# 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.

## 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. He finished at Air Force with an eight-year record of 110–151.

## Schedule and results

Source
| 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. ||||||