List of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 11, 2023

The following is a list of Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches. The Black Knights have had 31 head coaches in their 121-season history.^[1]

Army's current head coach is Jimmy Allen. He was hired in April 2016^[2] to replace Zach Spiker, who left to take the head coach position at Drexel.^[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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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
Totals		31 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]

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References

1 2 "Army West Point Men's Basketball 2021-22 Record Book" (PDF). Army Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
↑ Interdonato, Sal (April 8, 2016). "Allen had home-court advantage" . Times Herald-Record . Retrieved February 24, 2023.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2016). "Zach Spiker named Drexel coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 24, 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] Interdonato, Sal (April 8, 2016). "Allen had home-court advantage" . Times Herald-Record . Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[3] Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2016). "Zach Spiker named Drexel coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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

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