of minutes played (682 / Austin Inge)
    22% of field goals made (63 / Austin Inge)
    21% of 3-point field goals made (20 / Mac MacDonald)
    32% of free throws made (45 / Austin Benigni)
    21% of rebounds (58 / Austin Benigni)
    37% of assists (70 / Austin Inge)
    18% of blocked shots (3 / Three Players)
    30% of steals (23 / Benigni, Inge)
    23% of points (180 / Austin Inge)

•    Navy has 10 players on the roster who have played in at least one game in their careers.  Those 10 players enter the season having combined for ...
    18 seasons
    224 games played
    51 games started
    700 points
    278 rebounds
    237 assists

About Campbell
•    Campbell posted an overall record of 16-18 last season and placed seventh in the 10-team Big South Conference regular season with an 8-10 record.  The Fighting Camels advanced to the championship game of the conference tournament.
•    Campbell moved to the Coastal (formerly Colonial) Athletic Association for the 2023-24 season.
•    Campbell placed 12th in this year's 14-team CAA Preseason Poll.

Navy-Campbell Series
•    Navy has won both prior games with Campbell.
•    The teams first met in Annapolis on Feb. 13, 1984.  The Mids came away with an 85-61 win that day behind 19 points -- on 9-10 shooting -- from sophomore reserve David Robinson, who played just 16 minutes.
•    Just over one year later, Navy traveled to play at Campbell in a game taking place in nearby Fayetteville, N.C.  The Mids won by a nearly identical score, 84-63.  Robinson scored 20 points, but he was outshone by Vernon Butler who made 14-18 foul shots on his way to scoring 28 points.

Navy / Campbell CAA History
•    Campbell will be playing its first game as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Monday night.
•    Navy was a founding member of the Colonial Athletic Association.
•    The affiliation was known as the ECAC South Conference for four seasons (1981-82 through 1984-85) before becoming the CAA.
•    Navy played in three-straight conference tournament title games (1984-86), winning the 1985 and '86 editions of the event to advance to the NCAA Tournament both seasons.  The '86 team reached the Elite Eight.
•    The Mids competed in the affiliation for a total of 10 seasons, with their last being the 1990-91 campaign.

Navy vs. CAA
•    Navy has posted a 101-57 record against teams currently in the Coastal Athletic Association.  
•    Navy has tallied a 7-7 record against the current CAA under Ed DeChellis.
•    The Mids played CAA teams William & Mary and Towson last season.  Navy defeated the Tribe, 74-59, and the Tigers, 71-69 in overtime.
•    The Mids will play host to William & Mary on Dec. 30.

Campbell vs. Patriot League
•    Campbell has compiled a 2-4 record against teams currently in the Patriot League.
•    Campbell last played a Patriot League foe when it defeated Colgate, 73-71 in overtime, on Dec. 3, 2016, in Charleston, S.C.

On This Date
•    Navy has posted a 0-1 record in its only game played on Nov. 6 (2018, Old Dominion).

Against This State
•    Navy has posted a 65-67 record in games against opponents located in North Carolina.

In This State
•    Navy has posted a 24-35 record in games played in North Carolina.

Up Next
•    Navy will open its home slate Friday when the Mids play host to the 10th annual Veterans Classic.
•    Game one of the CBS Sports Network-televised doubleheader features College of Charleston playing Duquesne at 6 p.m., with Temple at Navy following at 8:30 p.m.
•    Traditionally held on or around the Veterans Day holiday weekend, the event pays tribute to veterans of all our armed forces.
•    The teams immerse themselves in the USNA on Thursday through tours of ship simulators, helicopters, and ships.  They then eat lunch in King Hall with members of the Brigade of Midshipmen.
•    Veterans of all service branches are honored during the course of the doubleheader.

Veterans Classic Annual Results 
Nov. 14, 2014 - (15 AP / 16 USA Today) VCU 85, Tennessee 69 / (18 / 18) Michigan State 64, Navy 59
Nov. 13, 2015 - (1 / 1) North Carolina 91, Temple 67 / Florida 59, Navy 41
Nov. 11, 2016 - Marquette 95, Vanderbilt 71 / Ohio State 78, Navy 68
Nov. 10, 2017 - (RV / 25) Alabama 82, Memphis 70 / Navy 71, Pittsburgh 62
Nov. 9, 2018 - Wichita State 83, Providence 80 / Maryland 78, Navy 57
Nov. 8, 2019 - (24 / 23) Auburn 76, Davidson 66 / Navy 62, East Carolina 57
Nov. 25, 2020 - Navy 78, George Washington 71
Nov. 12, 2021 - Utah State 85, Richmond 74 / Virginia Tech 77, Navy 57
Nov. 11, 2022 - (3 / 3) Houston 81, Saint Joseph's 55 - Navy 74, Princeton 73

From the Veterans Classic to the NBA
•     15 Veterans Classic alumni were on NBA rosters at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season.
•    That brings the total number of Veterans Classic players to advance to the NBA to 32.

Veterans Classic Players on 2023-24 NBA Rosters (as of opening night)
Josh Richardson, Tennessee, 2014 -- Miami
Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida, 2015 -- Brooklyn
Sam Hauser, Marquette, 2016 -- Boston
Luke Kornet, Vanderbilt, 2016 -- Boston 
Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State, 2016 -- San Antonio
Micah Potter, Ohio State, 2016 -- Utah
Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State, 2016 -- Houston (a)
Herbert Jones, Alabama, 2017 -- New Orleans (b)
Bruno Fernando, Maryland, 2018 -- Atlanta
Jalen Smith, Maryland, 2018 -- Indiana
Aaron Wiggins, Maryland, 2018 -- Oklahoma City 
Isaac Okoro, Auburn, 2019 -- Cleveland (a)
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond, 2021 -- Memphis
Marcus Sasser, Houston 2022 -- Detroit
Jarace Walker, Houston, 2022 -- Indiana
a= Was named to the 2021 NBA All-Rookie Team
b= Was named to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie Team

Mids Earn Another First Round Bye
•    Navy and Colgate are the only two teams to not appear in a first-round Patriot League Tournament game over the last seven years (2017-23).

Team    First-Round PLT Games (2017 to '23)
American    2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
Army    2017, 2018
Boston U.    2019, 2021
Bucknell    2020, 2022, 2023
Colgate    ––
Holy Cross    2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Lafayette    2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Lehigh    2020, 2021
Loyola    2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Navy    ––