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 →

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.

ConferencePatriot League

Record13–19 (6–12 Patriot)

Headcoach

Jimmy Allen (1st season)

Assistant coaches

Brandon Linton
Drew Adams
Ben Wilkins
Zak Boisvert

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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

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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

Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (57)
Tucker Blackwell SG	Bloomington, IN	Bloomington South High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Tucker Blackwell SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

College recruiting (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (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	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

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].

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