Charlie Gilmore (4.0 GPA) 3.4 ppg 1.0 rpg 1.6 apg 0.8 spg (64 games, 2 starts)
Allen Oliver (3.3 GPA) 14.3 ppg 2.3 rpg 4.7 apg 1.5 spg (64 starts)
Stephan Jennings (3.9 GPA) 1.1 ppg 0.1 rpg 0.1 apg 0.1 spg (18 games)
Jamal Cokley (3.3 GPA) 14.2 ppg 3.9 rpg 3.0 apg 2.2 spg 0.8 bpg (62 starts)
Terrance Babcock (3.4 GPA) 5.5 ppg 3.8 rpg 1.0 apg 0.7 spg 0.5 bpg (64 games, 27 starts)
Jon McNeill (3.8 GPA) 0.3 ppg 0.8 rpg 0.1 apg (12 games)*
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* Walk-on
Stats Leaders
Scoring: Jamal Cokley (16.2 ppg) Allen Oliver (15.7 ppg) Ahmad Swygart (13.8 ppg)
Rebounds: Peter Howard (5.2 rpg) Reggie Felix (4.8 rpg) Ahmad Swygart (4.0 rpg)
Assists: Allen Oliver (5.2 apg) Jamal Cokley (2.9 apg) Ahmad Swygart (1.7 apg)
Steals: Jamal Cokley (2.2 spg) Allen Oliver (1.6 spg) Ahmad Swygart (1.2 spg)
Blocks: Jamal Cokley (1.0 bpg) Ashmad Swygart (0.8 bpg) Reggie Felix (0.6 bpg)
Awards
Patriot League Player of the Year: Jamal Cokley
Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year: Jamal Cokley
Patriot League Coach of the Year: Tex Kauferhalter
1st Team All Patriot League: Jamal Cokley
2nd Team All Patriot League: Allen Oliver
APRIL 9, 1947 . . . The Board gave me a new contract, $84,000 per year for six years, to keep me here long term. I extended Jason Baxter’s contract as Associate Head Coach to four years at $63,000 per year, though he may retire sooner than that. Our other assistants will coach this year and then move on, as I cannot afford to meet everyone’s contract demands.
APRIL 16, 1947 . . . We got our final recruit commitment today from Jeremy Miles, a 6’5” guard from Commack, New York. Another guy with no other options beyond stepping down to Division II, Miles is going to come to Army instead and see if he has the ability to play at a level higher than expectations. He’s a solid overall athlete, with good passing and handling, and (according to my eye) better than average defensive skill. But most other coaches seemed to take him as a “what you see now is what you’ll get forever” kind of player with little upside. I aim to give him the chance to prove that perception wrong. He has a 4.0 GPA and chose us mostly on academic reputation, though he’s at least open to the discipline aspect as well.
From what I can tell thus far, I suspect we’ll have the best incoming class in the Patriot League when all is said and done, though it’s unlikely to be much higher than 200th nationally. Still, considering we were unable to get anyone outside the state of New York interested in us, we still did a damned find job bringing kids in who want to be here. Now it’s my job to mold them into the team that can dominate the Patriot League for years to come.
SEASON THREE
1947-48
1947-48
Coach Information
Name: Rolf “Tex” Kauferhalter
Age / Record: 25 (42-25, .627)
Contract: $84,000 / 6 Years
NCAA Appearances: 2 (1946-1947)
NCAA Tourney Record: 1-2 (.333)
Patriot League Titles: 2 (1946-1947)
Patriot League Tourney Titles: 2 (1946-1947)
Patriot League Coach of the Year: 1 (1947)
Reputation: 15% (+4)
Offense: 22% (+2)
Defense: 67% (+5)
Recruiting: 25% (+5)
Scouting: 45% (+2)
Development: 26% (+4)
School Information
School: Army Black Knights
Location: West Point NY
Conference: Patriot League
Arena: Christl Arena (5,043 Cap)
Budget: $147,000 ($98,000 Assistants / $49,000 Recruiting)
Facilities: C
Academics: B+ (SAT Min: 960)
School Prestige: 20% (+5)
Conf. Prestige: 23% (-1)
Job Goals
1. Win the Patriot League Tournament.
2. Win 15+ Games.
Assistants
AHC: Jason Baxter (67, $63,000 / 4 years, Rep: 11%) - Recruiting (33%)
2nd: John Dean (39, $18,000 / 1 years, Rep: 10%) - Scouting (26%)
3rd: Tony Johnson (54, $17,000 / 1 years, Rep: 9%) - Development (21%)
MAY 29, 1947 . . . Kareem Lackey has washed out. He stuck with us through his redshirt year and then was apparently not happy with his playing time which is of absolutely no interest to me. If he’d wanted playing time he should have worked harder both on and off the court. With his exodus we will have six scholarship spots open for the new year, and will have an additional walk-on this season to compensate for his absence. Army will never recruit transfer players, due to our requirement that all cadets go through the complete program and then commit to the eight year service commitment.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1947 . . . Our first commit of this year’s recruiting class is official! Warren Prince, a 6’0” guard from East Greenbush, New York, is a two star prospect ranked inside the top 600 nationally, and he’s great with his handling and stealing, as well as when shooting from the outside. He has solid overall potential to go with his 2.9 GPA.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1947 . . . I got a committal from my top targeted prospect this morning -- Jeffrey Sullivan, a 6’6” guard / forward hybrid from Angola, New York, is a three star prospect ranked inside the top 300 nationally. He is a bit of a raw project, with above average defensive skills and great potential, but he works hard and has a 2.8 GPA. He chose us over St. Johns, I think his discipline will pay off when he finally gets to West Point.
As for our scheduling for the upcoming year, we’ve got the road trip to Syracuse on December 13th. They’re in the top ten of the preseason rankings, so that one is expected to be a very tough challenge. We’ll have Citadel coming to town on November 30th, with additional road games at Howard (11/19), Iona (11/26), Cornell (12/3), Niagara (12/7), Siena (12/10) and Manhattan (12/21). SO in general it’s a pretty tough schedule with seven of our eleven pre-conference games on the road.