Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, January 9
Baltimore, MD
7 PM
Army West Point
at
Loyola Maryland
Men’s Basketball Heads to Loyola
January 08, 2016 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak when it takes on Loyola Maryland on Saturday night at Reitz Arena. Opening tip is 7 p.m. ET and the contest will be broadcast online on the Patriot League Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
VIDEO • PatriotLeague.TV
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
WBNR 1260 AM - Beacon, N.Y. • WNLA 1420 AM - Peekskill, N.Y.
AUDIO • Knight Vision • GoArmyWestPoint.com/watch
LIVE STATISTICS • LoyolaGreyhounds.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army Notes | Patriot League
STORYLINES
The Black Knights are coming off a home loss to Lafayette and are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of 2015-16. Loyola is one of two remaining Patriot League teams who are unbeaten in conference play (Bucknell) after a narrow victory over Lehigh on Wednesday night.
Army has struggled over its last five games, going 2-3 during that stretch. Opponents are shooting 48 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from beyond the arc and are averaging 83.0 points per game. The Black Knights are being outrebounded (1.6) and have a negative turnover margin (1.0).
Army has made at least 10 three-pointers in 12 of 15 games and is averaging 10.9 three-point field goals per contest this season, which is fifth in the country. Kyle Wilson is leading the nation in threes per game with 4.07. As a team, Army is shooting 38.1 percent from three-point range (163-of-428), which ranks 47th in the country. 38.1 percent of Army's points have come via the three-point field goal, a number that ranks 52nd in the nation (KenPom.com).
The Black Knights have the 10th-ranked offensive tempo in the country according to Ken Pomeroy. Army's offense has an adjusted tempo of 76.0, which is an estimate of the possessions per 40 minutes a team would have against the average D-I tempo. Army's average offensive possession length is 14.3 seconds, which is seventh in the nation.
Army has the top scoring offense in the Patriot League and is 17th in the nation with 84.7 points per game. In addition, the Black Knights lead the conference in scoring margin (+7.1). Army is unbeaten (5-0) when four or more players score in double figures.
With his 21-point effort against Lafayette, Kyle Wilson moved past Lehigh's Brett Eppehimer into 10th on the Patriot League's all-time scoring list with 1,758 career points. Tanner Plomb's 20 point output versus the Leopards sent him past Marty Coyne '81, John Roosma '26 and Todd Mattson '90 into 22nd on Army's all-time scoring ledger.
Senior center Kevin Ferguson is second in the Patriot League in rebounding with 8.8 rebounds per game. Ferguson is 20th in the country in offensive rebounds with a Patriot League-leading 3.8 per contest. Over the last five games, Ferguson is averaging a double-double with 10.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. He grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Bucknell and leads the conference with four double-doubles.
Plomb has scored in double figures in every game this season and 25 straight games overall. He has 13 performances of at least 20 points during the streak, including a career-high 31-point effort in the win over Gardner-Webb. Plomb is averaging 24.0 points per game over the last five contests.
Together, Wilson and Plomb were the top scoring duo in the Patriot League last year with an average of 33.3 points per game. Wilson was first in scoring in the conference at 17.5 points per game, while Plomb ranked fourth overall with a 15.8 points per game average. Plomb (21.8) and Wilson (18.5) are the top scoring duo in the Patriot League in 2015-16. Wilson (61) and Plomb (51) have combined for 112 made three-pointers, which is second in the country to North Florida's duo of Trent Mackey (62) and Beau Beech (54), who have connected on 116 three-point field goals.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
VIDEO • PatriotLeague.TV
RADIO • Army West Point Sports Network
WBNR 1260 AM - Beacon, N.Y. • WNLA 1420 AM - Peekskill, N.Y.
AUDIO • Knight Vision • GoArmyWestPoint.com/watch
LIVE STATISTICS • LoyolaGreyhounds.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army Notes | Patriot League
STORYLINES
The Black Knights are coming off a home loss to Lafayette and are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak of 2015-16. Loyola is one of two remaining Patriot League teams who are unbeaten in conference play (Bucknell) after a narrow victory over Lehigh on Wednesday night.
Army has struggled over its last five games, going 2-3 during that stretch. Opponents are shooting 48 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from beyond the arc and are averaging 83.0 points per game. The Black Knights are being outrebounded (1.6) and have a negative turnover margin (1.0).
Army has made at least 10 three-pointers in 12 of 15 games and is averaging 10.9 three-point field goals per contest this season, which is fifth in the country. Kyle Wilson is leading the nation in threes per game with 4.07. As a team, Army is shooting 38.1 percent from three-point range (163-of-428), which ranks 47th in the country. 38.1 percent of Army's points have come via the three-point field goal, a number that ranks 52nd in the nation (KenPom.com).
The Black Knights have the 10th-ranked offensive tempo in the country according to Ken Pomeroy. Army's offense has an adjusted tempo of 76.0, which is an estimate of the possessions per 40 minutes a team would have against the average D-I tempo. Army's average offensive possession length is 14.3 seconds, which is seventh in the nation.
Army has the top scoring offense in the Patriot League and is 17th in the nation with 84.7 points per game. In addition, the Black Knights lead the conference in scoring margin (+7.1). Army is unbeaten (5-0) when four or more players score in double figures.
With his 21-point effort against Lafayette, Kyle Wilson moved past Lehigh's Brett Eppehimer into 10th on the Patriot League's all-time scoring list with 1,758 career points. Tanner Plomb's 20 point output versus the Leopards sent him past Marty Coyne '81, John Roosma '26 and Todd Mattson '90 into 22nd on Army's all-time scoring ledger.
Senior center Kevin Ferguson is second in the Patriot League in rebounding with 8.8 rebounds per game. Ferguson is 20th in the country in offensive rebounds with a Patriot League-leading 3.8 per contest. Over the last five games, Ferguson is averaging a double-double with 10.8 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. He grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Bucknell and leads the conference with four double-doubles.
Plomb has scored in double figures in every game this season and 25 straight games overall. He has 13 performances of at least 20 points during the streak, including a career-high 31-point effort in the win over Gardner-Webb. Plomb is averaging 24.0 points per game over the last five contests.
Together, Wilson and Plomb were the top scoring duo in the Patriot League last year with an average of 33.3 points per game. Wilson was first in scoring in the conference at 17.5 points per game, while Plomb ranked fourth overall with a 15.8 points per game average. Plomb (21.8) and Wilson (18.5) are the top scoring duo in the Patriot League in 2015-16. Wilson (61) and Plomb (51) have combined for 112 made three-pointers, which is second in the country to North Florida's duo of Trent Mackey (62) and Beau Beech (54), who have connected on 116 three-point field goals.
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