Many sports fans equate the title of team captain with stardom.
At almost every level of competition – high school, college and professional – the captain is one of the top performers for a particular team.
That is not necessarily the case at the Naval Academy, where the title of team captain comes with myriad responsibilities and is certainly not selected based off accolades or statistics.
An outside observer would probably expect the Navy men’s basketball team captain to be Hasan Abdullah, a three-year starter and the floor leader as point guard. Or perhaps that title would be bestowed on George Kiernan, who has also played an integral role for the Midshipmen since he was a sophomore.