The final week of the Patriot League men's basketball regular season begins with Navy (17-11, 10-6) making a Wednesday trip to Washington, D.C., for a 7 p.m. game against American (15-12, 7-9).

Five Starting Notes
1 – Navy and American will meet for the 102nd time Wednesday night.  It is one of 11 series between Patriot League teams to have had at least 100 games played.
2 – Navy has assured itself of a top-four finish in the Patriot League.  This will be the seventh year in a row in which the Mids receive a first-round bye.  Only Navy and Colgate have not played in the first round in seven-straight tournaments. 
3 – Daniel Deaver earned his second Patriot League Player-of-the-Week award in three weeks on Monday.  He averaged 18.0 points and 10.5 rebounds a game in Navy's two victories last week.  Deaver first posted 17 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 75-64 victory at Lehigh.  He then tallied 19 points and eight rebounds in a 65-53 home win against Loyola.  He was 7-9 from the floor in totaling 14 points and six rebounds after halftime. 
4 – Deaver is the first Mid since 2014-15 to earn multiple player-of-the-week accolades from the league in a season.  Additionally, with Tyler Nelson's Feb. 13 award, it is the third time in which Mids have won three-straight weekly nods and the first since 2008-09.
5 – The Feb 25 Colgate at Navy game has been selected to air on the CBS Sports Network as part of the Patriot League's flex scheduling.  The game will start at 4 p.m. as has been scheduled all season.  The game will be Navy's fourth appearance of the season on the CBS Sports Network and its 11th since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.

Game Day Info
•    The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
•    The game will be carried on both WNAV (AM-1430, FM-99.9, www.wnav.com, Audacy app) and WFED (AM-1500, www.FederalNewsRadio.com).
•     Live statistics will be available through NavySports.com.

Last Game - Navy 65, Loyola 53
•    Navy scored the opening basket of the second half to take a 30-24 lead.  Loyola scored the eight points as part of a 12-2 run to build a 36-32 lead.
•    The Mids went on a 28-5 run to jump in front, 60-41, with 3:45 left on the clock.  Loyola was held without a made field goal for over seven minutes of that run.
•    Navy held Loyola to a 2-10 effort from beyond the arc in the second half as part of a 34.5 percent overall shooting mark after halftime.  The Mids made 54. 2 percent of their second-half attempts.
•    Daniel Deaver scored 12 points during the 28-5 run, with Christian Jones accounting for 11 of the points.
•    Deaver was 7-9 from the floor after halftime to tally 14 second-half points.  Tyler Nelson posted 13 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

About American 
•    American has posted a 15-12 record on the season and stands with a 7-9 mark in league games.
•    The Eagles have compiled home records of 7-5 overall and 4-4 in league play.
•    American has lost its last four games, including a 62-59 loss to Lehigh Saturday.

Series History
•    The series began Feb. 2, 1929, when Navy defeated American, 46-21, in Annapolis.
•    Saturday's game will be No. 102 in the series.
•    Navy holds a 51-50 edge in the series.  The Eagles lead the Mids, 24-15, in games played on their home floor, including a 19-9 advantage in Bender Arena.
•    American leads Navy, 29-16, in Patriot League regular season games played between the teams.  This includes a 16-6 lead in games played in Washington, D.C., all of which were played in Bender Arena.
•    The teams also met annually for eight years (1984-91) as members of the ECAC South Conference / Colonial Athletic Association.  The Mids held an 8-6 advantage over the Eagles in regular season games between the teams and an 8-7 lead overall during that era.
•    11 of the last 13 games in the series have been decided by single digits.

American-Navy Series Venues
•    Navy and American have faced each other in seven different cities and 10 different venues.  The 10 arenas is a high for any Navy series and the seven different cities ranks second (to Navy-Duke in eight).

Series Longevity
•    Navy has faced American the second-most times of any opponent in school history.

Most Navy Games vs. One Opponent
1.    139    Army
2.    101    American (will be 102 on Wednesday)
3.    90    Lafayette

•    This is the 62nd season in which Navy and American are facing each other.  That ranks third of any Navy opponent.

Most Seasons of Navy Playing One Opponent 
(including 2022-23)
1.    100    Army
2.    78    Penn
3.    62    American

Up Next
•    Navy plays its final game of the regular season Saturday when the Mids play host to Colgate. 
•    The game will be aired on the CBS Sports Network.

2020-21 to 2022-23 Success
•    Navy has posted a 53-25 record since the start of the 2020-21 season. 
•    Navy has compiled a 34-13 record in Patriot League regular season games going back to the start of the 2020-21 season.