2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2019–20 record15–15 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Belfield
  • Drew Adams
  • Ben Wilkins
  • Zak Boisvert
Home arenaChristl Arena
2019–20 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colgate144 .778  259  .735
American126 .667  1614  .533
Boston University126 .667  2113  .618
Army108 .556  1515  .500
Lafayette108 .556  1912  .613
Navy810 .444  1416  .467
Bucknell810 .444  1420  .412
Lehigh711 .389  1121  .344
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1517  .469
Holy Cross216 .111  329  .094
2020 Patriot League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2019–20 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Josh Caldwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHeathwood Hall Columbia, South Carolina
G 2 Brendan Thiele 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSt. Peter's Prep Kearny, New Jersey
G 3 Tommy Funk (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrArchbishop Wood Warrington, Pennsylvania
F 4 Chris Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPhillipsburg Phillipsburg, New Jersey
G 5 Mark Madden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSt. Joseph South Bend, Indiana
G 10 Tucker Blackwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBloomington Bloomington, Indiana
F 12 Nick Finke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) JrChampaign Central Champaign, Illinois
G 13 Lonnie Grayson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWyoming HS Cincinnati, Ohio
F/C 14 Matt Wilson (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrCampbell County Alexandria, Kentucky
G 21 Will Culliton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrBreck School Wayzata, Minnesota
G 23 Aaron Duhart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoTrinity Episcopal Richmond, Virginia
G 25 Jordan Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoGreenwood Greenwood, South Carolina
F 30 Ben Kinker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoOldenburg Academy Greensburg, Indiana
G 32 John Scully 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFlower Mound Flower Mound, Texas
C 33 Sam Parini 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrFairview Erie, Pennsylvania
F 35 Alex King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrColumbus North Columbus, Indiana
F/C 42 Miles Lightfoot 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGilbert Christian Gilbert, Arizona
F 43 Keeston Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLa Salle Catholic College Prep Oregon City, Oregon
F 52 Ben Jensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrW.T. Woodson Fairfax, Virginia
G 53 Lance Lawson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrArdrey Kell Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

Schedule and results

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

References

  1. "Army West Point Athletics - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". goarmywestpoint.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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