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AM or anyone out there - DO we know hwo actually came in June , made it through Beast and is not offically part of the team. I have been able to secure nothing reference our incoming freshman class.

Has anyone heard anything about the basketball players? How they're doing? Are they all staying on board?

Here is a link to Fridays games. Sat and Sun games will be posted at this link also. Ron Thaman

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The Army team was impressive on Saturday. Ben K. had a no hitter until the 7th, and Joey Henshaw belted a 450 foot bomb that nearly hit the parking debt way beyond the RF fence.

Darnell made a nice web gem in CF and the team is very well coached. Army is a solid team and much better product than any other college team in our area, except for UNC Tarheels perhaps. Think Army could beat the Tarheels too.

Nice crowd from the local WP Society of Piedmont NC and the Parents club, etc. The announced crowd of 321 was by far made up of Army supporters. Nice support for the team.

We have a team that should make some noise in the College world series, IF they improve on defense. Lots of errors from unlikely plays and players last three days.

GoBlackKnights.com will be covering the Army-Lehigh game this Wednesday night at Lehigh. We will have photos and an article on the game, and may have a video report up as well.

The final 69-50 score is almost not an indication of how close the was - Army dominated by an even wider margin as they held the Patriot League's leading scorer - Chris Harris to 4 points. Previous low this year was 11 and he averages 21.4. This was the team I have expected to see throughout the Patriot League schedule. Two more home game should provide a 5-6-7 seed in the tourney. Just want this squard to end with a winning record. ah - what should have been. Feels great to destroy Navy in something !!!!!

You can get the photos at the link below.

Army-Navy Basketball photo feature

14 - 6 over Dayton in the opener in Winston-Salem. Two more games to follow against Wake Forest.

Go Army!

The answer is of course - "No", but we are certainly taking on some water. Army Basketball again find themselves in an us against the world status. After a very solid pre-conference season and the most expereinced team in the league, there was reason for optimism. As Coach Spiker as been sharing with us since day 1 , " We need to win the day and play our best ball come tourney time". Thus, the season is alive. It is always alive in College Basketball as conference titles over a weekend can change a season of frustration into glory.

Obstacles - CONFIDENCE - has to be there every night starting with Saturday's game against Colgate at home. The Red Radiers are not a good team. A good foe given the current choices.

SHOOTING - both from the field and foul line. Will not win any games at 32% from the field and continue as the league low from the line.

COACHING - Are there any wrinkles that can move the team forward. Are we playing too deep a line-up. Can the staff make a difference in the second half of the season.

ABILITY - Ultimately, in the end, either you are better or they are better. Maybe the talent is not enough to get over the hump. That would not be a first and should not be looked on negatively. I believe this team will find a way to forge a winning record this season. They simply may not have the horses to win 3 games in a row in March when it counts.

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attorney general, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder has refused to comment on the matter.

Black Knights beat up the team that has pretty much dominated them since joining the Patriot League. American's squad this year should probably finish last inthe league , so the victory is by no means an upset. The 20 point margin 68-48, almos does not indicate the flow of the game - Army could have won by more than 30 tonight as they backed down into a zone defense after running up a 29 point lead midway in the second half. Should provide momentum against Navy on Saturday - Be sure to watch on CBS College Sports if you can get. If both teams play their game - Army should be favored. Navy loves the 3 ball and are quite tough when hitting their shots. Year to date, their defense has been questionable driven by general weakness in their inside play on both ends of the court. Now - 2-2 in league play , seemingly 2 games behind the hot Lafayette Leopards.

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Tonight's 8:30 tipoff in Dallas against SMU is a big game for the b-ballers. On paper, Army should win this game. SMU has some athletes but tends to play somewhat undisciplined play. They tend to rush shots and handle the ball a bit sloppily at times. This should play well into Army's defensive mindset. Athletically, SMU does have an advantage - they a bit taller and quicker than the Black Knights. Home court will not be an advantage fro SMU. Getting out quickly and playing the game at Artmy's tempo and not allowing an early run by the home team should allow the Black Knights to deliver win #10. I could see if SMU gets some early, quick baskets and gain confidence, a double digit loss could ensue. To earn the win, Army has to continue their improvement in rebounding the ball. If within 5 of SMU at the end of the night, that will be a direct sign of the final result. If we lose the boards by 10 or more, it could be a long night. Also, we are due to lose a game due to our consistently poor free throw shooting. I believe 67% + will be needed tonight to bring home the victory. We'll revisit with a summary later tonight.

Keep'em rolling guys !

Spiker talks candidly about the next two games and the upcoming match with Princeton.

Interview with Army HC Zach Spiker

Hope to see updates as the season moves on. How does UNH look?

Down goes Princeton ! Down goes Harvard !! Tough, gritty, not pretty basketball rules the day again. Army forced 30 Harvard turnovers tonight and found a way to win despite falling behind by 6 with 6 minuters to go. Style is vitually unaltered from last year's play with defense being key to everything, they are however proving to be a more effective rebounding team, which IMO has been THE key to the 3-1. Friday a chance to take the early lead in the Ivy League race when Yale comes to town !

In the 2nd quarter Army lead LIU 41-31

Army is actually playing well - they are owning the boards in this one, but VMI has 6 three pointers and they are 12 for 12 from the line. However, Army has committed 23 turnovers.

All in all, they are in the game, and are spreading the ball around.

The Middletown Times-Record just posted online(recordonline.com)that Jim Crews is no longer the Army basketball coach. What is going on?

Just wanted to drop in and offer my appreciation for your team's effort, skill, and classy behavior this weekend.

Ya'll had us on the ropes and that's hard to do coming out of the back end of the bracket.

Lastly, thanks for your service.