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.
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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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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 |
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