Army Black Knights men's basketball

Army Black Knights

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

University

United States Military Academy

Conference

Patriot League

Location

West Point, NY

Head coach

Zach Spiker (7th 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 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 most successful men's basketball coach in NCAA history, began his head coaching career at Army 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 most successful 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 retroactively named national champions by Premo-Porretta for 1923 and by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1944.^[3]

Statistics

Number of seasons – 109
All-time record – 1120–1117 (.501)^[4]
Postseason appearances – 8 NIT (1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978)

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:

William Copthorne – 1910 (Helms Athletic Foundation)
William Roberts – 1913 (Helms Athletic Foundation)
Elmer Oliphant – 1915 (Helms Athletic Foundation)
Gene Vidal – 1918 (Helms Athletic Foundation)
Harry Wilson – 1927 (Helms Athletic Foundation)
Dale Hall – 1944 (Consensus Second Team), 1945 (Consensus Second Team)
Kevin Houston – 1987 (NABC Third Team)

Academic All-Americans

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

Mike Silliman – 1964
John Ritch – 1965
Robert Sherwin – 1972, 1973
Steve Rothert – 1989

Basketball Hall of Fame

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

Ernest Blood – 1960, coach
John Roosma – 1961, player
Elmer Ripley – 1972, coach (elected as contributor)
Harry A. Fisher – 1973, coach (elected as contributor)
Bob Knight – 1991, coach
Mike Krzyzewski – 2001, coach

Major awards

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Robert Sherwin – 1973

Haggerty Award

Kevin Houston – 1987

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

Randy Cozzens – 1985
Kevin Houston – 1987

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

Les Wothke – 1985

Patriot League Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Pat Harris – 2002
Zach Spiker - 2013

Patriot League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

David Ardayfio – 1994
Alex Morris – 1997
Kyle Wilson - 2013

Patriot League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

Marcus Nelson – 2009

References

↑ Wall Street Journal blog: March Madness Claims New Victims. Accessed March 18, 2008.
↑ http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205025306&DB_OEM_ID=11100
↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 536. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
↑ http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205025306&DB_OEM_ID=11100

External links

Official Website

Army Black Knights men's basketball

Venues	Gillis Field House (1938–1985) Christl Arena (1985–present)

Culture & lore	Army Mules "The Army Goes Rolling Along" All–Military Classic

People	Head coaches All-Americans

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

United States Military Academy

Academics	Combating Terrorism Center DPE

Athletics	Army Black Knights Army–Navy Game Baseball Basketball (M, W) Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Football Ice Hockey (m) Lacrosse (m) Softball Rugby (m) Facilities Christl Arena Doubleday Field Gillis Field House Michie Stadium Tate Rink

Campus	Chapels Catholic Jewish Old Cadet Protestant Flirtie Walk Grounds Cemetery Hayes Gym Lusk Reservoir Monuments Plain Thayer Hotel Trophy Point West Point Light

History	Academy History Constitution Island Fort Clinton Fort Putnam Great Chain Kosciuszko's Garden Redoubt Four

People	Alumni "Class the stars fell on" Notable non-grads Master of the Sword Superintendent current Sylvanus Thayer

Traditions	Class ring Honor Code IOCT Mules Sandhurst Competition Thayer Award The Corps

Lore	Eggnog Riot

Patriot League men's basketball

Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen

Championships & awards	Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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