The 2016–17 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by first-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 13–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated American in the first round before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Black Knights finished the 2015–16 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 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Holy Cross. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to NJIT.
On March 25, 2016, Zach Spiker resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at Drexel. He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maxwell Lenox 0 G 6'0" 200 Senior Fairfax, VA Graduated Dylan Cox 11 G 6'4" 190 Senior Cedar Park, TX Graduated Kyle Wilson 21 G/F 6'4" 205 Senior Mission Viejo, CA Graduated Kevin Ferguson 31 C 6'10" 200 Senior Berkeley Heights, NJ Graduated Tanner Plomb 32 F 6'7" 205 Senior Mukonago, WI Graduated Larry Toomey 33 F 6'6" 209 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Nathan Dodge 35 G 6'2" 205 Sophomore East Troy, WI Transferred to UW–Stevens Point Austin Williamson 40 F/C 6'8" 224 Junior Naples, FL No longer on team roster Travis Rollo 43 F/C 6'7" 205 Senior Mayer, MN Graduated
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League tournament
References