2021 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Basketball
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United States Air Force Academy Men’s Basketball | 2020-21 Air Force Game #25 | MW Championships Building leaders of character for our United States Air Force | @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 2021 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championships 5-19, 3-17 MW #10 Air Force (5-19) vs. #7 UNLV (11-14) Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 1:30 pm PT Date Opponent (TV/Digital) Time/Result Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, Nevada Men’s Vegas Bubble Nov. 28-29 11/28 vs. CSUN^ (FloHoops) W, 66-61 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV/Stream: ....................MWN (Nate Kreckman - PxP; Marty Fletcher - Analyst) 11/29 vs. Seattle^ (FloHoops) L, 45-63 Radio: ..............................XtraSports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur) 12/2 DENVER PPD Live Stats: .......................Statbroadcast 12/5 LAMAR (MWN) W, 59-44 12/13 at Drake (ESPN+) L, 53-81 THE BREAKDOWN Quick Facts: Air Force UNLV 12/18 at Nevada* (MWN) L, 57-73 Record: 5-19, 3-17 MW ................................................................................................. 11-14, 8-10 MW 12/20 at Nevada* (MWN) W, 68-66 2019-20 Record: 12-20, 5-13, 9th MW .........................................................................17-15, 12-6, T-2nd MW 12/23 UTAH VALLEY (MWN) PPD Streak: L2 ....................................................................................................................................................L2 12/31 UTAH STATE* (CBSSN) L, 48-83 Last Game: L, 74-44 vs. Colorado State.................................................................L, 80-69 at Wyoming Nickname: Falcons ..................................................................................................................Runnin’ Rebels 1/2 UTAH STATE* (STADIUM) L, 53-72 Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000 .............................................................Las Vegas, NV/30,457 1/6 at Boise State* (FS1) L, 59-78 Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com .............................................................................UNLVRebels.com 1/8 at Boise State* (STADIUM) L, 69-80 1/16 WYOMING* (MWN) W, 72-69 THE COACHES Head Coach: Joe Scott ...............................................................................................................TJ Otzelberger 1/18 WYOMING* (MWN) L, 58-77 Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987 ......................................................................Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2001 1/22 SAN DIEGO STATE* (FS1) L, 61-98 School Record: 56-82/5-19 (5th/1st season) ................................................................ 28-29 (2nd season) 1/24 SAN DIEGO STATE* (FS1) L, 59-91 Career Record: 240-259 (17th season) .............................................................................98-62 (5th season) 1/28 at San José State* # (MWN) L, 58-59 Record vs. Opponent: 2-8 ................................................................................................................................................. 3-0 1/30 at San José State* # (MWN) L, 62-75 THE SERIES 2/6 at UNLV* (CBSSN) L, 58-68 Overall: Air Force trails 14-42 2/8 at UNLV* (CBSSN) L, 64-69 First Meeting: Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50) 2/11 FRESNO STATE* (MWN) L, 63-69 Last Meeting: Feb. 8, 2021 at UNLV (UNLV 69-64) 2/13 FRESNO STATE* (MWN) L, 64-67 Streak: UNLV, 4; UNLV 10 in a row in Las Vegas. 2/22 NEW MEXICO* (CBSSN) L, 65-73 NOTABLE: 2/24 NEW MEXICO* (MWN) W, 62-55 - Air Force is 6-21 all-time at MW Championships and has a 1-3 record as the #10 seed. 2/27 at Colorado State* (MWN) L, 49-72 - Air Force is 0-4 vs. UNLV all-time at MW Championships, with the last two meetings going into overtime. 3/1 at Colorado State* (CBSSN) L, 44-74 - Air Force has won its last two opening-round games at MW Championships. 3/10 vs. UNLV (MWN)$ 1:30 pm - Junior guard AJ Walker enters tournament with 996 career points. * Mountain West Contest ^ Men’s Vegas Bubble - T-Mobile Arena # Games in Phoenix, AZ THE TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN $ MW Championship Tournament - Las Vegas, NV Opponent Series This season Home games in BOLD CAPS Boise State: ..................Boise State leads, 15-6 ..............................................................(BSU 2-0) All times local to site. All date and times are subject to change. Colorado State: .........Colorado State leads, 84-33 ...................................................(CSU 2-0) Fresno State: ...............Fresno State leads, 24-8 ...........................................................(FS 2-0) MBB Contact: Nick Arseniak Nevada: .........................Nevada leads, 14-3 ....................................................................(Tied 1-1) email: [email protected] Office: 719-333-9251 New Mexico: ................New Mexico leads, 62-25 ........................................................(Tied 1-1) San Diego State:........San Diego State leads, 60-24 .................................................(SDSU 2-0) Web: goAirForceFalcons.com San Jose State: ...........Air Force leads, 10-9 ..................................................................(SJSU 2-0) Twitter: @AF_MBB Home Game Video for non-televised games: UNLV: ..............................UNLV leads, 42-14 ......................................................................(UNLV 2-0) http://www.goAirForceFalcons.com/WatchLive Utah State: ...................Utah State leads, 21-6 ...............................................................(USU 2-0) Mountain West: TheMW.com Wyoming: .....................Wyoming leads, 80-40 ..............................................................(Tied 1-1) MW Twitter: @MW_MBB GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM / @AF_MBB - 1 2021 MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 - SATURDAY, MARCH 13 THOMAS & MACK CENTER LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH 10 MARCH 11 MARCH 12 MARCH 13 #1 San Diego State #8 Wyoming Game 4 Noon PT Game 1 11 a.m. PT Game 8 #9 San José State 6:30 p.m. PT #4 Boise State Game 5 2:30 p.m. PT #5 Nevada #2 Utah State Game 10 3 p.m. PT 2021 CHAMPION #7 UNLV Game 6 6 p.m. PT Game 2 1:30 p.m. PT Game 9 #10 Air Force 9 p.m. PT #3 Colorado State #6 Fresno State Game 7 8:30 p.m. PT Game 3 4 p.m. PT #11 New Mexico 2 - GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM / @AF_MBB Air Force Basketball | 2020-21 Air Force Basketball Quick Facts: 2020-21 QUICK FACTS TEAM INFORMATION City USAFA/Colorado Springs, Colo. Head Coach Joe Scott Population 472,688 (as of 2018) Career Record 239-259/16 seasons Founded 1954 Record At Air Force 56-82/5-19 5th/1st seasons Enrollment 4,000 MW Record at Air Force 24-52 Nickname Falcons Associate Head Coach Sydney Johnson School Colors Blue & Silver Assistant Coach David Metzendorf Arena Clune Arena (5,843) Assistant Coach Jared Czech Conference Mountain West Assistant Coach Maj. Marc Holum Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard Clark Assistant Coach Cam Griffin Athletics Director Nathan Pine Director of Operations Capt. Travis Smith Athletic Trainer Woody Graham ALL-TIME RECORD Strength & Conditioning Buck Blackwood Years of AF basketball 65th in 2020-21, since 1957 Administrative Assistant Holly Green Overall Record 775-998 Basketball Administrator Shondell Reed Mountain West Record 127-233 NCAA Appearances 3 2019-20 Season Review Postseason NIT Appearances 1 Record 12-20 Mountain West Record 5-13/9th CLUNE ARENA Season 53rd season Team Information Opened 1968 Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 Overall Record 568-304 Returning/Lost 13/6 Mountain West Record 90-79 Newcomers 7 Capacity 5,843 Athletic Communications MW TOURNAMENT Assistant Director Nick Arseniak Record 6-21 Cell 719-510-2684 First Round 6-9 Email [email protected] Quarterfinal 0-18 RADIO Flagship Radio Station KVOR 740 AM/KCSF Extra Sports 1300 AM AF Play-By-Play Jim Arthur MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEWS Air Force players and coaches are available on assigned days. All interviews must be scheduled in advance. All requests should be made at least one day in advance. PRACTICES All Air Force basketball practices are open to the media. However, any media wishing to attend practice must contact Nick Arseniak in the athletic communi- cations office at least one day in advance and to gain access to the base. CONTACTING PLAYERS/STAFF All communications with Air Force cadet-athletes, coaches and staff must go through the athletic communications office – ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEP- TIONS. Failure to follow this policy will result in loss of credentials and access to Air Force athletes, coaches and staff. Cadet-athlete’s private phone numbers and email addresses will not be issued to the media. Air Force cadet-athletes have also been instructed not to accept calls from media without prior notification from athletic communications. BASKETBALL CONTACT Nick Arseniak...................................MR Assistant MBB Contact Office: ...............................................719-333-9251 Cell: ...................................................719-510-2684 Email:.................. [email protected] GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM / @AF_MBB - 3 Air Force Basketball | 2020-21 Air Force Men’s Basketball 2020-21 Roster # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Squadron/Name Hometown (Prevous School/High School) 0 Joseph Octave Fr. G 6-4 200 27 Thunderbirds Gardena, CA (USAFA Prep/Mary Star of the Sea) 1 Solomon Pierre-Louis So. G 6-3 175 10 Tiger Ten Columbus, OH (USAFA Prep/The Wellington