Army West Point Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- The Lee Anderson Head Men's Basketball Coach
Kevin Kuwik (COO-ick), was named Army West Point’s Lee Anderson Head Men’s Basketball Coach on March 29, 2023, and enters his second season in the role during the 2025-26 season.
Kuwik is the 32nd head coach in the program’s 122-year history and brought more than 20 seasons of coaching experience to Army West Point.
His second season (2024-25) at the helm was an historic one, with the team finishing 17-16 overall and 10-8 in Patriot League play.
The 10-8 finish in Patriot League play tied for the program's best finish in League play in program history. The Black Knights were also the only team in the Patriot League that season to earn a win over a Group of Five school, defeating the UTSA Roadrunners (American Conference), 78-75.
Two Black Knights also saw Patriot League All-League honorees, with Jalen Rucker being placed on First Team, and Josh Scovens was named to the Second Team. Jalen Rucker also earned All-American honors, being named on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I North Atlantic All-District First Team, the only player in the Patriot League to receive those honors.
Army also received a postseason invite to the Purple College Basketball Invitational (CBI), the team’s first postseason appearance under Kevin Kuwik. Then, in the opening round of play, the Black Knights shocked Elon University, defeating the Phoenix, 83-78.
The win over Elon broke the program's 55-year postseason tournament win drought, with last postseason win for the program in the postseason coming in the 1970 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) with three wins from Bob Knight and his squad.
In his first season (2023-24) leading the Black Knights, Kuwik’s young team went 10-22 overall with a 6-12 mark in the Patriot League. Two of Army’s main contributors were freshman, Josh Scovens and Ryan Curry. Scovens went on to win Patriot League Rookie of the Year after leading all Patriot League freshmen in points per game (11.9), rebounds per game (5.2), defensive rebounds per game (4.0), and blocks (1.2). He was also third amongst Patriot League rookies in assists (1.8). Scovens won Patriot League Rookie of the Week five times during the season.
Curry was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team starting in 30 of 32 games, averaging 10.2 points per game. Kuwik’s signature win came when defeating Navy, capturing the star, as a part of the Army-Navy Star Series in dramatic fashion for the first time since 2020.
Two Stints in Indianapolis
Kuwik spent his final season before coming to West Point (2022-23) as an assistant coach at Butler under head coach Thad Matta. His impressive résumé includes both stints working for Matta for two seasons at Ohio State and serving under Brad Stevens at Butler for a single season.
As Butler's director of basketball operations on Brad Stevens's staff during the 2008-09 campaign, Kuwik helped the Bulldogs to a 26-6 record, capturing the Horizon League title and earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Experience in the Atlantic 10
Before his stop at Butler, he spent five seasons (2017-22) at Davidson with the final four seasons as an assistant coach.
At Davidson, Kuwik helped the Wildcats to a record of 101-52 earning NCAA Tournament berths in 2018 and 2022 while making NIT appearances in 2019 and 2021. Davidson posted an impressive mark of 59-24 in Atlantic 10 play during his tenure. In addition to recruiting and scouting responsibilities, Kuwik worked with the team's frontcourt players, highlighted by 2022 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Luka Brajkovic.
Before joining Davidson staff, Kuwik spent six seasons (2011-17) at Dayton.
While in Dayton, Kuwik helped the Flyers to a 139-65 overall record, 68-31 conference mark and five postseason appearances (four NCAA Tournaments and one NIT), including a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2014. Kuwik coordinated the Flyers' defense, which ranked 15th nationally according to KenPom during the 2015-16 season.
Time in the Buckeye State
As a member of Matta's staff at Ohio State (2009-11), Kuwik served as the video coordinator. He was responsible for opponent scouting as the Buckeyes achieved a 63-11 overall record, Big Ten regular season and tournament championships in consecutive seasons, and a pair of Sweet 16 appearances.
Kuwik was an assistant coach at Ohio from 2001-08 as the Bobcats posted a 120-95 record with two postseason appearances.
The Bobcats' first tournament appearance came in the 2004-05 season. The Bobcats won their fourth MAC tournament championship that season, winning a thrilling overtime matchup against Buffalo, 80-79. The win allowed the program to make its first NCAA tournament appearance in the 2000s, with the team making a Round of 64 appearance against Florida.
Ohio qualified for its second postseason appearance during Kuwik’s time in Athens in the 2007-08 season. After falling in the MAC tournament quarterfinals, the Bobcats received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). The team would earn a first-round win over Brown before falling in the quarterfinals to Bradley.
Coaching Beginnings
Kuwik began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. In his two seasons there, the Buccaneers improved from 3-22 to 12-14.
He then went to Saint Michael's College in Vermont to serve in the same role. He helped the Purple Knights to the best season in school history, finishing with a 27-4 record and the No. 3 ranking in the year's final NCAA Division II poll.
Kuwik’s Military Ties
Kuwik brings strong military ties as he was a Distinguished Military Graduate of Notre Dame's Army ROTC program. He was able to serve 10 years in the military as he also began his coaching career. While serving in Iraq, he earned a Bronze Star for meritorious service (the Army's highest merit award). He received an honorable discharge from the military in 2006.
While coaching at Ohio University, Kuwik took an 18-month leave of absence during 2004-05 to serve with the 113th Engineer Battalion of the Indiana National Guard in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He used leave time to return to the Bobcats bench and help Ohio win the 2005 Mid-American Conference Tournament title and reach the NCAA Tournament.
More about Coach Kuwik
A native of Lackawanna, N.Y., Kuwik attended the University of Notre Dame, where he served as a student assistant under former NBA coach John MacLeod for three seasons. Kuwik graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame with a Mechanical Engineering degree in 1996. In his final year in South Bend, he was Senior Class President.
He has also participated in the prestigious TopConnect Seminar in each of the last three years (2020-22). TopConnect (formerly Villa 7) originated in 2003 by then-VCU Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander, identifies the top basketball assistant coaches in the country and connects them with mid-major Athletic Directors providing tremendous networking opportunities for both parties.
Kuwik and his wife Kathryn are the proud parents of daughters, Natalie and Cara.
| Kuwik's Coaching Profile | |||
| Seasons | School | Position | Record |
| 2023-25 | Army West Point | Head Coach | 27-38 |
| 2022-23 | Butler | Assistant Coach | 14-18 |
| 2018-22 | Davidson | Assistant Coach | 80-40 |
| 2017-18 | Davidson | Director of Operations | 21-12 |
| 2011-17 | Dayton | Assistant Coach | 139-65 |
| 2009-11 | Ohio State | Video Coordinator | 63-11 |
| 2008-09 | Butler | Director of Operations | 26-6 |
| 2001-08 | Ohio | Assistant Coach | 120-95 |
| 2000-01 | Saint Michael's College | Assistant Coach | 27-4 |
| 1998-2000 | Christian Brothers | Assistant Coach | 15-36 |
