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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Austin Benigni

  • Class Senior
  • Position G
  • Height 5-10
  • 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.
•    Has received academic honors from the USNA in two semesters.
•    Was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2023.

Athletic Honors
•    Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors in 2024
•    Was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 12, 2022, and the league’s player of the Week three times during the 2023-24 season (Jan. 2, Jan. 22, Feb. 26).

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.
•    Grabbed a high of five boards at Boston U. 

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.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    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
    5'10" 171 lbs
    1