Draft:2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	1-1 (0-0 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (9th overall, 5th straight season);
Associate head coach	David Metzendorf
Assistant coaches	Eamonn Kearney; Lt. Col. Matt McCraw; Zack Curran; Derek Brooks; Jon Jordan;
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Nevada	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Utah State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Boise State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
UNLV	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Air Force	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons are led by head coach Joe Scott in his 5th season (9th overall) with the program and play their home games for the 57th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.

Previous season

The falcons finished the 2023-24 season 9-22 overall, 2-16 in Mountain West Conference play to finish in a tie for last place. Due to San Jose State holding the tiebreaker over the Falcons, they were the 11th seed in the 2024 Mountain West Conference Tournament, they would fall to the eventual champions, New Mexico, 82-56.

Offseason

Departures

Roster

2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josh Gatete	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Penn High School	Granger, IN
G	1	Sam Akinrelere	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Houston, TX
G	2	A.J. Patterson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	Atlanta, GA
F	3	Luke Kearney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Phoenix, AZ
F	4	Wyatt Boeker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	The Woodlands Christian Academy	Tomball, TX
G	5	Ethan Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Houston, TX
F	6	Will Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Millard South	Omaha, NE

Head coach

Joe Scott (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

David Metzendorf (Ithaca)
Jared Czech (Manhattanville)
Lt. Col. Matt McCraw (Air Force)
Zack Curran (Virginia Tech)
Derek Brooks (Air Force)
Eamonn Kearney
Jon Jordan (Air Force)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network		Portland State	L 55–62	0–1	14 – Tied	15 – Boylan	5 – Taylor	Clune Arena (1,417) Colorado Springs, CO
November 10, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SNY		at LIU	W 82–67	1–1	26 – Taylor	12 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Steinberg Wellness Center (812) Brooklyn, NY
November 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	L 57–65	1–2	26 – Taylor	5 – Boylan	5 – Mills	Bob Carpenter Center (2,028) Wilmington, DE
November 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network		Lindenwood Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 76–58	2–2	21 – Taylor	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,209) Colorado Springs, CO
November 17, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network		William & Mary Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 80–71 ^OT	3–2	31 – Becker	10 – Boylan	5 – Beasley	Clune Arena (1,411) Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Omaha Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 58–56	4–2	16 – Taylor	9 – Green	3 – Taylor	Clune Arena (1,466) Colorado Springs, CO
November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., MW Network		VMI	W 64–54	5–2	19 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,048) Colorado Springs, CO
November 26, 2023* 11:30 a.m., SLN		at South Dakota	W 58–57	6–2	18 – Petraitis	8 – Becker	5 – Boylan	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,633) Vermillion, SD
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland	W 80–58	7–2	20 – Petraitis	6 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Chiles Center (1,043) Portland, OR
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network		Eastern Washington	L 68–73	7–3	22 – Taylor	8 – Petraitis	4 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (2,377) Colorado Springs, CO
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UT Arlington USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge	L 73–76	7–4	21 – Petraitis	7 – Petraitis	4 – Mills	Dickies Arena (3,752) Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Northern Colorado	L 79–83	7–5	26 – Becker	9 – Boylan	8 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (1,827) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Utah State	L 60–88	7–6 (0–1)	15 – Petraitis	5 – Tied	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (945) Colorado Springs, CO
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at Nevada	L 54–67	7–7 (0–2)	14 – Tied	9 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Lawlor Events Center (7,645) Reno, NV
January 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., MW Network		San Jose State	L 54–67	7–8 (0–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (1,804) Colorado Springs, CO
January 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	L 69–78 ^OT	7–10 (0–4)	22 – Petraitis	8 – Taylor	5 – Petraitis	Moby Arena (6,345) Fort Collins, CO
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		New Mexico	L 66–85	7–11 (0–5)	23 – Becker	9 – Mills	6 – Tied	Clune Arena (2,785) Colorado Springs, CO
January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNLV	W 90–58	8–10 (1–5)	22 – Taylor	13 – Petraitis	11 – Petraitis	Thomas & Mack Center (6,392) Paradise, NV
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, MW Network		at Fresno State	L 70–84	8–11 (1–6)	22 – Becker	6 – Boylan	6 – Mills	Save Mart Center (4,443) Fresno, CA
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Wyoming	L 73–82	8–12 (1–7)	32 – Boylan	6 – Becker	5 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (1,888) Colorado Springs, CO
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network		at Boise State	L 56–94	8–13 (1–8)	17 – Mills	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	ExtraMile Arena (12,004) Boise, ID
February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		No. 24 San Diego State	L 64–77	8–14 (1–9)	15 – Tied	8 – Petraitis	3 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,556) Colorado Springs, CO
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Fresno State	L 66–68	8–15 (1–10)	20 – Mills	11 – Petraitis	6 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (2,287) Colorado Springs, CO
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA/MW Network		at San Jose State	L 66–73	8–16 (1–11)	26 – Petraitis	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,722) San Jose, CA
February 21, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		UNLV	L 43–72	8–17 (1–12)	19 – Becker	6 – Becker	4 – Boylan	Clune Arena (1,089) Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at New Mexico	W 78–77	9–17 (2–12)	17 – Taylor	5 – Boylan	3 – Tied	The Pit (15,011) Albuquerque, NM
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Boise State	L 48–79	9–18 (2–13)	19 – Petraitis	9 – Petraitis	4 – Taylor	Clune Arena (1,066) Colorado Springs, CO
March 1, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 22 Utah State	L 60–72	9–19 (2–14)	15 – Taylor	6 – Tied	5 – Petraitis	Smith Spectrum (9,194) Logan, UT
March 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	L 63–74	9–20 (2–15)	17 – Mills	9 – Petraitis	5 – Petraitis	Arena-Auditorium (3,681) Laramie, WY
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Colorado State	L 73–82	9–21 (2–16)	27 – Petraitis	8 – Petraitis	4 – Tied	Clune Arena (4,647) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., MW Network	(11)	vs. (6) New Mexico First Round	L 56–82	9–22	26 – Petraitis	10 – Petraitis	4 – Boylan	Thomas & Mack Center (5,858) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

References

[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" All-Military Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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