2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

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 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 at NJIT.

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball
CIT, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	19–14 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Allen Justin Jennings Brandon Linton Drew Adams
Home arena	Christl Arena

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell	14	–	4		.778			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
Army	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Navy	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Colgate	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
American	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Holy Cross †	5	–	13		.278			15	–	20		.429
Lafayette	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2016 Patriot League tournament winner

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. He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.

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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Olsen #128 PG	Villa Park, CA	Villa Park High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 21, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Gunther Klimes SF	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Aug 6, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Hamlin C	Wausau, WI	East High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 2, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Will Culliton SG	Plymouth, MN	Breck School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Sep 2, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
John Miller PF	Columbus, OH	New Albany High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 5, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tommy Funk #102 PG	Warminster, PA	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 10, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Mike Janowski #107 PG	Arlington, VA	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Spencer Schultz SG	Clear Spring, MD	Clear Spring High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Maxwell Lenox 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr WT Woodson Fairfax, VA G 1 Richard Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Davidson Day School Charlotte, NC G 2 Cayne Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Samuel Clemens Schertz, TX G 3 Scott Mammel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Winston Churchill San Antonio, TX F 4 Daniel Andrews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Punahou School Honolulu, HI G 5 Ben Mammel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Winston Churchill San Antonio, TX F 10 Kennedy Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Notre Dame Northridge, CA G 11 Dylan Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX G/F 15 Jacob Kessler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mills E. Godwin Richmond, VA F 20 Mac Hoffman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr De La Salle Pleasanton, CA G/F 21 Kyle Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Trabuco Hills Mission Viejo, CA G 24 Jason Houle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Father Gabriel Richard Plymouth, MI F 25 Luke Morrison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC G 30 Jordan Fox 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Jackson County Jackson County, KY C 31 Kevin Ferguson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Governor Livingston Berkeley Heights, NJ F 32 Tanner Plomb 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr East Troy Mukwonago, WI F 33 Larry Toomey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Parkway West St. Louis, MO C 34 John Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr New Albany New Albany, OH G 35 Nathan Dodge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So East Troy East Troy, WI F/C 40 Austin Williamson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr First Baptist Academy Naples, FL F/C 43 Travis Rollo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Mayer Lutheran Mayer, MN F 44 Mark Pollack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Charlotte Catholic Charlotte, NC F 45 Adam Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Platte Weston, MO F 51 Parker Fennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Sanderson Raleigh, NC G/F 52 John Emezie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Marvin Ridge Waxhaw, NC	Head coach Zach Spiker (Ithaca) Assistant coach(es) Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry) Justin Jennings (Penn State) Brandon Linton (Clarkson) Drew Adams (Chicago) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 6, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 5:00 p.m.	Ferrum	W 93–54	1–0	Christl Arena (993) West Point, NY
November 15, 2015* 2:00 p.m.	at Binghamton	W 75–60	2–0	Binghamton University Events Center (2,550) Vestal, NY
November 18, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 96–85	3–0	Rothman Center (638) Teaneck, NJ
November 22, 2015* 7:30 p.m.	at George Washington Barclays Center Classic	L 81–92	3–1	Charles E. Smith Center (2,775) Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2015* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee Barclays Center Classic	L 80–95	3–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,326) Knoxville, TN
November 27, 2015* 7:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic	W 81–60	4–2	Christl Arena (885) West Point, NY
November 28, 2015* 7:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb Barclays Center Classic	W 103–98 OT	5–2	Christl Arena (588) West Point, NY
December 2, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	at Maine	W 84–71	6–2	Cross Insurance Center (1,192) Bangor, ME
December 8, 2015* 7:00 p.m.	at Bryant	W 77–55	7–2	Chace Athletic Center (294) Smithfield, RI
December 12, 2015* 4:00 p.m.	at Air Force	W 90–80	8–2	Clune Arena (1,694) Colorado Springs, CO
December 20, 2015* 2:00 p.m.	Marist	L 83–89	8–3	Christl Arena (916) West Point, NY
December 28, 2015* 4:00 p.m.	Monmouth	W 91–84	9–3	Christl Arena (3,033) West Point, NY
Patriot League regular season
December 30, 2015 7:00 p.m.	at Lehigh	W 88–82	10–3 (1–0)	Stabler Arena (1,195) Bethlehem, PA
January 2, 2016 3:00 p.m.	Bucknell	L 76–84	10–4 (1–1)	Christl Arena (1,597) West Point, NY
January 6, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Lafayette	L 73–76	10–5 (1–2)	Christl Arena (443) West Point, NY
January 9, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Loyola (MD)	W 73–59	11–5 (2–2)	Reitz Arena (1,042) Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Colgate	L 66–80	11–6 (2–3)	Cotterell Court (720) Hamilton, NY
January 17, 2016 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	American	W 65–45	12–6 (3–3)	Christl Arena (912) West Point, NY
January 20, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	L 65–69	12–7 (3–4)	Hart Center (1,359) Worcester, MA
January 27, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Boston University	L 67–76	12–8 (3–5)	Christl Arena (621) West Point, NY
January 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	L 66–94	12–9 (3–6)	Sojka Pavilion (3,513) Lewisburg, PA
February 1, 2016 7:30 p.m.	Navy Postponed from January 23, 2016	L 50–64	12–10 (3–7)	Christl Arena (3,133) West Point, NY
February 3, 2016 7:00 p.m.	at Lafayette	W 84–81 OT	13–10 (4–7)	Kirby Sports Center (1,554) Easton, PA
February 6, 2016 3:00 p.m.	at Loyola (MD)	L 99–100 2OT	13–11 (4–8)	Reitz Arena (1,113) Baltimore, MD
February 8, 2016 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	Colgate	W 82–72	14–11 (5–8)	Christl Arena (486) West Point, NY
02/13, 2016 4:00 p.m.	at American	W 65–59	15–11 (6–8)	Bender Arena (1,342) Washington, D.C.
02/17, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	W 72–68	16–11 (7–8)	Christl Arena (1,086) West Point, NY
February 20, 2016 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Navy	W 80–78 2OT	17–11 (8–8)	Alumni Hall (5,510) Annapolis, MD
February 23, 2016 7:00 p.m., ASN	at Boston University	W 80–71	18–11 (9–8)	Case Gym (504) Boston, MA
February 27, 2016 12:00 p.m.	Lehigh	L 72–82	18–12 (9–9)	Christl Arena (2,233) West Point, NY
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2016 7:00 p.m.	Colgate Quarterfinals	W 79–72	19–12	Christl Arena (482) West Point, NY
March 6, 2016 12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross Semifinals	L 38–60	19–13	Christl Arena (1,107) West Point, NY
CIT
March 16, 2016* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3	at NJIT First round	L 65–79	19–14	Fleisher Center (855) Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source: