2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Sunshine Slam (Bracket B) Champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record11–18 (4–13 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Metzendorf
  • Jared Czech
  • Maj Marc Holum
  • Cam Griffin
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Boise State † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 6   .806
San Diego State 13 – 4   .765 23 – 9   .719
Wyoming 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
UNLV 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
Fresno State 8 – 9   .471 23 – 13   .639
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Nevada 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
New Mexico 5 – 12   .294 13 – 19   .406
Air Force 4 – 13   .235 11 – 18   .379
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his second-season and sixth overall after coaching at Air Force from 2000 to 2004, 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.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Falcons finished the 2020–21 season 5–20, 5–17 in Mountain West play to finish in 10th place.[1] They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Solomon Pierre-Louis 1 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Columbus, OH No longer on team roster
Glen McClintock 2 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Kansas City, MO Transferred to Northeastern
Logan Morrissey 3 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Tampa, FL No longer on team roster
Chris Joyce 5 G 6'5" 193 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Ameka Akaya 11 G 6'6" 215 Senior Hagerstown, MD Graduated
Nick René 21 G 6'0" 175 Junior Garland, TX No longer on team roster
Mason Taylor 24 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Kansas City, MO Transferred
Keaton Van Soelen 44 G 6'7" 190 Senior Waukee, IA Graduated

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Vincent Brady
SF 		Indianapolis, IN Cathedral High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 27, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Jake Heidbreder
SG 		Floyds Knobs, IN Floyd Central High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 28, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Rytis Petraitis
SF 		Conroe, TX Oak Ridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 28, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Joseph Octave 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mary Star of the Sea HS Gardena, CA
G 4 Carter Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Arcadia HS Phoenix, AZ
G 10 A. J. Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr St. Mary's Hall San Antonio, TX
G 12 Christian Depollar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Montgomery County, MD
F 15 Abe Kinrade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Maquoketa HS Maquoeketa, IA
F 22 Nikc Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rancho Solano HS Scottsdale, AZ
G 30 Camden Vander Zwaag 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Johnston HS Johnson, IA
F 31 CJ Haut 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Mary's Prep Monroe, WI
G 32 Simon Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, IN
G/F 33 Derek Dickenscheidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX
G 34 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So La Cañada HS La Cañada, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. South Dakota L 53–59  0–1
 Sanford Pentagon (1,854)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 13, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa
Sunshine Slam Campus-Site Game 		W 59–58  1–1
 Reynolds Center (2,538)
Tulsa, OK
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		Texas Southern W 61–57  2–1
 Clune Arena (1,331)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 20, 2021*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Holy Cross
Sunshine Slam Semifinals 		W 72–53  3–1
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
12:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Bethune–Cookman
Sunshine Slam Championship 		W 73–65  4–1
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Denver W 66–65  5–1
 Clune Arena (1,076)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Idaho State W 59–48  6–1
 Clune Arena (1,245)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., Stadium 		Army
Rivalry 		W 76–58  7–1
 Clune Arena (1,853)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana L 48–66  7–2
 Dahlberg Arena (2,841)
Missoula, MT
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 46–68  7–3
 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State L 45–67  7–4
 Wisdom Gymnasium (1,423)
Stephenville, TX
Mountain West regular season
December 29, 2021
1:00 p.m. 		Utah State W 49–47  8–4
(1–0) 		Clune Arena (1,123)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Fresno State Canceled Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		at No. 20 Colorado State L 59–67  8–5
(1–1) 		Moby Arena (4,977)
Fort Collins, CO
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Nevada L 68–75  8–6
(1–2) 		Clune Arena (1,013)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Boise State L 56–62  8–7
(1–3) 		ExtraMile Arena (6,993)
Boise, ID
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		UNLV
Rescheduled from January 8 		W 69–62  9–7
(2–3) 		Clune Arena (934)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 22, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1 		Colorado State L 53–73  9–8
(2–4) 		Clune Arena (2,579)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San José State W 63–53  10–8
(3–4) 		Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,743)
San Jose, CA
January 28, 2022
4:00 p.m., MW Network 		Wyoming L 61–63  10–9
(3–5) 		Clune Arena (1,702)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Utah State L 46-73  10-10
(3-6) 		Smith Spectrum (7,545)
Logan, UT
February 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		New Mexico L 77–91  10–11
(3–7) 		Clune Arena (2,723)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at UNLV L 44–78  10–12
(3–8) 		Thomas & Mack Center (5,312)
Paradise, NV
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 64–76  10–13
(3–9) 		Viejas Arena (10,784)
San Diego, CA
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Boise State L 59–85  10–14
(3–10) 		Clune Arena (1,850)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., MW Network 		at No. 22 Wyoming L 67–75  10–15
(3–11) 		Arena-Auditorium (8,312)
Laramie, WY
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Fresno State L 40–65  10–16
(3–12) 		Clune Arena (545)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., Stadium 		at New Mexico L 65–69  10–17
(3–13) 		The Pit (9,089)
Albuquerque, NM
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		San José State W 58–54  11–17
(4–13) 		Clune Arena (1,275)
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 9, 2022
2:30 p.m., Stadium 		(10) vs. (7) Utah State
First Round 		L 56–83  11–18
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Air Force vs. UNLV - Game Summary - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Air Force Falcons Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2021.