2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	7–8 (0–3 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (8th overall, 4th straight season);
Associate head coach	David Metzendorf
Assistant coaches	Jared Czech; Lt. Col. Matt McCraw; Zack Curran; Derek Brooks; Jehyve Floyd; Jon Jordan;
Home arena	Clune Arena

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Utah State	4	–	0	1.000	16	–	1	.941
Boise State	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
San Diego State	3	–	1	.750	14	–	3	.824
Nevada	2	–	1	.667	15	–	2	.882
New Mexico	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Wyoming	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Colorado State	1	–	2	.333	13	–	3	.813
UNLV	1	–	2	.333	8	–	7	.533
San Jose State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Air Force	0	–	3	.000	7	–	8	.467
Fresno State	0	–	3	.000	7	–	9	.438

† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents 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 play their home games for the 56th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 25th season.

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

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jake Heidbreder	3	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Floyds Knobs, IN	Transferred to Clemson
Carter Murphy	4	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Kaleb Lichau	20	F	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Gig Harbor, WA	Left the team
Nikc Jackson	22	F	6'8"	195	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	Graduated
Jack Murphy	23	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Camden Vander Zwaag	30	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Johnston, IA	Graduated

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josh Gatete	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Penn High School	Granger, IN
G	1	Sam Akinrelere	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Houston, TX
G	2	Dawson Sarblah	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Greenville High School	Greenville, AL
F	3	Luke Kearney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Phoenix, AZ
F	4	Wyatt Boeker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands Christian Academy	Tomball, TX
G	5	Ethan Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Houston, TX
F	10	Caleb Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Jefferson City, MO
G	11	Byron Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Sahuarita, AZ
G/F	13	Chase Beasley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Fort Washington, MD
F	14	Beau Becker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Dallas, TX
F	15	Corbin Green	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Midlothian, TX
F	21	Solo Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Long Beach, CA
G/F	23	Kellan Boylan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Bishop Miege High School	Overland Park, KS
G	24	Jeffrey Mills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep School	Flower Mound, TX
F	25	Warren Gorman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bishop Ireton High School	Washington, D.C.
F	31	Rytis Petraitis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Arlington, TX
F	32	Kolby Gilles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Chicago, IL
G	33	Brady Ruggles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Wheaton, IL
G	40	Nate Robinson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Bishop Moore Catholic High School	Orlando, FL
C	51	Wesley Celichowski	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Floyd Central High School	Georgetown, IN

Head coach

Joe Scott (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

David Metzendorf (Ithaca)
Jared Czech (Manhattanville)
Lt. Col. Matt McCraw (Air Force)
Zack Curran (Virginia Tech)
Derek Brooks (Air Force)
Jehyve Floyd (Holy Cross)
Jon Jordan (Air Force)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network	Portland State	L 55–62	0–1	14 – Tied	15 – Boylan	5 – Taylor	Clune Arena (1,417) Colorado Springs, CO
November 10, 2023* 11:00 a.m., Sports New York	at LIU	W 82–67	1–1	26 – Taylor	12 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Steinberg Wellness Center (812) Brooklyn, NY
November 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops	at Delaware	L 57–65	1–2	26 – Taylor	5 – Boylan	5 – Mills	Bob Carpenter Center (2,028) Wilmington, DE
November 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network	Lindenwood Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 76–58	2–2	21 – Taylor	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,209) Colorado Springs, CO
November 17, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network	William & Mary Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 80–71 ^OT	3–2	31 – Becker	10 – Boylan	5 – Beasley	Clune Arena (1,411) Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Omaha Air Force Multi-Team Event	W 58–56	4–2	16 – Taylor	9 – Green	3 – Taylor	Clune Arena (1,466) Colorado Springs, CO
November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., MW Network	VMI	W 64–54	5–2	19 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,048) Colorado Springs, CO
November 26, 2023* 11:30 a.m., SLN	at South Dakota	W 58–57	6–2	18 – Petraitis	8 – Becker	5 – Boylan	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,633) Vermillion, SD
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland	W 80–58	7–2	20 – Petraitis	6 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Chiles Center (1,043) Portland, OR
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network	Eastern Washington	L 68–73	7–3	22 – Taylor	8 – Petraitis	4 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (2,377) Colorado Springs, CO
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. UT Arlington USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge	L 73–76	7–4	21 – Petraitis	7 – Petraitis	4 – Mills	Dickies Arena (3,752) Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Northern Colorado	L 79–83	7–5	26 – Becker	9 – Boylan	8 – Petraitis	Clune Arena (1,827) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Utah State	L 60–88	7–6 (0–1)	15 – Petraitis	5 – Tied	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (945) Colorado Springs, CO
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at Nevada	L 54–67	7–7 (0–2)	14 – Tied	9 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Lawlor Events Center (7,645) Reno, NV
January 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., MW Network	San Jose State	L 54–67	7–8 (0–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Boylan	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (7,645) Colorado Springs, CO
January 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., MW Network	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 5:00 pm, MW Network	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Wyoming						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network	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., MW Network	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 21, 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., MW Network	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., MW Network	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

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

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[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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