Air Force Falcons men's basketball

Air Force Falcons
Air Force Falcons
	2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Institution	United States Air Force Academy
Head coach	Joe Scott (9th season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	Air Force Academy, Colorado
Arena	Clune Arena ; (capacity: 5,939)
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Blue and silver;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament appearances
	1960, 1962, 2004, 2006
Conference regular-season champions
	Mountain West ; 2004

Last updated August 16, 2025

The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy, located in Air Force Academy, 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

NCAA tournament results

The Falcons have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Their record is 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1960		First Round	DePaul	L 63–69
1962		First Round	Texas Tech	L 66–68
2004	#11	First Round	#6 North Carolina	L 52–63
2006	#13	First Round	#4 Illinois	L 69–78

NIT results

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

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

Notable alumni include:

Jared Dillinger: Current PBA Player (Barangay Ginebra)
Gregg Popovich: Current San Antonio Spurs President
Rodney Tention: Former coach at Loyola Marymount (2005–08)
Bob Djokovich & Thomas Schneeberger: founder of the USAFA Team Handball and Olympians.^[2]

Trivia

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

↑ "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
↑ "Bob Djokovich Independent Director". USA Team Handball . Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
↑ 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.

External links

Official website

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[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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v t e Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Venues	Clune Arena (1968–present)
Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" All-Military Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e United States Air Force Academy
Located in: Air Force Academy, Colorado
Academics	FalconLaunch FalconSAT Robert F. McDermott Prep School
Aircraft	Diamond T-52A Cirrus T-53A Blanik TG-10 Ximango TG-14 Schempp-Hirth TG-15 de Havilland UV-18B Twin Otter
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men Women Boxing Football Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Ice hockey Lacrosse Rugby Soccer Men Team Handball
Campus	Cadet Area Cadet Gymnasium Carlton House Cemetery Chapel Eisenhower Golf course Erdle Field Falcon Stadium Field House (Ice Arena Clune Arena) Jacks Valley Soccer Stadium
History	Academy history Air Training Officers Lowry Air Force Base
Military training	Freefall Parachuting SERE
People	Alumni Air Officer Commanding Commandants Superintendents Superintendent Tony D. Bauernfeind Lance P. Sijan
Traditions	The Bird Contrails The Dodo Honor Code Ranks and insignia Jabara Award KAFA Prop and Wings
Units	Wings 10 ABW 34 TRW Groups 306 FTG Squadrons 1 FTS 70 FTS 94 FTS 98 FTS 557 FTS
Founded: 1954 Students: Approximately 4,000 Endowment: 47 million

v t e Mountain West Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos (leaving in 2026) Colorado State Rams (leaving in 2026) Fresno State Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Grand Canyon Antelopes Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs (leaving in 2026) San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies (leaving in 2026) Wyoming Cowboys
Future teams	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors UC Davis Aggies UTEP Miners (all joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25