Air Force Falcons men's basketball

The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy, located in Air Force Academy, Colorado, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Clune Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons are coached by Joe Scott, who is in the fourth year of his second stint as head coach of Air Force. Air Force has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, most recently in 2006.

Air Force Falcons
2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Institution	United States Air Force Academy
Head coach	Joe Scott (9th season)
Conference	Mountain West
Location	Air Force Academy, Colorado
Arena	Clune Arena (capacity: 5,939)
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Blue and silver[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
1960, 1962, 2004, 2006
Conference regular-season champions
Mountain West 2004

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Falcons have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Their record is 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1960		First Round	DePaul	L 63–69
1962		First Round	Texas Tech	L 66–68
2004	#11	First Round	#6 North Carolina	L 52–63
2006	#13	First Round	#4 Illinois	L 69–78

NIT results

The Falcons have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament, with a record of 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2007	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Austin Peay Georgia DePaul Clemson	W 75–51 W 83–52 W 52–51 L 67–68

CIT results

The Falcons have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round Second Round	North Dakota Santa Clara	W 77–67 L 75–88
2013	First Round Second Round	Hawaiʻi Weber State	W 69–65 L 57–78

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

• Jared Dillinger: Current PBA Player (Barangay Ginebra)
• Gregg Popovich: Current San Antonio Spurs Head Coach
• Rodney Tention: Later coach at Loyola Marymount (2005–08)
• Bob Djokovich & Thomas Schneeberger: founder of the USAFA Team Handball and Olympians.^[2]

Trivia

The team attended the 1976 USA Team Handball Nationals and became second in the adults and collegiate division.^[3]

After the nationals Bob Djokovich and Thomas Schneeberger founded USAFA Team Handball.