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United States Air Force Academy Air Force Men’s Basketball Game #7 men’s Basketball 2018-19 vs. Missouri State Building leaders of character for our United States Air Force | Twitter: @AF_MBB | Web: goAirForceFalcons.com Mission Statement: The mission of the United States Air Force Academy is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become leaders of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Schedule (Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge) 2-4 Missouri State (3-3) vs. Air Force (2-4) Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 - 7:15 pm MT Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Clune Arena (5,843) - USAF Academy, Colo. 11/1 WESTERN STATE (EXB) L, 64-84 11/6 JOHNSON & WALES W, 90-65 11/9 at Texas State (ESPN+) L, 57-67 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV/Stream: .............Mountain West Network: (PxP - Josh Howe; Keith Barnett - Analyst) Bimini Jam^ (Bahamas) Nov. 16-19 Radio: .....................KVOR 740 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur) 11/16 vs. UMBC^ (FloHoops) L, 72-77, 2OT Live Stats: ...............Statbroadcast 11/18 South Dakota^ (FloHoops) W, 65-62 11/19 High Point^ (FloHoops) L, 62-69 THE BREAKDOWN 11/24 COLORADO (AT&T SN) L, 56-93 Quick Facts Air Force Missouri State Record: 2-4 ........................................................................................................... 3-3 11/28 MISSOURI STATE 7:15 pm Conference Record: 0-0 ........................................................................................................... 0-0 12/1 at Pacific 7 pm Streak: L 2 ........................................................................................................... L 3 Last Game: L 93-56 vs. Colorado ...............................................L 77-66 at Murray State 12/5 DENVER 7 pm Next Game: 12/1 at Pacific .............................................................12/1 at Oregon State 12/8 ARMY WEST POINT 2 pm 12/22 at Michigan (BTN) 4 pm Conference: Mountain West ..................................................................... Missouri Valley Nickname: Falcons ...............................................................................................Bears 12/28 UC RIVERSIDE 6 pm Location/Enrollment Colorado Springs, CO/4,000 ....................................Springfield, MO/26,182 Website GoAirForceFalcons.com ....................................... MissouriStateBears.com 1/2 NEW MEXICO* (AT&T SN) 7 pm 1/5 at Utah State 7 pm 1/8 at Colorado State* (AT&T SN) 7 pm THE COACHES Head Coach Dave Pilipovich ........................................................................... Dana Ford 1/12 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN3) 2 pm Alma Mater Thiel College, 1986 .........................................................Illinois State, 2006 1/16 UNLV* (ESPNU) 9 pm 1/19 at Nevada* (ESPNU) 7 pm School Record 86-117 (7th season) ........................................................... 3-3 (1st season) Career Record Same .............................................................................. 60-68 (5th season) 1/22 BOISE STATE* (AT&T SN) 7 pm 1/26 at San José State* 6 pm 1/30 at San Diego State* (STADIUM/Facebook) 7 pm THE SERIES Overall The series is tied 1-1 2/2 COLORADO STATE* 2 pm First Meeting Dec. 5, 2009 in Springfield, Mo. (Missouri State, 58-48) 2/6 WYOMING* 7 pm Last Meeting Dec. 3, 2016 at USAFA (AF, 83-70) 2/12 at UNLV* (CBSSN) 7:30 pm Streaks AF, W 1 2/16 UTAH STATE* 2 pm 2/20 at Fresno State* (AT&T SN) 7 pm Notable: Air Force head coach Dave Pilipovich and his wife, Kelly, will donate one dollar for every 2/23 SAN JOSÉ STATE* 2 pm ticket sold to the Missouri State game to the American Cancer Society (more info on page 5 of notes). 3/2 at Wyoming* (AT&T SN) 4 pm 3/5 NEVADA* 9 pm STATISTICAL COMPARISON Category Air Force MW Rank Missouri State 3/9 at Boise State* (AT&T SN) 5 pm 3/13-16 MW Championship TBA Games Played _____________________ 6 ________________________ 6 _______________ Points/Game ______________________ 67.0 _____ 11 ______________ 74.8 ____________ ^ Exhibition Scoring Defense. ___________________ 72.2 _____ 6 _______________ 73.5 ____________ * Mountain West Contest Scoring Margin ____________________ -5.2 _____ 10 ______________ +1.3 ____________ Home games in BOLD CAPS Field Goal Percentage ______________ 45.9 _____ 8 _______________ 45.8 ____________ All times local to site. Field Goal Percentage Defense. ______ 44.7 _____ 8 _______________ 41.4 ____________ All date and times are subject to change. 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage___________ 28.7 _____ 11 ______________ 31.2 ____________ 3-Pt Field Goals Made/Game _________ 5.5 ______ 11 ______________ 6.5 _____________ MBB Contact: Nick Arseniak 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage Defense.___ 36.4 _____ 8 _______________ 32.8 ____________ email: [email protected] Free Throw Percentage _____________ 64.7 _____ 10 ______________ 67.6 ____________ Office: 719-333-9251 Free Throws Made/Game ____________ 12.8 _____ 10 ______________ 15.7 ____________ Rebounds/Game ___________________ 35.5 _____ 7 _______________ 36.5 ____________ Web: goAirForceFalcons.com Rebound Margin ___________________ +3.2 _____ 7 _______________ +0.2 ____________ Twitter: @AF_MBB Assists/Game _____________________ 11.5 _____ 10 ______________ 13.0 ____________ Turnovers/Game ___________________ 16.8 _____ 10 ______________ 15.3 ____________ Home Game Video for non-televised games: Assist-to-Turnover Ratio ____________ 0.7 ______ 11 ______________ 0.8 _____________ http://www.goAirForceFalcons.com/WatchLive Steals/Game_______________________ 4.0 ______ 10 ______________ 6.3 _____________ Mountain West: TheMW.com Blocks/Game ______________________ 2.2 ______ 10 ______________ 4.5 _____________ MW Twitter: @MW_WBB 2018-19 Air Force men’s Basketball 1 GoAirForceFalcons.com / @AF_MBB Caleb Morris Abe Kinrade Jr. - G - 6-4 - Vista, CA (Army-Navy Academy HS/USAFA Prep) 0 Fr. - F - 6-7 - Maquoketa, IA (Maquoketa HS/USAFA Prep) 15 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 1.0 1.7 0.3 50.0 0.0 25.0 1.0 1.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 -- Season/Career High’s Career High’s - Injuries have limited Morris to just three games. - 4 pts, 4 rebounds in 6 mins vs. JWU. Pts 2/17 Pts 4 - Averged 4.9 ppg and 2.3 rpg as a sophomore. - Played at USAFA Prep last season and was team captain. Reb. 2/11 Reb. 4 Asst. 1/3 Asst. - Zach Couper Isaac Monson Fr. - G - 6-4 - Rockforld, IL (Boyland Catholic HS/USAFA Prep) 2 Fr. - F - 6-8 - Salt Lake City, UT (Olympus HS) 20 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- 0.0 1.0 0.0 -- -- -- Career High’s Season/Career High’s - Two-time Illinois All-State honorable mention. - Served two-year LDS mission from 2016-18. Pts - Pts - - Played at USAFA Prep last season. - One rebound in six mins vs. JWU. Reb. - Reb. 1 Asst. - Asst. - Sid Tomes Nick René Jr. - G - 6-4 - Woodbury, MN (East Ridge HS/USAFA Prep) 3 Fr. - G - 6-0 - Garland, TX (Lakeview Centennial HS) 21 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 10.0 3.0 2.3 39.2 35.5 81.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 100 -- -- Career High’s Career High’s - Career-high 20 pts vs. UMBC - Scored 1,630 career points at Lakeview Centennial. Pts 20/20 Pts 2 - 11 three's and 14 assists leads team. - 2 pts in four mins vs. JWU. Reb. 4/4 Reb. 1 - Sister, Noelle, is a sophomore guard on Air Force WBB team. Asst. 5/5 Asst. - Chris Joyce Pervis Louder So. - G - 6-6 - Jacksonville, FL (Bishop Kenny HS/USAFA Prep) 5 Sr. - G - 6-4 - Raleigh, NC (Village Christian Academy HS) 22 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 7.7 2.5 1.1 42.9 29.4 78.6 5.3 3.2 0.7 46.2 0.0 72.7 Season/Career High’s Season/Career High’s - Top scorer off bench. - Lone senior is team co-captain. Pts 15/15 Pts 9/15 - 12 pts and career-high 4 reb & 4 assists vs. High Point. - One of three Falcons to start all six games. Reb. 4/4 Reb. 5/7 - Team and career-high 15 pts in season-opener against JWU. - 6.7 ppg as a junior is third most by a returner. Asst. 4/4 Asst. 3/6 A.J. Walker Charlie O'Briant Fr. - G - 6-2 - San Antonio, TX (St. Mary's Hall HS/USAFA Prep) 10 So. - F - 6-8 - Johns Creek, GA (Greater Atlanta Christian HS) 24 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 6.7 1.8 1.5 35.1 27.3 78.6 3.0 2.5 0.0 60.0 -- 0.0 Season/Career High’s Career High’s - First-career start vs. Colorado, scoring team-high 13 pts. - Played in one game as a freshman. Pts 13 Pts 6/6 - Top freshman scorer on team. - Career-high 8 pts and 4 reb vs. JWU. Reb. 4 Reb. 4/4 - Played at USAFA Prep last season. Asst. 3 Asst. 0/0 Ameka Akaya Bryce Hughes So. - F - 6-6 - Hagerstown, MD (Saint Maria Goretti HS) 11 So. - G - 6-4 - San Antonio, TX (Johnson HS) 25 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 5.5 2.0 0.5 70.0 75.0 100 0.0 1.5 1.0 -- -- 0.0 Career High’s Career High’s - Back-to-back career-high's in points with 8 vs. JWU and 11 vs. Texas St. - Played in one game as a freshman. Pts 11/11 Pts 0/2 - Started first two games. - Father, Dan Hughes, is head coach of WNBA Champion Seattle Storm. Reb. 5/5 Reb. 2/2 - Played 19 mins as a freshman. Asst. 2/2 Asst. 1/1 Lavelle Scottie Ryan Swan Jr. - F - 6-7 - Fort Worth, TX (Arlington Heights HS/USAFA Prep) 12 Jr. - F - 6-7 - Aurora, CO (Overland HS/USAFA Prep) 34 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 10.5 4.3 2.0 45.3 28.6 50.0 11.5 6.7 1.8 55.1 26.3 55.6 Career High’s Career High’s - Season-high 15 pts vs.