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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Austin Benigni

  • Class Senior
  • Position G
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 171
  • Hometown The Woodlands, Texas
  • High School The Woodlands Christian Academy

Biography

Academic Information
•    Computer science major.
•    Was named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team in 2024 and ‘25.
•    Has received academic honors from the USNA in three semesters.
•    Was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and ‘25.

Athletic Honors
•    Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors in 2024 and a first-team nod in 2025.
•    Was named to the 2025 Patriot League All-Tournament Team.
•    Was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 12, 2022, the league’s player of the week three times during the 2023-24 season (Jan. 2, Jan. 22, Feb. 26) and received an additional award on Nov. 11, 2024.

Season and Career Rankings at Navy
•    Minutes played / 1,149 in 2024-25: 4th
•    Points / 638 in 2024-25: 5th; 1,311 in career: 17th
•    Free throws made / 220 in 2024-25: 1st; 442 in career: 5th
•    Free throws attempted / 255 in 2024-25: 4th; 517 in career: 9th
•    Free throw percentage / 86.3% in 2024-25: 5th; 85.5% in career: 2nd

2024-25 / Junior
•    Led the Patriot League in points (638), points per game (18.8) and assists (146) and ranked second in assists per game (4.3).
•    Ranked 39th in the NCAA in total points, 54th in points per game and 92nd in total assists.
•    Led the league and ranked fifth in the country in both free throws attempted (255) and free throws made (220).
•    Scored in double figures in 32 games, scored at least 20 points in 15 games and scored at least 30 points on two occasions.
•    Totaled 23 points, 3 assists and a career-high tying 3 steals in season opener at Saint Joseph’s.
•    Scored 23 of his career-high 34 points in the second half of Navy’s win over Harvard.  That total set a new Veterans Classic record for single-game scoring.  He was 17-17 from the foul line to better the Navy and Patriot League record for the most made foul shots in a game without a miss (was 16-16).
•    Was named the Patriot League Player of the Week after the Saint Joseph and Harvard games.  It was his fourth career award.
•    Posted 23 points, 4 assists and 3 steals against Rider.
•    Saw his streak of scoring in double figures come to an end at 26 games when he scored 8 points in 18 minutes against Washington (Md.) on Nov. 25.  Dished out 6 assists in the game.
•    Scored 18 points vs. Elon.
•    Finished the Virginia Tech game with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
•    Posted 16 points and 4 assists vs. American.
•    Scored in double figures in six-straight games from Dec. 7-Jan. 5. (100 points, 16.7 ppg).
•    Recorded 25 points, 4 rebounds and a career-high tying 8 assists against Colgate.
•    Scored the 1,000th point of his career during a 23-point, 5-assist effort at Bucknell.
•    Scored at least 20 points in three-straight games from Jan. 15-22 (69 total, 23.0 ppg).
•    Was 10-10 from the foul line -- all in the second half -- in scoring 18 points at Army.  Also added 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
•    Posted 18 points and 6 assists at Lehigh.
•    Totaled 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds against Lehigh.  Scored 17 points in the second half.
•    Scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half against Loyola.
•    Tallied 24 of his 30 points in the second half at Boston U. in league tournament quarterfinal.  Was 14-16 from the foul line in the game.
•    Scored 22 of his 24 points in the second half of Navy’s semifinal round win at Bucknell.  Was 20-22 from the foul line after halftime.  Added 7 assists in the game.
•    Scored in double figures in 18-straight games from Jan. 15-March 13, with 20 or more points coming in 11 games.  Averaged 20.8 points per game (375 total) in this 18-game span.

2023-24 / Sophomore
•    Started all 31 games.
•    Scored in double figures in the last 21 games of the year and in 31 games overall.
•    Scored at least 20 points in 10 games.
•    Recorded four or more assists in 18 games.
•    Led the Patriot League and ranked 22nd nationally with 177 free throws made, and stood first in the league and 38th in the country with 209 free throws attempted.
•    Finished second in the league with 526 points, a scoring average of 17.0 points per game and a free throw percentage of 84.7 percent.
•    His point total ranks 13th and Navy for a season, he ranks fifth at the school in free throws made and eighth in free throw percentage.
•    Scored a career-high 32 points against Lehigh.
•    Was 11-18 from the field and 8-10 from the foul line in the game.
•    Made two free throws with 3.8 seconds left to account for the final points in the 71-69 win over the Mountain Hawks.
•    Posted 28 points and five assists against William & Mary.
•    Was 12-12 from the charity stripe against the Tribe.
•    Produced 27 points, thanks to a 13-16 effort from the foul line, five rebounds and three assists at Loyola.
•    Tallied 20 points in the next game against Holy Cross.
•    Ended the season with 24 points against Loyola in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament and 22 points at Boston U. in the quarterfinal round.
•    Was a combined 20-21 from the free throw line in the two games.
•    Posted 14 points and a career-high eight assists against Colgate.
•    Finished the overtime game at George Washington with 21 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
•    Scored Navy’s last six points of the game against Lafayette, including two free throws with 2.3 seconds left when the Mids were leading by only two points.
•    That gave him an 18-point, five-assist effort.

2022-23 / Freshmen
•    Played in all 31 games, making seven starts.
•    Scored 23 points against Youngstown State.
•    Was 8-9 from the field overall, including 2-3 from three-point range, and 5-6 from the foul line against the Penguins.
•    Also dished out five assists in the game to become the first Navy freshman to have a 20 and 5 game in a decade.
•    Scored 20 points in Navy’s game at West Virginia.
•    He was 8-10 from the field against the Mountaineers.
•    Scored 10 points and handed out six assists in the next game, an overtime win at Towson.
•    Earned league rookie-of-the-week accolades after the West Virginia and Towson games.
•    Recorded three or more assists in 11 games.
•    His high for helpers was seven and came at Lipscomb.
•    Scored nine points at Colgate and eight at American during league play.

High School 
•    Graduated from The Woodlands Christian Academy (Texas).
•    Attended the Texas Christian School as a freshman.
•    Totaled four letters in basketball.
•    His team won both district and regional titles during his last three years and state (Texas) titles as a sophomore and junior.
•    Earned all-district and all-state (honors in 2020, ‘21 and ‘22.
•    Was named the VYPE and Houston Chronicle’s Private High School Player of the Year as a junior and senior.
•    Also was named the county player of the year in those two seasons.
•    Earned two letters in track at the school.
•    Competed in the long jump, triple jump and relays.
•    Received all-district, all-region and all-state honors in 2022.
•    Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
•    Mother played softball at Clearwater Christian College.
•    Sister is a member of the USNA Class of 2028.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Freshman

    G
    5'11" 172 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023-24Sophomore

    G
    5'10" 170 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024-25Junior

    G
    5'10" 171 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025-26Senior

    G
    5'11" 171 lbs
    1