MOUNT ST. MARY'S vs. NAVY
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
Knott Arena at PNC Sports Complex | Emmitsburg, Md.
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- Mount St. Mary's hosts Navy for an exhibition game at Knott Arena on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers are coming off a 15-17 season that saw the Mount finish in sixth place in the conference standings with an 11-9 mark. The Mountaineers lost to eventual champion Siena, 63-58, in the conference quarterfinals last year. The Mount's top returnee is junior guard Abdou Khadre Kébé, who was named Preseason First Team All-Metro. Kébé averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22 games (13 starts) while earning a spot on the MAAC All-Defensive team last year.
- Navy holds a 13-7 lead in the all-time series, though this game will not count in the ledger as it is an exhibition matchup. The Midshipmen have won four in a row against the Mount, including a 75-59 win in Annapolis, Md., on November 26, 2022, in the last matchup. Mount St. Mary's is 3-5 at home, 4-7 on the road and 0-1 at a neutral site against Navy.
- Mount St. Mary's 8-0 all-time in exhibition games, including an 85-70 win at Hood last year. The Mount is 2-0 against Division I opponents in exhibition matchups, defeating Bucknell, 72-67, in double overtime in 2023 and Delaware, 84-82, in overtime in 2017. Both of those games were at Knott Arena. The Mount is 5-0 against Hood, 1-0 against Bucknell, 1-0 against Delaware, and 1-0 against Randolph-Macon in exhibition games all-time.
- Mount St. Mary's was picked to finish eighth in the annual Metro Preseason Coaches Poll while Abdou Khadre Kébé was selected Preseason First Team All-Metro.
- The Mount begins its 118th season at Xavier on Monday, November 2, at 7 pm. The Mountaineers have an all-time record of 1,628-1,238 (.568). The Mount has posted 20 or more wins in a season 23 times, the last coming in 2024-25 (23-13). Since joining the Metro Conference prior to the 2022-23 season, the Mountaineers have posted a 40-40 record (.500). The Mount is 23-17 (.575) in Metro Conference games under head coach Donny Lind.
- Abdou Khadre Kébé is the Mount's top returnee after averaging 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds last season. Kébé scored in double figures seven times. He had three consecutive double-figure rebound games in February, topped by a 16-board effort at Iona on Feb. 7.
- Up next, the Mount opens the 2026-27 season at Xavier on Monday, November 2, at 7 pm. The game will air on ESPN+.
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