2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Army Black Knights
Conference:Patriot League
Short Conf:Patriot
Record:13–19
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Jimmy Allen
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Brandon Linton
Asst Coach2:Drew Adams
Asst Coach3:Ben Wilkins
Asst Coach4:Zak Boisvert
Stadium:Christl Arena

The 2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by first-year head coach Jimmy Allen, played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated American in the first round before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Black Knights finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Colgate in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Holy Cross. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to NJIT.

On March 25, 2016, Zach Spiker resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at Drexel.[1] He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maxwell Lenox 0 G 6'0" 200 Senior Graduated
Dylan Cox 11 G 6'4" 190 Senior Graduated
Kyle Wilson 21 G/F 6'4" 205 Senior Graduated
Kevin Ferguson 31 C 6'10" 200 Senior Graduated
Tanner Plomb 32 F 6'7" 205 Senior Graduated
Larry Toomey 33 F 6'6" 209 Senior Graduated
Nathan Dodge 35 G 6'2" 205 Sophomore Transferred to UW–Stevens Point
Austin Williamson 40 F/C 6'8" 224 Junior No longer on team roster
Travis Rollo 43 F/C 6'7" 205 Senior Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Army's Spiker hired as Drexel's next coach. ESPN.com. 24 March 2016. 2016-04-20.
  2. News: Jimmy Allen introduced as Army's men's hoops coach. USA TODAY. en. 2017-01-26.