2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–8 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (5th straight, 9th overall season)
Associate head coach	David Metzendorf
Assistant coaches	Lt. Col. Matt McCraw Zack Curran Derek Brooks Eamonn Kearney Jon Jordan
Home arena	Clune Arena

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah State	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	1		.909
No. 23 San Diego State	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	2		.778
New Mexico	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Boise State	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Nevada	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Colorado State	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
UNLV	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Air Force	0	–	0		–			3	–	8		.273
San Jose State	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
Wyoming	0	–	1		.000			5	–	5		.500
Fresno State	0	–	1		.000			4	–	7		.364
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his fifth season in his second stint with the team (ninth overall), play their home games at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 9–22, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for last place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dawson Sarblah	2	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Greenville, Alabama	Left the team
Corbin Green	15	F	6'5"	230	Sophomore	Midlothian, Texas	Transferred to Texas Tech
Solo Jones	21	F	6'8"	202	Sophomore	Long Beach, California	Left the team
Kellan Boylan	23	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Overland Park, Kansas	Transferred to Lipscomb
Warren Gorman	25	F	6'7"	205	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Left the team
Rytis Petraitis	31	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Arlington, Texas	Transferred to California
Brady Ruggles	33	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Wheaton, Illinois	Left the team
Nate Robinson	40	G	5'9"	145	Freshman	Orlando, Florida	Left the team

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A.J. Patterson G	Atlanta, Georgia	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Will Cooper F	Omaha, Nebraska	Millard South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Elliott Taite G	Frisco, Texas	Heritage High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Christian Umaña G	League City, Texas	Clear Creek High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Miles Clark F	Seattle, Washington	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Yoda Oke G	Fullerton, California	Sonora High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Sam Springer F	Cleveland, Ohio	Saint Ignatius High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Sam Duskin G	Cullman, Alabama	Cullman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Eli Robinson F	Monument, Colorado	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Kyle Marshall G	Oyster Bay, New York	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Josh Gatete 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Penn High School Granger, Indiana G 1 Sam Akinrelere 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So USAFA Prep School Houston, Texas G 2 A.J. Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Atlanta, Georgia F 3 Luke Kearney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So USAFA Prep School Phoenix, Arizona F 4 Wyatt Boeker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So The Woodlands Christian Academy Tomball, Texas G 5 Ethan Taylor (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Houston, Texas F 6 Will Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Millard South High School Omaha, Nebraska G 7 Elliott Taite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Heritage High School Frisco, Texas G 9 Christian Umaña 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Clear Creek High School League City, Texas F 10 Caleb Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So USAFA Prep School Jefferson City, Missouri G 11 Byron Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Sahuarita, Arizona F 12 Miles Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Seattle, Washington G/F 13 Chase Beasley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Fort Washington, Maryland F 14 Beau Becker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Dallas, Texas G 20 Yoda Oke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sonora High School Fullerton, California F 22 Sam Springer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Saint Ignatius High School Cleveland, Ohio G 23 Sam Duskin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cullman High School Cullman, Alabama G 24 Jeffrey Mills (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr USAFA Prep School Flower Mound, Texas F 30 Eli Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Monument, Colorado F 32 Kolby Gilles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So USAFA Prep School Chicago, Illinois G 35 Kyle Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr USAFA Prep School Oyster Bay, New York C 51 Wesley Celichowski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So USAFA Prep School Georgetown, Indiana	Head coach Joe Scott (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) David Metzendorf (Ithaca) Lt. Col. Matt McCraw (Air Force) Zack Curran (Virginia Tech) Derek Brooks (Air Force) Eamonn Kearney (Drew) Jon Jordan (Air Force) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, MW Network		North Alabama	L 57–73	0–1	30 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (1,212) Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, MW Network		Jacksonville State	W 73–67	1–1	23 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Clune Arena (453) Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 2024* 2:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		LIU	L 54–63	1–2	19 – Celichowski	4 – Tied	4 – Taylor	Clune Arena (409) Colorado Springs, CO
November 15, 2024* 5:00 pm, MW Network		Belmont	L 71–79	1–3	17 – Walker	10 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	Clune Arena (2,001) Colorado Springs, CO
November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at California Cal Classic	L 69–78	1–4	23 – Taylor	5 – Marshall	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,631) Berkeley, CA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		Mercyhurst Cal Classic	W 82–48	2–4	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	10 – Mills	Clune Arena (1,737) Colorado Springs, CO
November 27, 2024* 2:00 pm, MW Network		Sacramento State Cal Classic	L 61–63	2–5	19 – Mills	8 – Taylor	5 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO
November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 57–70	2–6	15 – Celichowski	11 – Brown	3 – Taylor	Nutter Center (9,672) Fairborn, OH
December 2, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 60–73	2–7	16 – Kearney	5 – Mills	5 – Taylor	Millett Hall (1,637) Oxford, OH
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. Stony Brook Legends Showcase	W 69–61	3–7	22 – Celichowski	8 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Comerica Center (1,142) Frisco, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 76–81	3–8	23 – Marshall	4 – Taylor	2 – Walker	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,183) Greeley, CO
Mountain West regular season
December 21, 2024 1:30 pm, MW Network		at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
December 31, 2024 2:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		UNLV						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, Altitude2/MW Network		Wyoming						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
January 8, 2025 8:30 pm, FS1		at San Diego State						Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		San Jose State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
January 14, 2025 8:00 pm, Altitude2/MW Network		at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
January 17, 2025 8:00 pm, MW Network		at Fresno State						Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 22, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN		San Diego State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, MW Network		Utah State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, MW Network		at Colorado State						Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, MW Network		at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude2/MW Network		Nevada						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		New Mexico						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 11, 2025 8:00 pm, MW Network		at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
February 18, 2025 6:30 pm, MW Network		at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, Altitude2/MW Network		Fresno State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude/MW Network		Colorado State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, MW Network		at New Mexico						The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude2/MW Network		Boise State						Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, MW Network		at Utah State						Smith Spectrum  Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025		vs.						Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[3][4]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Men's Basketball Standings 2023-24". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
2. "Lobos blow out Air Force, 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". KOB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
4. "Air Force Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.