# 2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

## Roster

| Name | Height | Class | Position |
| Tom Bellairs | 6–7 | Junior | Center |
| Joel Gerlach | 6–7 | Sophomore | Forward |
| Marc Holum | 6–6 | Freshmen | Forward |
| Vernard Jenkins | 5-9 | Junior | Guard |
| Tim Keller | 6-3 | Freshmen | Guard |
| A.J. Kuhle | 6-4 | Sophomore | Forward |
| Eric Lang | 6-4 | Freshmen | Forward |
| Danny Legans | 6-3 | Sophomore | Forward |
| Selwyn Mansell | 5-11 | Senior | Guard |
| David Patterson | 6-8 | Freshmen | Forward |
| Tysen Pina | 6-8 | sophomore | Forward |
| Robert Todd | 6-6 | Sophomore | Forward |
| Lamoni Yazzie | 6-1 | Senior | Guard |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/01 4:30 pm | | at Yale | W 68–62 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| 11/14/01 | | at Missouri | L 56–86 | 1–1 | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MS |
| 11/18/01 | | at Denver | W 52–44 | 2–1 | Mizzou Arena Denver, CO |
| 11/24/01 | | at Navy | L 53–71 | 2–2 | Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD |
| 11/30/01 | | at Montana State | L 65–70 | 2–3 | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT |
| 12/01/01 | | at Fresno State | L 52–68 | 2–4 | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT |
| 12/05/01 | | Arkansas State | W 67–63 | 3–4 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/08/01 | | Oakland | L 53–57 | 3–5 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/12/01 | | at Denver | L 53–63 | 3–6 | Magness Arena Denver, CO |
| 12/22/01 | | at Liberty | W 66–54 | 4–6 | Vines Center Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/29/01 | | at Tennessee | L 44–64 | 4–7 | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| 01/02/02 | | at Northern Arizona | W 57–56 | 5–7 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/07/02 | | at UNLV | L 54–66 | 5–8 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |
| 01/10/02 | | at Texas-Pan American | L 52–58 | 5–9 | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| 01/14/02 ESPN | | at New Mexico | L 47–50 | 5–10 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/19/02 | | New Mexico | L 57–63 | 5–11 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/21/02 | | BYU | W 74–64 | 6–11 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/26/02 ESPN | | at Colorado State | L 57–60 | 6–12 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/26/02 | | at Wyoming | L 76–83 | 6–13 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| 02/04/02 | | San Diego State | W 67–54 | 7–13 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/04/02 | | San Diego State | W 67–54 | 8–13 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/09/02 | | New Mexico | W 47–44 | 9–13 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/16/02 | | at Utah | L 51–59 | 9–14 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/18/02 | | at BYU | L 51–67 | 9–15 | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 02/23/02 | | Wyoming | L 51–67 | 9–16 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/25/02 | | Colorado State | L 51–59 | 9–17 | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/28/02 | | at UNLV | L 66–73 | 9–18 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/02/02 | | at San Diego State | L 47–49 | 9–19 | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| 2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/02 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Wyoming Quarterfinals | L 67–69 | 9–20 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
* ↑ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary