# 2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jimmy Allen, and played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.

## Previous season

The Black Knights finished the 2017–18 season 13–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Loyola (MD).

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Babacar Thiombane | 0 | F | 6'7" | 198 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to East Los Angeles College |
| Ben Mammel | 5 | G | 6'0" | 183 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | No longer on team roster |
| Luke Morrison | 25 | F | 6'6" | 218 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Mark Pollack | 44 | F | 6'6" | 218 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sam Parini C | Fairview, PA | Fairview High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 54 ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Victor Konopka C | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Isaac Bullard SG | Pflugerville, TX | Hendrickson High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Oct 21, 2018 |
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 73–69 | 1–0 | Christl Arena (573) West Point, NY |
| Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 72–94 | 1–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Sacred Heart Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | L 78–79 | 1-2 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,131) Providence, RI |
| Nov 17, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. UMass Lowell Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | L 85–92 | 1–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (864) Providence, RI |
| Nov 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Brown Brown Bears Tip-Off Classic | L 66–86 | 1–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (946) Providence, RI |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Maritime | W 91–40 | 2–4 | Christl Arena (554) West Point, NY |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 55–85 | 2–5 | Millett Hall (1,307) Oxford, OH |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Binghamton | W 67–56 | 3–5 | Christl Arena (500) West Point, NY |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 63–60 | 4–5 | Christl Arena (723) West Point, NY |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 72–77 | 4–6 | Wellness and Events Center (688) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 66–61 | 5–6 | Clune Arena (1,976) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 84–93 | 5–7 | Rothman Center (566) Teaneck, NJ |
| Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm | | Niagara | L 66–78 | 5–8 | Christl Arena (798) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Bucknell | L 63–64 | 5–9 (0–1) | Christl Arena (958) West Point, NY |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 77–69 | 6–9 (1–1) | Christl Arena (472) West Point, NY |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 86–82 | 7–9 (2–1) | Case Gym (445) Boston, MA |
| Jan 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Stadium | | at Loyola (MD) | L 64–66 | 7–10 (2–2) | Reitz Arena (818) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 91–81 | 8–10 (3–2) | Christl Arena West Point, NY |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | Navy | W 72–61 | 9–10 (4–2) | Christl Arena (5,013) West Point, NY |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 76–57 | 10–10 (5–2) | Christl Arena (480) West Point, NY |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 69–63 | 11–10 (6–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,189) Easton, PA |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 56–76 | 11–11 (6–3) | Cotterell Court (302) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium | | Lehigh | L 70–75 | 11–12 (6–4) | Christl Arena (873) West Point, NY |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 42–56 | 11–13 (6–5) | Hart Center (1,047) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | at American | L 68–71 | 11–14 (6–6) | Bender Arena (1,093) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am | | Boston University | W 71–61 | 12−14 (7−6) | Christl Arena (465) West Point, NY |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Navy | L 68−79 | 12−15 (7−7) | Alumni Hall (5,448) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 81−91 | 12−16 (7−8) | Stabler Arena (603) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 24, 2019 1:00 pm | | American | L 66−77 | 12−17 (7−9) | Christl Arena (1,091) West Point, NY |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 79−69 | 13−17 (8−9) | Christl Arena (543) West Point, NY |
| Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 61−62 | 13−18 (8−10) | Sojka Pavilion (2,982) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | (6) | at (3) Lehigh Quarterfinals | L 70–75 | 13−19 | Stabler Arena (1,546) Bethlehem, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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