2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2015–16 record	14–18 (5–13 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Pilipovich (4th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Snell
Assistant coach	Andy Moore
Assistant coach	Tyson Wright
Assistant coach	Nate Zandt
Home arena	Clune Arena

2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	10	.737
Fresno State †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Boise State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	24	–	14	.632
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Colorado State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Wyoming	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Air Force	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 MWC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by fourth head coach Dave Pilipovich, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to UNLV.

Previous Season

The Falcons the season 14–17, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated New Mexico to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Boise State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marek Olesinski	0	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Roswell, NM	Graduated
Justin Hammonds	3	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Kamryn Williams	4	F	6'4"	193	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
Matt Mooney	13	G	6'3"	200	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to South Dakota
Jacob McGraw	14	F	6'6"	207	Freshman	Portland, OR	No longer on team roster
DeLovell Earls	21	F	6'6"	225	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
Max Yon	22	G	6'4"	198	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Ethan Michael	42	F	6'8"	232	Senior	Toledo, OH	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Swan PF	Aurora, CO	Overland High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2014
Ryan Swan PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
Garrett Scheer PF	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Garrett Scheer PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Malik Abbott SG	Las Vegas, NV	Mojave High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 14, 2015
Malik Abbott SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Keegan Culp SF	Carmel, IN	Carmel High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 20, 2014
Keegan Culp SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Grant Pitman SF	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Nov 4, 2014
Grant Pitman SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Sid Tomes SG	Woodbury, MN	East Ridge High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 9, 2014
Sid Tomes SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Will Christmas SG	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 10, 2015
Will Christmas SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

Recruiting Class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trey Smith SG	Delphos, OH	Jefferson High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Trey Smith SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

Roster

2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Chacon, JaceJace Chacon	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Everett	Everett, WA
3.5 !F	1	Norman, DaneDane Norman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Foothills Christian High School	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	2	Siples, C. J.C. J. Siples	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	USAFA Prep School	Cibolo, TX
1.5 !G	3	Clark, DylanDylan Clark	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodland Park	Cibolo, TX
1.5 !G	4	Hummer, DanielDaniel Hummer	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Upper Arlington	Upper Arlington, OH
1.5 !G	5	Kocur, ZachZach Kocur	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	USAFA Prep School	Denver, CO
3.5 !F	10	Jorgensen, NickNick Jorgensen	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	USAFA Prep School	Minnetonka, MN
3.5 !F	11	Tuss, JoeJoe Tuss	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	USAFA Prep School	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	12	Louthan, DavidDavid Louthan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	USAFA Prep School	Colorado Springs, CO
3.5 !F	13	Cooper, DavidDavid Cooper	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tumwater	Olympia, WA
1.5 !G	14	Abbott, MalikMalik Abbott	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mojave	North Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	15	Van, JacobJacob Van	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Mansfield Lake Ridge	Mansfield, TX
1.5 !G	20	Lyons, TrevorTrevor Lyons	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	USAFA Prep School	Newport News, VA
1.5 !G	22	Louder, PervisPervis Louder	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Village Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
2.5 !G/F	24	James, DezmondDezmond James	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	USAFA Prep School	Parker, CO
3.5 !F	25	Broekhuis, KyleKyle Broekhuis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	USAFA Prep School	Colorado Springs, CO
3.5 !F	31	Lutes, LukeLuke Lutes	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Jesuit	Sacramento, CA
3.5 !F	32	Manning, RyanRyan Manning	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	USAFA Prep School	Sacramento, CA
5.0 !C	33	Toohey, FrankFrank Toohey	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	York Community	Elmhurst, IL
1.5 !G	34	Anderson, JasonJason Anderson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Doherty	Colorado Springs, CO
3.5 !F	35	Graham, HaydenHayden Graham	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Anderson	Austin, TX
5.0 !C	40	Leonard, BrandanBrandan Leonard	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Olympia	Olympia, WA
5.0 !C	41	Moer, ZachZach Moer	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Coram Deo Academy	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Kanaskie (South Carolina)
Andy Moore (Muskingum College)
Tyron Wright (Air Force)
Nate Zandt (Michigan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:30 PM	Colorado Christian	W 96–83		Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 6:05 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois MWC–MWC Challenge	L 75–77	0–1	SIU Arena (4,759) Carbondale, IL
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic	W 80–70	1–1	Clune Arena (488) Colorado Springs, CO
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic	W 65–64	2–1	Clune Arena (1,129) Colorado Springs, CO
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM	Robert Morris Air Force Classic	W 64–52	3–1	Clune Arena (983) Colorado Springs, CO
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM, P12N	at Colorado	L 70–81	3–2	Coors Events Center (7,698) Boulder, CO
11/28/2015* 1:00 PM	New Mexico State Air Force Classic	W 66–64 ^OT	4–2	Clune Arena (1,034) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	The Citadel	W 97–93	5–2	Clune Arena (806) Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM, RTRM	at Denver	W 61–59	6–2	Magness Arena (3,547) Denver, CO
12/08/2015* 6:00 PM, BTN	at Ohio State	L 50–74	6–3	Value City Arena (11,816) Columbus, OH
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM	Army	L 80–90	6–4	Clune Arena (1,694) Colorado Springs, CO
12/19/2015* 3:00 PM	at UC Davis	W 67–60	7–4	The Pavilion (1,176) Davis, CA
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM	Johnson & Wales–Denver	W 80–56	8–4	Clune Arena (1,075) Colorado Springs, CO
12/29/2015* 6:00 PM	Western State Colorado	W 86–66	9–4	Clune Arena (2,009) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
01/02/2016 12:00 PM	San Jose State	W 64–57	10–4 (1–0)	Clune Arena (1,131) Colorado Springs, CO
01/06/2016 7:00 PM	at Wyoming	L 52–64	10–5 (1–1)	Arena-Auditorium (4,681) Laramie, WY
01/09/2016 12:00 PM	Nevada	L 63–86	10–6 (1–2)	Clune Arena (1,352) Colorado Springs, CO
01/13/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	at Utah State	L 60–79	10–7 (1–3)	Smith Spectrum (9,243) Logan, UT
01/16/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at UNLV	L 64–100	10–8 (1–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,198) Paradise, NV
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	Colorado State	L 79–83	10–9 (1–5)	Clune Arena (2,021) Colorado Springs, CO
01/23/2016 12:00 PM, RTRM	Fresno State	L 55–56	10–10 (1–6)	Clune Arena (2,083) Colorado Springs, CO
01/27/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	at New Mexico	L 55–84	10–11 (1–7)	The Pit (12,072) Albuquerque, NM
01/30/2016 2:00 PM	at San Jose State	L 54–75	10–12 (1–8)	Event Center Arena (2,169) San Jose, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	Wyoming	W 70–62	11–12 (2–8)	Clune Arena (876) Colorado Springs, CO
02/06/2016 12:00 PM, RTRM	Boise State	W 61–53	12–12 (3–8)	Clune Arena (2,097) Colorado Springs, CO
02/10/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	at Nevada	L 52–72	12–13 (3–9)	Lawlor Events Center (5,624) Reno, NV
02/13/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State	L 61–70	12–14 (3–10)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/17/2016 7:30 PM, CBSSN	UNLV	W 79–74	13–14 (4–10)	Clune Arena (1,445) Colorado Springs, CO
02/20/2016 12:00 PM, RTRM	New Mexico	W 76–72	14–14 (5–10)	Clune Arena (3,327) Colorado Springs, CO
02/24/2016 8:00 PM	at Fresno State	L 63–64	14–15 (5–11)	Save Mart Center (6,284) Fresno, CA
03/02/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM	Utah State	L 65–78	14–16 (5–12)	Clune Arena (1,556) Colorado Springs, CO
03/05/2016 2:00 PM, RTRM	at Colorado State	L 73–87	14–17 (5–13)	Moby Arena (4,226) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West Tournament
03/09/2016 2:30 PM, MWN	vs. UNLV First round	L 102–108 ^3OT	14–18	Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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 2016–17

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2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Recruiting

Recruiting Class of 2016

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References