{"id":13267,"date":"2016-02-11T21:32:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/02\/11\/army-west-point-senior-needs-your-vote-for-dunk-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:32:35","slug":"army-west-point-senior-needs-your-vote-for-dunk-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/military-sports\/2016\/02\/11\/army-west-point-senior-needs-your-vote-for-dunk-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Army West Point senior needs your vote for dunk contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army West Point men&#8217;s basketball team has never played in the NCAA tournament, but one of its members could get his own dose of March Madness\u00a0\u2014 with enough online support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ng64fIoJVSs?feature=oembed\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters can go <a href=\"https:\/\/darkhorsedunker.com\/contest\">here<\/a> to cast their ballots and see highlights of the participants. 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Coach K&#8217;s refereeing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/story\/military\/2014\/08\/19\/west-point-pride-coach-k-brings-team-usa-to-alma-mater\/14292853\/\">may have helped a bit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Minato&#8217;s March schedule may have a conflict: The Army West Point women are 20-2 on the season and lead\u00a0the Patriot League, clear favorites to earn an NCAA women&#8217;s tournament berth by winning the league tourney in early March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plomb leads the West Point men&#8217;s team with 21.4 points per game and ranks third in rebounds with 113 on the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Knights (14-11)\u00a0visit American University in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, then host Holy Cross on Wednesday before a Feb. 20 visit to the Naval Academy. 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