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2011-12 QUICK FACTS/TABLE OF CONTENTS COACHING STAFF 2011-12 QUICK FACTS Head Coach ........................................... Zach Spiker TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Alma Mater ........................................ Ithaca, 2000 THE ACADEMY Location ................................ West Point, NY 10996 Record at Army .........................25-34 (2 seasons) West Point .......................................................2-3 Founded .........................................March 16, 1802 Career Record ..........................25-34 (2 seasons) The Long, Gray Line ....................................... 4-5 Enrollment ....................................................... 4,400 Basketball Offi ce Phone .................845-938-2419 Why West Point? .............................................6-9 Nicknames .............................Black Knights, Cadets Athletic Training ...............................................10 Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Colors ...................................... Black, Gold and Gray Strength & Conditioning ................................. 11 Jimmy Allen (Emory & Henry, 1993) — 2nd season Home Court .............................Christl Arena (5,043) U.S. Military Academy ................................12-13 Affi liation........................................... NCAA Division I Kevin App (Cornell, 2007) — 2nd season Conference ........................................ Patriot League Omar Mance (Rice, 2003) — 2nd season COVERING THE BLACK KNIGHTS Superintendent.......... Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr. Sean Rutigliano (Cortland, 2007) — 1st season Academy Administration ................................. 14 Alma Mater ..................................West Point, 1973 Athletic Intern .............. 2nd Lt. Nathan Hedgecock Athletic Director Boo Corrigan ........................ 15 Athletic Director ...................................Boo Corrigan (West Point, 2011) Media Information ......................................16-17 Alma Mater ...............................Notre Dame, 1990 THE COACHES Athletic Dept. Phone ....................... 845-938-3701 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach Zach Spiker ...........................18-19 Ticket Offi ce Phone .......................1-877-TIX-ARMY 2010-11 Record ............................................. 11-19 Assistant Coach Jimmy Allen ..........................20 2010-11 Conference Record (Finish) ....3-11 (8th) Assistant Coach Kevin App ............................. 21 HISTORY Lost to (1) Bucknell in Patriot League quarterfi nals Assistant Coach Omar Mance ........................22 First Year of Basketball ................................... 1903 Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................10/8 Assistant Coach Sean Rutigliano ................... 23 All-Time Record ........1120-1117 (.501), 109 years Starters Returning/Lost ...................................4/1 Athletic Intern 2nd Lt. Nathan Hedgecock .... 23 All-Time Patriot League Record .......68-210 (.245) 2010-11 OUTLOOK Patriot League Tournament Record .... 5-21 (.192) PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN Zach Spiker Q&A ..............................................24 Years in Postseason................................................ 8 Returning Starters (4) 2010-11 Rosters ............................................. 25 NCAA Appearances ................................................. 0 G/GS PPG RPG Radio/Television Roster ..................................26 NIT Appearances ..................................................... 8 Ella Ellis 30/30 14.6 5.3 Patriot League Composite Schedule ...............27 Last Postseason Appearance ...................1978 NIT Julian Simmons 30/23 12.5 3.1 Result ............Lost to Rutgers, 72-70 in fi rst round Jason Pancoe 25/18 4.7 20.0 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS Jordan Springer 30/19 1.9 3.2 Ella Ellis .......................................................28-29 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Pat Harris .........................................................30 Starters Lost (1) Josh Herbeck ..............................................30-31 Offi ce of Athletic Communications G/GS PPG RPG Brian Hornstein ................................................31 U.S. Military Academy Jeremy Hence 30/29 15.7 5.3 Josh Johnson ...................................................32 639 Howard Road Other Returning Letterwinners (6) Cartavious Kincade .........................................33 West Point, NY 10996 G/GS PPG RPG Jason Pancoe .............................................34-35 Offi ce Phone .....................................845-938-3303 Josh Herbeck 29/7 5.2 1.9 Julian Simmons ..........................................36-38 Offi ce FAX .........................................845-446-2556 Brian Hornstein 13/0 1.5 1.5 Jordan Springer ..........................................38-39 Web Site ........................... www.goARMYsports.com Cartavious Kincade 22/1 1.5 1.5 Andrew Stire .................................................... 40 Twitter..................... www.twitter.com/armyathletics Josh Johnson 20/0 0.8 1.2 Newcomers .................................................41-42 Overnight Address ...........................Same as above Andrew Stire 15/3 0.7 1.4 2010-11 IN REVIEW MBB Contact .....................................Brian Gunning Pat Harris 6/0 0.5 0.5 2010-11 Results ............................................. 43 Offi ce Phone ...................................845-938-6871 2010-11 Team Stats .......................................43 Cell Phone .......................................914-755-0389 Other Letterwinners Lost (7) Season Box Score ........................................... 44 E-mail ............................. [email protected] G/GS PPG RPG Game-By-Game Statistics ...............................45 Press Row Phone .............................845-938-4441 Nathan Hedgecock 24/7 4.3 2.5 Points-Rebounds-Assists ................................ 46 Chris Welker 30/1 2.2 1.4 Superlatives ......................................................47 Mitch McDonald 29/11 4.0 2.0 Game Recaps .............................................48-57 Alex Godette 14/1 2.3 0.7 C.J. McElrath 17/0 1.6 1.0 THE RECORD BOOK Eric Wilde 2/0 0.0 0.0 The Army-Navy Rivalry .....................................58 Zach Ricketts 2/0 0.0 0.0 The Patriot League ..........................................59 All-Time Series Records .................................. 60 Year-By-Year Records .......................................61 Newcomers (10) Army All-Americans ......................................... 62 Sean Billerman (G/F , 6-4, 195 , Raleigh, N.C.) The 1,000-Point Club .................................63-66 Michael Felton (F/C, 6-7, 220, Houston, Texas) Scoring Records .............................................. 67 Chris Gramling (G, 5-11, 170, San Antonio, Texas) Field Goal Records .......................................... 68 Jalen Harris (G, 5-10, 150 , Pfl ugerville, Texas) Three-Point Field Goal Records ......................69 Maxwell Lenox (G, 6-0, 190 , Fairfax, Va.) Free Throw Records ........................................ 70 Zach Lord (C, 6-10, 205, Keller, Texas) Rebounding Records ........................................71 Whit Thornton (F, 6-7, 215, Memphis, Tenn.) Assists/Blocks/Steals Records ......................72 Matt Walker (F/C, 6-7, 230, Suwanee, Ga.) Team Records .............................................73-74 Milton Washington (G , 6-0, 180, Houston, Texas) Christl Arena .................................................... 75 Mo Williams (G, 6-1 , 185, Fairfax, Va.) Christl Arena Records ......................................76 Team Stats By Season ...............................77-78 RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Yearly Scoring/Rebounding Leaders ........79-81 Points ................................... Ella Ellis (437; 14.6/g) NIT Participants ..........................................82-83 Rebounds ............................... Ella Ellis (160; 5.3/g) Honors & Awards .............................................84 Assists ...........................Jason Pancoe (71; 12.8/g) All-Time Results ..........................................85-91 Blocked Shots ..........................Ella Ellis (12; 0.4/g) All-Time Letterwinners ...............................92-94 Steals .........................................Ella Ellis (22; 0.7/g) Army Milestones ..............................................95 Field Goals Made .............Ella Ellis (145; .434 pct.) Army In The Patriot League ............................ 96 3-PT Field Goals Made .....Julian Simmons (68; .370 pct.) Free Throws Made .............Ella Ellis (94; .797 pct.) Minutes ................................Ella Ellis (918; 30.6/g) 2011-12 ARMY MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 WEST POINT The United States Military Academy is renowned because of its historic and distinguished repu- tation as a military academy, and as a leading, progressive institution of higher education. Made legendary in books and movies produced over the years, the Academy’s “Long Gray Line” of gradu- ates includes some of our nation’s most famous and infl uential men: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and Norman Schwarzkopf. Because of this superb education and leadership experience, West Point graduates historically have been sought for high level civilian and military leadership positions. Their numbers include two U.S. presidents, several ambassadors, state governors, legislators, judges, cabinet members, educators,