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2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

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2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–18 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons
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 represented 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, played 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. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Mountain West play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Fresno State.

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2017–18 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.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dane Norman 1 F 6'9" 190 Junior San Diego, CA Left team
C. J. Siples 2 G 6'3" 170 Junior Cibolo, TX Left team
Jacob Van 15 G 6'1" 175 Senior Mansfield, TX Graduated
Trevor Lyons 20 G 6'3" 190 Senior Newport News, VA Graduated
Javen Gumber 21 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Craig, CO Left team
Bryce Hughes 25 G 6'3" 190 Freshman San Antonio, TX Left team
Jonathan DeWane 30 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Left team
Ryan Manning 32 F 6'6" 200 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Frank Toohey 33 C 6'7" 220 Senior Elmhurst, IL Graduated
Kole Cerjan 40 C 6'7" 210 Freshman Colorado Springs, CO Left team
Peyton Spires 41 F 6'7" 225 Freshman Mobile, AL Left team

2018 recruiting class

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There were no recruiting class for Air Force for 2018.

Roster

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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 Maquoketa, 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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Western State Colorado L 64–84 
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
Johnson & Wales (CO) W 90–65  1–0
Clune Arena (1,083)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 9, 2018*
6:00 p.m.
at Texas State L 57–67  1–1
Strahan Coliseum (4,058)
San Marcos, TX
November 16, 2018*
1:30 p.m.
vs. UMBC
Bimini Jam
L 72–77 2OT 1–2
Gateway Christian Academy (527)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 18, 2018*
1:30 p.m.
vs. South Dakota
Bimini Jam
W 65–62  2–2
Gateway Christian Academy (514)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 19, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
vs. High Point
Bimini Jam
L 62–69  2–3
Gateway Christian Academy (561)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 24, 2018*
4:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
Colorado L 56–93  2–4
Clune Arena (2,704)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 28, 2018*
7:15 p.m.
Missouri State
MW–MVC Challenge
W 88–69  3–4
Clune Arena (1,629)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 1, 2018*
8:00 p.m.
at Pacific L 69–82  3–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,767)
Stockton, CA
December 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Denver W 73–65  4–5
Clune Arena (1,601)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 8, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
Army L 61–66  4–6
Clune Arena (1,976)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 22, 2018*
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 4 Michigan L 50–71  4–7
Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 28, 2018*
6:00 p.m.
UC Riverside W 72–60  5–7
Clune Arena (1,366)
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
New Mexico L 58–65  5–8
(0–1)
Clune Arena (1,927)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 5, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Utah State L 62–79  5–9
(0–2)
Smith Spectrum (8,412)
Logan, UT
January 8, 2019
7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
at Colorado State L 64–87  5–10
(0–3)
Moby Arena (2,268)
Fort Collins, CO
January 12, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
San Diego State W 62–48  6–10
(1–3)
Clune Arena (2,346)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 16, 2019
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
UNLV W 106–88  7–10
(2–3)
Clune Arena (3,761)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 19, 2019
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 10 Nevada L 52–67  7–11
(2–4)
Lawlor Events Center (11,222)
Reno, NV
January 22, 2019
7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
Boise State W 74–60  8–11
(3–4)
Clune Arena (1,790)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 26, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at San Jose State W 73–71 2OT 9–11
(4–4)
Event Center Arena (1,498)
San Jose, CA
January 30, 2019
8:00 p.m., Stadium
at San Diego State L 51–66  9–12
(4–5)
Viejas Arena (10,107)
San Diego, CA
February 2, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Colorado State L 53–85  9–13
(4–6)
Clune Arena (3,215)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 6, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Wyoming W 81–76  10–13
(5–6)
Clune Arena (1,798)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 12, 2019
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at UNLV L 72–77  10–14
(5–7)
Thomas & Mack Center (7,550)
Paradise, NV
February 16, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Utah State L 62–76  10–15
(5–8)
Clune Arena (3,037)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 20, 2019
8:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
at Fresno State W 64–60  11–15
(6–8)
Save Mart Center (5,190)
Fresno, CA
February 23, 2019
2:00 p.m.
San Jose State W 82–68  12–15
(7–8)
Clune Arena (2,360)
Colorado Springs, CO
March 2, 2019
4:00 p.m., ATTSN
at Wyoming W 80–72  13–15
(8–8)
Arena-Auditorium (3,991)
Laramie, WY
March 5, 2019
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 17 Nevada L 79–90  13–16
(8–9)
Clune Arena (3,852)
Colorado Springs, CO
March 9, 2019
5:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
at Boise State W 80–52  13–17
(8–10)
Taco Bell Arena (5,677)
Boise, ID
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2019
4:00 p.m., Stadium
(6) vs. (11) San Jose State
First round
W 87–56  14–17
Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2019
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
(6) vs. (3) Fresno State
Quarterfinals
L 50–76  14–18
Thomas & Mack Center (7,518)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Mark (March 7, 2018). "UNLV ousts Air Force 97-90 in OT, plays UNR in quarterfinals". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.