2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Army Black Knights Army West Point logo.svg 150 Patriot League Patriot 19–14 9–9 Zach Spiker 7th Jimmy Allen Justin Jennings Brandon Linton Drew Adams Christl Arena CIT first round The 2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by seventh-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play, to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Colgate in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournamentMarch 3, 2016 Men’s Basketball Advances to Conference Semifinals https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2016/3/3/mens-basketball-advances-to-conference-semifinals 2024-10-06 Army West Point en to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Holy Cross.March 6, 2016 Men’s Basketball Falls in League Semifinals https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2016/3/6/mens-basketball-falls-in-league-semifinals 2024-10-06 Army West Point en They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round at NJIT.March 16, 2016 Men's Basketball Drops CIT Contest to NJIT https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2016/3/16/mens-basketball-drops-cit-contest-to-njit.aspx October 6, 2024 goarmywestpoint.com The season was notable for swingman Kyle Wilson passing the 2,000-point mark for his career, making him the fourth player in Academy history and the sixth in Patriot League history to do so. On March 25, 2016, Zach Spiker resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at Drexel.Goodman Jeff March 24, 2016 Zach Spiker named Drexel coach https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15060999 October 6, 2024 ESPN.com He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.April 6, 2016 Jimmy Allen introduced as Army's men's hoops coach https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/04/06/jimmy-allen-introduced-as-armys-mens-hoops-coach/82721544/ October 6, 2024 USA Today en Previous season The Black Knights finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 6–12 in Patriot League play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Navy.March 3, 2015 Men's Basketball Falls Short at Navy https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2015/3/3/Men_s_Basketball_Falls_Short_at_Navy 2024-10-06 Army West Point en Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Mo Williams 2 G 6' 1" 185 Senior Fairfax, VA Graduated Shane Smith 4 G 6' 4" 190 Sophomore Norcross, GA No longer on team roster Milton Washington 5 G 6' 0" 180 Senior Houston, TX Graduated David Hellstrom 12 G 6' 4" 185 Sophomore Rockford, IL No longer on team roster Sean Billerman 30 G/F 6' 4" 195 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated Kyle Weldon 34 C 6' 9" 195 Junior Clarksville, TN Left team for personal reasons Zack Johnson 45 F 6' 5" 210 Sophomore Suffolk, VA Transferred Tanner Omlid 55 F 6' 3" 215 Sophomore Monmouth, OR Transferred to Western Oregon Incoming recruits no no 2015 Kevin Olsen #128 PG Villa Park, CA Villa Park High School 5 11 165 07/21, 2014 0 0 58 Gunther Klimes SF Bellevue, WA Bellevue High School 6 6 08/06, 2014 0 0 NR Dylan Hamlin C Wausau, WI East High School 6 11 230 09/02, 2014 0 0 NR Will Culliton SG Plymouth, MN Breck School 6 3 09/02, 2014 0 0 NR John Miller PF Columbus, OH New Albany High School 6 9 215 10/05, 2014 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Army Signees 2015 Army Signees 2015 Army Signees 2015-09-27 yes 2016 class recruits no yes 2016 Tommy Funk #102 PG Warminster, PA Archbishop Wood High School 6 0 165 08/10, 2015 0 0 58 Mike Janowski #107 PG Arlington, VA St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School 6 3 0 0 57 Spencer Schultz SG Clear Spring, MD Clear Spring High School 6 6 170 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Army Signees 2016 Army Signees 2016 Army Signees 2015-09-27 yes Roster 2015 Army Black Knights y y Maxwell Lenox 0 G 6 0 200 SR Fairfax, VA WT Woodson Richard Brown 1 G 6 6 215 JR Charlotte, NC Davidson Day School Cayne Edwards 2 G 6 4 220 FR 220 Schertz, TX Samuel Clemens Scott Mammel 3 G 5 11 178 JR San Antonio, TX Winston Churchill Daniel Andrews 4 F 6 7 205 JR Honolulu, HI Punahou School Ben Mammel 5 G 6 0 183 FR San Antonio, TX Winston Churchill Kennedy Edwards 10 F 6 6 215 JR Northridge, CA Notre Dame Dylan Cox 11 G 6 4 190 SR Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park Jacob Kessler 15 G/F 6 4 190 SO Richmond, VA Mills E. Godwin Mac Hoffman 20 F 6 8 210 JR Pleasanton, CA De La Salle Kyle Wilson 21 G/F 6 4 205 SR Mission Viejo, CA Trabuco Hills Jason Houle 24 G 6 5 207 FR Plymouth, MI Father Gabriel Richard Luke Morrison 25 F 6 6 218 SO Charlotte, NC Northside Christian Academy Jordan Fox 30 G 6 1 184 FR Jackson County, KY Jackson County Kevin Ferguson 31 C 6 10 200 SR Berkeley Heights, NJ Governor Livingston Tanner Plomb 32 F 6 7 205 SR Mukwonago, WI East Troy Larry Toomey 33 F 6 6 209 SR St. Louis, MO Parkway West John Miller 34 C 6 9 225 FR New Albany, OH New Albany Nathan Dodge 35 G 6 2 205 SO East Troy, WI East Troy Austin Williamson 40 F/C 6 8 224 JR Naples, FL First Baptist Academy Travis Rollo 43 F/C 6 7 205 SR Mayer, MN Mayer Lutheran Mark Pollack 44 F 6 6 218 SO Charlotte, NC Charlotte Catholic Adam Roe 45 F 6 5 210 FR Weston, MO West Platte Parker Fennema 51 F 6 6 215 FR Raleigh, NC Sanderson John Emezie 52 G/F 6 6 215 FR Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge Zach Spiker (Ithaca College) Jimmy Allen (Emory and Henry) Justin Jennings (Penn State) Brandon Linton (Clarkson) Drew Adams (Chicago) https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2015-16 October 6, 2024 Schedule no 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#D6C499;"| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2015 5:00 p.m. yes no Ferrum Christl Arena West Point, NY 993 93–54 1–0 November 15, 2015 2:00 p.m. yes yes no Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,550 75–60 2–0 November 18, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ 638 96–85Army beats Fairleigh Dickinson 96-85 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400846752 ESPN.com 19 November 2015 3–0 November 22, 2015 7:30 p.m. yes yes no George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. Barclays Center Classic 2,775 81–92 3–1 November 24, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Barclays Center Classic 13,326 SECN 80–95 3–2 November 27, 2015 7:30 p.m. yes no Arkansas–Pine Bluff Christl Arena West Point, NY Barclays Center Classic 885 81–60 4–2 November 28, 2015 7:30 p.m. yes no Gardner–Webb Christl Arena West Point, NY Barclays Center Classic 588 103–98 OT 5–2 December 2, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Maine Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,192 84–71 6–2 December 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI 294 77–55 7–2 December 12, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes yes no Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 1,694 90–80 8–2 December 20, 2015 2:00 p.m. yes no Marist Christl Arena West Point, NY 916 83–89 8–3 December 28, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes no Monmouth Christl Arena West Point, NY 3,033 91–84 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#D6C499;"| Patriot League regular season December 30, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 1,195 88–82 10–3 1–0 January 2, 2016 3:00 p.m. no Bucknell Christl Arena West Point, NY 1,597 76–84 10–4 1–1 January 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Lafayette Christl Arena West Point, NY 443 73–76 10–5 1–2 January 9, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 1,042 73–59 11–5 2–2 January 13, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY 720 66–80 11–6 2–3 January 17, 2016 12:00 p.m. no American Christl Arena West Point, NY 912 CBSSN 65–45 12–6 3–3 January 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,359 65–69 12–7 3–4 January 27, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Boston University Christl Arena West Point, NY 621 67–76 12–8 3–5 January 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,513 66–94 12–9 3–6 February 1, 2016 7:30 p.m. no Navy Christl Arena West Point, NY Postponed from January 23, 2016 3,133 50–64 12–10 3–7 February 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 1,554 84–81 OT 13–10 4–7 February 6, 2016 3:00 p.m. yes no Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 1,113 99–100 2OT 13–11 4–8 February 8, 2016 7:30 p.m. no Colgate Christl Arena West Point, NY 486 CBSSN 82–72 14–11 5–8 02/13, 2016 4:00 p.m. yes no American Bender Arena Washington, D.C. 1,342 65–59 15–11 6–8 02/17, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Holy Cross Christl Arena West Point, NY 1,086 72–68 16–11 7–8 February 20, 2016 1:30 p.m. yes no Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 5,510 CBSSN 80–78 2OT 17–11 8–8 February 23, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 504 ASN 80–71 18–11 9–8 February 27, 2016 12:00 p.m. no Lehigh Christl Arena West Point, NY 2,233 72–82 18–12 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#D6C499;"| Patriot League tournament March 3, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Colgate Christl Arena West Point, NY Quarterfinals 482 79–72 19–12 March 6, 2016 12:00 p.m. no Holy Cross Christl Arena West Point, NY Semifinals 1,107 38–60 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#D6C499;"| CIT March 16, 2016 7:30 p.m. yes yes no NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ First round 855 ESPN3 65–79 19–14 AP poll Eastern Source:2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 October 6, 2024 goarmywestpoint.com References Category:Army Black Knights men's basketball seasons Army Army Black Knights men's basketball Army Black Knights men's basketball Army