2011–12 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the Air Force Academy. Led by head coach Jeff Reynolds, who was in his 5th season with the team, was fired on February 8. Dave Pilipovich was named the Interim coach for the rest of the season. They played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 3–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball Tournament to New Mexico.

2011–12 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2011–12 record13–16 (3–11 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Snell
  • Silvey Dominguez
  • Drew Long
  • Tom Bellairs
Home arenaClune Arena
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 New Mexico104 .714  287  .800
No. 22 San Diego State104 .714  268  .765
No. 23 UNLV95 .643  269  .743
Colorado State86 .571  2012  .625
TCU77 .500  1815  .545
Wyoming68 .429  2112  .636
Air Force311 .214  1316  .448
Boise State311 .214  1317  .433
2012 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Position Hometown Previous school
0 Marek Olesinski 6–8 215 Freshman Forward Forward Roswell, NM USAFA Prep School
1 Scott Stucky 6–3 180 Senior Guard Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman HS
3 Justin Hammonds 6–7 190 Freshman Guard/Forward Houston, TX Richland HS
4 Kamryn Williams 6–4 195 Freshman Forward Colorado Springs, CO USAFA Prep School
5 Mike Fitzgerald 6–6 210 Junior Guard/Forward Centerville, MN St. Thomas Academy
10 Todd Fletcher 6–2 185 Junior Guard Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit West HS
11 Chris Carter 6–3 200 Guard Freshman Port St. Lucie, FL USAFA Prep School
12 Scott Adler 6–4 185 Guard Freshman Las Cruces, NM USAFA Prep School
13 Brian Davison 6–8 195 Forward Freshman Colorado Springs, CO Montrose HS
14 Michael Lyons 6–6 198 Junior Guard Newport News, VA Massanutten Military Acad.
15 Taylor Stewart 6–5 185 Senior Forward Lexington, KY Lexington Catholic HS
20 Rafael Reyes-Rojas 6–4 195 Guard Forward Brawley, CA USAFA Prep School
21 DeLovell Earls 6–5 215 Guard Freshman Colorado Springs, CO USAFA Prep School
22 Max Yon 6–5 195 Guard Freshman San Antonio, TX Ronald Reagan HS
23 Jamil Bailey 6–4 205 Sophomore Guard Dallas, TX Dallas Jesuit Prep
25 Kyle Green 6–2 180 Junior Guard Richland Hills, TX Richland
30 Adam Brakeville 6–6 215 Junior Forward San Clemente, CA Corona Del Mar HS
32 Shawn Hempsey 6–2 180 Senior Guard Encinitas, CA La Costa Canyon HS
33 Daniel Grieves 6–7 195 Freshman Forward Gulfport, MS St. Stanislaus HS
34 Taylor Broekhuis 6–10 220 Junior Center Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs Christian School
43 Colt Barnhill 6–7 210 Freshman Forward Grayson, KY USAFA Prep School
44 Chase Kammerer 6–8 220 Sophomore Forward Montgomery, TX St. Thomas HS

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Army
All-Military Classic semifinals
W 87–71  1–0
Clune Arena (3,679)
Colorado Springs, CO
11/12/2011*
8:30 pm
VMI
All-Military Classic championship
W 75–65  2–0
Clune Arena (2,052)
Colorado Springs, CO
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm
Western State W 65–37  3–0
Clune Arena (1,450)
Colorado Springs, CO
11/23/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
Colorado L 73–76 OT 3–1
Clune Arena (3,834)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2011*
6:00 pm
at Drake
MWC-MVC Challenge
L 60–62  3–2
Knapp Center (3,538)
Des Moines, IA
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Wright State W 55–34  4–2
Clune Arena (1,471)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 63–51  5–2
Clune Arena (2,007)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–60  6–2
Clune Arena (1,469)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 60–70  6–3
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/29/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Wagner
Cable Car Classic semifinals
L 61–72  6–4
Leavey Center (1,782)
Santa Clara, CA
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
Cable Car Classic 3rd place game
W 42–37  7–4
Leavey Center (1,702)
Santa Clara, CA
01/03/2012*
7:00 pm
Jonhson & Wales W 83–53  8–4
Clune Arena (1,248)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/06/2012*
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 68–54  9–4
Clune Arena (1,471)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/09/2012*
7:00 pm
Texas-Pan American W 67–50  10–4
Clune Arena (869)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/14/2012
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Boise State W 74–59  11–4 (1–0)
Taco Bell Arena (7,875)
Boise, ID
01/18/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
Wyoming L 53–64  11–5 (1–1)
Clune Arena (1,938)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/21/2012
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
at No. 16 San Diego State L 44–57  11–6 (1–2)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/25/2012
5:30 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU L 56–59  11–7 (1–3)
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,570)
Fort Worth, TX
01/28/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 12 UNLV L 63–65 OT 11–8 (1–4)
Clune Arena (4,170)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/31/2012
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico L 42–81  11–9 (1–5)
Clune Arena (1,916)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/04/2012
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 49–67  11–10 (1–6)
Moby Arena (4,359)
Fort Collins, CO
02/11/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boise State L 61–72  11–11 (1–7)
Clune Arena (2,126)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/15/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 58–53  12–11 (2–7)
Arena-Auditorium (4,881)
Laramie, WY
02/18/2012
2:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 13 San Diego State W 58–56  13–11 (3–7)
Clune Arena (2,483)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/22/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
TCU L 62–65  13–12 (3–8)
Clune Arena (2,476)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/2012
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at No. 21 UNLV L 58–68  13–13 (3–9)
Thomas & Mack Center (16,036)
Paradise, NV
02/29/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
at New Mexico L 56–86  13–14 (3–10)
The Pit (15,152)
Albuquerque, NM
03/03/2012
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State L 65–75  13–15 (3–11)
Clune Arena (4,858)
Colorado Springs, CO
2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
vs. New Mexico
Quarterfinals
L 64–79  13–16
Thomas & Mack Center (13,772)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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