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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Donovan Draper

  • Class Senior
  • Position F
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 207
  • Hometown West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • High School Forest Hill

Biography

Academic Information
•    English major.

Athletic Honors
•    Was named to the Patriot League All-Defensive Team in 2024.
•    Was named the Patriot League Player of the Week on Jan. 6, 2025.

Season and Career Rankings at Navy
•    Defensive rebounds / 193 in 2024-25: 4th; 382 in career: 8th
•    Defensive rebounding average / 6.10 in 2023-24: 2nd; 5.88 in career: 2nd
•    Offensive rebounds / 94 in 2023-24: 6th; 179 in career: 14th
•    Offensive rebounding average / 3.03 in 2023-24: 10th; 2.75 in career: 2nd
•    Total rebounds / 283 in 2023-24: 9th
•    Total rebounding average / 8.63 in career: 7th
•    Steal average / 1.71 in career: 7th

2024-25 / Junior
•    Played in all 34 games and made 33 starts.
•    Ranked second in the league and 45th in the NCAA with 278 rebounds.  Also was second on the league and 53rd nationally with an average of 8.2 rebounds a game.
•    Stood second in the league and 69th in the country with 5.68 defensive rebounds a game.
•    Ranked second in the league with 52 steals.
•    Totaled 9 rebounds, 5 points and 2 blocks in season opener at Saint Joseph’s.
•    Grabbed 8 rebounds and recorded 3 steals against Harvard.
•    Finished the Rider game with 7 rebounds, 6 points and 3 blocks.
•    Posted 9 points and 5 rebounds vs. Maine.
•    Set a career high with 22 points at NJIT.  Also, tied a career high with 16 rebounds, set a career high with 7 offensive caroms and tied a career best with 3 assists.
•    Narrowly missed a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds at Virginia Tech.
•    Grabbed 10 boards at Coppin State.
•    Recorded 14 points and 7 rebounds at William & Mary.
•    Posted 17 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists vs. American.  Was 6-7 from the floor, including 2-2 from three-point range, and 3-3 from the foul line.
•    Hit the game-winning basket against Lafayette with 2.1 seconds left.  Was 5-6 from the field in scoring 11 second-half points as part of an 8-12 shooting, 17-point, 9-rebound overall effort.
•    Just missed a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds at Holy Cross.  Added 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
•    Recorded a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds against Colgate.
•    Scored in double figures in six-straight games from Dec. 29-Jan. 15.  Averaged 13.7 points per game in that span (82 points total), as well as 8.7 rebounds a game (52).
•    Fell one point shy of a double-double with 9 points and 10 rebounds at Bucknell.
•    Totaled 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists at Boston U.  Was 5-7 from the floor and 3-4 from three-point land.
•    Tied his career high with 16 rebounds and added 4 steals in overtime game against Holy Cross.
•    Totaled 6 offensive boards, 14 rebounds in all, 9 points and 4 steals against Loyola.
•    Tallied 46 rebounds (15.3 rpg) in three-game span from Feb. 23-March 1.
•    Posted 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block at Boston U. in league tournament quarterfinal.
•    Recorded a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds at American in the league tournament final.

2023-24 / Sophomore
•    Played in 31 games and made 23 starts.
•    Led the Patriot League and ranked 58th nationally with 10 double-doubles.
•    Also led the league in rebounds (283, 56th in the country), defensive rebounds / game (6.10, 60th), offensive rebounds / game (3.03, 42nd), rebounds / game (9.1, 41st) and steals / game (1.90, 61st).
•    His 283 rebounds ranks eighth at Navy while his 94 offensive boards stands fifth and his 189 defensive caroms ranks second.
•    He tied for ninth at Navy with 59 steals.
•    Scored 10 or more points in 15 games and snared 10 or more rebounds in 14 games
•    Registered four or more offensive rebounds in 13 games.
•    Had three or more steals in 10 games.
•    Totaled 21 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists against William & Mary.
•    Tallied 19 points and 16 rebounds –– six on the offensive end –– in overtime game at George Washington.
•    Finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and five steals at Youngstown State.
•    Posted 13 points and 14 rebounds –– six offensive –– at Lafayette followed by 14 points and 12 rebounds in the next game against Lehigh.
•    Recorded 14 points, six offensive rebounds and 12 rebounds overall at Loyola.
•    Was 6-7 from the floor in scoring 14 points at American.
•    Just missed a double-double when he registered 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals against VMI, as well as when he produced 14 rebounds and nine points in overtime at Army.
•    Tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds in league tournament first round game against Loyola.
•    Accrued 14 rebounds and five points in quarterfinal round game at Boston U.
•    Had five steals at Holy Cross, his third game of the year with that many thefts.
•    Averaged 12.3 points and 8.5 rebounds a game in the last four games of the season.
•    Was 17-30 (56.7%) from the floor in that span.

2022-23 / Football
•    Was a wide receiver on the Navy football team in the fall of 2022.
•    Did not appear in a varsity game.

High School
•    Graduated from Forest Hill High School.
•    Earned letters in both basketball and football.
•    Garnered second-team all-county recognition in football his junior and senior years after sitting out his sophomore year.
•    Helped lead the basketball team to 83 wins, three district titles (2020-22) and a region crown.
•    Averaged 17.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.9 steals as a senior.
•    Named the Palm Beach Post’s 2021 large-schools co-player of the year in basketball.
•    Two-time first-team all-county basketball standout.
•    Attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2021-22 academic year.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023-24Sophomore

    F
    6'5" 203 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024-25Junior

    F
    6'4" 207 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2025-26Senior

    F
    6'6" 207 lbs
    11