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

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. He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| 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

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) | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
| 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

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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||