List of Navy Midshipmen men's basketball head coaches

Ed DeChellis' Navy headshot, circa 2015
Ed DeChellis, the current head coach of the Midshipmen.

The following is a list of Navy Midshipmen men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Midshipmen in their 116-season history.[1]

Navy's current head coach is Ed DeChellis. He was hired as the Midshipmen's head coach in May 2011,[2] replacing Billy Lange, who resigned to join the coaching staff at Villanova.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1907–1908 Joseph Finneran 1 2–2 .500
2 1908–1910
1918–1922
Billy Lush 6 82–11 .882
3 1910–1911 Bernard Willis 1 10–1 .909
4 1911–1912 George F. Jacobs 1 8–1 .889
5 1912–1913 Louis Wenzell 1 9–0 1.000
6 1913–1914 Laurence Wild 1 10–0 1.000
7 1914–1915 Albert Cohan 1 9–2 .818
8 1915–1918 James Colliflower 3 37–4 .902
9 1922–1925 James Allen 3 47–12 .797
10 1925–1926 Herb Underwood 1 12–5 .706
11 1926–1946 John Wilson 20 206–94 .687
12 1946–1966 Ben Carnevale 20 257–160 .616
13 1966–1976 Dave Smalley 10 94–130 .420
14 1976–1980 Bob Hamilton 4 54–47 .535
15 1980–1986 Paul Evans 6 119–60 .665
16 1986–1992 Pete Herrmann 6 63–110 .364
17 1992–2004 Don DeVoe 5 85–58 .594
18 2004–2011 Billy Lange 7 93–114 .449
19 2011–present Ed DeChellis 12 168–193 .465
Totals 19 coaches 116 seasons 1,464–1,107 .569
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Navy Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). Navy Athletics. pp. 55–57. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Wang, Gene (May 23, 2011). "Ed DeChellis leaving Penn State for Navy head coaching job". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Navy coach Billy Lange leaving Navy for Villanova". The Baltimore Sun. May 9, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2023.