2016–17 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by fifth-year head coach Dave Pilipovich, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Colorado State.

2016–17 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–21 (4–14 MW)
Head coach	Dave Pilipovich (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kurt Kanaskie Andrew Moore Nate Zandt Evan Washington
Home arena	Clune Arena

2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
Colorado State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	12		.667
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Fresno State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
San Diego State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Wyoming	8	–	10		.444			23	–	15		.605
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Utah State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Air Force	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
UNLV	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jace Chacon	0	G	6'4"	195	Freshman	Everett, WA	Transferred
Dylan Clark	3	G	5'11"	165	Freshman	Cibolo, TX	No longer on team roster
David Louthan	12	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	Colorado Springs, CO	No longer on team roster
David Cooper	13	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Olympia, WA	No longer on team roster
Dezmond James	24	G/F	6'4"	215	Sophomore	Parker, CO	No longer on team roster
Luke Lutes	31	F	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Sacramento, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Zach Moer	41	C	6'11"	218	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ameka Akaya #116 SF	Hagerstown, MD	St. Maria Goretti High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 7, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Trey Smith SG	Delphos, OH	Jefferson High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 1, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
James Edwards PG	Pittsburgh, PA	Plum Senior High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 16, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Chris Joyce SG	Jacksonville, FL	Bishop Kenny High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Oct 5, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Breven Engelson PF	Battle Mountain, NV	Battle Mountain High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Weir PG	New Concord, OH	John Glenn High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Nov 22, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Isaac Monson PF	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Caleb Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Army and Navy Academy Vista, CA F 1 Dane Norman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Foothills Christian High School San Diego, CA G 2 C. J. Siples 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Cibolo, TX G 3 Sid Tomes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr East Ridge Woodbury, MN G 4 Daniel Hummer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Upper Arlington Upper Arlington, OH G 5 Zach Kocur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Denver, CO G 10 Nicholas Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr George Walton Marietta, GA F 12 Lavelle Scottie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Arlington Heights Fort Worth, TX G 13 LeSean Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr TMI Episcopal San Antonio, TX G 15 Jacob Van 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mansfield Lake Ridge Mansfield, TX G 20 Trevor Lyons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Newport News, VA G 22 Pervis Louder 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Village Christian Academy Raleigh, NC G 23 Kobi Betts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Central Pueblo, CO F 25 Kyle Broekhuis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Colorado Springs, CO F 30 Jonathan DeWane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Bolles Jacksonville, FL F 31 Garett Scheer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr West Career Tech Las Vegas, NV F 32 Ryan Manning 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Sacramento, CA C 33 Frank Toohey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr York Community Elmhurst, IL F 35 Hayden Graham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Anderson Austin, TX C 40 Brendan Leonard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Olympia Olympia, WA F 41 Keegan Culp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN F 43 Ryan Swan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Overland Aurora, CO	Head coach Dave Pilipovich (Thiel) Assistant coach(es) Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle) Andy Moore (Muskingum) Nate Zandt (Michigan) Evan Washington (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Colorado Christian	W 81–71		Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm		McPherson	W 88–71	1–0	Clune Arena (750) Colorado Springs, CO
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville	W 86–68	2–0	Clune Arena (870) Colorado Springs, CO
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Johnson & Wales	W 105–62	3–0	Clune Arena (782) Colorado Springs, CO
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Florida A&M Savannah Invitational opening round	W 87–62	4–0	Clune Arena (836) Colorado Springs, CO
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Stetson Savannah Invitational opening round	W 85–72	5–0	Clune Arena (1,523) Colorado Springs, CO
11/25/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. Akron Savannah Invitational semifinals	L 75–84	5–1	Savannah Civic Center (2,263) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. East Carolina Savannah Invitational 3rd place game	L 63–70	5–2	Savannah Civic Center (2,391) Savannah, GA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 70–78	5–3	Pan American Center (4,382) Las Cruces, NM
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Missouri State MW–MVC Challenge	W 83–70	6–3	Clune Arena (1,986) Colorado Springs, CO
12/07/2016* 5:00 pm		at Army	L 71–79	6–4	Christl Arena (810) West Point, NY
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm		Denver	L 65–77	6–5	Clune Arena (1,852) Colorado Springs, CO
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Colorado	L 68–75	6–6	Clune Arena (3,530) Colorado Springs, CO
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm		UC Davis	W 77–67	7–6	Clune Arena (1,021) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 72–84	7–7 (0–1)	Arena-Auditorium (5,021) Laramie, WY
12/31/2016 12:00 pm, RTRM		Utah State	W 78–73	8–7 (1–1)	Clune Arena (1,143) Colorado Springs, CO
01/07/2017 12:00 pm, RTRM		at Colorado State	L 58–85	8–8 (1–2)	Moby Arena (3,243) Fort Collins, CO
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Fresno State	W 81–72	9–8 (2–2)	Clune Arena (1,232) Colorado Springs, CO
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		San Jose State	L 85–89	9–9 (2–3)	Clune Arena (2,417) Colorado Springs, CO
01/18/2017 8:00 pm, RTRM		at Nevada	L 76–83	9–10 (2–4)	Lawlor Events Center (8,462) Reno, NV
01/21/2017 4:00 pm, RTRM		at UNLV	L 85–87 2OT	9–11 (2–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (9,917) Paradise, NV
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		San Diego State	W 60–57	10–11 (3–5)	Clune Arena (1,705) Colorado Springs, CO
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, RTRM		at Fresno State	L 64–74	10–12 (3–6)	Save Mart Center (6,145) Fresno, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Wyoming	L 74–83	10–13 (3–7)	Clune Arena (3,852) Colorado Springs, CO
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM		New Mexico	L 67–74	10–14 (3–8)	Clune Arena (2,125) Colorado Springs, CO
02/11/2017 4:00 pm, RTRM		at Boise State	L 66–76	10–15 (3–9)	Taco Bell Arena (7,208) Boise, ID
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Nevada	L 59–78	10–16 (3–10)	Clune Arena (1,623) Colorado Springs, CO
02/18/2017 3:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 78–83 OT	10–17 (3–11)	Event Center Arena (2,254) San Jose, CA
02/22/2017 2:00 pm		UNLV	W 81–58	11–17 (4–11)	Clune Arena (2,031) Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM		at Utah State	L 58–89	11–18 (4–12)	Smith Spectrum (8,015) Logan, UT
03/01/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 38–51	11–19 (4–13)	Viejas Arena (12,044) San Diego, CA
03/04/2017 2:00 pm, RTRM		Boise State	L 70–98	11–20 (4–14)	Clune Arena (2,118) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
03/08/2017 2:30 pm, MWN	(10)	vs. (7) Wyoming First round	W 83–68	12–20	Thomas & Mack Center (4,979) Paradise, NV
03/09/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(10)	vs. (2) Colorado State Quarterfinals	L 55–81	12–21	Thomas & Mack Center (5,057) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2016–17 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team