Army Black Knights men's basketball

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 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 was Mike Krzyzewski, who later was head coach at Army before moving on to Duke and is the most successful men's basketball coach in NCAA history.

Army has generally not done well on the court. Army is one of five original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Tournament. Army shares this dubious distinction with William & Mary, The Citadel, Northwestern, and St. Francis (NY). However, the Black Knights have played in the National Invitational Tournament 8 times, and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1944.

Statistics

 * Number of Seasons – 109
 * All-Time Record – 1120-1117 (.501)
 * Postseason Appearances – 8 NIT (1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978)

Postseason results
The Black Knights record in their 8 NIT appearances is 13–10.

All-Americans
The following Army 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 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 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 – 2002
 * Zach Spiker - 2013

Patriot League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
 * David Ardayfio – 1994
 * Alex Morris – 1997
 * Kyle Wilson - 2013

Patriot League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
 * Marcus Nelson – 2009