United States Air Force Academy Men's Basketball 2018-19

United States Air Force Academy men’s Basketball 2018-19

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GENERAL INFORMATION ROSTER BREAKDOWN Location...... USAF Academy, Colo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. GP/GS 2017-18 Statistics Founded...... 1954 Enrollment...... 4,000 Starters Returning (2) Nickname...... Falcons Ryan Swan Jr. F 6-7 31/18 9.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg Colors...... Blue and Silver Lavelle Scottie Jr. F 6-7 31/28 12.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Mountain West Arena (Capacity)...... Clune Arena (5,843) Other Letterwinners Returning (10) Superintendent...... Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria Ameka Akaya So. F 6-6 7/0 0.7 ppg, 0.6 rpg Athletic Director...... Col. Jennifer Block LeSean Brown Jr. G 6-2 14/0 1.0 ppg, 0.2 apg Ticket Office Phone...... 719.472.1895/800.666.USAF James Edwards So. G 6-0 1/0 2.0 ppg, 1.0 spg Bryce Hughes So. G 6-4 1/0 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Chris Joyce So. G 6-5 10/0 0.6 ppg, 0.7 rpg COACHING STAFF Pervis Louder Sr. G 6-4 16/5 6.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg Head Coach...... Dave Pilipovich Caleb Morris Jr. G 6-4 23/1 4.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg Alma Mater...... Thiel College ‘86 Charles O’Briant So. F 6-8 1/0 4.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Record at Air Force (Yrs.) ...... 72-94/7 Sid Tomes Jr. G 6-4 29/12 4.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg Overall Record (Yrs.)...... Same Keaton Van Soelen So. G 6-7 28/11 3.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg Office Phone...... 719.333.3039 Best Time to Contact Coach...... Contact SID Associate Head Coaches...... Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle, 1980) Other Returner ...... Andrew Moore (Muskingum College, 1992) Nick Wells Jr. G 6-6 - DNP in 2017-18 Assistant Coaches...... Nate Zandt (Michigan, 2006) ...... Joseph Kuhl (Texas, 2015) ...... Lt. Conner Litt (USAFA, 2016) Starters Lost (4) Trevor Lyons Sr. G 6-3 31/31 9.4 ppg, 3.3 apg TEAM INFORMATION Ryan Manning Sr. G 6-6 28/13 6.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg 2017-18 Overall Record...... 12-19 CJ Siples Sr. G 6-3 30/13 3.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg 2017-18 Mountain West Record/Finish...... 6-12 (9th) Frank Toohey Sr. F 6-7 31/13 4.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg Starters R/L...... 2/4 Letterwinners R/L...... 12/9 Newcomers...... 5 Other Letterwinners Lost (5) Kobi Betts So. G 6-3 1/0 1.0 rpg HISTORY Jonathan Dewane So. F 6-8 21/0 3.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg First Year of Basketball...... 1956-57 Bryce Hughes Fr. G 6-3 1/0 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg All-Time Record...... 730-923 Dane Norman Jr. F 6-9 21/0 1.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg No. Yrs. in NCAA Tourney / Last:...... 4 / 2006 Jacob Van Sr. G 6-1 31/10 5.2 ppg, 1.2 apg No. Yrs. in NIT Tourney / Last:...... 1 / 2007 No. Yrs. in CIT Tourney / Last:...... 2 / 2013 Overall post-season record:...... 5-7 Newcomers/Freshmen (5) Pos. Ht. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Zach Couper G 6-4 Rockford, IL (USAFA Prep/Boylan Catholic HS) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Abe Kinrade F 6-7 Maquoketa, IA (Maquoketa HS) MBB Contact...... Nick Arseniak Isaac Monson* F 6-9 Salt Lake City, UT (Olympus HS) Office Phone...... 719.333.9251 Nick René G 6-0 Garland, TX (Lakeview Centennial HS) Cell Phone...... 719.510.2684 AJ Walker G 6-2 San Antonio, TX (St. Mary’s Hall HS) E-mail address...... [email protected] *Also served two-year LDS mission Press Row Phone ...... 719.333.6006 Mailing Address...... 2169 Field House Dr...... US Air Force Academy, CO 80840 Website...... www.GoAirForceFalcons.com Twitter...... @AF_MBB Instagram...... @AF_MBB

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Air Force MEN’s Basketball 2018-19 Roster

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Squadron/Name Hometown (Prevous School/High School) 0 Caleb Morris Jr. G 6-4 185 31 Grim Reapers Vista, CA (USAFA Prep/Army-Navy Academy HS) 2 Zach Couper Fr. G 6-4 205 10 Tiger Ten Rockford, ID (USAFA Prep/Boylan Catholic HS) 3 Sid Tomes Jr. G 6-4 200 7 Shadow Seven Woodbury, MN (USAFA Prep/East Ridge HS) 5 Chris Joyce So. G 6-5 185 12 Dirty Dozen Jacksonville, FL (USAFA Prep/Bishop Kenny HS) 10 A.J. Walker Fr. G 6-2 191 29 Black Panthers San Antonio, TX (USAFA Prep/St. Mary’s Hall HS) 11 Ameka Akaya So. F 6-6 215 30 Knights of Thirty Hagerstown, MD (Saint Maria Goretti HS) 12 Lavelle Scottie Jr. F 6-7 225 6 Bull Six Fort Worth, TX (USAFA Prep/Arlington Heights HS) 13 LeSean Brown Jr. G 6-2 185 40 Warhawks San Antonio, TX (TMI Episcopal HS) 14 Nick Wells Jr. G 6-6 210 33 King Ratz Riverdale, GA (Walton HS) 15 Abe Kinrade Fr. F 6-7 190 20 Trolls Maquoketa, IA (Maquoketa HS) 20 Isaac Monson Fr. F 6-9 205 40 Warhawks Salt Lake City, UT (Olympus HS) 21 Nick René Fr. G 6-0 180 6 Bull Six Garland, TX (Lakeview Centennial HS) 22 Pervis Louder Sr. G 6-4 187 20 Trolls Raleigh, NC (Village Christian Academy HS) 24 Charlie O’Briant So. F 6-8 210 20 Trolls Johns Creek, GA (Greater Atlanta Christian HS) 25 Bryce Hughes So. G 6-4 195 31 Grim Reapers San Antonio, TX (Johnson HS) 34 Ryan Swan Jr. F 6-7 235 22 Raptors Aurora, CO (USAFA Prep/Overland HS) 35 James Edwards So. G 6-0 165 37 Skyraiders Allison Park, PA (USAFA Prep/Plum HS) 44 Keaton Van Soelen So. G 6-7 190 12 Dirty Dozen Waukee, IA (USAFA Prep/Des Moines Chistian HS)

Head Coach: Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College, 1986) – 7th season as head coach; 12th overall. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coaches: 3 Tomes Like homes Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle, 1980) – 5th season 11 Ameka Akaya Uh-mee-kuh Uh-ky-uh Andrew Moore (Muskingum, 1992) – 5th season 41 Van Soelen VAN Soul-en Assistant Coaches: Pilipovich PILL-uh-poe-vich Natt Zandt (Michigan, 2006) – 11th season Joseph Kuhl (Texas, 2015) – 2nd season Director of Operations: Lt. Conner Litt (USAFA, 2016) - 1st season

Falcons By Class Falcons By State (12 States) Sophomores (6): Seniors (1) Ameka Akaya Purvis Louder California: Morris (Vista) North Carolina: Louder (Raleigh) James Edwards Florida: Joyce (Jacksonville) Pennsylvania: Edwards (Allison Bryce Hughes Juniors (6): Colorado: Swan (Aurora) Park) Chris Joyce LeSean Brown Georgia (2): O’Braint (Johns Charlie O’Braint Texas (6): Brown (San Antonio), Caleb Morris Keaton Van Soelen Creek), Wells (Riverdale) Hughes (San Antonio), Rene (Gar- Lavelle Scottie Illinois: Couper (Rockford) land), Scottie (Fort Worth), Walker Ryan Swan Freshmen (5): Iowa (2): Kinrade (Maquoketa), (San Angelo) Sid Tomes Zach Couper Nick Wells Van Soelen (Waukee) Utah: Monson Abe Kinrade Maryland: Akaya (Hagerstown) Isaac Monson Minnesota: Tomes (Woodbury) Nick Rene AJ Walker

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Air Force MEN’s Basketball 2018-19 schedule

Day Day Opponent Location TV/Stream Time NOVEMBER Nov. 1 Thurs. WESTERN STATE (Exhibition) USAFA 7 pm Nov. 6 Tues. JOHNSON & WALES USAFA MWN 7 pm Nov. 9 Fri. at Texas State San Marcos, TX ESPN+ 7 pm CT

Nov. 16-19 Fri.-Mon. Bimini Jam^ (Three Total Games in Four Days) Bailey Town, Bimini, Bahamas Nov. 16 Fri. UMBC^ Bailey Town, Bimini, Bahamas Flo Hoops 3:30 pm ET Nov. 17 Sat. TBD (High Point or South Dakota)^ Bailey Town, Bimini, Bahamas Flo Hoops 8:30 pm ET Nov. 18 Sun. TBD (High Point or South Dakota)^ Bailey Town, Bimini, Bahamas Flo Hoops 3:30 pm ET Nov. 19 Mon. TBD (High Point or South Dakota)^ Bailey Town, Bimini, Bahamas Flo Hoops 6 or 8:30 pm ET Nov. 24 Sat. COLORADO USAFA AT&T SportsNet 4 pm Nov. 28 Wed. MISSOURI STATE USAFA MWN 7:15 pm

DECEMBER Dec. 1 Sat. at Pacific Stockton, CA 7 pm PT Dec. 5 Wed. DENVER USAFA MWN 7 pm Dec. 8 Sat. ARMY WEST POINT USAFA MWN 2 pm Dec. 22 Sat. at Michigan Ann Arbor, MI BTN 4 pm ET Dec. 28 Fri. UC RIVERSIDE USAFA MWN TBA

JANUARY Jan. 2 Wed. NEW MEXICO* USAFA AT&T SportsNet 7 pm Jan. 5 Sat. at Utah State* Logan, UT 7 pm Jan. 8 Tues. at Colorado State* Fort Collins, CO AT&T SporstNet 7 pm Jan. 12 Sat. SAN DIEGO STATE* USAFA ESPN3 2 pm PT Jan. 16 Wed. UNLV* USAFA ESPNU 9 pm Jan. 19 Sat. at Nevada* Reno, NV ESPNU 7 pm PT Jan. 22 Tues. BOISE STATE* USAFA AT&T SportsNet 7 pm Jan. 26 Sat. at San Jose State* San Jose, CA 6 pm PT Jan. 30 Wed. at San Diego State* San Diego, CA Stadium 7 pm PT

FEBRUARY Feb. 2 Sat. COLORADO STATE* USAFA MWN 2 pm Feb. 6 Wed. WYOMING* USAFA MWN 7 pm Feb. 12 Tues. at UNLV* Las Vegas, NV CBS Sports Network 7:30 pm PT Feb. 16 Sat. UTAH STATE* USAFA MWN 2 pm Feb. 20 Wed. at Fresno State* Fresno, CA AT&T SportsNet 7 pm PT Feb. 23 Sat. SAN JOSE STATE* USAFA MWN 2 pm

MARCH Mar. 2 Sat. at Wyoming* Laramie, WY AT&T SportsNet 4 pm Mar. 5 Tues. NEVADA* USAFA ESPN Networks 9pm Mar. 9 Sat. at Boise State* Boise, ID AT&T SportsNet 5 pm March. 13-16 Wed.-Sat. MW Championship Tournament Las Vegas, NV MWN/CBSSN/CBS TBA

HOME GAMES at Clune Arena - USAFA, Colo. * Denotes Mountain West game. All times are local to site. Dates and times subject to change.

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2017-18 AIR FORCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Team Statistics

Attendance Summary RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Games Totals Avg./Game ALL GAMES 12-19 9-7 3-11 0-1 Home 16 32,644 2,040 CONFERENCE 6-12 4-5 2-7 -- Away 14 75,586 5,399 NON-CONFERENCE 6-7 5-2 1-4 0-1 Neutral 1 1,010 1,010 Total 31 109,240 3,524

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 SCOTTIE, Lavelle 31-28 826 26.6 145-317 .457 37-105 .352 50-69 .725 46 90 136 4.4 72 1 43 68 14 22 377 12.2 20 LYONS, Trevor 31-31 1012 32.6 95-242 .393 33-89 .371 69-94 .734 18 128 146 4.7 67 0 102 64 2 43 292 9.4 34 SWAN, Ryan 31-18 657 21.2 102-214 .477 21-48 .438 61-82 .744 53 87 140 4.5 71 0 42 35 17 19 286 9.2 22 LOUDER, Pervis 16-5 291 18.2 35-92 .380 8-37 .216 23-35 .657 10 29 39 2.4 37 1 28 22 3 8 101 6.3 32 MANNING, Ryan 28-13 446 15.9 58-152 .382 30-99 .303 29-38 .763 25 59 84 3.0 35 0 15 24 5 10 175 6.3 15 VAN, Jacob 31-10 481 15.5 44-123 .358 26-71 .366 48-54 .889 4 32 36 1.2 30 1 35 33 2 16 162 5.2 00 MORRIS, Caleb 23-1 278 12.1 39-90 .433 18-52 .346 17-24 .708 7 45 52 2.3 27 0 20 14 2 3 113 4.9 33 TOOHEY, Frank 31-13 427 13.8 45-107 .421 15-37 .405 46-55 .836 38 43 81 2.6 65 1 26 30 8 12 151 4.9 03 TOMES, Sid 29-12 507 17.5 47-121 .388 31-89 .348 11-16 .688 8 38 46 1.6 36 1 35 22 4 21 136 4.7 24 O’BRIANT, Charles 1-0 3 3.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 44 VAN SOELEN, Keaton 28-11 516 18.4 37-90 .411 6-36 .167 20-30 .667 29 50 79 2.8 31 0 32 21 11 12 100 3.6 02 SIPLES, CJ 30-13 421 14.0 38-97 .392 10-49 .204 10-18 .556 8 32 40 1.3 47 2 45 28 5 28 96 3.2 30 DEWANE, Jonathan 21-0 110 5.2 24-42 .571 6-10 .600 8-12 .667 7 18 25 1.2 11 0 6 4 3 4 62 3.0 25 HUGHES, Bryce 1-0 3 3.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 35 EDWARDS, James 1-0 3 3.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 01 NORMAN, Dane 21-0 133 6.3 14-32 .438 6-19 .316 6-10 .600 8 20 28 1.3 20 0 5 11 1 0 40 1.9 13 BROWN, LeSean 14-0 44 3.1 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 8-13 .615 2 1 3 0.2 3 0 3 1 0 0 14 1.0 11 AKAYA, Ameka 7-0 19 2.7 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 0.6 1 0 3 0 1 1 5 0.7 05 JOYCE, Chris 10-0 46 4.6 2-13 .154 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 3 4 7 0.7 3 0 5 1 0 1 6 0.6 23 BETTS, Kobi 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 32 33 65 1 13 Total 31 6226 733-1751 .419 250-755 .331 408-556 .734 302 712 1014 32.7 558 7 445 391 78 201 2124 68.5 Opponents 31 6225 781-1686 .463 288-726 .397 394-553 .712 275 794 1069 34.5 582 - 447 436 106 174 2244 72.4

Date Opponent AF Result W-L MW High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists High Steals High Blocks Att. 11/12 TEXAS STATE W, 65-57 1-0 -- Louder, Lyons 13 Lyons, Swan 6 Louder, Lyons 4 3 players 2 Swan 2 1,511 11/14 CANISIUS W, 93-79 2-0 -- Scottie 18 Lyons 6 Lyons, Manning 3 Lyons 2 Scottie 2 1,002 11/20 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 57-47 3-0 -- Manning 20 Lyons 7 Lyons, Toohey 3 Scottie 2 Toohey 1 1,355 11/21 PACIFIC L, 71-83 3-1 -- Scottie 15 3 players 5 Lyons 5 Lyons 3 Scottie 2 1,510 11/26 at Colorado L, 69-81 3-2 -- Manning 17 Manning 5 Tomes 5 Lyons 3 Toohey 1 7,427 11/29 at Indiana State L, 64-74 3-3 -- Scottie 15 Toohey 7 Toohey 3 Lyons, Toohey 2 Scottie 1 3,797 12/2 at Denver W, 61-59 4-3 -- Manning 19 Lyons 6 Lyons 3 4 players 1 - 1,401 12/4 WESTERN STATE W, 79-67 5-3 -- Scottie 27 Louder 7 Louder 6 5 players 1 Scottie 1 1,535 12/6 ABILENE CHRISTIAN L, 58-62 5-4 -- Lyons 13 Louder, Lyons 7 Louder, Swan 3 5 players 1 Manning, Scottie 1 1,602 12/8 at UC Riverside L, 48-67 5-5 -- Swan 16 Manning 7 Scottie 4 6 players 1 Dewane 2 899 12/17 vs. Army West Point L, 54-79 5-6 -- Lyons 18 Toohey 10 Toohey 3 Lyons 3 Swan 2 1,010 12/22 JOHNSON & WALES W 111-68 6-6 -- Dewane 22 Scottie, Toohey 6 Siples 5 Dewane 3 Lyons 1 1,818 12/27 at New Mexico* L 58-87 6-7 0-1 Scottie 12 Toohey, Van Soelen 6 Siples 3 Siples 2 Swan, Toohey 1 10,514 12/30 at Fresno State* L 59-71 6-8 0-2 Swan 13 Scottie 5 Scottie 4 3 players 1 4 players 1 6,188 1/6 NEVADA* L 75-86 6-9 0-3 Scottie 16 Swan 6 Lyons 6 Lyons 3 Swan 2 2,254 1/10 UNLV* L 76-81 6-10 0-4 Scottie 26 Swan 8 Lyons 5 Louder, Swan 2 Louder, Tomes 1 1,911 1/13 at San Jose State* W 78-71 7-10 1-4 Swan 19 Swan 9 Lyons 3 Swan 2 3 players 1 1,405 1/17 at Colorado State* W 76-71 8-10 2-4 Lyons 22 Van Soelen 9 Louder 5 Lyons 4 Louder, Swan 2 3,216 1/24 at Utah State* L 49-71 8-11 2-5 Swan 10 Swan, Van Soelen 5 Lyons 3 Lyons 3 - 6,974 1/27 BOISE STATE* L 64-70 8-12 2-6 Swan 19 Scottie, Swan 5 Lyons 2 Siples, Van Soelen 3 3 players 1 2,436 2/3 at San Diego State* L 50-81 8-13 2-7 Scottie 16 Swan 7 Lyons 5 Tomes 3 Scottie 1 11,482 2/6 COLORADO STATE* W 78-73 9-13 3-7 Scottie, Tomes 18 Scottie, Swan 8 Lyons 10 4 players 1 Scottie, Tomes 1 2,556 2/10 NEW MEXICO* W 100-92 10-13 4-7 Swan 17 Swan 10 Siples, Tomes 5 5 players 1 Swan, Van Soelen 2 2,851 2/14 at UNLV* L 73-81 10-14 4-8 Lyons 19 Lyons 8 4 players 3 5 players 1 Siples, Van Soelen 2 9,027 2/17 at Boise State* L 52-76 10-15 4-9 Scottie 10 Lyons 6 Siples, Van Soelen 3 Lyons, Siples 2 4 players 1 7,530 2/21 SAN DIEGO STATE* L 56-76 10-16 4-10 Swan 10 Swan 8 Lyons 7 Siples 3 3 players 1 1,868 2/24 UTAH STATE* W 75-65 11-16 5-10 Scottie 18 Van Soelen 7 Lyons, Swan 3 3 players 3 Van Soelen 2 3,267 2/26 FRESNO STATE* L 48-54 11-17 5-11 Morris 12 Lyons 10 Lyons, Siples 2 Lyons, Siples 3 3 players 1 2,150 2/28 at Wyoming* L 54-66 11-18 5-12 Swan 13 Morris 11 Lyons 4 Swan 2 Morris 1 5,731 3/3 SAN JOSE STATE* W 83-61 12-18 6-12 Van 23 Lyons 13 Van 7 Van 3 3 players 1 3,018 3/7 at UNLV L 90-97 12-19 6-12 Scottie 23 Scottie 9 Lyons 7 Lyons, Tomes 2 3 players 1 4,994

Miscellanous Stats AF Scoring Margin: -6.7 AF Rebounding Margin: -3.3 Double Figure Scoring Games (91): Scottie (20), Lyons (16), Swan (13), Manning (8), Van (7), Toohey (6), Louder (5), Tomes (5), Morris (5), Van Soelen (2), Siples (2), DeWane, Norman Double Figure Rebounding Games (4): Lyons, Morris, Swan, Toohey Double Figure Assist Games: -- Double-Doubles (4): Lyons (2), Morris, Swan Games Leading AF In Scoring: Scottie (11), Swan (9), Lyons (5), Manning (3), DeWane, Louder, Morris, Tomes, Van Games Leading AF In Rebounding: Swan (10), Lyons (9), Scottie (5), Toohey (5), Van Soelen (5), Manning (4), Louder (2), Morris Games Leading AF In Assists: Lyons (17), Siples (5), Louder (4), Tomes (3), Toohey (3), Scottie (2), Swan (2), Van (2), Van Soelen (2), Manning, Morris

Scoring By Quarters 1st 2nd OT Total Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-15 16-1920-24 25+ Air Force 976 1134 14 2,124 Wins 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 Opponents 1061 1162 21 2,244 Losses 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 6 1 2 3

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2017-18 AIR FORCE MEN’S BASKETBALL MOUNTAIN WEST GAME Team Statistics

Attendance Summary RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY Games Totals Avg./Game CONFERENCE 6-12 4-5 2-7 Home 9 22,311 2,479 Away 9 62,067 6,896 Neutral ------Total 18 84,378 4,688

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 SCOTTIE, Lavelle 18-15 492 27.3 90-193 .466 26-72 .361 24-37 .649 26 55 81 4.5 45 1 23 43 6 11 230 12.8 34 SWAN, Ryan 18-16 455 25.3 75-151 .497 13-34 .382 51-67 .761 38 60 98 5.4 47 0 29 25 13 13 214 11.9 20 LYONS, Trevor 18-18 592 32.9 55-151 .364 19-57 .333 42-56 .750 11 73 84 4.7 41 0 64 36 1 25 171 9.5 00 MORRIS, Caleb 16-1 204 12.8 31-66 .470 14-37 .378 14-18 .778 6 38 44 2.8 20 0 13 11 2 2 90 5.6 15 VAN, Jacob 18-6 290 16.1 28-75 .373 18-48 .375 25-29 .862 3 21 24 1.3 24 1 21 17 0 10 99 5.5 03 TOMES, Sid 17-6 318 18.7 28-74 .378 21-56 .375 7-8 .875 5 20 25 1.5 22 1 23 11 3 14 84 4.9 22 LOUDER, Pervis 7-1 88 12.6 10-36 .278 2-14 .143 12-16 .750 5 7 12 1.7 10 0 9 4 3 3 34 4.9 02 SIPLES, CJ 18-12 305 16.9 30-73 .411 8-34 .235 8-14 .571 6 20 26 1.4 33 2 29 17 5 22 76 4.2 44 VAN SOELEN, Keaton 17-11 386 22.7 26-67 .388 5-29 .172 7-13 .538 19 41 60 3.5 19 0 21 15 11 9 64 3.8 33 TOOHEY, Frank 18-2 173 9.6 15-38 .395 5-13 .385 20-25 .800 17 16 33 1.8 30 0 6 11 5 3 55 3.1 32 MANNING, Ryan 15-2 139 9.3 12-39 .308 8-31 .258 1-2 .500 2 18 20 1.3 10 0 1 5 1 3 33 2.2 30 DEWANE, Jonathan 15-0 72 4.8 11-23 .478 3-5 .600 7-10 .700 6 11 17 1.1 7 0 5 3 1 1 32 2.1 13 BROWN, LeSean 8-0 24 3.0 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-9 .556 1 1 2 0.3 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 1.1 01 NORMAN, Dane 9-0 32 3.6 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 2-4 .500 2 8 10 1.1 7 0 1 4 1 0 7 0.8 11 AKAYA, Ameka 4-0 11 2.8 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0.8 05 JOYCE, Chris 5-0 20 4.0 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 2 2 4 0.8 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.6 Team 20 20 40 1 10 Total 18 3601 417-1010 .413 144-440 .327 226-310 .729 171 411 582 32.3 318 5 249 213 53 117 1,204 66.9 Opponents 18 3600 466-998 .467 168-414 .406 224-315 .711 168 474 642 35.7 331 - 267 235 66 92 1,324 73.6

Miscellanous Stats AF Scoring Margin: -6.7 AF Rebounding Margin: -3.3 Double Figure Scoring Games (43): Scottie (13), Swan (12), Lyons (9), Morris (4), Tomes (4), Van (4), Siples (2), Louder, Manning, Van Soelen Double Figure Rebounding Games: Lyons, Morris, Swan Double Figure Assist Games: Lyons Double-Doubles (4): Lyons (2), Morris, Swan Games Leading AF In Scoring: Swan (10), Scottie (6), Lyons (3), Morris, Tomes, Van Games Leading AF In Rebounding: Swan (9), Lyons (3), Scottie (3), Van Soelen (3), Morris Games Leading AF In Assists: Lyons (11), Siples (4), Toms (2), Van (2), Louder, Morris, Scottie, Swan, Van Soelen

Scoring By Quarters 1st 2nd Total Margin 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 22 24 29 31 Air Force 548 656 1,204 Wins 2 -- 1 1 1 ------Opponents 613 711 1,324 Losses 1 2 -- 1 -- 2 2 2 1 1 1

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head coach dave pilipovich

Dave Pilipovich en- record the biggest conference home win since ters his seventh sea- 2007. The Pilipovich File son as head coach at the Academy. He Air Force was 14-18 in 2015-16. The 14 wins became the eighth ties as the 12th most in school history. The Education head coach in the Falcons won the Air Force Classic with a perfect Thiel College history of the pro- 4-0 mark. Greenville, PA gram on February The Falcons were 12-21 in 2016-17. Air Force B.S., Business Administration, 1986 8, 2012. He was in beat Wyoming in the opening round of the Four-year letterman, team captain his fifth season as Mountain West tournament to record the pro- a member of the gram fourth win in the event overall and sec- coaching staff and California University ond by Pilipovich. Air Force opened the game California, PA first as associate with a Mountain West record 25-0 run. The Fal- head coach when cons opened the season with a program-best M.S. Geography and Regional Planning, 1988 he was promoted 5-0 record. to head coach. Coaching Career Pilipovich completed the rest of the 2011-12 Air Force went 12-19 last season. The Falcons season. This season marks his 12th overall at were 4-5 in conference play over the second Air Force the Academy. Pilipovich has led the Falcons to a half of the season with victories over third- Head Coach...... 2012-Present 84-113 record. place New Mexico and tournament semifinalist Associate Head Coach...... 2012 Utah State. The New Mexico win was record- After taking over the program, Pilipovich won Assistant Coach...... 2008-11 setting, as the Falcons out-lasted the Lobos, Michigan two of his first three games as head coach, 100-90. Air Force set a record for most points in including a come-from-behind 58-53 win at a conference game. Assistant Coach...... 2005-07 Wyoming in his first road game. He then led his Eastern Michigan team to one of the biggest victories in program Pilipovich’s tenure at the Academy is already Assistant Coach...... 2001-05 history with a 58-56 triumph over 13th-ranked one of the most successful. He is one of two Robert Morris San Diego State at Clune Arena, marking Air coaches in school history to post multiple con- Force’s first-ever win over a Top 20 team. ference home winning records in a season, ac- Assistant Coach...... 1997-2000 complishing it in 2013 and last season. He has Georgia State In 2012-13, his first full season as head coach, led the program to more six-win conference Assistant Coach...... 1994-96 Pilipovich led the Falcons to an 18-14 overall seasons, three from 2013-15 and a fourth last record, tying the fourth-most wins in one sea- Florida Atlantic year in 2018, than any other coach. Only two Associate Head Coach...... 1990-93 son in program history. He also became the first others have accomplished two seasons with six Air Force head coach to beat two ranked teams or more wins. California-PA in the same season and owns three of AFA’s Graduate Assistant...... 1985-88 four wins against ranked opponents, including In his nearly five seasons as an assistant coach, an 89-88 regular-season finale victory over No. Pilipovich helped the Falcons earn their first trip 12 New Mexico, the highest ranked opponent to the postseason since 2007 with an appear- Winning home conference records ever defeated by Air Force. He also coached Air ance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament fol- # Coach Times Years Force to its first-ever postseason road win with lowing the 2010 campaign and snap a 16-game 1. Dave Pilipovich 3 2013, 2015, 2016 a 69-65 victory at Hawai’i in the first round of losing streak in conference tournament play in Jeff Bzdelik 2 2006, 2007 the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. 2009. In his first season at Air Force (2007-08), 3. Joe Scott 1 2004 the Falcons finished fifth in the Mountain West In 2013-14, the Falcons posted a 12-18 record Conference after being picked eighth in the Chris Mooney 1 2005 and defeated UNLV in Las Vegas for just the preseason media and coaches poll, the greatest Jeff Reynolds 1 2008 second time in program history. Air Force’s margin between predicted and actual finish in 6-12 Mountain West record marked just the the league that season. He also helped Tim An- ninth time with at least six league wins since Years with six or more conference wins derson earn the conference’s Defensive Player # Coach Times Years joining a conference in 1981 and AFA’s three of the Year award that campaign. league wins on the road were the most in one 1. Dave Pilipovich 4 2013-15, 2018 season since 2008. Prior to joining the Falcons, Pilipovich spent 2. Jeff Bzdelik 2 2006-07 two years with the University of Michigan bas- Pilipovich led the Falcons to a 14-17 record in Jeff Reynolds 2 2008, 2011 ketball program. In his first season with the 4. Joe Scott 1 2004 2014-15, despite losing senior captain Kamryn Wolverines, he served as the administrative Williams to injury at the start of the conference assistant to head coach Tommy Amaker and Reggie Minton 1 1989 season and leading scorer Max Yon leaving helped the Wolverines to the two NIT appear- Chris Moony 1 2005 the team for part of the season for personal ances, including an NIT final, then was an assis- reasons. The Falcons still managed to finish tant coach during the 2006-07 campaign. ninth in the conference with a 6-12 mark. Air associate head coach the following four years Force’s 14 wins overall tie as the 12th most in Pilipovich has 29 years of coaching experience (1991-94). school history while the six conference wins under his belt. He served as an assistant coach Pilipovich began his coaching career serving as ties for seventh all-time. The season marked at Eastern Michigan University for five years a graduate assistant at California University (Pa.) Air Force’s third straight with six or more con- (2000-05) prior to joining the Michigan staff. for two years (1986-88), before being named as ference wins which is the longest streak in Before his stint at EMU, he served four years as an assistant coach for one season. school history. The Falcons won a conference an assistant coach at Robert Morris University tournament game, beating New Mexico in the (1996-2000), two years an assistant coach at A 1986 graduate of Thiel College in Greenville, opening round, for just the third time. Air Force Georgia State University (1994-96) and two Pa., with a degree in business administration, also posted one of its biggest conference home years as the assistant head coach at Florida At- Pilipovich earned four varsity basketball let- wins ever, beating Wyoming by 23 points to lantic University (1989-91) before being named ters and served as team captain during his senior season. He earned his master’s degree from California (Pa.) in 1988 in geography and Pilipovich Head Coaching Record regional planning. He is an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Year School Record MW/Finish Notes (NABC) and is currently on the NABC Coaches 2012 Air Force 2-6 3-11/7th Beat 13th-ranked SDSU vs. Cancer Board. Pilipovich is also a USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll voter and the Chair of the 2013 Air Force 18-14 8-8/6th Two wins over nationally-ranked teams Mountain West Coaches. 2014 Air Force 12-18 6-12/10th Back-to-back 6-win MW seasons 2015 Air Force 14-17 6-12/9th Third straight 6-win MW season Pilipovich and his wife, Kelly, have a son, Kyle, and a daughter, Kelsey. Kelly is active in the 2016 Air Force 14-18 5-13/10th Third conference home winning record community as a volunteer for the American 2017 Air Force 12-21 4-14/10th Fifth straight non-conf. winning mark Cancer Society Road to Recovery Program. 2018 Air Force 12-19 6-12/9th Fourth 6-win MW season Totals 84-113 38-82

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SEASON RECAP STREAK BUSTERS BY THE NUMBERS GENERAL INFORMATION Air Force ended the season with a 12-19 overall Air Force snapped several streaks last season. record and finished ninth in the Mountain West • Air Force defeated San Jose State, 78-71, Jan. School: ...... Air Force Academy with a 6-12 mark. The Falcons were 4-5 in confer- 10 to snap a 24-game Mountain West road los- City/Zip: ...... USAFA, CO 80840 ence play over the second half of the season ing streak. The Falcons won their first conference Founded: ...... 1954 with victories over third-place New Mexico and road game since beating San Jose State, 66-52, Enrollment: ...... 4,000 tournament semifinalist Utah State. Jan. 28, 2015. Nickname: ...... Falcons The New Mexico win was record-setting, as the • Air Force defeated Colorado State, 76-71, Jan. Colors: ...... Blue & Silver Falcons out-lasted the Lobos, 100-90. Air Force 17 to snap a 12-game losing streak to the Rams, set a record for most points in a conference winning for the first time since Feb. 26, 2011 Arena/Capacity: ...... Clune Arena / 5,843 game, breaking the record of 93 set vs. BYU (91) at the Academy, 75-47. The Falcons snapped a Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I Jan. 30, 1987. Air Force and New Mexico’s 192 nine-game losing streak in Fort Collins, winning Conference: ...... Mountain West points combined points is a new school record for the first time since a 61-59 victory, Feb. 23, President: ...... Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria for most combined points in a conference game. 2008. Athletic Director: ...... Col. Jennifer Block The Falcons turned around several trends this • Air Force defeated Denver, 61-59, Dec. 2 in Ticket Office Phone: ...... 719-472-1895 season, including snapping several long streaks. Denver to snap a 22-game road losing streak Website:...... goairforcefalcons.com Air Force defeated Denver, 61-59, Dec. 2 in dating back to a 67-60 win at UC Davis Dec. 19, Denver to snap a 22-game road losing streak 2015. MEDIA INFORMATION dating back to a 67-60 win at UC Davis Dec. 19, 2015. The Falcons defeated San Jose State, AIR FORCE FREE THROWS INTERVIEWS 78-71, Jan. 10 to snap a 24-game Mountain West Air Force finished fifth in the Mountain West in Air Force players and coaches are available road losing streak. The Falcons won their first free throw percentage with a 73.4 mark which on assigned days. All interviews must be conference road game since beating San Jose ranks sixth all-time in school history and best scheduled in advance. All requests should State, 66-52, Jan. 28, 2015. Air Force defeated since hitting 75.5 percent in 2006-07. be made at least one day in advance. Colorado State, 76-71, Jan. 17 to snap a 12-game Air Force hit a season-high 92.7 percent vs. losing streak to the Rams, winning for the first Canisius, hitting 38-41. The percentage is the PRACTICES time since Feb. 26, 2011 at the Academy, 75-47. 11th best in school history and best since All Air Force basketball practices are open The Falcons snapped a nine-game losing streak shooting 94.1 percent vs. Colorado College on to the media. However, any media wishing in Fort Collins, winning for the first time since a Nov. 17, 2010. The 38 made free throws is just to attend practice must contact Nick Arse- 61-59 victory, Feb. 23, 2008. four off the school record of 42 set vs. Navy Dec. niak in the athletic communications office 6, 1993. at least one day in advance and to gain ac- Notable accomplishments in 2017-18 cess to the base. • Air Force swept the season series against Colo- Air Force All-Time Single-Season FT Pct. rado State for the first time since 2008. # Pct Year. CONTACTING PLAYERS/STAFF • Air Force won back-to-back games vs. Colorado 1. 77.0 1990-91 All communications with Air Force cadet- State for the first time since the 2008 series 2. 75.5 2006-07 athletes, coaches and staff must go sweep listed above. 3. 74.8 1991-92 through the athletic communications office • Air Force’s season series sweep vs. Colorado 74.8 1989-90 – ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS. Failure to State is its first of a Mountain West opponent 5. 74.5 2005-06 follow this policy will result in loss of cre- since sweeping San Jose State in 2014-15. 6. 73.4 2017-18 dentials and access to Air Force athletes, • Air Force beat Colorado State and New Mexico 7. 73.2 1962-63 coaches and staff. in consecutive home games to register the 8. 72.4 1969-70 Cadet-athlete’s private phone numbers program’s first back-to-back conference home 9. 72.0 2004-05 and email addresses will not be issued to games since 2015-16 when the Falcons beat 10. 71.7 2016-17 the media. Air Force cadet-athletes have UNLV, 79-74, Feb. 15 and New Mexico, 76-72, also been instructed not to accept calls Feb. 20. from media without prior notification from • Air Force won at San Jose State (78-71) and AIR FORCE’S 3-POINT STREAK athletic communications. Colorado State (76-71) to post back-to-back Air Force has hit at least one 3-pointer in 277 Mountain West road wins for the first time since straight games dating back to Nov. 21, 2009 vs. BASKETBALL CONTACT 2011 when the team won at TCU, 66-65 in over- Northern Colorado. Nick Arseniak...... Assistant SID time, Jan. 29, and at Utah, 54-49, Feb. 5. MBB Contact • The Falcons finished the Men Against Breast Office:...... 719-333-9251 Cancer Showcase with a 3-1 overall record with Cell:...... 719-510-2684 all four games at the Academy. The Falcons fin- Email:...... [email protected] ished second overall, tying with Pacific at 3-1.

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AIR FORCE NUMBERS GAME 15, and at Utah, 52-51, Feb. 18. • Air Force completed its 62nd varsity season in • Air Force beat Johnson and Wales, 111-68, Inside the Mountain West 2017-18. The Falcons have a 741-942 all-time to top the 100-point mark for the 21st time record. The Falcons picked up their 700th win in school history and first time since beating 2017-18 Standings/Statistics with a 76-75 victory over UNLV Feb. 14, 2015. Johnson & Wales, 105-62, last season Nov. 15, FINAL • Air Force is 112-29 in non-conference home 2016. games as a member of the Mountain West. • Air Force is 2-5 all-time in the Mountain Team MW All L10 Strk • The Falcons are 110-192 in Mountain West West-Missouri Valley Challenge. The Falcons Nevada* 15-3 29-8 7-3 L1 play since joining the league as an inaugural are 2-1 at home and 0-4 on the road. Air Force Boise State 13-5 23-9 5-5 L2 member in 1999-2000. Air Force is 274-307 lost at Indiana State, 74-64, Nov. 29, in this New Mexico 12-6 19-15 7-3 L1 overall since joining the conference. year’s action. Fresno State 11-7 21-11 6-4 L2 • The Falcons finished the Men Against Breast San Diego St.# 11-7 22-11 9-1 L1 WILD COMEBACKS Cancer Showcase with a 3-1 overall record with Wyoming 10-8 20-13 5-5 L1 Air Force overcame 20-plus point deficits all four games at the Academy. The Falcons fin- Utah State 8-10 17-17 5-5 L1 at Denver and vs. Western State earlier this ished second overall, tying with Pacific at 3-1. UNLV 8-10 20-13 4-6 L1 season to win. The Falcons trailed by 22 points, Pacific was named the champion as a result of Air Force 6-12 12-19 4-6 L1 27-5, at Denver Dec. 2 before coming back to its win over Air Force. Colorado State 4-14 11-21 1-9 L5 win, 61-59, and snap a 22-game road losing • Air Force improved to 30-32 all-time in San Jose State 1-17 4-26 1-9 L2 streak. The Falcons trailed by 23 points, 27-4, season openers, including a 22-8 mark at * - Regular Season Champion Dec. 4 vs. Western State before coming back to home. The Falcons have won 11 straight season # - Conference Tournament Champion win, 79-67. openers at home dating back to a 73-68 loss to Denver hit 10 of its first 14 shots while Air Valparaiso Nov. 23, 1991. Category ...... Stats MW Force hit just 2-11 during the opening stretch. • Air Force Head Coach Dave Pilipovich im- Scoring Offense ...... 68.4 10th Western State hit 9-13 while Air Force was 2-11 proved to 4-2 in season openers, including a Scoring Margin...... -4.4 9th to open the game. 2-0 mark at home. Field Goal Pct...... 41.8 11th The Falcons hit 43.2 percent from that point at 3-Pt Field Goal Pct...... 33.1 10th Denver while holding the Pioneers to just 30.0 RECORD BOOK UPDATES Rebound Offense...... 32.5 10th percent (9-30). Air Force shot 65.1 percent after • Air Force hit a school record 16 3-pointers Scoring Defense...... 72.7 5th the poor start while holding Western State to against San Jose State March 3. The previous Free Throw Pct...... 73.4 5th just 44.4 percent. Air Force held both teams to record for threes was 15 vs. New Mexico March Field Goal Pct. Def...... 46.6 10th just 21 points in the second half. 9, 2013. The team’s 41 attempts is also a school 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Def...... 39.9 11th record, breaking the mark of 39 set earlier this 2017-18 SEASON NOTES season at Colorado State. Rebounding Defense...... 34.4 6th • Air Force overcame a 15-point (45-30) first • Air Force set a record for most points in a Rebound Margin...... -1.9 9th half deficit vs. Utah State to win, 75-65. The conference game with 100 vs. New Mexico Feb. Assists...... 14.2 6th comeback is the team’s biggest in conference 10 in Clune Arena in a 100-92 win. The team Turnover Margin...... +1.4 5th play this season. The previous was an 11-point broke the record of 93 set vs. BYU (91) Jan. 30, Offensive Rebounds...... 9.9 5th comeback vs. New Mexico. 1987. Blocked Shots...... 2.5 8th • Air Force defeated New Mexico, 100-92, Feb. • Air Force and New Mexico’s 192 points com- Steals...... 6.5 4th 10 to win for the fourth time in the last five bined points is a new school record for most Assist/TO Ratio...... 1.1 6th home games vs. the Lobos. combined points in a conference game. The Defensive Rebounding...... 22.6 10th • Air Force posted its biggest turn-around win 192 points broke the record of 184 set vs. BYU 3-Pt FG Made Avg...... 8.0 6th (29 points) since 2015-16 when the team de- Jan. 30, 1987 in a 93-91 Air Force win. feated UNLV, 79-74, at home Feb. 16 after los- • Air Force’s 36 made field goals vs. New Air Force Individual Statistics / Rank ing to the Runnin’ Rebels, 100-64 (36 points), Mexico Feb. 10 tied the school record for most Category ...... Stats Rank Jan. 16 in Las Vegas. New Mexico defeated Air made in a conference game. The Falcons also Trevor Lyons Force, 87-58, earlier this season in Albuquer- made 36 vs. UNLV March 9, 2016. Assists...... 3.3 8th que, while Air Force rebounded for a 100-90 • Air Force’s 46 first-half points vs. New Mexico Steals...... 1.4 8th win at the Academy. is just one off the school record of 47 set vs. Asst-TO Ratio...... 1.7 8th • Air Force swept the season series against Boise State Jan. 19, 2013 and New Mexico Minutes...... 33.0 9th Colorado State for the first time since 2008. March 9, 2013. Assists-MW...... 3.6 6th • Air Force has won back-to-back games vs. • Air Force’s 62 points in the first half vs. JWU Steals-MW...... 1.4 6th Colorado State for the first time since the 2008 in a 111-68 win are the second-most in a half a Asst-TO Ratio-MW...... 1.9 6th series sweep listed above. first half in school history and most since set- Minutes-MW...... 33.6 11th • Air Force’s season series sweep vs. Colorado ting the record of 64 vs. Doane, Nov. 22, 1997, State is its first of a Mountain West opponent in a 124-57 win in Clune Arena. The 62 points Lavelle Scottie since sweeping San Jose State in 2014-15. is the fourth most for any half in school history. Scoring-MW...... 13.0 19th • Air Force beat Colorado State and New The school record of 65 was set vs. Arizona Feb. Mexico in consecutive home games to register 29, 1959 and Denver Feb. 16, 1999. The team’s the program’s first back-to-back conference 111 points tie as the third-most in school Ryan Swan home games since 2015-16 when the Falcons history and are the most since scoring 111 vs. Rebounds-MW...... 5.9 16th beat UNLV, 79-74, Feb. 15 and New Mexico, Denver Feb. 16, 1999. Blocks-MW...... 0.7 T9th 76-72, Feb. 20. • Air Force’s 43-point victory margin is the 13th • Air Force won at San Jose State (78-71) and largest in school history and is the most since Colorado State (76-71) to post back-to-back beating Colorado College, 82-31 (51 points) Mountain West road wins for the first time Dec. 9, 2006. since 2011 when the team won at TCU, 66-65 in overtime, Jan. 29, and at Utah, 54-49, Feb. 5. • The Falcons posted back-to-back Mountain West road wins in consecutive games since 2006 when Air Force won at TCU, 63-45, Feb. 8 2018-19 Air Force men’s Basketball - Quick Facts

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FALCONS RANK IN THE MW Ryan Swan as a starter Air Force had several Falcons stand out in the Game FG 3FG FT Pts Reb conference statistics. Trevor Lyons appeared in @UCR 6-10 0-1 4-5 16 3 eight categories, ranking ninth in assists (3.3), @FS 3-6 2-4 5-5 13 2 eighth in steals (1.4), ninth in assist-to-turnover Nev 7-8 1-1 0-1 15 6 ratio (1.7) and ninth in minutes (33.0). Lyons UNLV 4-11 0-1 8-9 16 8 ranked sixth in assists (3.6), sixth in steals (1.4), @SJSU 6-11 2-4 5-8 19 9 sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and 11th in @CSU 4-11 0-2 4-5 12 6 minutes (33.6) in conference games. @USU 5-9 0-1 0-0 10 5 Sophomore Lavelle Scottie was 19th in scoring BSU 3-6 2-3 11-13 19 5 in conference games (12.8). Fellow sophomore @SDSU 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 7 Ryan Swan was 16th in rebounding (5.9) and CSU 7-10 2-2 2-3 18 8 tied for ninth in blocks (0.7) in Mountain West UNM 6-12 0-3 5-5 17 10 games. @UNLV 5-12 2-3 4-6 16 3 @BSU 4-12 0-3 1-1 9 1 SCOTTIE LEADS FALCONS IN SCORING SDSU 5-7 1-2 0-0 11 8 Sophomore Lavelle Scottie led the Falcons in USU 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 scoring with a 12.2 average. Scottie averaged FSU 3-5 0-0 1-3 7 5 12.8 points per game in conference play which @Wyo 6-12 0-1 1-3 13 7 ranked 19th in the MW. UNLV 2-8 2-2 1-2 7 2 Scottie closed the season with 23 points and a Totals 78-158 14-34 52-69 226 98 career-best nine rebounds in a career-high 42 49.4 41.2 75.4 12.5 5.4 minutes vs. UNLV in the Mountain West tournament. He hit double figures in and 12 of the last SID DOES IT AGAIN 16 games and led the team in scoring a team- Sophomore Sid Tomes scored 11 points vs. San best 11 times this season. Jose State to record his second double-figure Scottie scored 26 points and grabbed six re- scoring game in the last five outings. He had bounds vs. UNLV which is the most he’s scored 14 points, had two rebound and two steals vs. in a Mountain West game and just one off his Utah State. career high. Scottie hit 10-17 field goals and He matched his career-high with 18 points and added a career-high four threes. hit a career-best six threes in the win over Colo- He scored a career-high 27 points to lead Air rado State. Tomes added 10 points and five as- Force past Western State Dec. 4. He scored sists in the win over New Mexico to record the 19 of his points in the second half to help the first back-to-back double figure scoring games Falcons rally from a 23-point deficit to win. His of his career. 27 points are the most by a Falcon since Jacob Van had 37 vs. UNLV March 9, 2016. MORRIS GOES FOR DOUBLE-DOUBLE Sophomore Caleb Morris saved his best play SWAN STEPPED UP for the end of the year. He averaged 12.0 points Sophomore Ryan Swan led the team in re- and 2.5 made threes over his last five games bounding (5.4) and was second in scoring (11.9) while scoring in double figures in four games. in conference games this season. He was third Morris hit 55.3 percent (21-38) from the field, overall in scoring (9.2) and second in rebound- 45.8 from three (11-24) and 87.5 from the the ing (4.5) in all games. line (7-8) in the five games. Swan started 18 games this season and scored Morris scored a career-high 17 points and in double figures in 13 of the 18. He has led the grabbed five rebounds with three assists in 33 team in scoring and rebounding eight times minutes vs. UNLV in the Mountain West tourna- each in the games he started. ment. He recorded the first double-double of His first start came at UC Riverside Dec. 8 and his career at Wyoming Feb. 28 with 11 points he responded with a team-high 16 points. and a career-best 11 rebounds in a career- Swan averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds high 35 minutes. He led Air Force in scoring in games vs. UNLV and at San Jose State. for the first time in his career with 12 points vs. He recorded career highs of 16 points and Fresno State. Morris scored 13 points and and eight rebounds vs. UNLV, then upped those had three 3-pointers vs. Utah State. He scored career highs with 19 points and a then-career- nine points and recorded and added seven best nine rebounds at San Jose State. Swan rebounds against San Diego State. averaged 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in Air Morris scored a then-career-best 14 points with Force’s wins over Colorado State and New two rebounds and two assists in Air Force’s win Mexico. He led the team with 18 points and over New Mexico. eight rebounds vs. Colorado State and with his first-career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. New Mexico. He also matched his career high with two blocks. Swan averaged 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a starter while shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 41.2 from three and 75.4 from the free throw line.