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Men's Basketball Heads to Sojka Pavilion to Open Patriot League Tournament at Bucknell
March 02, 2026 | Men's Basketball
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army West Point men's basketball (11-20, 5-13) will begin its postseason journey on the road on Tuesday, heading to Sojka Pavilion and Lewisburg, Pa., to play the Bucknell University Bison (9-22, 6-12).
The two teams split the regular season series this season, with both teams winning on the road. In the last game in Lewisburg, the Black Knights earned an 87-84 overtime win against the Bison, winning on a buzzer-beater courtesy of Jackson Furman. In the two teams' last game last Wednesday, Bucknell took a 75-73 win over Army inside Christl Arena.
Tip-off time against the Bison will be determined on a later date, and the game on March 3 in Lewisburg will stream live on ESPN+.
ARMY STORYLINES:
WHAT HAPPENED LAST GAME – Army concluded its 2025-26 regular season on the road on Saturday, heading to Kirby Sports Center to face Lafayette, seeing a 77-83 loss. Two Black Knights finished the matchup in Kirby Sports Center, scoring 20 or more points: sophomore guard Jaxson Bell and sophomore forward Jacen Holloway. Jaxson Bell led all scorers with 22 points, while Jacen Holloway finished with 21 points. Two other Black Knights finished scoring in double figures. Kevin McCarthy added 13 points, and Ryan Curry rounded out the group, adding 12 points.
THE SIXTH MEN – The Black Knights have received stellar support from their bench in the 2025-26 season, with the Army bench currently averaging 27.77 points a game. Those numbers stand as the best figures in the Patriot League and sit as the 53rd-best margin in the country. The Black Knights have seen 21 games this season where their bench has outscored the opposing team's bench, earning 10 wins through those games. Army's bench scored 37 points in the Black Knights' most recent win against Loyola Maryland on the road.
CHEF (RYAN) CURRY – Ryan Curry, a member of the Patriot League All-League Third Team, directs the Black Knights as the starting point guard, averaging 13.5 points a game, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds a game. During league play, Curry has finished 11 games in double figures and three games with 20 or more points. Curry's most recent double-figure performance was 12 points at Lafayette. He scored a team-high 17 points in Army's last win at Loyola Maryland. He scored his season-high, 27 points, in Army's win against Holy Cross, tying his career-best with seven made three-pointers. He finished with 24 points and eight assists against Boston U and added 19 points against Loyola. In the first matchup against Colgate this season, Curry finished with a game-high 24 points with six made three-pointers. In Army's first win against Lehigh, Curry earned his first career double-double, finishing the game with a team-high 19 points alongside a career-high 14 rebounds. The junior has scored in double figures in 21 games this season and 20+ points in five total games, plus has added 5+ assists in 14 games this season.
THE BELL TOLLS – Sophomore guard Jaxson Bell plays a crucial role for Army, now averaging 12.1 points and 4.9 rebounds a game, both the second-most on the team. He scored team-highs with 22 points, his third 20+ point performance, at Lafayette to close the regular season, 17 points in Army's Star Game matchup against Navy, 18 points in Army's second matchup against Colgate, plus another 18 in Army's overtime win at Bucknell, and 20 points at Holy Cross. Bell also added 14 points in his debut in the Army-Navy rivalry and 15 points and nine rebounds against Lehigh in January. In Army's game against Binghamton, Bell earned a career-high 24 points while tying his career-best with six made field goals and five made three-pointers. Bell has earned two double-doubles this season, earning 11 points and 10 assists against Bucknell plus added 12 points and 10 rebounds against UMBC. He's earned the starting nod the past seven games, where he has averaged 13.1 points per game. He has scored in double-digits in 19 games, the second most on the team, only behind Ryan Curry (19).
THE BOOGEYMAN – Sophomore forward Jacen Holloway is currently third on the team in scoring efforts for Army, averaging 10.9 points a game while shooting 51.3 percent from the floor. To close the regular season, Holloway scored 21 points at Lafayette, his second 20+ point performance of his career. He scored a team-high 19 points against Boston U and 10 points against American, coming off the bench for both games. He also finished with 17 points in Army's wins over Bucknell and Loyola Maryland. Back in January, the sophomore earned a team-high 21 points with a career-high three steals against American. The game marked the second time in his young career that Holloway earned 20+ points in a single game. Holloway finished with 13 points in Army's win against Lehigh, 12 points against Loyola Maryland and 11 points at Holy Cross. On November 18, Holloway had a career performance, earning a career-best 22 points at Cornell. He also added career-highs in field goals made (9) and three-pointers made (2).
PLEBE PHENOM – Freshman guard Jackson Furman has made an immediate impact for the Black Knights, averaging 9.2 points a game. Furman has scored in double figures in seven games during league play, scoring 14 at Bucknell—including the game-winning three-pointer in overtime—18 at Holy Cross and 20 points, tying his career-high, at Boston U. He earned his first career double-double in his second career start, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds against Loyola. In Army's first game against Lehigh, the plebe scored 15 points while earning career-highs in made free throws (7), rebounds (7) and assists (4). The plebe first set his career-best in scoring against Duke, scoring a game-high 20 points while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and 55.5 percent from the three-point line. Over the past two weeks, Furman finished with 10 points and eight rebounds against Lafayette and 12 points against both American and Loyola.
THE WALLET – A key role player for Army, Kevin McCarthy averages 7.9 points a game. The sophomore sharpshooter had a career performance in Army's last matchup against Bucknell, finishing with a career-best 21 points, shooting 8-for-16 from the field and 5-for-12 from 3-point range, both career-high numbers, while adding five rebounds and one block against Bucknell. He finished with 16 points on four made three-pointers in Army's first matchup against Loyola Maryland, plus added another 12 against the Greyhounds in Army's last win. McCarthy also added 12 points against American and added another 12 against Lehigh. Now, he has scored 4+ three-pointers in seven games this season, which includes Army's matchups between Maritime, St. Thomas, East Texas A&M, Gallaudet, American and Loyola Maryland. He has finished 11 games scoring in double figures.
TATE ON THE BOARDS – Junior forward Tate Laczkowski, the tallest player on Army's roster, averages a team-best 53.8 shooting percentage, plus adds a team-high 5.3 rebounds a game. Laczkowski also had a career day in Army's last matchup against Bucknell, scoring 21 points on an efficient 8-for-9 shooting performance, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line, and grabbed three rebounds with two steals. In Army's second matchup against Lehigh, Laczkowski led all scorers with 17 points while shooting 66.7 percent. He also added a team-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Against Holy Cross, Laczkowski grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds and added two blocks, matching his career-best. The junior added a team-high seven rebounds at Bucknell, then another seven rebounds and eight points against American. To open league play at Lehigh, Laczkowski earned 11 points with eight rebounds and four assists. He also added 11 points and matched his career-high two blocks against Colgate on Jan. 3. He also leads the team with 15 blocks this season.
JORNADO WARNING – Jorn Everson played a key role off Army's bench last season and now serves as a key member of Army's lineup and currently averages 7.6 points a game. He has finished in double figures in two of the last seven games, adding 12 points on the road at American and scored a team-high 14 points against Lafayette on Senior Day on Feb. 7. He also added 11 points against Holy Cross in their second matchup, plus 13 points at Boston U. During non-league play, the senior had a strong showing against Cornell on the road, finishing with a career-best and game-high 24 points, while tying his career-highs in made field goals (8) and three-pointers made (4). He also had a career-high four made free throws. The game marked the second game in which Everson has scored 20+ points in a single game.
HELD IN HIGH REGARD – Team captain, Jackson Mayo, was named USMA's Deputy Brigade Commander, the second-highest-ranked position in the Corps of Cadets, over the summer. The senior scored a career-high nine points off a career-best three made three-pointers, while also adding career-highs in assists (5) and rebounds (3) against Gallaudet and serves as a scoring threat off the bench for the Black Knights. Mayo joined the team in his freshman year as a walk-on and got his first start on Feb. 7.
FOR THE YOUNG GUNS – The Black Knights' roster has looked very different compared to last season. Now on the 18-man roster, there are five upperclassmen and 13 underclassmen, with nine sophomores and four freshmen. The new freshmen joining Army include Jackson Furman, Dillon Watt, Dylan Benner and Jahaan Green. Before joining the Academy, Furman, Benner and Green each played a year at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS). Of the returners, only one Army player averaged 10+ minutes last season (Ryan Curry).
History with Bucknell
- The Bison lead the series, 64-24
- Current Streak: Bucknell, 1 win
- Last Army win: Jan. 21, 2026, 87-84 (OT)
- Last Bucknell win: Feb. 25, 2026, 75-73
Scouting the Bison
- Amon Dörries, a member of the Patriot League All-League Second Team and All-Rookie Team, leads the Bison in scoring, averaging 16.1 points a game while also adding 4.4 rebounds a game and 1.3 assists a game.
- Pat Curtin is second on the team in scoring, adding 12.4 points while also adding 1.4 steals. Jayden Williams serves as the primary guard, averaging 7.9 points and a team-best 4.0 assists per game.
- Achile Spadone adds 11.9 points a game, plus team-highs with 6.1 rebounds a game and 1.8 steals a game.
- Ruot Bijiek is third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding, adding 11.8 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
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