2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	14–18 (5–13 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Pilipovich (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Snell; Andy Moore; Tyson Wright; Nate Zandt;
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

† Conference 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.^[1]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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 July 20, 2015.

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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 July 20, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jace Chacon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Everett	Everett, WA
F	1	Dane Norman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Foothills Christian High School	San Diego, CA
G	2	C. J. Siples	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Cibolo, TX
G	3	Dylan Clark	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Woodland Park	Cibolo, TX
G	4	Daniel Hummer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Upper Arlington	Upper Arlington, OH
G	5	Zach Kocur	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Denver, CO
F	10	Nick Jorgensen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Minnetonka, MN
F	11	Joe Tuss	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Las Vegas, NV
G	12	David Louthan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Colorado Springs, CO
F	13	David Cooper	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Tumwater	Olympia, WA
G	14	Malik Abbott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Mojave	North Las Vegas, NV
G	15	Jacob Van	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mansfield Lake Ridge	Mansfield, TX
G	20	Trevor Lyons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Newport News, VA
G	22	Pervis Louder	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Village Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
G/F	24	Dezmond James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Parker, CO
F	25	Kyle Broekhuis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Colorado Springs, CO
F	31	Luke Lutes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Jesuit	Sacramento, CA
F	32	Ryan Manning	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Sacramento, CA
C	33	Frank Toohey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	York Community	Elmhurst, IL
G	34	Jason Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Doherty	Colorado Springs, CO
F	35	Hayden Graham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Anderson	Austin, TX
C	40	Brandan Leonard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Olympia	Olympia, WA
C	41	Zach Moer	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	Coram Deo Academy	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Dave Pilipovich (Thiel)

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle)
Andy Moore (Muskingum)
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

^ Anderson, Mark (March 9, 2016). "Rebels get past Air Force in triple OT thriller, 108-102 — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[1] Anderson, Mark (March 9, 2016). "Rebels get past Air Force in triple OT thriller, 108-102 — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

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