2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball
2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	13–19 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	Jimmy Allen (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Linton; Drew Adams; Ben Wilkins; Zak Boisvert;
Home arena	Christl Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Lehigh	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Navy	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Holy Cross	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Colgate	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Army	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Lafayette	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
American	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267


† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner

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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maxwell Lenox	0	G	6'0"	200	Senior	Fairfax, VA	Graduated
Dylan Cox	11	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Cedar Park, TX	Graduated
Kyle Wilson	21	G/F	6'4"	205	Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	Graduated
Kevin Ferguson	31	C	6'10"	200	Senior	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Graduated
Tanner Plomb	32	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Mukonago, WI	Graduated
Larry Toomey	33	F	6'6"	209	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Nathan Dodge	35	G	6'2"	205	Sophomore	East Troy, WI	Transferred to UW–Stevens Point
Austin Williamson	40	F/C	6'8"	224	Junior	Naples, FL	No longer on team roster
Travis Rollo	43	F/C	6'7"	205	Senior	Mayer, MN	Graduated

2016 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Babacar Thiombane #86 PF	Los Angeles, CA	Fairfax High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Babacar Thiombane #86 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Cameron Fuller #125 PF	Newhall, CA	William S. Hart High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 12, 2015
Cameron Fuller #125 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58
Tommy Funk #106 PG	Warminster, PA	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 10, 2015
Tommy Funk #106 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58
Mike Janowski #116 PG	Arlington, VA	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Mike Janowski #116 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57
Tucker Blackwell SG	Bloomington, IN	Bloomington South High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Tucker Blackwell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Spencer Schultz SG	Clear Spring, MD	Clear Spring High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Spencer Schultz SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Finke PF	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Nov 9, 2015
Nick Finke PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

2017 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Caldwell PG	Columbia, SC	Heathwood Hall Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Jul 26, 2016
Josh Caldwell PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
John Scully PG	Flower Mound, TX	Flower Mound Episcopal School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Aug 13, 2016
John Scully PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Richard Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Davidson Day School	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Cayne Edwards	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Samuel Clemens	Schertz, TX
G	3	Scott Mammel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Winston Churchill	San Antonio, TX
F	4	Daniel Andrews	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Punahou School	Honolulu, HI
G	5	Ben Mammel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Winston Churchill	San Antonio, TX
F	10	Kennedy Edwards	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame	Northridge, CA
G	11	Tommy Funk	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Wood	Warrington, PA
G	12	Spencer Schultz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Clear Spring	Clear Spring, MD
F/C	14	Matthew Wilson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Campbell County	Alexandria, KY
G/F	15	Jacob Kessler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Mills E. Godwin	Richmond, VA
F	20	Mac Hoffman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	De La Salle	Pleasanton, CA
G	21	Will Culliton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Breck School	Pleasanton, CA
F	23	Gunther Klines	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bellevue	Medina, WA
G	24	Jason Houle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Father Gabriel Richard	Plymouth, MI
F	25	Luke Morrison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Northside Christian Academy	Charlotte, NC
G	30	Jordan Fox	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Jackson County	Jackson County, KY
F	32	Vincent McFadden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	San Juan Hills	San Juan Capistrano, CA
C	34	John Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	New Albany	New Albany, NY
F	43	Keeston Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Fr	La Salle Catholic College Prep	Oregon City, OR
F	44	Mark Pollack	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Charlotte Catholic	Charlotte, NC
F	45	Adam Roe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	West Platte	Weston, MO
F	51	Parker Fennema	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Sanderson	Raleigh, NC
G/F	52	John Emezie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Marvin Ridge	Waxhaw, NC
G	53	Lance Lawson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Ardrey Kell	Charlotte, NC
F	54	Bryce Samuel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy	Cedar Hill, TX
G	55	Kevin Olsen Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Villa Park	Villa Park, CA

Head coach

Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Linton (Clarkson)
Drew Adams (Chicago)
Ben Wilkins (NC State)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 pm, P12N		at No. 5 Oregon Maui on the Mainland	L 77–91	0–1	Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Mount Saint Mary (NY)	W 91–53	1–1	Christl Arena (747) West Point, NY
11/19/2016* 6:00 pm		Arkansas State Maui on the Mainland semifinals	L 57–60	1–2	Christl Arena (921) West Point, NY
11/20/2016* 2:30 pm		Central Arkansas Maui on the Mainland 3rd place game	L 76–81	1–3	Christl Arena (670) West Point, NY
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 88–83	2–3	Levien Gymnasium (1,011) New York City, NY
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		at Fairfield	L 74–75	2–4	Webster Bank Arena (1,083) Bridgeport, CT
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 98–78	3–4	Christl Arena (446) West Point, NY
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 76–56	4–4	Christl Arena (550) West Point, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 79–71	5–4	Christl Arena (810) West Point, NY
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 71–81	5–5	OceanFirst Bank Center (3,465) West Long Branch, NJ
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		at St. Bonaventure	L 83–92	5–6	Reilly Center (3,254) Olean, NY
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Binghamton	W 71–60	6–6	Christl Arena (713) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 pm		Lehigh	L 59–66	6–7 (0–1)	Christl Arena (1,558) West Point, NY
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 76–84	6–8 (0–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,737) Lewisburg, PA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 74–79	6–9 (0–3)	Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, PA
01/08/2017 1:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 66–57	7–9 (1–3)	Christl Arena (751) West Point, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Colgate	L 76–79 ^OT	7–10 (1–4)	Christl Arena (514) West Point, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		at American	W 53–49	8–10 (2–4)	Bender Arena (714) Washington, D.C.
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 76–85	8–11 (2–5)	Christl Arena (725) West Point, NY
01/21/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN		Navy	L 80–96 ^OT	8–12 (2–6)	Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 89–90 ^OT	8–13 (2–7)	Case Gym (740) Boston, MA
01/28/2017 3:00 pm		Bucknell	L 75–96	8–14 (2–8)	Christl Arena (1,808) West Point, NY
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 80–73	9–14 (3–8)	Christl Arena (523) West Point, NY
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 63–78	9–15 (3–9)	Reitz Arena (1,042) Baltimore, MD
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 58–70	9–16 (3–10)	Cotterell Court (764) Hamilton, NY
02/11/2017 3:00 pm		American	L 58–61	9–17 (3–11)	Christl Arena (1,057) West Point, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 52–47	10–17 (4–11)	Hart Center (1,453) Worcester, MA
02/18/2017 1:30 pm, CBSSN		at Navy	W 71–68	11–17 (5–11)	Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 73–62	12–17 (6–11)	Christl Arena (1,103) West Point, NY
02/25/2017 7:30 pm		at Lehigh	L 69–83	12–18 (6–12)	Stabler Arena (2,036) Bethlehem, NY
Patriot League tournament
02/28/2017 7:00 pm	(8)	(9) American First round	W 74–58	13–18	Christl Arena (263) West Point, NY
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	(8)	at (1) Bucknell Quarterfinals	L 62–78	13–19	Sojka Pavilion (2,151) Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[3]^[4]^[5].

References[edit]

^ "Army's Spiker hired as Drexel's next coach". ESPN.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
^ "Jimmy Allen introduced as Army's men's hoops coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
^ "2021-22 Army Black Knights Schedule".
^ "2016-17 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results".

[1] "Army's Spiker hired as Drexel's next coach". ESPN.com. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.

[2] "Jimmy Allen introduced as Army's men's hoops coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[4] "2021-22 Army Black Knights Schedule".

[5] "2016-17 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results".

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