2017–18 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team explained

Sport:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Air Force Falcons
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:12–19
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Dave Pilipovich
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Kurt Kanaskie
Asst Coach2:Andrew Moore
Asst Coach3:Nate Zandt
Asst Coach4:Evan Washington
Stadium:Clune Arena

The 2017–18 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by sixth-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 12–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.[1]

Previous season

The Falcons 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Hummer 4 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Transferred to Ohio State
Zach Kocur 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
Nicholas Wells 10 G 6'5" 194 Freshman No longer on team roster
Kyle Broekhuis 25 F 6'7" 200 Senior Graduated
Garrett Scheer 31 F 6'6" 185 Freshman No longer on team roster
Hayden Graham 35 F 6'5" 195 Senior Graduated
Brendan Leonard 40 C 6'8" 235 Junior No longer on team roster
Keegan Culp 41 F 6'4" 186 Freshman Left the team for personal reasons
Ryan Swan 43 F 6'6" 227 Freshman No longer on team roster

2017 recruiting class

Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Falcons were picked to finish in last place in the Mountain West.[2]

Schedule and results

1 Game originally canceled due to the January 2018 United States federal government shutdown. Rescheduled to February 26.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: UNLV ousts Air Force 97-90 in OT, plays UNR in quarterfinals. Mark. Anderson. Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 7, 2018. February 11, 2024.
  2. News: Nevada Predicted to Win 2017-18 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title. 2017-10-26. en.
  3. Web site: GoAirForceFalcons.com Government shutdown cancels all Air Force Academy athletic events - Official Site of Air Force Athletics Official Athletic Site . 2018-01-20 . 2018-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180121044923/http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/genrel/012018aaa.html . dead .