Navy men’s basketball absorbed a brutal blow long before Saturday’s Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal against Loyola Maryland got underway.
The Midshipmen learned late in the week that two starters, including team captain and first team All-Patriot League pick Cam Davis, would be unavailable. Junior forward Richard Njoku, a member of the Patriot League All-Defensive team, was also sidelined by coronavirus protocols.
It marked the third straight missed game for Davis and Njoku, who did not play in either of last weekend’s games against the Greyhounds.
Junior guard Jaylin Andrews scored 17 points and No. 9 Loyola led from start to finish in upsetting top-seeded Navy, 76-68, at Alumni Hall.