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 becoming the winningest men's basketball coach in NCAA Division I history. Army has generally not done well on the court since its inception in 1903. The Black Knights are one of only four original Division I teams in history to have never participated in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and one of 35 elgibile teams. Army shares this dubious distinction with William & Mary, The Citadel, and St. Francis Brooklyn. However, the Black Knights have played in the National Invitational Tournament eight times, and were retroactively named national champions by Premo -Porretta for 1923 and by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1944, when they went undefeated (15–0), but declined an invitation to the NCAA Tournament due to World War II. The Black Knights played in the 2016 edition of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), their first appearance in a postseason tournament in 38 years, losing to NJIT in the first round. The Black Knights did in fact receive an NCAA Tournament invite in 1968, but head coach Bob Knight refused the bid, claiming they had a better chance to win the NIT. They would go on to lose their first game  of the NIT to Notre Dame. Seasons. In 119 seasons, the Black Knights have a record of 1262–1276. Postseason results. National Invitation Tournament. The Black Knights have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 13–10. CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Black Knights have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1. CBI results. The Black Knights have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1. All-Americans. The following Army players were named NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans: Academic All-Americans. The following Army players were named Academic All -America: Basketball Hall of Fame. The following Army players and coaches have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Major awards. Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Award: Outstanding Scholar-Athlete of the Year Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Haggerty Award Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year Patriot League Men's Basketball Coach of the Year Patriot League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Patriot League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year