# 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by fourth head coach Dave Pilipovich, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.

## Previous season

The Falcons the season 14–17, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated New Mexico to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Boise State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marek Olesinski | 0 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Roswell, NM | Graduated |
| Justin Hammonds | 3 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Kamryn Williams | 4 | F | 6'4" | 193 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |
| Matt Mooney | 13 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to South Dakota |
| Jacob McGraw | 14 | F | 6'6" | 207 | Freshman | Portland, OR | No longer on team roster |
| DeLovell Earls | 21 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |
| Max Yon | 22 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated |
| Ethan Michael | 42 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Senior | Toledo, OH | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Swan PF | Aurora, CO | Overland High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Garrett Scheer PF | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Malik Abbott SG | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Keegan Culp SF | Carmel, IN | Carmel High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Grant Pitman SF | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Sid Tomes SG | Woodbury, MN | East Ridge High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 9, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Will Christmas SG | Oceanside, CA | Oceanside High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Trey Smith SG | Delphos, OH | Jefferson High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:30 pm | Colorado Christian | W 96–83 | | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois MWC–MWC Challenge | L 75–77 | 0–1 | SIU Arena (4,759) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic | W 80–70 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (488) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic | W 65–64 | 2–1 | Clune Arena (1,129) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Robert Morris Air Force Classic | W 64–52 | 3–1 | Clune Arena (983) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 70–81 | 3–2 | Coors Events Center (7,698) Boulder, CO |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | New Mexico State Air Force Classic | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Clune Arena (1,034) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 97–93 | 5–2 | Clune Arena (806) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm, RTRM | at Denver | W 61–59 | 6–2 | Magness Arena (3,547) Denver, CO |
| 12/08/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Ohio State | L 50–74 | 6–3 | Value City Arena (11,816) Columbus, OH |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | Army | L 80–90 | 6–4 | Clune Arena (1,694) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/19/2015* 3:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 67–60 | 7–4 | The Pavilion (1,176) Davis, CA |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Johnson & Wales–Denver | W 80–56 | 8–4 | Clune Arena (1,075) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/29/2015* 6:00 pm | Western State Colorado | W 86–66 | 9–4 | Clune Arena (2,009) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 12:00 pm | San Jose State | W 64–57 | 10–4 (1–0) | Clune Arena (1,131) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 52–64 | 10–5 (1–1) | Arena-Auditorium (4,681) Laramie, WY |
| 01/09/2016 12:00 pm | Nevada | L 63–86 | 10–6 (1–2) | Clune Arena (1,352) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Utah State | L 60–79 | 10–7 (1–3) | Smith Spectrum (9,243) Logan, UT |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UNLV | L 64–100 | 10–8 (1–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,198) Paradise, NV |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | L 79–83 | 10–9 (1–5) | Clune Arena (2,021) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/23/2016 12:00 pm, RTRM | Fresno State | L 55–56 | 10–10 (1–6) | Clune Arena (2,083) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | L 55–84 | 10–11 (1–7) | The Pit (12,072) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at San Jose State | L 54–75 | 10–12 (1–8) | Event Center Arena (2,169) San Jose, CA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 70–62 | 11–12 (2–8) | Clune Arena (876) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm, RTRM | Boise State | W 61–53 | 12–12 (3–8) | Clune Arena (2,097) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Nevada | L 52–72 | 12–13 (3–9) | Lawlor Events Center (5,624) Reno, NV |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 61–70 | 12–14 (3–10) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/17/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 79–74 | 13–14 (4–10) | Clune Arena (1,445) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/20/2016 12:00 pm, RTRM | New Mexico | W 76–72 | 14–14 (5–10) | Clune Arena (3,327) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 63–64 | 14–15 (5–11) | Save Mart Center (6,284) Fresno, CA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | L 65–78 | 14–16 (5–12) | Clune Arena (1,556) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, RTRM | at Colorado State | L 73–87 | 14–17 (5–13) | Moby Arena (4,226) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/09/2016 2:30 pm, MWN | vs. UNLV First round | L 102–108 $^{3OT}$ | 14–18 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||