Jordan Sugars

Navy guard Jordan Sugars drives toward the basket against an American University defender in the Mids' last home game of the 2010-11 season.. Sugars, now a senior, will lead a young Navy team in Ed DeChellis' first season as head coach. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge)

2011 Academy Basketball Preview: Navy

By Andy Charest on November 2, 2011 Basketball, Navy, Uncategorized

Navy faces a rebuilding year after a fifth-place finish in the Patriot League and an early exit in the conference tournament. Last season: Overall 11-20; Patriot League 6-8 Coach: Ed DeChellis (first year) Key player: G Jordan Sugars (16 ppg., 6 reb.) What to watch:Former Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis — who has taken the Nittany Lions and East Tennessee State University to the NCAA tournament — takes the helm of one of the youngest teams in the country (three seniors, six sophomores, 10 freshmen). Fortunately, DeChellis has the talents of senior guard Jordan Sugars to work with. Sugars,…

Wild weekend: Navy beats Army, Air Force wins another MWC game the UFC comes to Fort Hood

By on January 23, 2011 Air Force, Army, Mixed martial arts, Navy

We haven’t talked much about college hoops this year on After Action because, frankly, we just don’t get to see any games. I’d love to follow Air Force, Navy and Army closer, but it’s hard to write about teams you never actually watch. One of these days I’ll shell out the extra money for CBS College Sports, which actually broadcast this weekend’s Army-Navy game. But in the meantime, we follow the hoops squads from afar and do what we can. Nevertheless, this was a pretty special weekend for service academy basketball, and Navy’s and Air Force’s victories deserve some attention. Also happening…

After Action's All-Service Academy Basketball Team

By on March 17, 2010 Air Force, Army, Basketball, Navy

This wasn’t the greatest of seasons for the service academy basketball teams. Air Force won only two games against conference opponents. Army and Navy finished with losing records, and both were bounced in the first round of the Patriot League tournament. Despite the team struggles, there were plenty of outstanding performers at all three schools. So I wondered: Who were the best players out the three schools? Then I wondered: Has anybody ever put together an all-service academy team? Well, yes. Scout.com does it regularly for football. But not for basketball, as far as I can see (and I really…

Season ends in disappoinment for Army, Navy

By on March 3, 2010 Army, Basketball, Navy

Both Army and Navy saw their season end tonight in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament. Army, the No. 8 seed, fell at No. 1 Lehigh while Navy, the No. 5 seed, lost to No. 4 American for the third time this season. For awhile, Army looked to be on track to pull off a stunner. The Black Knights led Lehigh at halftime and early into the second half before the Mountain Hawks, led by Patriot League Player of the Year C.J. McCollum, stormed back to win 64-45. McCollum, a freshman, finished with a game-high 19 points. Senior Cleveland…

Patriot League tourney prediction time

By on March 3, 2010 Army, Basketball, Navy

The Patriot League postseason tournament starts Wednesday for Army and Navy … and could very likely end Wednesday for Army and Navy. Neither team is playing great ball right now, and on paper, neither team has a very favorable matchup. Let’s start with Army. How bad have things been for the Black Knights? Well, their best month of the season came in 2009. Army has dropped eight of their last 10 games to finish dead last in the Patriot. In the process, they blew a chance to secure the program’s first winning season in 25 years. Navy is on a…

Dismal night for the service academies

By on February 25, 2010 Air Force, Army, Basketball, Navy

Army, Navy and Air Force were all losers last night. For Navy, the defeat had significant postseason ramifications. Army’s loss was meaningless as far the postseason goes, but it does dim their hopes of finally finishing with a winning record. And for Air Force, it was another loss in year that probably can’t end soon enough. Mids on a skid Probably no loss was more painful than Navy’s double overtime thriller against American. Navy’s 80-77 defeat is their second in a row, and it appears to have come in a most painful — and controversial — manner. More importanly, the…

Weekend basketball roundup: Everybody loses

By on February 14, 2010 Air Force, Army, Basketball, Navy

Bad weekend for the academy basketball teams. Navy’s three-game winning streak ended. Army lost for the fifth time in six games. And Air Force lost in a historic 43-point blowout. Let’s look at the “Oh No in Provo” first: Air Force’s 91-48 loss to BYU was the Falcons’ worst-ever loss in a conference game. It’s the third-worst loss in the program’s history. After a respectable start to the season, the wheels have been coming off for the Falcons in Mountain West Conference play, where they’re 1-10 so far (after going winless in the MWC last year). Air Force’s offense averaged…

Navy drops 100 on Colgate; Army loses again

By on January 31, 2010 Army, Basketball, Navy

Anyone who trekked through the snow to Alumni Hall in Annapolis yesterday was treated to quite the offensive outburst in Navy’s 100-91 victory over Colgate. Sophomore forward Jordan Sugars exploded for a career-high 34 points on a 13-17 shooting performance to lead the Mids. Senior guard Chris Harris added 25 points and junior guard O.J. Avworo turned in a double-double by scoring 14 points and notching 10 assists (Navy had 19 assists as a team). It’s the second time this season that Avworo has had 10 assists in a game. Navy is now 10-12 overall and 4-3 in the Patriot…

Army-Navy game this weekend …

By on January 21, 2010 Army, Basketball, Navy

… in basketball. Yeah, this game doesn’t hold the revered status in sports culture that the annual football scrap does. But a rivalry is a rivalry, and you can bet this game means a bit more to each team than, say, playing Colgate. And some fans are talking, even if most still seem focused on football. I’d love to give an insightful preview to this game, however I have yet to actually see either of these teams play. So it’d be a bit disingenuous to break this one down too much. But I can give you the facts. So, so…

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