2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

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	† 2021 Patriot League Tournament winner ;

2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball
2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Patriot League
2020–21 record	12–10 (7–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Jimmy Allen (5th season);
Assistant coaches	David Belfield; Ben Wilkins; Zak Boisvert; David Belfield;
Home arena	Christl Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Allen, and played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–10, 7–7 in Patriot League play to finish in second place in the North Division. They earned the fourth seed in the Patriot League Tournament, losing in the semifinals to Loyola. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational (the program's first ever invititation to this tournament) where they lost to Bellarmine in the quarterfinals.

Previous season[]

The Black Knights finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 15–15, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Lafayette.

Roster[]

2020–21 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Josh Caldwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Heathwood Hall (USMAPS)	Columbia, South Carolina
G	1	Jalen Rucker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Gilman (USMAPS)	Baltimore, Maryland
G	2	Brendan Thiele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. Peter's Prep	Kearny, New Jersey
G	3	Traye Carson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Westside (USMAPS)	Anderson, South Carolina
F	4	Chris Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Phillipsburg (USMAPS)	Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G	5	Mark Madden (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. Joseph (USMAPS)	South Bend, Indiana
G	10	Tucker Blackwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bloomington North (USMAPS)	Bloomington, Indiana
F	12	Nick Finke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Champaign Central (USMAPS)	Champaign, Illinois
G	13	Lonnie Grayson (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Wyoming HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	15	Noah Jager	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bloomington South	Bloomington, Indiana
G	21	Zach Lezanic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Conestoga	Berwyn, Pennsylvania
G	22	Kwabena Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Byron P. Steele (USMAPS)	Columbia, South Carolina
G	23	Aaron Duhart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Trinity Episcopal (USMAPS)	Richmond, Virginia
G	24	Jared Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes	Leesburg, Virginia
G	25	Jordan Coleman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Greenwood (USMAPS)	Greenwood, South Carolina
F	30	Ben Kinker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Oldenburg Academy (USMAPS)	Greensburg, Indiana
G	32	John Scully	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Flower Mound (USMAPS)	Flower Mound, Texas
F	34	Charlie Peterson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	North Central	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	35	Alex King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Columbus North	Columbus, Indiana
G	43	Isaac Bullard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Hendrickson (USMAPS)	Pflugerville, Texas
F	44	Matt Dove	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Princeton Community (USMAPS)	Princeton, Indiana
F	52	Ben Jensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	W.T. Woodson	Fairfax, Virginia
G	53	Zach Rocco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Penn-Trafford	Export, Pennsylvania
F	54	Abe Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Hellgate	Missoula, Montana

Head coach

Jimmy Allen (Emory and Henry)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Wilkins (North Carolina State)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)
David Belfield (USC Aiken)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		USMMA	W 93–32	1–0	14 – Mann	7 – Caldwell Finke Peterson	8 – Jager	Christl Arena (100) West Point, NY
November 27, 2020 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Central Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville	W 79–57	2–0	24 – Grayson	10 – Finke	6 – Rucker	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 28, 2020 3:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Buffalo Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville	W 78–74	3–0	19 – Caldwell	10 – Caldwell	5 – Rucker	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020 2:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Florida Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville	L 69–76	3–1	13 – Grayson	8 – Grayson	6 – Rucker	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 6, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 63–59	4–1	12 – Duhart Grayson	6 – Caldwell	4 – Caldwell	Christl Arena (100) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	L 57–101	4–2 (0–1)	9 – Grayson	3 – Grayson	3 – Coleman Duhart	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Jan 3, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Colgate	W 75–73	5–2 (1–1)	13 – Grayson	11 – Finke	7 – Rucker	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Jan 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 83–68	6–2 (2–1)	20 – Caldwell	8 – Duhart	4 – Finke	Hart Center Worcester, MA
Jan 10, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	L 61–70	6–3 (2–2)	21 – King	8 – Peterson	3 – Finke	Christl Arena (7) West Point, NY
Jan 16, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	W 79–59	7–3 (3–2)	20 – King	6 – Duhart	5 – Duhart	Case Gym Boston, MA
Jan 17, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Boston University	W 76–65	8–3 (4–2)	21 – Grayson	7 – Finke	6 – Duhart	Case Gym Boston, MA
Jan 23, 2021 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Navy	L 62–69	8–4 (4–3)	18 – Grayson	8 – Grayson	4 – Grayson	Alumni Hall (250) Annapolis, MD
Jan 24, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	W 87–78 ^OT	9–4 (5–3)	19 – Grayson	11 – King	4 – Rucker	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Jan 30, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	Postponed					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Jan 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	Postponed					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 6, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	Postponed					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 7, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	Postponed					Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	Postponed					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Colgate	L 74–84	9–5 (5–4)	14 – Grayson King	8 – Finke	4 – Rucker	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 14, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	Postponed					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Colgate	L 83–92	9–6 (5–5)	18 – Grayson Rucker	11 – Grayson	3 – Finke	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 20, 2021 ESPN+		Navy	Cancelled					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 20, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Cross	W 69–65	10–6 (6–5)	13 – Caldwell	7 – Finke	2 – Blackwell Duhart Rucker	Christl Arena (45) West Point, NY
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Navy	Cancelled					Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 21, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 51–67	10–7 (6–6)	14 – Grayson	7 – Grayson Peterson	3 – Caldwell King	Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb 27, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	L 63–75	10–8 (6–7)	17 – King	5 – Caldwell King	3 – Multiple	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 28, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 57–55	11–8 (7–7)	19 – King	9 – Finke	5 – Grayson	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 6, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	(5) American Quarterfinals	W 89–66	12–8	20 – King	9 – King	5 – Rucker	Christl Arena West Point, NY
Mar 10, 2021 5:30 p.m., CBSSN	(4)	(9) Loyola Semifinals	L 63–67	12–9	21 – Caldwell Rucker	6 – Rucker	2 – Grayson Rucker	Christl Arena West Point, NY
College Basketball Invitational
Mar 22, 2021 8:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Bellarmine Quarterfinals	L 67–77	12–10	14 – King	10 – King	4 – Duhart	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]^[2]

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Army West Point Athletics - 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[goarmywestpoint-1] "Army West Point Athletics - 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[2] "Patriot League Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Schedule Adjustments". GoArmyWestPoint.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

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v t 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	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 1922–23 1943–44 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


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Colgate †	11	–	1	.917	14	–	2	.875
Army	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Boston University	6	–	10	.375	7	–	11	.389
Holy Cross	5	–	11	.313	5	–	11	.313
Central
Lafayette	9	–	5	.643	9	–	6	.600
Bucknell	4	–	6	.400	5	–	7	.417
Lehigh	4	–	10	.286	4	–	11	.267
South
Navy	12	–	1	.923	15	–	3	.833
American	4	–	5	.444	4	–	6	.400
Loyola	4	–	10	.286	6	–	11	.353

† 2021 Patriot League Tournament winner