2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–20 (4–11 Mountain West)
Head coach
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons
2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Utah 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
UNLV 9 5   .643 21 11   .656
BYU 7 7   .500 18 12   .600
San Diego State 7 7   .500 21 12   .636
New Mexico 6 8   .429 16 14   .533
Colorado State 3 11   .214 12 18   .400
Air Force 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2002 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Position Hometown Previous school
Tom Bellairs 6–7 Junior Center
Joel Gerlach 6–7 Sophomore Forward
Marc Holum 6–6 Freshmen Forward
Vernard Jenkins 5-9 Junior Guard
Tim Keller 6-3 Freshmen Guard
A.J. Kuhle 6-4 Sophomore Forward
Eric Lang 6-4 Freshmen Forward
Danny Legans 6-3 Sophomore Forward
Selwyn Mansell 5-11 Senior Guard
David Patterson 6-8 Freshmen Forward
Tysen Pina 6-8 sophomore Forward
Robert Todd 6-6 Sophomore Forward
Lamoni Yazzie 6-1 Senior Guard

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/01
4:30 pm
at Yale W 68–62  1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
11/14/01
at Missouri L 56–86  1–1
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MS
11/18/01
at Denver W 52–44  2–1
Mizzou Arena 
Denver, CO
11/24/01
at Navy L 53–71  2–2
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
11/30/01
at Montana State L 65–70  2–3
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
12/01/01
at Fresno State L 52–68  2–4
Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
12/05/01
Arkansas State W 67–63  3–4
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/01
Oakland L 53–57  3–5
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/12/01
at Denver L 53–63  3–6
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
12/22/01
at Liberty W 66–54  4–6
Vines Center 
Lynchburg, VA
12/29/01
at Tennessee L 44–64  4–7
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
01/02/02
at Northern Arizona W 57–56  5–7
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
01/07/02
at UNLV L 54–66  5–8
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
01/10/02
at Texas-Pan American L 52–58  5–9
UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
01/14/02
 ESPN
at New Mexico L 47–50  5–10
The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
01/19/02
New Mexico L 57–63  5–11
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
01/21/02
BYU W 74–64  6–11
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
01/26/02
 ESPN
at Colorado State L 57–60  6–12
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
01/26/02
at Wyoming L 76–83  6–13
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
02/04/02
San Diego State W 67–54  7–13
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
02/04/02
San Diego State W 67–54  8–13
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
02/09/02
New Mexico W 47–44  9–13
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
02/16/02
at Utah L 51–59  9–14
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
02/18/02
at BYU L 51–67  9–15
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
02/23/02
Wyoming L 51–67  9–16
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/02
Colorado State L 51–59  9–17
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/02
at UNLV L 66–73  9–18
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
03/02/02
at San Diego State L 47–49  9–19
Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/07/02
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Wyoming
Quarterfinals
L 67–69  9–20
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.