Head coach Ed DeChellis was hopeful this would be the season Navy men’s basketball could contend for a Patriot League championship. DeChellis said in preseason this was the best team he’s had in seven seasons at the helm.
The Midshipmen discovered on Wednesday night that they’ve still got work to do in order to compete with the class of the conference.
Senior point guard Stephen Brown led a balanced attack as defending champion Bucknell took a big first-half lead and never looked back in soundly beating Navy, 87-67, before an announced crowd of 1,634 at Alumni Hall.