Air Force Falcons men's basketball

Air Force Falcons

2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

University

United States Air Force Academy

Conference

MWC

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Head coach

Dave Pilipovich (4th year)

Arena

Clune Arena
(Capacity: 5,939)

Nickname

Falcons

Colors

Blue and Silver

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament appearances

1960, 1962, 2004, 2006

Conference regular season champions

MWC: 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. Their current head coach is Dave Pilipovich.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Falcons have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1960	Round of 25	DePaul	L 63–69
1962	Round of 25	Texas Tech	L 66–68
2004	Round of 64	North Carolina	L 52–63
2006	Round of 64	Illinois	L 69–78

NIT results

The Falcons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 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. Their combined record is 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:

Gregg Popovich: Current San Antonio Spurs Head Coach
Rodney Tention: Later coach at Loyola Marymount (2005-08)

External links

Official website

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

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 1999–00 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

United States Air Force Academy

Academics	FalconLaunch FalconSAT Robert F. McDermott Prep School

Aircraft	Diamond T-52 Blanik TG-10 Ximango TG-14 Schempp-Hirth TG-15 de Havilland UV-18B Twin Otter

Athletics	Air Force Falcons Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Boxing Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Football Ice hockey Rugby

Campus	Cadet Area Carlton House Cemetery Chapel Clune Arena Eisenhower Golf course Falcon Baseball Field Falcon Stadium Fieldhouse Ice 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 Lance P. Sijan

Traditions	The Bird Contrails The Dodo Honor Code 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

Mountain West Conference men's basketball

Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys

Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1999–00 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

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