Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, February 13
Washington, D.C.
4 PM
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February 12, 2016 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point men's basketball team returns to the road for a key Patriot League matchup with American on Saturday afternoon. The Black Knights and Eagles tip off on the Patriot League Network at 4 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CSN Plus
ONLINE • Patriot League Network
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 • AUEagles.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Patriot League
STORYLINES
Last time out, senior center Kevin Ferguson's double-double of a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds propelled Army to an 82-72 victory over Colgate. Tanner Plomb and Kyle Wilson joined him in double figures with 18 and 13 points, respectively. As a unit, the Black Knights handed out 16 assists, including five by Larry Toomey and four each by Dylan Cox and Jordan Fox. Army moved to 5-8 in Patriot League play and 14-11 on the season.
American enters Saturday's game with a 5-8 Patriot League mark following consecutive road defeats to Lehigh and Boston University. After losing to Army 65-45 in the first meeting, American won five consecutive contests before its current two-game slide.
Plomb is averaging 21.4 points per game this season which leads the Patriot League and ranks 15th in the nation. He has scored in double figures in 29 straight games dating back to last season after an 18-point effort against Colgate. He has 16 performances of at least 20 points during the streak.
Plomb is among 16 players vying for a spot in the 2016 College Slam Dunk contest held at the Final Four in Houston, Texas. He has been selected as a finalist for the Dark Horse Dunker fan vote, which sends the fans' choice to participate in the event. Voting is open now at DarkHorseDunker.com.
Toomey has 497 career rebounds entering Saturday's game. He needs three boards to become the 15th player in Academy history and third active player to reach the milestone (Ferguson, Cox).
Army has played 16 games with its regular starting lineup of Dylan Cox, Kyle Wilson, Tanner Plomb, Larry Toomey and Kevin Ferguson. In those games, Army is 10-6 and averages 84.1 points per game and outscores its opponents by 4.2 points per game. Plomb averages 22.4 points per game, Wilson is scoring 17.5, Cox has a 75-35 assist-to-turnover ratio, Ferguson averages 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds and Army is averaging 10.2 threes per game.
In the nine without its full complement of starters, Army's scoring drops to 71.4 points per game and the Black Knights are making 8.4 threes per game. The Black Knights are 4-5 in those games.
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 (21.4) and Wilson (16.7) are the top scoring duo in the Patriot League in 2015-16.
Overall, the Black Knights have the 26th-ranked offensive tempo in the country according to Ken Pomeroy. Army's offense has an adjusted tempo of 73.5, 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 15.1 seconds, which is 13th in the nation.
Army is outrebounding its opponents by an average of 3.5 boards per game. The last time an Army team had a rebounding margin of better than five per game was in 1970 (+5.3).
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • CSN Plus
ONLINE • Patriot League Network
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 • AUEagles.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_MBB
GAME NOTES • Army | Patriot League
STORYLINES
Last time out, senior center Kevin Ferguson's double-double of a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds propelled Army to an 82-72 victory over Colgate. Tanner Plomb and Kyle Wilson joined him in double figures with 18 and 13 points, respectively. As a unit, the Black Knights handed out 16 assists, including five by Larry Toomey and four each by Dylan Cox and Jordan Fox. Army moved to 5-8 in Patriot League play and 14-11 on the season.
American enters Saturday's game with a 5-8 Patriot League mark following consecutive road defeats to Lehigh and Boston University. After losing to Army 65-45 in the first meeting, American won five consecutive contests before its current two-game slide.
Plomb is averaging 21.4 points per game this season which leads the Patriot League and ranks 15th in the nation. He has scored in double figures in 29 straight games dating back to last season after an 18-point effort against Colgate. He has 16 performances of at least 20 points during the streak.
Plomb is among 16 players vying for a spot in the 2016 College Slam Dunk contest held at the Final Four in Houston, Texas. He has been selected as a finalist for the Dark Horse Dunker fan vote, which sends the fans' choice to participate in the event. Voting is open now at DarkHorseDunker.com.
Toomey has 497 career rebounds entering Saturday's game. He needs three boards to become the 15th player in Academy history and third active player to reach the milestone (Ferguson, Cox).
Army has played 16 games with its regular starting lineup of Dylan Cox, Kyle Wilson, Tanner Plomb, Larry Toomey and Kevin Ferguson. In those games, Army is 10-6 and averages 84.1 points per game and outscores its opponents by 4.2 points per game. Plomb averages 22.4 points per game, Wilson is scoring 17.5, Cox has a 75-35 assist-to-turnover ratio, Ferguson averages 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds and Army is averaging 10.2 threes per game.
In the nine without its full complement of starters, Army's scoring drops to 71.4 points per game and the Black Knights are making 8.4 threes per game. The Black Knights are 4-5 in those games.
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 (21.4) and Wilson (16.7) are the top scoring duo in the Patriot League in 2015-16.
Overall, the Black Knights have the 26th-ranked offensive tempo in the country according to Ken Pomeroy. Army's offense has an adjusted tempo of 73.5, 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 15.1 seconds, which is 13th in the nation.
Army is outrebounding its opponents by an average of 3.5 boards per game. The last time an Army team had a rebounding margin of better than five per game was in 1970 (+5.3).
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