Army Black Knights men's basketball

Army West Point Black Knights
2014–15 Army West Point Black Knights men's basketball team
University United States Military Academy
Conference Patriot League
Location West Point, NY
Head coach Zach Spiker (6th year)
Arena Christl Arena
(Capacity: 5,043)
Nickname Black Knight
Colors

Black and Gold

            
Uniforms
Home
Away
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1923

The Army West Point Black Knights men's basketball team represents the United States Military Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball. Army West Point currently competes as a member of the Patriot League and plays its home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York.

Bob Knight, the one-time winningest men's basketball coach in NCAA history, began his head coaching career at Army West Point from 1965 to 1971 before moving on to Indiana. One of Knight's players at Army West Point was Mike Krzyzewski, who later was head coach at Army West Point before moving on to Duke and is the current winningest men's basketball coach in NCAA history.

Army West Point has generally not done well on the court, partly due to West Point's strict academic and height requirements. The Black Knights are one of five original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament.[1] Army West Point shares this dubious distinction with William & Mary, The Citadel, Northwestern, and St. Francis (NY). However, the Black Knights have played in the National Invitational Tournament 8 times,[2] and were named national champions by Premo-Porretta for 1923 and by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1944.

Statistics

Postseason results

The Black Knights record in their 8 NIT appearances is 13–10.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1961 First Round Temple L 66–79
1964 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
Bradley
NYU
W 64–62
W 67–65
L 52–67
W 60–59
1965 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
St. Louis
Western Kentucky
St. John's
NYU
W 70–66
W 58–54
L 60–67
W 75–74
1966 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Manhattan
San Francisco
BYU
Villanova
W 71–66
W 80–63
L 60–66
L 65–76
1968 First Round Notre Dame L 58–62
1969 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Wyoming
South Carolina
Boston College
Tennessee
W 51–49
W 59–45
L 61–73
L 52–64
1970 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
Cincinnati
Manhattan
St. John's
LSU
W 72–67
W 77–72
L 59–60
W 75–68
1978 First Round Rutgers L 70–72

All-Americans

The following Army West Point players were named NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans:

Academic All-Americans

The following Army West Point players were named Academic All-America:

Basketball Hall of Fame

The following Army West Point players and coaches have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:

Major awards

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Haggerty Award

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Patriot League Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Patriot League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Patriot League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

References

External links

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