2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball
2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–15 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach	Jimmy Allen (4th season);
Assistant coaches	David Belfield; Drew Adams; Ben Wilkins; Zak Boisvert;
Home arena	Christl Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colgate	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
American	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Boston University †	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Army	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Lafayette	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Navy	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Bucknell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	20	.412
Lehigh	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Holy Cross	2	–	16	.111	3	–	29	.094

† 2020 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by fourth-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 15–15, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Josh Caldwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Heathwood Hall	Columbia, South Carolina
G	2	Brendan Thiele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Peter's Prep	Kearny, New Jersey
G	3	Tommy Funk (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Wood	Warrington, Pennsylvania
F	4	Chris Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G	5	Mark Madden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph	South Bend, Indiana
G	10	Tucker Blackwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana
F	12	Nick Finke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jr	Champaign Central	Champaign, Illinois
G	13	Lonnie Grayson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Wyoming HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
F/C	14	Matt Wilson (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Campbell County	Alexandria, Kentucky
G	21	Will Culliton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Breck School	Wayzata, Minnesota
G	23	Aaron Duhart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Trinity Episcopal	Richmond, Virginia
G	25	Jordan Coleman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Greenwood	Greenwood, South Carolina
F	30	Ben Kinker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Oldenburg Academy	Greensburg, Indiana
G	32	John Scully	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Flower Mound	Flower Mound, Texas
C	33	Sam Parini	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Fairview	Erie, Pennsylvania
F	35	Alex King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbus North	Columbus, Indiana
F/C	42	Miles Lightfoot	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Gilbert Christian	Gilbert, Arizona
F	43	Keeston Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	La Salle Catholic College Prep	Oregon City, Oregon
F	52	Ben Jensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	W.T. Woodson	Fairfax, Virginia
G	53	Lance Lawson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Ardrey Kell	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Adams (Chicago)
Ben Wilkins (NC State)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)
David Belfield (USC Aiken)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 8:30 pm, FS1		at No. 10 Villanova	L 54–97	0–1	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
Nov 8, 2019* 6:00 pm		USMMA	W 80–43	1–1	Christl Arena (759) West Point, NY
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm		Air Force	L 57–69	1–2	Christl Arena (546) West Point, NY
Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 81–65	2–2	Christl Arena (484) West Point, NY
Nov 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton	L 73–88	2–3	Binghamton University Events Center (2,514) Vestal, NY
Nov 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 66–64 ^OT	3–3	McCann Arena (1,312) Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 4, 2019* 7:30 pm		NJIT	W 75–65	4–3	Christl Arena (658) West Point, NY
Dec 7, 2019* 1:00 pm		LIU	L 72–85	4–4	Christl Arena (532) West Point, NY
Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Merrimack	L 60–69	4–5	Merrimack Athletics Complex (1,500) North Andover, MA
Dec 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 89–76	5–5	Alumni Arena (3,693) Amherst, NY
Dec 21, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Wagner	L 62–82	5–6	Spiro Sports Center (1,119) Staten Island, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 65–67	5–7 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (1,870) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 6, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Colgate	L 65–70	5–8 (0–2)	Christl Arena (814) West Point, NY
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm		American	L 60–68	5–9 (0–3)	Christl Arena (696) West Point, NY
Jan 11, 2020 1:00 pm		at Boston University	L 59–81	5–10 (0–4)	Case Gym (471) Boston, MA
Jan 16, 2020^[a] 2:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 79–67	6–10 (1–4)	Hart Center (1,047) Worcester, MA
Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 81–80	7–10 (2–4)	Christl Arena (1,595) West Point, NY
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 94–74	8–10 (3–4)	Kirby Sports Center (1,447) Easton, PA
Jan 25, 2020 1:30 pm, CBSSN		at Navy	W 73–66	9–10 (4–4)	Alumni Hall (5,316) Annapolis, MD
Jan 29, 2020 11:00 am		Bucknell	W 68–59	10–10 (5–4)	Christl Arena (2,962) West Point, NY
Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	W 80–79	11–10 (6–4)	Stabler Arena (1,324) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 66–80	11–11 (6–5)	Christl Arena (726) West Point, NY
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm		at American	L 62–72	11–12 (6–6)	Bender Arena (1,063) Washington, D.C.
Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 65–48	12–12 (7–6)	Christl Arena (428) West Point, NY
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm		Lehigh	W 79–66	13–12 (8–6)	Christl Arena (1,112) West Point, NY
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 77–81	13–13 (8–7)	Reitz Arena (843) Baltimore, MD
Feb 22, 2020 1:30 pm, CBSSN		Navy	W 86–75 ^OT	14–13 (9–7)	Christl Arena (4,636) West Point, NY
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 67–61	15–13 (10–7)	Christl Arena (817) West Point, NY
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Colgate	L 65–91	15–14 (10–8)	Cotterell Court (984) Hamilton, NY
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN	(4)	(5) Lafayette Quarterfinals	L 68–73	15–15	Christl Arena (334) West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Notes[edit]

^ Originally scheduled on January 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm.

References[edit]

^ "Army West Point Athletics - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goarmywestpoint.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[1] Originally scheduled on January 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm.

[goarmywestpoint-2] "Army West Point Athletics - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goarmywestpoint.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

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