Jon Perry was named the 20th Navy men’s basketball head coach on March 19, 2025. His inaugural 2025-26 season as head coach will be his 13th on the Navy staff.
At Navy (2013-14 to Present)
Perry, who most recently was the associate head coach for the Mids, played a key role in the development of Navy’s offensive game plan and opponent scouting and film breakdown. He served as the recruiting coordinator, the Director of Navy Basketball Summer Camps and Clinics and the head coach of the Navy developmental team. Perry was also responsible for perimeter player development and instruction, organized the scheduling of non-conference opponents, oversaw the student managers and was the liaison between the staff and the Navy compliance office.
Navy posted an 82-64 overall record and a 53-32 mark against Patriot League foes over the last five years and put together a winning record against league foes in six of the last nine years (80-67 record in league games during this span). The Mids reached the championship game of the 2022 and ‘25 Patriot League Tournaments after they won their division in 2021, placed second in the league in 2022, tied for second in 2023 and tied for third in 2025.
Navy finished in a tie for fourth place during the 2015-16 season when the Mids were 9-9 against league foes (19-14 overall) and then had a fourth-place finish in 2016-17 when they posted a 10-8 record in league play and were 16-16 against all opponents.
The team’s 2017-18 campaign saw the Mids reach the 20-win plateau (20-12) for the first time in 18 seasons and post a league record of 11-7. It marked Navy’s first appearance in the semifinal round of the league tournament since the Mids advanced to the championship game of the 2001 event.
The Mids, who had one senior and 11 freshmen on the roster in 2019-20, posted an 8-10 record to tie for sixth place, which was part of an overall record of 14-16.
In 2020-21, the Mids compiled a 15-3 overall record and a 12-1 record during the Patriot League’s regular season. In addition to defeating Georgetown for the first time since the 1976-77 season, the Mids also earned the outright No. 1 seed in the league tournament for the first time since 1997.
The 2021-22 campaign saw Navy open the season with a victory at No. 25 Virginia. That win began a year which ended with a 21-11 overall record, a second-place finish in the Patriot League regular season with a 12-6 mark and the program’s first trip to the league tournament title game in 21 years.
The 2022-23 campaign ended with the Mids posting an overall record of 18-13 and tying for second place in the league with an 11-7 record.
Navy tied for third place in the league in 2024-25 with a 10-8 record as part of a 15-19 overall record. The Mids proceeded to go on the road for victories in the league tournament at No. 5 Boston U. and No. 1 Bucknell to reach the championship game of the postseason for the second time in four seasons.
Collegiate Playing Career (1998-99 to 2001-02)
Perry played four seasons at East Tennessee State, during which time he attained a Bachelor of Science in sport management. His teams posted a trio of winning seasons and compiled an overall record of 67-46. The Buccaneers also finished with an overall Southern Conference record of 41-23, won their division during his junior year and tied for the division title when he was a senior.
At East Tennessee State (2002-03 to 2003-04)
Perry began his coaching career at his alma mater. He joined Ed DeChellis’ staff as a graduate assistant immediately after finishing his playing career in the spring of 2002. The Bucs tallied a 47-17 overall record, won a pair of Southern Conference division titles with a two-year record of 26-6 and won two conference tournament crowns. ETSU would advance to the NCAA Tournament in each of his two seasons, with the Bucs losing each of those two games by three points. ETSU first lost an 75-72 decision to No. 2 seed Wake Forest, then dropped an 80-77 decision to No. 4 seed Cincinnati.
At Penn State (2004-05 to 2009-10)
After two seasons and earning a Master of Arts in sports management from ETSU, Perry rejoined DeChellis at Penn State. He served four seasons as the program’s video coordinator before becoming the operations director for two years. Perry’s responsibilities included scheduling, monitoring academic progress, team travel, player development, basketball camps and overseeing the team managers.
His six-season tenure at the school was highlighted by the Nittany Lions winning the 2009 NIT title. Penn State posted an overall record of 27-11 that season to set a school record for the most victories in a year.
At Quincy (2010-11 to 2012-13)
Perry left Penn State after the 2009-10 season to become an assistant coach at Quincy in Quincy, Ill. He was the lead assistant at the Division II school for three seasons, during which time the program compiled an overall record of 46-35. The Hawks won their division in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in his first season, after which he was elevated to associate head coach. His players garnered five all-conference accolades and one all-region honor in his three seasons at the school.
Personal
The native of Milton, W.Va., and his wife, Stacey, and their daughters, Charlotte and Josephine, reside in Annapolis.
