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 only four original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament. 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 8 times, and were retroactively named national champions by Premo-Porretta for 1923 and by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1944. 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.
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Statistics
- Number of seasons - 109
- All-time record - 1120-1117 (.501)
- Postseason appearances -
8 NIT (1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978)
1 CIT (2016)
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Postseason results
National Invitation Tournament
The Black Knights' have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 13-10.
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The Black Knights have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0-1.
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 - 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
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