George Washington men's basketball routs Navy 91-39 in opener

The George Washington Revolutionaries opened their season with a 91-39 win over the Navy Midshipmen on Monday night at the Charles E. Smith Center. The Revolutionaries improved to 1-0 at home. Navy fell to 0-1.

George Washington led 44-24 at halftime and outscored Navy 47-15 in the second half. The Revolutionaries' largest lead was 55 points, and Navy never led.

Shooting and bench production

George Washington shot 31-for-56 from the field (55 percent) and 14-for-27 from three-point range (52 percent). The Revolutionaries went 15-for-16 at the free throw line.

Felix Kossaras led the team with 14 points, all on 4-for-6 three-point shooting, and added two free throws. Ryder Frost and Promis N'Landu also scored 14 apiece. N'Landu shot 6-for-7 from the field, including 2-for-2 from deep, and blocked three shots. Frost went 4-for-9 and made all four of his free throws.

Andrija Vukovic scored 9 points and led all players with 9 rebounds, eight of them defensive. Jean Aranguren led the team with 5 assists and scored 9 points on 4-for-4 free throw shooting. Dylan James added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Terrance Arceneaux scored 8. Lovro Urbiha had 7 points and 3 assists.

Defense drives the margin

The Revolutionaries forced 19 Navy turnovers and finished with 14 steals and 9 blocks. They scored 23 points off turnovers and 21 on the fast break, and outscored Navy 34-22 in the paint. George Washington also had 20 assists on its 31 made baskets and committed 13 turnovers.

Navy shot 14-for-58 from the field (24 percent) and 2-for-18 from three-point range (11 percent). The Midshipmen had just 4 assists.

David Burnett led Navy with 11 points and 7 rebounds on 4-for-7 shooting. Cam Cole scored 8 but committed 7 of Navy's turnovers. Jinwoo Kim went 1-for-11 from the field and scored 2 points in 33 minutes.

George Washington won the rebounding battle 40-28, though Navy had 10 offensive rebounds to the Revolutionaries' 7. The Revolutionaries committed 11 fouls to Navy's 17.

Next up

George Washington returns to the Smith Center to host the Hampton Pirates on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.