Air Force Falcons men's basketball

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Air Force Falcons
2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
UniversityUnited States Air Force Academy
Head coachJoe Scott (8th season)
ConferenceMountain West
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado
ArenaClune Arena
(Capacity: 5,939)
NicknameFalcons
ColorsBlue and silver[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
1960, 1962, 2004, 2006
Conference regular season champions
Mountain West
2004

The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Clune Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons are coached by Joe Scott, who is in the fourth year of his second stint as head coach of Air Force. Air Force has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 2006.

Postseason[edit]

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Falcons have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–4.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1960 Round of 25 DePaul L 63–69
1962 Round of 25 Texas Tech L 66–68
2004 11 S Round of 64 (6) North Carolina L 52–63
2006 13 E Round of 64 (4) #13 Illinois L 69–78

NIT results[edit]

The Falcons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament, with a record of 3–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2007 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Austin Peay
Georgia
DePaul
Clemson
W 75–51
W 83–52
W 52–51
L 67–68

CIT results[edit]

The Falcons have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–2.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2011 First Round
Second Round
North Dakota
Santa Clara
W 77–67
L 75–88
2013 First Round
Second Round
Hawaiʻi
Weber State
W 69–65
L 57–78

Notable former players[edit]

Notable alumni include:

Trivia[edit]

The team attended the 1976 USA Team Handball Nationals and became second in the adults and collegiate division.[3]

After the nationals Bob Djokovich and Thomas Schneeberger founded USAFA Team Handball.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Djokovich Independent Director". USA Team Handball. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. ^ Djokovic, Bob (2019). ""I am hoping that one of the US clubs will qualify to the 2019 Super Globe" - Bob Djokovic". 2019 IHF Super Globe (Interview). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07. Our team heard that there was a national championship in this sport, so we sent our varsity basketball team to the tournament, where we finished second.

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