List of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches. The Black Knights have had 32 head coaches in their 121-season history.[1]

Army's current head coach is Kevin Kuwik. He was hired in March 2023[2] to replace Jimmy Allen, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1902–1904
1907–1911
1913–1914 		Joseph Stilwell 7 49–17 .742
– 1904–1906 No coach 2 10–8 .556
2 1906–1907
1921–1923
1924–1925 		Harry A. Fisher 1 55–10 .846
3 1911–1913 Harvey Higley 2 19–6 .760
4 1914–1916 Jacob L. Devers 2 16–9 .640
5 1916–1917 Arthur Conard 1 3–8 .273
6 1917–1919 Ivens Jones 2 11–9 .550
7 1919–1921 Joseph O'Shea 2 30–7 .811
8 1923–1924 John Van Vliet 1 16–2 .889
9 1925–1926 Ernest Blood 1 11–6 .647
10 1926–1939 Leo Novak 13 126–61 .674
11 1939–1943 Valentine Lentz 4 31–31 .500
12 1943–1945 Ed Kelleher 2 29–1 .967
13 1945–1947 Stu Holcomb 2 18–13 .581
14 1947–1951 John Mauer 4 33–35 .485
15 1951–1953 Elmer Ripley 2 19–17 .528
16 1953–1954 Bob Vanatta 1 15–7 .682
17 1954–1958 Orvis Sigler 4 39–47 .453
18 1958–1963 George Hunter 5 63–48 .568
19 1963–1965 Tates Locke 2 40–15 .727
20 1965–1971 Bob Knight 6 102–50 .671
21 1971–1975 Dan Dougherty 4 31–66 .320
22 1975–1980 Mike Krzyzewski 5 73–59 .553
23 1980–1982 Pete Gaudet 2 12–41 .226
24 1982–1990 Les Wothke 8 92–135 .405
25 1990–1993[a] Tom Miller 3 13–61 .176
26 1993* Mike Connors 1 1–7 .125
27 1993–1997 Dino Gaudio 4 36–72 .333
28 1997–2002 Pat Harris 5 42–96 .304
29 2002–2009 Jim Crews 7 59–140 .296
30 2009–2016 Zach Spiker 7 102–112 .477
31 2016–2023 Jimmy Allen 7 98–112 .467
32 2023–present Kevin Kuwik 0 0–0 –
Totals 32 coaches 121 seasons 1,294–1,308 .497
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Army fired Tom Miller on February 4, 1993. Mike Connors served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Army West Point Men's Basketball 2021-22 Record Book" (PDF). Army Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ McMillan, Ken (March 29, 2023). "Army tabs Butler assistant Kevin Kuwik as new men's basketball head coach. What to know". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Army parts ways with coach Jimmy Allen". The Albany Herald. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Army fires Miller". UPI.com. United Press International. February 4, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2023.