2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball
2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–16 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Jimmy Allen (6th season);
Associate head coach	Ben Wilkins
Assistant coaches	David Belfield; Keith Chesley; Nick Thorsen; Charles Mann Jr.;
Home arena	Christl Arena

The 2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by sixth-year head coach Jimmy Allen, played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League.

2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2	.889	23	–	12	.657
Navy	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Boston University	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Lehigh	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Army	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
Loyola	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Holy Cross	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Lafayette	7	–	11	.389	10	–	20	.333
Bucknell	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
American	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313

† 2022 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Black Knights finished the 2020–21 season 12–10, 7–7 in Patriot League play to finish in second place in the North Division. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated American in the quarterfinals,[1] before being upset by Loyola (MD) in the semifinals.[2] They received an invitation to the CBI, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Bellarmine.[3]

Roster

2021–22 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

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)	Sr	Heathwood (USMAPS)	Columbia, SC
G	1	Jalen Rucker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Gilman (USMAPS)	Baltimore, MD
G	2	Brendan Thiele	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Peter's Prep	Kearny, NJ
F	4	Chris Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Phillipsburg (USMAPS)	Phillipsburg, NJ
F	5	Griff Lamb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Gilbert (USMAPS)	Holbrook, AZ
G	10	Isaiah Caldwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Fr	USMAPS	Columbia, SC
G	12	Blane St. Clair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Davidson Day School	Boone, NC
G	15	Noah Jager	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Bloomington South	Bloomington, IN
G	21	Zach Lezanic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Conestoga	Berwyn, PA
G	22	Kwabena Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Byron P. Steele (USMAPS)	Columbia, SC
G	23	Aaron Duhart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Trinity Episcopal (USMAPS)	Richmond, VA
G	24	Jared Cross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes	Leesburg, VA
G	25	Jordan Coleman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Greenwood (USMAPS)	Greenwood, SC
F	30	Ben Kinker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Oldenburg Academy (USMAPS)	Greensburg, IN
G	31	Blake Barker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Columbus North	Columbus, IN
G	32	John Scully	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Flower Mound (USMAPS)	Flower Mound, TX
F	33	JT Dougherty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	River Falls	River Falls, WI
F	34	Charlie Peterson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	So	North Central	Indianapolis, IN
G	35	TJ Small	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Brother Martin (USMAPS)	Kenner, LA
F	41	Nolan Naess	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Laguna Beach (USMAPS)	Laguna Beach, CA
G	42	Luke Benson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Marist School	Atlanta, GA
F	44	Matt Dove	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Princeton Community (USMAPS)	Princeton, IN
F	52	Ben Jensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	W.T. Woodson	Fairfax, VA
G	53	Zach Rocco	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Penn-Trafford	Export, PA
F	54	Abe Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hellgate	Missoula, MT
F	55	AJ Allenspach	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Lake Norman Christian School	Simpsonville, SC

Head coach

Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Wilkins (NC State)
David Belfield (USC Aiken)
Keith Chesley (Maine–Augusta)
Nick Thorsen (Penn State Behrend)
Charles Mann Jr. (Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Paltz	W 83–52	1–0	Christl Arena (511) West Point, NY
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 9 Duke Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase	L 56–82	1–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 13, 2021* 2:30 pm		vs. Hartford Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase	W 86–79	2–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 17, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 74–51	3–1	Christl Arena (527) West Point, NY
November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 58–61	3–2	Tom Gola Arena (1,712) Philadelphia, PA
November 24, 2021* 4:00 pm		Wagner	Canceled		Christl Arena West Point, NY
November 27, 2021* 1:00 pm		Marist	W 65–61	4–2	Christl Arena (665) West Point, NY
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 67–83	4–3	Christl Arena (551) West Point, NY
December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, Stadium		at Air Force Rivalry	L 58–76	4–4	Clune Arena (1,853) Colorado Springs, CO
December 7, 2021* 6:00 pm		Purchase	W 97–40	5–4	Christl Arena (454) West Point, NY
December 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT	W 66–49	6–4	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		at LIU	L 65–90	6–5	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	L 75–105	6–6	Colonial Life Arena (9,181) Columbia, SC
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022 2:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 77–74 ^OT	7–6 (1–0)	Christl Arena (623) West Point, NY
January 4, 2022 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	W 96–89	8–6 (2–0)	Sojka Pavilion (807) Lewisburg, PA
January 7, 2022 5:00 pm		Lehigh	W 77–55	9–6 (3–0)	Christl Arena (580) West Point, NY
January 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 57–76	9–7 (3–1)	Cotterell Court (303) Hamilton, NY
January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 73–63	10–7 (4–1)	Christl Arena (645) West Point, NY
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 54–68	10–8 (4–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,357) Easton, PA
January 19, 2022 6:00 pm		American	W 76–66	11–8 (5–2)	Christl Arena (508) West Point, NY
January 22, 2022 1:30 pm, CBSSN		at Navy	W 74–73 ^OT	12–8 (6–2)	Alumni Hall (5,168) Annapolis, MD
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 71–84	12–9 (6–3)	Stabler Arena (744) Bethlehem, PA
January 29, 2022 1:00 pm		Lafayette	W 60–56	13–9 (7–3)	Christl Arena (735) West Point, NY
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 57–61	13–10 (7–4)	Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	L 65–69	13–11 (7–5)	Christl Arena (751) West Point, NY
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 74–75	13–12 (7–6)	Case Gym (500) Boston, MA
February 12, 2022 1:30 pm		Navy	L 49–52	13–13 (7–7)	Christl Arena (4,453) West Point, NY
February 16, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 90–100	13–14 (7–8)	Christl Arena (526) West Point, NY
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 67–83	13–15 (7–9)	Bender Arena (1,047) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 73–60	14–15 (8–9)	Christl Arena (637) West Point, NY
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 66–58	15–15 (9–9)	Hart Center (1,684) Worcester, MA
Patriot tournament
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Lehigh Quarterfinals	L 77–91	15–16	Stabler Arena (1,732) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

"Black Knights Advance to Semifinals of Patriot League Tournament with Win Over American". Army West Point. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
"No. 2 Raiders and No. 9 Greyhounds Advance to the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Men's Basketball Championship Game". Patriot League. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
"Bradshaw comes up big, Bellarmine comes back to beat Army 77-67 in CBI". WDRB. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Army West Point. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
"2021-22 Army Black Knights Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

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[1] "Black Knights Advance to Semifinals of Patriot League Tournament with Win Over American". Army West Point. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[2] "No. 2 Raiders and No. 9 Greyhounds Advance to the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Men's Basketball Championship Game". Patriot League. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[3] "Bradshaw comes up big, Bellarmine comes back to beat Army 77-67 in CBI". WDRB. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[4] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Army West Point. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Army Black Knights Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

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