Head coach Ed DeChellis felt his Navy men's basketball team played pretty well in scrimmages against Liberty and William & Mary. Neither of those schools are anywhere near the caliber of Ohio State, Navy's season-opening opponent in the third annual Veterans Classic.
Having graduated three senior starters and lost a fourth member of the rotation to transfer, DeChellis has a revamped roster he is still sorting through with just over a week remaining until next Friday's nationally-televised opener against the Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
"I think we've had a very good fall up to this point in terms of our team and what we've been able to accomplish.