2022–23 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

2022–23 Army Black Knights men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record17–16 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Thorsen
  • Doug Novak
  • Joshua Hayes
  • Jesse Flannery
  • Evan Manning
Home arenaChristl Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate† 17 – 1   .944 26 – 9   .743
Navy 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Army 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Boston University 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 11 – 23   .324
American 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Loyola 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Holy Cross 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Bucknell 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
† 2023 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2022–23 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by seventh-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 17–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Jimmy Allen.[1] On March 29, the school named Butler assistant coach Kevin Kuwik the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Black Knights finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed Lehigh in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament.[3]

Roster

2022–23 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaiah Caldwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So USMAPS Columbia, SC
G 1 Jalen Rucker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Gilman (USMAPS) Baltimore, MD
G 2 Coleton Benson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bowie HS (USMAPS) Austin, TX
G 3 Jaden Ellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Page HS (USMAPS) Greensboro, NC
F 4 Chris Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Phillipsburg HS (USMAPS) Phillipsburg, NJ
F 5 Griff Lamb 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gilbert HS (USMAPS) Holbrook, AZ
G 10 Zach Lezanic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Conestoga HS Berwyn, PA
G 12 Blane St. Clair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Davidson Day School Boone, NC
F 15 Jorn Everson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School Williston, ND
G 22 Kwabena Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Byron P. Steele HS (USMAPS) San Antonio, TX
F 23 Ethan Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hersey HS (USMAPS) Arlington Heights, IL
G 24 Jared Cross 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Leesburg, VA
F 25 Chanse Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Woodlands Christian Academy Houston, TX
G 31 Blake Barker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Columbus North HS Columbus, IN
F 33 JT Dougherty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So River Falls HS River Falls, WI
F 34 Charlie Peterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr North Central HS Indianapolis, IN
G 35 TJ Small 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Brother Martin HS (USMAPS) Kenner, LA
F 41 Nolan Naess 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Laguna Beach HS Laguna Beach, CA
G 42 Luke Benson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Marist School Atlanta, GA
G 43 Jackson Mayo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Mililani HS Mililani, HI
F 44 Matt Dove 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Princeton Community HS (USMAPS) Princeton, IN
F 52 Ben Jensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr W.T. Woodson HS Fairfax, VA
G 53 Zach Rocco 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Penn-Trafford HS Export, PA
F 54 Abe Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hellgate HS Missoula, MT
F 55 AJ Allenspach 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lake Norman Christian School Simpsonville, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Keystone W 110–65  1–0
 Christl Arena (504)
West Point, NY
November 12, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stonehill L 77–82  1–1
 Christl Arena (677)
West Point, NY
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena W 96–94 OT 2–1
 MVP Arena (5,123)
Albany, NY
November 19, 2022*
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at William & Mary
William & Mary MTE 		L 67–76  2–2
 Kaplan Arena (3,170)
Williamsburg, VA
November 20, 2022*
2:00 pm 		vs. Radford
William & Mary MTE 		L 75–90  2–3
 Kaplan Arena (505)
Williamsburg, VA
November 24, 2022*
2:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. Princeton
London Basketball Classic 		L 66–74  2–4
 Copper Box Arena 
London, England
November 26, 2022*
9:30 a.m., YouTube 		vs. Manhattan
London Basketball Classic 		L 71–72  2–5
 Copper Box Arena 
London, England
November 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Merchant Marine W 88–57  3–5
 Christl Arena (482)
West Point, NY
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wagner W 75–64  4–5
 Christl Arena (635)
West Point, NY
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT W 63–62  5–5
 Christl Arena (510)
West Point, NY
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 67–77  5–6
 Ryan Center (5,283)
Kingston, RI
December 18, 2022*
1:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Stony Brook L 59–66  5–7
 Island Federal Arena (1,726)
Stony Brook, NY
December 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut W 66–55  6–7
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (584)
New Britain, CT
Patriot League regular season
December 30, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lehigh W 80–78  7–7
(1–0) 		Christl Arena (1,231)
West Point, NY
January 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 82–65  8–7
(2–0) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,574)
Easton, PA
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 78–55  9–7
(3–0) 		Reitz Arena (432)
Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2023
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Colgate L 75–77  9–8
(3–1) 		Christl Arena (573)
West Point, NY
January 11, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		American W 72–60  10–8
(4–1) 		Christl Arena (553)
West Point, NY
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 83–74  11–8
(5–1) 		Case Gym (610)
Boston, MA
January 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bucknell L 66–68  11–9
(5–2) 		Christl Arena (537)
West Point, NY
January 21, 2023
1:30 pm, CBSSN 		Navy L 71–77  11–10
(5–3) 		Christl Arena (5,025)
West Point, NY
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American L 61–63  11–11
(5–4) 		Bender Arena (657)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 66–55  12–11
(6–4) 		Christl Arena (1,001)
West Point, NY
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh W 71–69  13–11
(7–4) 		Stabler Arena (954)
Bethlehem, PA
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 67–73  13–12
(7–5) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,639)
Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 76–70  14–12
(8–5) 		Christl Arena (594)
West Point, NY
February 11, 2023
1:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Navy L 53–70  14–13
(8–6) 		Alumni Hall (5,274)
Annapolis, MD
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colgate L 86–93  14–14
(8–7) 		Cotterell Court (775)
Hamilton, NY
February 18, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 53–43  15–14
(9–7) 		Christl Arena (1,071)
West Point, NY
February 22, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University L 67–73  15–15
(9–8) 		Christl Arena (869)
West Point, NY
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross W 80–65  16–15
(10–8) 		Hart Center (1,254)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 2, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) (5) Boston University
Quarterfinals 		W 71–69 OT 17–15
 Christl Arena (681)
West Point, NY
March 5, 2023
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		(4) at (1) Colgate
Semifinals 		L 74–91  17–16
 Cotterell Court (1,327)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "College basketball: Army's Allen out after seven seasons as head coach". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "He served in Iraq, now Butler basketball assistant Kevin Kuwik is Army's new head coach". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Quarterfinals Recap: 2022 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Army West Point. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Army Black Knights Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2022.