2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2018–19 record	14–18 (8–10 MW)
Head coach	Dave Pilipovich (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Kurt Kanaskie Andrew Moore Nate Zandt Chris Davis
Home arena	Clune Arena

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
† 2019 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 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.

Offseason

Departures

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

There were no recruiting class for Air Force for 2018.

Roster

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 Maquoeketa, 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 Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College) Assistant coach(es) Kurt Kanaskie (South Carolina) Andrew Moore (Muskingum College) Nate Zandt (Michigan) Chris Davis (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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

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