Army's basketball program dates to 1903 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. The Black Knights compete in the Patriot League and have a proud basketball tradition, especially in the mid-20th century. Bob Knight coached at Army before launching his legendary run at Indiana.
The Black Knights nickname references the black, gold, and gray uniforms worn by Army cadets, evoking the image of medieval armored knights riding into battle.
The 1968-69 season when Army's Mike Krzyzewski played point guard, before he returned to West Point as head coach in 1975 and launched his Hall of Fame career.
Every cadet at West Point is required to play a sport, giving Army one of the most athletically engaged student bodies in Division I athletics.
The Army Black Knights compete in the Patriot League and hold an all-time record of 1332–1367 (.494 winning percentage) across 123 recorded seasons dating back to 1902-03.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 11-21 | 5-13 (Patriot) | Kevin Kuwik | |
| 2024-25 | 17-16 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Kevin Kuwik | |
| 2023-24 | 10-22 | 6-12 (Patriot) | Kevin Kuwik | |
| 2022-23 | 17-16 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2021-22 | 15-16 | 9-9 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2020-21 | 12-10 | 7-7 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2019-20 | 15-15 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2018-19 | 13-19 | 8-10 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2017-18 | 13-17 | 6-12 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2016-17 | 13-19 | 6-12 (Patriot) | Jimmy Allen | |
| 2015-16 | 19-14 | 9-9 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2014-15 | 15-15 | 6-12 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2013-14 | 15-16 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2012-13 | 16-15 | 8-6 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2011-12 | 12-18 | 5-9 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2010-11 | 11-19 | 3-11 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2009-10 | 14-15 | 4-10 (Patriot) | Zach Spiker | |
| 2008-09 | 11-19 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2007-08 | 14-16 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2006-07 | 15-16 | 4-10 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2005-06 | 5-22 | 1-13 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2003-04 | 6-21 | 3-11 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2002-03 | 5-22 | 0-14 (Patriot) | Jim Crews | |
| 2001-02 | 12-16 | 6-8 (Patriot) | Pat Harris | |
| 2000-01 | 9-19 | 3-9 (Patriot) | Pat Harris | |
| 1999-00 | 5-23 | 2-10 (Patriot) | Pat Harris | |
| 1998-99 | 8-19 | 4-8 (Patriot) | Pat Harris | |
| 1997-98 | 8-19 | 2-10 (Patriot) | Pat Harris | |
| 1996-97 | 10-16 | 4-8 (Patriot) | Dino Gaudio | |
| 1995-96 | 7-20 | 2-10 (Patriot) | Dino Gaudio | |
| 1994-95 | 12-16 | 4-10 (Patriot) | Dino Gaudio | |
| 1993-94 | 7-20 | 4-10 (Patriot) | Dino Gaudio | |
| 1992-93 | 4-22 | 2-12 (Patriot) | Mike Conners,Tom Miller | |
| 1991-92 | 4-24 | 2-12 (Patriot) | Tom Miller | |
| 1990-91 | 6-22 | 3-9 (Patriot) | Tom Miller | |
| 1989-90 | 10-19 | 5-11 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1988-89 | 12-16 | 6-8 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1987-88 | 9-19 | 4-10 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1986-87 | 14-15 | 8-6 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1985-86 | 9-18 | 5-9 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1984-85 | 16-13 | 7-7 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1983-84 | 11-17 | 4-10 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1982-83 | 11-18 | 2-8 (MAAC) | Les Wothke | |
| 1981-82 | 5-22 | 0-10 (MAAC) | Pete Gaudet | |
| 1980-81 | 7-19 | ECACM | Pete Gaudet | |
| 1979-80 | 9-17 | ECACM | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1978-79 | 14-11 | Ind | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1977-78 | 19-9 | Ind | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1976-77 | 20-8 | Ind | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1975-76 | 11-14 | Ind | Mike Krzyzewski | |
| 1974-75 | 3-22 | Ind | Dan Dougherty | |
| 1973-74 | 6-18 | Ind | Dan Dougherty | |
| 1972-73 | 11-13 | Ind | Dan Dougherty | |
| 1971-72 | 11-13 | Ind | Dan Dougherty | |
| 1970-71 | 11-13 | Ind | Bob Knight | AP #14 |
| 1969-70 | 22-6 | Ind | Bob Knight | |
| 1968-69 | 18-10 | Ind | Bob Knight | |
| 1967-68 | 20-5 | Ind | Bob Knight | |
| 1966-67 | 13-8 | Ind | Bob Knight | |
| 1965-66 | 18-8 | Ind | Bob Knight | |
| 1964-65 | 21-8 | Ind | Tates Locke | |
| 1963-64 | 19-7 | Ind | Tates Locke | |
| 1962-63 | 8-11 | Ind | George Hunter | |
| 1961-62 | 10-11 | Ind | George Hunter | |
| 1960-61 | 17-7 | Ind | George Hunter | |
| 1959-60 | 14-9 | Ind | George Hunter | |
| 1958-59 | 14-10 | Ind | George Hunter | |
| 1957-58 | 13-12 | Ind | Orvis Sigler | |
| 1956-57 | 7-13 | Ind | Orvis Sigler | |
| 1955-56 | 10-13 | Ind | Orvis Sigler | |
| 1954-55 | 9-9 | Ind | Orvis Sigler | |
| 1953-54 | 15-7 | Ind | Bob Vanatta | |
| 1952-53 | 11-8 | Ind | Elmer Ripley | |
| 1951-52 | 8-9 | Ind | Elmer Ripley | |
| 1950-51 | 9-8 | Ind | John Mauer | |
| 1949-50 | 9-8 | Ind | John Mauer | |
| 1948-49 | 7-10 | Ind | John Mauer | |
| 1947-48 | 8-9 | Ind | John Mauer | |
| 1946-47 | 9-7 | Ind | Stewart Holcomb | |
| 1945-46 | 9-6 | Ind | Stewart Holcomb | |
| 1944-45 | 14-1 | Ind | Edward Kelleher | |
| 1943-44 | 15-0 | Ind | Edward Kelleher | |
| 1942-43 | 5-10 | Ind | Valentine Lentz | |
| 1941-42 | 10-6 | Ind | Valentine Lentz | |
| 1940-41 | 5-11 | Ind | Valentine Lentz | |
| 1939-40 | 11-4 | Ind | Valentine Lentz | |
| 1938-39 | 13-2 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1937-38 | 12-2 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1936-37 | 7-6 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1935-36 | 7-7 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1934-35 | 10-5 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1933-34 | 8-7 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1932-33 | 5-5 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1931-32 | 10-5 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1930-31 | 12-3 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1929-30 | 9-6 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1928-29 | 12-5 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1927-28 | 10-5 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1926-27 | 11-3 | Ind | Leo Novak | |
| 1925-26 | 11-6 | Ind | Ernest Blood | |
| 1924-25 | 12-3 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1923-24 | 16-2 | Ind | Van Vleit | |
| 1922-23 | 17-0 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1921-22 | 17-2 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1920-21 | 18-5 | Ind | Joseph O'Shea | |
| 1919-20 | 12-2 | Ind | Joseph O'Shea | |
| 1918-19 | 3-5 | Ind | Ivens Jones | |
| 1917-18 | 8-4 | Ind | Ivens Jones | |
| 1916-17 | 3-8 | Ind | Arthur Conrad | |
| 1915-16 | 5-7 | Ind | Jacob Devers | |
| 1914-15 | 11-2 | Ind | Jacob Devers | |
| 1913-14 | 5-7 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell | |
| 1912-13 | 11-2 | Ind | Harvey Higley | |
| 1911-12 | 8-4 | Ind | Harvey Higley | |
| 1910-11 | 9-3 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell | |
| 1909-10 | 14-1 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell | |
| 1908-09 | 9-2 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell | |
| 1907-08 | 9-3 | Ind | B.H. Koehler | |
| 1906-07 | 9-5 | Ind | Harry Fisher | |
| 1905-06 | 7-4 | Ind | ||
| 1904-05 | 3-4 | Ind | ||
| 1903-04 | 2-1 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell | |
| 1902-03 | 1-0 | Ind | Joseph Stilwell |
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