Army Black Knights men's basketball

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Army Black Knights
2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
Army West Point logo.svg
UniversityUnited States Military Academy
Head coachJimmy Allen (5th season)
ConferencePatriot
LocationWest Point, New York
ArenaChristl Arena
(Capacity: 5,043)
NicknameBlack Knights
ColorsBlack, gold, and gray[1]
     
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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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 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 was Mike Krzyzewski, who later was head coach at Army 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 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 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[]

Main article: List of Army Black Knights men's basketball 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 players were named NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans:

Academic All-Americans[]

The following Army players were named Academic All-America:

Basketball Hall of Fame[]

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

Major awards[]

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

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

  • 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[]

  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.{{cite web}}: 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".

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