2020–21 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his first-season and fifth 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.

2020–21 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–20 (3–17 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (5th overall, 1st straight season)
Assistant coaches	Sydney Johnson David Metzendorf Jared Czech Maj Marc Holum Cam Griffin
Home arena	Clune Arena
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Falcons finished the season 12–20, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to San Diego State.

On March 9, 2020, head coach Dave Pilipovich was fired.^[1] He finished at Air Force with an eight-year record of 110–151.

Roster

2020–21 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) Fr Mary Star of the Sea HS Gardena, CA G 1 Solomon Pierre-Louis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So The Wellington School Columbus, OH G 2 Glen McClintock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rockhurst HS Kansas City, MO G 3 Logan Morrissey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Plant HS Tampa, FL G 4 Carter Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arcadia HS Phoenix, AZ G 5 Chris Joyce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Bishop Kenny HS Jacksonville, FL G 10 A. J. Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr St. Mary's Hall San Antonio, TX G 11 Ameka Akaya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Maria Goretti HS Hagerstown, MD G 12 Christian Depollar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Montgomery County, MD F 15 Abe Kinrade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Maquoketa HS Maquoeketa, IA G 21 Nick René 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lakeview Centennial HS Garland, TX F 22 Nikc Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rancho Solano HS Scottsdale, AZ G 24 Mason Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Grandview HS Kansas City, MO G 30 Camden Vander Zwaag 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Johnston HS Johnson, IA F 31 CJ Haut 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Mary's Prep Monroe, WI G 32 Simon Banks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, IN G/F 33 Derek Dickenscheidt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cinco Ranch HS Katy, TX G 34 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr La Cañada HS La Cañada, CA G 44 Keaton Van Soelen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Des Moines Christian HS Waukee, IA	Head coach Joe Scott (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Sydney Johnson (Princeton) David Metzendorf (Ithaca) Jared Czech (Manhattanville) Maj Marc Holum (Air Force) Cam Griffin (Denver) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Cal State Northridge Vegas Bubble	W 66–61	1–0	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Seattle Vegas Bubble	L 45–63	1–1	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
Dec 5, 2020* 1:00 pm		Lamar	W 59–43	2–1	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 13, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 53–81	2–2	Knapp Center (141) Des Moines, IA
Dec 18, 2020 8:00 pm		at Nevada	L 57–74	2–3 (0–1)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
Dec 20, 2020 4:00 pm		at Nevada	W 68–66	3–3 (1–1)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
Dec 31, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Utah State	L 48–83	3–4 (1–2)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 2, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium		Utah State	L 53–72	3–5 (1–3)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		at Boise State	L 59–78	3–6 (1–4)	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
Jan 8, 2021 6:00 pm, Stadium		at Boise State	L 69–80	3–7 (1–5)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 16, 2021 2:00 pm		Wyoming	W 72–69	4–7 (2–5)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 18, 2021 7:00 pm		Wyoming	L 58–77	4–8 (2–6)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 22, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		San Diego State	L 61–98	4–9 (2–7)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 24, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		San Diego State	L 59–91	4–10 (2–8)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 28, 2021 7:30 pm		vs. San Jose State	L 58–59	4–11 (2–9)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Jan 30, 2021 4:00 pm		vs. San Jose State	L 62–75	4–12 (2–10)	Ability360  Phoenix, AZ
Feb 6, 2021 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at UNLV	L 58–68	4–13 (2–11)	Thomas & Mack Center (50) Paradise, NV
Feb 8, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at UNLV	L 64–69	4–14 (2–12)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
Feb 11, 2021 7:00 pm		Fresno State	L 63–69	4–15 (2–13)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 13, 2021 1:00 pm		Fresno State	L 64–67	4–16 (2–14)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 22, 2021		New Mexico	L 65–73	4–17 (2–15)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 24, 2021		New Mexico	W 62–55	5–17 (3–15)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 27, 2021		at Colorado State	L 49–72	5–18 (3–16)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Mar 1, 2021  CBSSN		at Colorado State	L 44–74	5–19 (3–17)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10, 2021 1:30 pm, Stadium	(10)	at (7) UNLV First round	L 52–80	5–20	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. "Dave Pilipovich fired as Air Force Falcons men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.