2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada	15	–	3	.833	29	–	5	.853
No. 25 Utah State †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Fresno State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
San Diego State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
Air Force	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
New Mexico	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Boise State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Colorado State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Wyoming	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	4	–	27	.129

† Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by seventh-year head coach Dave Pilipovich, play their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to UNLV.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dane Norman	1	F	6'9"	190	Junior	San Diego, CA	No longer on team roster
C. J. Siples	2	G	6'3"	170	Junior	Cibolo, TX	No longer on team roster
Jacob Van	15	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Mansfield, TX	Gradauted
Trevor Lyons	20	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Newport News, VA	Graduated
Javen Gumber	21	F	6'8"	200	Freshman	Craig, CO	No longer on team roster
Bryce Hughes	25	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	San Antonio, TX	No longer on team roster
Jonathan DeWane	30	F	6'8"	205	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	No longer on team roster
Ryan Manning	32	F	6'6"	200	Senior	Sacramento, CA	Gradauted
Frank Toohey	33	C	6'7"	220	Senior	Elmhurst, IL	Graduated
Kole Cerjan	40	C	6'7"	210	Freshman	Colorado Springs, CO	No longer on team roster
Peyton Spires	41	F	6'7"	225	Freshman	Mobile, AL	No longer on team roster

2018 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Air Force for 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Caleb Morris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Army and Navy Academy	Vista, CA
G	2	Zach Couper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Boylan Catholic	Rockford, IL
G	3	Sid Tomes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	East Ridge	Woodbury, MN
G	5	Christopher Joyce	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Bishop Kenny	Jacksonville, FL
G	10	A. J. Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's Hall	San Angelo, TX
F	11	Ameka Akaya	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	St. Maria Goretti	Hagerstown, MD
F	12	Lavelle Scottie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Arlington Heights	Fort Worth, TX
G	13	LeSean Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	TMI Episcopal	San Antonio, TX
G	14	Nic Wells	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Walton	Riverdale, GA
F	15	Abe Kinrade	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Maquoketa	Maquoeketa, IA
F	20	Isaac Monson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Olympus	Salt Lake City, UT
G	21	Nick Rene	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lakeview Centennial	Garland, TX
G	22	Pervis Louder	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Village Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
G	24	Charles O'Briant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Greater Atlanta Christian	Johns Creek, GA
G	25	Bryce Hughes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Johnson	San Antonio, TX
F	34	Ryan Swan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Overland	Aurora, CO
F	35	James Edwards	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Plum	Allison Park, PA
G	44	Keaton Van Soelen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Des Moines Christian	Waukee, IA

Head coach

Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Kanaskie (South Carolina)
Andrew Moore (Muskingum College)
Nate Zandt (Michigan)
Chris Davis (Michigan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Western State Colorado	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 5:00 pm	Johnson & Wales (CO)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Texas State	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
Nov 16, 2018* 1:30 pm	vs. UMBC Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division quarterfinals	Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 17/18, 2018* 1:30 pm/6:30 pm	vs. High Point or South Dakota Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division	Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2018* 4:00 pm/6:30 pm	vs. High Point or South Dakota Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division	Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Colorado	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 28, 2018* 7:15 pm	Missouri State MW–MVC Challenge	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Denver	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 pm	Army	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 28, 2018*	UC Riverside	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	New Mexico	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	San Diego State	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 16, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU	UNLV	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 19, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Boise State	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Jan 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Stadium	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm	Colorado State	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	Wyoming	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 12, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm	Utah State	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 20, 2019 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm	San Jose State	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSN	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mar 5, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2	Nevada	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" All-Military Classic
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