List of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches. The Black Knights have had 32 head coaches in their 121-season history.^[1]

Army's current head coach is Kevin Kuwik. He was hired in March 2023^[2] to replace Jimmy Allen, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1902–1904 1907–1911 1913–1914	Joseph Stilwell	7	49–17	.742
–	1904–1906	No coach	2	10–8	.556
2	1906–1907 1921–1923 1924–1925	Harry A. Fisher	1	55–10	.846
3	1911–1913	Harvey Higley	2	19–6	.760
4	1914–1916	Jacob L. Devers	2	16–9	.640
5	1916–1917	Arthur Conard	1	3–8	.273
6	1917–1919	Ivens Jones	2	11–9	.550
7	1919–1921	Joseph O'Shea	2	30–7	.811
8	1923–1924	John Van Vliet	1	16–2	.889
9	1925–1926	Ernest Blood	1	11–6	.647
10	1926–1939	Leo Novak	13	126–61	.674
11	1939–1943	Valentine Lentz	4	31–31	.500
12	1943–1945	Ed Kelleher	2	29–1	.967
13	1945–1947	Stu Holcomb	2	18–13	.581
14	1947–1951	John Mauer	4	33–35	.485
15	1951–1953	Elmer Ripley	2	19–17	.528
16	1953–1954	Bob Vanatta	1	15–7	.682
17	1954–1958	Orvis Sigler	4	39–47	.453
18	1958–1963	George Hunter	5	63–48	.568
19	1963–1965	Tates Locke	2	40–15	.727
20	1965–1971	Bob Knight	6	102–50	.671
21	1971–1975	Dan Dougherty	4	31–66	.320
22	1975–1980	Mike Krzyzewski	5	73–59	.553
23	1980–1982	Pete Gaudet	2	12–41	.226
24	1982–1990	Les Wothke	8	92–135	.405
25	1990–1993^[a]	Tom Miller	3	13–61	.176
26	1993*	Mike Connors	1	1–7	.125
27	1993–1997	Dino Gaudio	4	36–72	.333
28	1997–2002	Pat Harris	5	42–96	.304
29	2002–2009	Jim Crews	7	59–140	.296
30	2009–2016	Zach Spiker	7	102–112	.477
31	2016–2023	Jimmy Allen	7	98–112	.467
32	2023–present	Kevin Kuwik	0	0–0	–
Totals		32 coaches	121 seasons	1,294–1,308	.497
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Army fired Tom Miller on February 4, 1993. Mike Connors served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

References

1 2 "Army West Point Men's Basketball 2021-22 Record Book" (PDF). Army Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
↑ McMillan, Ken (March 29, 2023). "Army tabs Butler assistant Kevin Kuwik as new men's basketball head coach. What to know" . Times Herald-Record . Retrieved March 30, 2023.
↑ "Army parts ways with coach Jimmy Allen". The Albany Herald . March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
↑ "Army fires Miller". UPI.com . United Press International. February 4, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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[Miller-5] Army fired Tom Miller on February 4, 1993. Mike Connors served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Army West Point Men's Basketball 2021-22 Record Book" (PDF). Army Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[2] McMillan, Ken (March 29, 2023). "Army tabs Butler assistant Kevin Kuwik as new men's basketball head coach. What to know" . Times Herald-Record . Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[3] "Army parts ways with coach Jimmy Allen". The Albany Herald . March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.

[4] "Army fires Miller". UPI.com . United Press International. February 4, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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