Army Black Knights men's basketball

Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights
	2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
University	United States Military Academy
Head coach	Jimmy Allen (5th season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	West Point, New York
Arena	Christl Arena ; (Capacity: 5,043)
Nickname	Black Knights
Colors	Black, gold, and gray[1];
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 Division I history in terms of number of games won.

Army West Point has generally not done well on the court since its inception in 1903. The Black Knights are one of only four original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and one of 45 overall.[2][3] Army West Point shares this dubious distinction with William & Mary, The Citadel, and St. Francis (NY). However, the Black Knights have played in the National Invitational Tournament eight times,[4] and were retroactively named national champions by Premo-Porretta for 1923 and by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1944.[5] The Black Knights played in the 2016 edition of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), their first appearance in a postseason tournament in 38 years, losing to NJIT in the first round. The Black Knights did in fact receive an NCAA Tournament invite in 1968, but head coach Bob Knight refused the bid, claiming they had a better chance to win the NIT. They would go on to lose their first game of the NIT to Notre Dame.[6]

Seasons

In 119 seasons, the Black Knights have a record of 1262–1276.[7]

Postseason results

National Invitation Tournament

The Black Knights have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 13–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

The Black Knights have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	NJIT	L 65–79

CBI results

The Black Knights have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2021	First Round	Bellarmine	L 67–77

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)
Gary Winton – 1977 (AP Honorable Mention), 1978 (AP Honorable Mention)
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

Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Award: Outstanding Scholar-Athlete of the Year

John Ritch – 1965

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 – 2001-02
Zach Spiker – 2012-13

Patriot League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

David Ardayfio – 1990-91
Alex Morris – 1992-93
Kyle Wilson – 2012-13

Patriot League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

Marcus Nelson – 2008-09

References

Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Kryzyzewski, Knight coached at Army. It still lacks an NCAA tournament appearance. - The Washington Post".
"Wall Street Journal blog: March Madness Claims New Victims".. Accessed March 18, 2008.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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.
Chris Chase. "The odd reason Army has never made the NCAA tournament". ftw.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
"Army Black Knights Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

External links

Official website

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[1] Army Brand Guidelines (PDF). April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[2] "Kryzyzewski, Knight coached at Army. It still lacks an NCAA tournament appearance. - The Washington Post".

[3] "Wall Street Journal blog: March Madness Claims New Victims".. Accessed March 18, 2008.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] 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.

[6] Chris Chase. "The odd reason Army has never made the NCAA tournament". ftw.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[7] "Army Black Knights Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".

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 Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in underline

United States Military Academy
Academics	Combating Terrorism Center DPE
Athletics	Army West Point Black Knights Army–Navy Game Army–Navy Game (lacrosse) Army–Navy Cup Baseball Basketball Men Women Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Football Handball Ice Hockey (m) Lacrosse (m) Soccer (m) Softball Rugby (m) Facilities Arvin Gymnasium 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 On, Brave Old Army Team 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20