2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team will represent the United States Air Force Academy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons are led by head coach Joe Scott in his 4th season (8th overall) with the program and played their home games for the 56th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 25th season.

2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachDavid Metzendorf
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Czech
  • Lt. Col. Matt McCraw
  • Zack Curran
Home arenaClune Arena
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Air Force00 00  
Boise State00 00  
Colorado State00 00  
Fresno State00 00  
Nevada00 00  
New Mexico00 00  
No. 17 San Diego State00 00  
San Jose State00 00  
UNLV00 00  
Utah State00 00  
Wyoming00 00  
2024 MW tournament winner winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Falcons would finish the 2022–23 season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They would lose to the 7th seeded UNLV end their hopes of winning the tournament.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jake Heidbreder3G6'5"180SophomoreFloyds Knobs, INTransferred to Clemson
Carter Murphy4G6'4"190SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Kaleb Lichau20F6'7"205SophomoreGig Harbor, WALeft the team
Nikc Jackson22F6'8"195SeniorScottsdale, AZGraduated
Jack Murphy23G6'4"200SophomorePhoenix, AZTransferred to UNC Wilmington
Camden Vander Zwaag30G6'4"200SeniorJohnston, IAGraduated

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Dawson Sarblah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrGreenville HS Greenville, AL
G 5 Ethan Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMemorial HS Houston, TX
G 11 Byron Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSahuarita HS Sahuarita, AZ
F 13 Chase Beasley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSt. Stephens & St. Agnes Fort Washington, MD
G 15 Corbin Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoMidlothian HS Midlothian, TX
F 21 Solo Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoLos Alamitos HS Long Beach, CA
G 23 Kellan Boylan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBishop Miege Overland Park, KS
G 24 Jeffrey Mills 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFlower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
F 31 Rytis Petraitis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoThe Oak Ridge School Arlington, TX
C 35 Lucas Moerman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrDoherty HS Colorado Springs, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
Portland State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
November 10, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
at LIU     Steinberg Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 12, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
at Delaware     Bob Carpenter Center 
Wilmington, DE
November 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m.
Lindenwood
Air Force Multi-Team Event
    Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
November 17, 2023*
4:30 p.m.
William & Mary
Air Force Multi-Team Event
    Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Omaha
Air Force Multi-Team Event
    Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
November 22, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
VMI     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
November 26, 2023*
11:30 a.m.
at South Dakota     Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
Eastern Washington     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UT Arlington
USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge
    Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Utah State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m.
at Nevada     Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
January 13, 2024
7:30 p.m.
San Jose State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 16, 2024
8:30 p.m.
at Colorado State     Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
New Mexico     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 23, 2024
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UNLV     Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 27, 2024
TBA
at Fresno State     Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Wyoming     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 3, 2024
TBA
at Boise State     ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
February 6, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
San Diego State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Fresno State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., NBCSBA/MW Network
at San Jose State     Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
February 20, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
UNLV     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at New Mexico     The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Boise State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
March 2, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Utah State     Smith Spectrum 
Logan, UT
March 5, 2024
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming     Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Colorado State     Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. "2022–23 Air Force Falcons Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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