# 2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy. The Falcons, led by second head coach Dave Pilipovich, they 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 12–18, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament to Fresno State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 5 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Centerville, MN | Graduated |
| Todd Fletcher | 10 | G | 6'2" | 183 | Senior | Lee's Summit, MO | Graduated |
| Michael Lyons | 14 | G | 6'5" | 193 | Senior | Newport News, VA | Graduated |
| Cam Michael | 15 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Loveland, CO | Transferred |
| Marshall Leipprandt | 23 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Ubly, MI | Transferred |
| Alex LaLonde | 24 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Freshman | Wooster, OH | Transferred |
| Kyle Green | 25 | G | 6'2" | 182 | Senior | Richland Hills, TX | Graduated |
| Conner Litt | 33 | F/C | 6'10" | 215 | Freshman | Lancaster, OH | Left team |
| Taylor Broekhuis | 34 | C | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |
| Phillip Mays | 45 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Left team |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Manning PF | Sacramento, CA | Air Force Academy Prep School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 2, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Dylan Clark PG | Colorado Springs, CO | Sand Creek | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 27, 2013 |
| 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: "Air Force Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "ESPN – Air Force Falcons Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 2:00 pm | | Regis | L 65–70 | | Clune Arena (N/A) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Army All-Military Classic semifinals | W 79–68 | 1–0 | Cameron Hall (1,652) Lexington, VA |
| 11/09/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI All-Military Classic Championship | L 63–71 | 1–1 | Cameron Hall (4,195) Lexington, VA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | L 82–84 | 1–2 | Clune Arena (1,588) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–64 | 2–2 | Clune Arena (1,593) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm | | Colorado Christian | W 78–51 | 3–2 | Clune Arena (1,607) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/27/2013* 7:00 pm | | Richmond | L 60–83 | 3–3 | Clune Arena (2,091) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/30/2013* 2:00 pm | | Colorado | L 57–81 | 3–4 | Clune Arena (5,394) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/05/2013* 7:05 pm, RTRM | | South Dakota | W 94–86 | 4–4 | Clune Arena (1,599) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/09/2013* 7:00 pm | | Western State | W 94–53 | 5–4 | Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/14/2013* 2:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 62–52 | 6–4 | Clune Arena (1,702) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/21/2013* 3:30 pm | | at UC Davis | L 74–80 | 6–5 | The Pavilion (802) Davis, CA |
| 01/01/2014 6:00 pm, RTRM | | Utah State | W 73–72 | 7–5 (1–0) | Clune Arena (2,223) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/04/2014 8:00 pm, Cox 96 | | at UNLV | W 75–68 | 8–5 (2–0) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,325) Paradise, NV |
| 01/08/2014 8:05 pm, RTRM | | at Fresno State | L 65–71 | 8–6 (2–1) | Save Mart Center (5,947) Fresno, CA |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 13 San Diego State | L 72–79 | 8–7 (2–2) | Clune Arena (2,152) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 77–62 | 9–7 (3–2) | Clune Arena (1,695) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/18/2014 4:05 pm, RTRM | | at Colorado State | L 68–74 | 9–8 (3–3) | Moby Arena (4,296) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/22/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM | | Wyoming | L 59–66 | 9–9 (3–4) | Clune Arena (1,881) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/29/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM | | at Boise State | L 58–69 | 9–10 (3–5) | Taco Bell Arena (5,006) Boise, ID |
| 02/01/2014 4:05 pm | | at Nevada | L 56–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–11 (3–6) | Lawlor Events Center (6,376) Reno, NV |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 51–68 | 9–12 (3–7) | Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 56–68 | 9–13 (3–8) | Clune Arena (3,781) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/12/2014 8:00 pm, RTRM | | at San Jose State | W 51–48 | 10–13 (4–8) | Event Center Arena (1,326) San Jose, CA |
| 02/15/2014 6:05 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 5 San Diego State | L 56–64 | 10–14 (4–9) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | | Nevada | L 56–75 | 10–15 (4–10) | Clune Arena (2,485) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/26/2014 7:05 pm, RTRM | | at Wyoming | W 55–53 | 11–15 (5–10) | Arena-Auditorium (4,468) Laramie, WY |
| 03/01/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | L 67–93 | 11–16 (5–11) | Clune Arena (2,362) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 21 New Mexico | L 52–80 | 11–17 (5–12) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/08/2014 12:00 pm, RTRM | | Boise State | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (6–12) | Clune Arena (2,689) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2014 5:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Fresno State First round | L 59–61 | 12–18 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||