Tag: air force basketball
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Air Force men’s basketball comes up short in another close game against short-handed San Jose State
The win was within reach. After trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, the Falcons cut San Jose State’s lead to four with less than a minute left, but a turnover by Lucas Hobin in the final 10 seconds allowed the Spartans to secure an 86-80 win over the Falcons in…
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Joe Scott out as Air Force men’s basketball coach in mutual parting of ways
Joe Scott is no longer the head coach of the Air Force men’s basketball team. More than a month after the longtime coach, in his second stint with the program, was suspended, the team announced a “mutual parting of ways” with Scott on Friday. Scott’s first tenure brought Air Force’s lone conference championship in basketball,…
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New Mexico hands Air Force men’s basketball its second-straight 30-point loss, in the Pit
Air Force men’s basketball’s second-half struggles continue. Host New Mexico held the Falcons scoreless for 10 minutes in the second half Tuesday night to run away with a 98-61 win in front of 12,291 fans in the Pit. Air Force started strong for the first 13 minutes of the first half, only trailing by…
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Air Force men record 22 turnovers, suffer blowout loss to co-conference leader San Diego State
Air Force led for 3:28 to start the first half, but it was all San Diego State after that. With a 19-point lead at the half, the Aztecs continued to dominate in all facets of the game to roll to an 88-54 win over Air Force men’s basketball Saturday night at Clune Arena. San Diego…
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Milahnie Perry earns Air Force women’s basketball Division I scoring record on way to win over Grand Canyon
No one in Clune Arena was surprised when Air Force senior Milahnie Perry made a clutch layup to win a nail-biter over Grand Canyon. After trailing by nine in the fourth quarter, the Antelopes took a one-point lead with a minute left. But a layup by Perry with eight seconds remaining lifted Air Force basketball…
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Air Force men’s basketball outscores Grand Canyon in second half, but falls to Lopes in first meeting
In the first meeting between the two basketball programs, Grand Canyon dominated Air Force from start to finish. The host Lopes led the entire game at Global Credit Union to come out with an 81-57 win over the Falcons on Tuesday night. Grand Canyon led by 30 at halftime, but the Falcons had a better…
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Air Force men’s basketball falters in second half, falls to Fresno State at Clune Arena
A year after taking down Fresno State in overtime, the Bulldogs returned the favor. Air Force stayed close with Fresno State and was down by five at halftime, but went cold after the intermission while the Bulldogs ran away to a 79-62 win at Clune Arena on Saturday. Fresno State outscored the Falcons 35-23 in…
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Lewis-Palmer’s Eli Robinson takes on larger role for Air Force basketball, continues family legacy at the academy
Eli Robinson found his love for basketball on an Air Force base in Japan. A military kid, Robinson first played basketball with schoolmates in Japan and has loved it ever since. It became a way for him to make friends through several relocations while his father, Col. Matt Robinson, served in the Air Force. “It…
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Colorado State tops Air Force in Moby Arena; Falcons stick together after suspension of coach Joe Scott
FORT COLLINS –- Air Force basketball’s adversity has only made the bond between players stronger. Three days after head coach Joe Scott was indefinitely suspended pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes, the Falcons had another blowout loss to a tough Colorado State team. In Air Force’s last visit to Moby Arena as Mountain…
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Air Force men’s basketball head coach Joe Scott suspended indefinitely
Air Force men’s basketball coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes. Assistant coach Jon Jordan will serve as interim head coach, and the academy will have no further comment during the investigation. Air Force athletics announced the news via press release Saturday morning, hours ahead of a…