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