2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy. The Falcons, led by second head coach Dave Pilipovich, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to Fresno State.

2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2013–14 record	12–18 (6–12 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Pilipovich (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Silvey Dominguez Drew Long Tyson Wright
Home arena	Clune Arena

2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 San Diego State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 17 New Mexico †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
UNLV	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nevada	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Boise State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Wyoming	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Fresno State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	18		.538
Utah State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Colorado State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Air Force	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
San Jose State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	24		.226
† 2014 MWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mike Fitzgerald	5	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Centerville, MN	Graduated
Todd Fletcher	10	G	6'2"	183	Senior	Lee's Summit, MO	Graduated
Michael Lyons	14	G	6'5"	193	Senior	Newport News, VA	Graduated
Cam Michael	15	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Loveland, CO	Transferred
Marshall Leipprandt	23	F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Ubly, MI	Transferred
Alex LaLonde	24	G	6'5"	175	Freshman	Wooster, OH	Transferred
Kyle Green	25	G	6'2"	182	Senior	Richland Hills, TX	Graduated
Conner Litt	33	F/C	6'10"	215	Freshman	Lancaster, OH	Left team
Taylor Broekhuis	34	C	6'10"	220	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
Phillip Mays	45	G	6'1"	190	Freshman	Memphis, TN	Left team

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Manning PF	Sacramento, CA	Air Force Academy Prep School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 2, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Dylan Clark PG	Colorado Springs, CO	Sand Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 27, 2013
	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: "Air Force Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15. "ESPN – Air Force Falcons Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

Roster

2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Marek Olesinski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Roswell, NM G 1 Tre Coggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So USAFA Prep School San Juan Capistrano, CA G 3 Justin Hammonds 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Richland Houston, TX F 4 Kamryn Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Colorado Springs, CO G 5 Zach Kocur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Denver, CO F 10 Nick Jorgensen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Minnetonka, MN F 11 Joe Tuss 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Las Vegas, NV G 12 Scott Adler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Las Cruces, NM F 21 DeLovell Earls 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Colorado Springs, CO G 22 Max Yon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX F 25 Kyle Broekhuis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Colorado Springs, CO G 30 Callum Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Flagstaff, AZ F 33 Austin Flues 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Century HS Aloha, OR F 35 Hayden Graham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Austin, TX F 40 Eric Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Scottsdale, AZ C 41 Zach Moer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So USAFA Prep School Dallas, TX F 42 Ethan Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School Toledo, OH F 44 Chase Kammerer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr St. Thomas HS Montgomery, TX C 45 Darrius Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Allen, TX	Head coach Dave Pilipovich (Thiel College) Assistant coach(es) Silvey Dominguez (New Mexico) Drew Long (Northwestern) Tyron Wright (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-09-22

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013* 2:00 pm	Regis	L 65–70		Clune Arena (N/A) Colorado Springs, CO
Regular Season
11/08/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU	vs. Army All-Military Classic semifinals	W 79–68	1–0	Cameron Hall (1,652) Lexington, VA
11/09/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at VMI All-Military Classic Championship	L 63–71	1–1	Cameron Hall (4,195) Lexington, VA
11/14/2013* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	L 82–84	1–2	Clune Arena (1,588) Colorado Springs, CO
11/17/2013* 2:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 67–64	2–2	Clune Arena (1,593) Colorado Springs, CO
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm	Colorado Christian	W 78–51	3–2	Clune Arena (1,607) Colorado Springs, CO
11/27/2013* 7:00 pm	Richmond	L 60–83	3–3	Clune Arena (2,091) Colorado Springs, CO
11/30/2013* 2:00 pm	Colorado	L 57–81	3–4	Clune Arena (5,394) Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2013* 7:05 pm, RTRM	South Dakota	W 94–86	4–4	Clune Arena (1,599) Colorado Springs, CO
12/09/2013* 7:00 pm	Western State	W 94–53	5–4	Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO
12/14/2013* 2:00 pm	UC Riverside	W 62–52	6–4	Clune Arena (1,702) Colorado Springs, CO
12/21/2013* 3:30 pm	at UC Davis	L 74–80	6–5	The Pavilion (802) Davis, CA
01/01/2014 6:00 pm, RTRM	Utah State	W 73–72	7–5 (1–0)	Clune Arena (2,223) Colorado Springs, CO
01/04/2014 8:00 pm, Cox 96	at UNLV	W 75–68	8–5 (2–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,325) Paradise, NV
01/08/2014 8:05 pm, RTRM	at Fresno State	L 65–71	8–6 (2–1)	Save Mart Center (5,947) Fresno, CA
01/12/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 13 San Diego State	L 72–79	8–7 (2–2)	Clune Arena (2,152) Colorado Springs, CO
01/15/2014 7:00 pm	San Jose State	W 77–62	9–7 (3–2)	Clune Arena (1,695) Colorado Springs, CO
01/18/2014 4:05 pm, RTRM	at Colorado State	L 68–74	9–8 (3–3)	Moby Arena (4,296) Fort Collins, CO
01/22/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM	Wyoming	L 59–66	9–9 (3–4)	Clune Arena (1,881) Colorado Springs, CO
01/29/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM	at Boise State	L 58–69	9–10 (3–5)	Taco Bell Arena (5,006) Boise, ID
02/01/2014 4:05 pm	at Nevada	L 56–69 ^OT	9–11 (3–6)	Lawlor Events Center (6,376) Reno, NV
02/05/2014 7:00 pm	Fresno State	L 51–68	9–12 (3–7)	Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO
02/08/2014 2:00 pm	Colorado State	L 56–68	9–13 (3–8)	Clune Arena (3,781) Colorado Springs, CO
02/12/2014 8:00 pm, RTRM	at San Jose State	W 51–48	10–13 (4–8)	Event Center Arena (1,326) San Jose, CA
02/15/2014 6:05 pm, CBSSN	at No. 5 San Diego State	L 56–64	10–14 (4–9)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
02/22/2014 2:00 pm	Nevada	L 56–75	10–15 (4–10)	Clune Arena (2,485) Colorado Springs, CO
02/26/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM	at Wyoming	W 55–53	11–15 (5–10)	Arena-Auditorium (4,468) Laramie, WY
03/01/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3	UNLV	L 67–93	11–16 (5–11)	Clune Arena (2,362) Colorado Springs, CO
03/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 21 New Mexico	L 52–80	11–17 (5–12)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
03/08/2014 12:00 pm, RTRM	Boise State	W 64–61 ^OT	12–17 (6–12)	Clune Arena (2,689) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West Tournament
03/12/2014 5:30 pm	vs. Fresno State First round	L 59–61	12–18	Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2013–14 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team

References