# 2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by seventh-year head coach Dave Pilipovich, 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. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Mountain West play, to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Fresno State.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 12–19, 6–12 in Mountain West play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Dane Norman | 1 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Junior | San Diego, CA | Left team |
| C. J. Siples | 2 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Junior | Cibolo, TX | Left team |
| Jacob Van | 15 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Mansfield, TX | Graduated |
| Trevor Lyons | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Newport News, VA | Graduated |
| Javen Gumber | 21 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | Craig, CO | Left team |
| Bryce Hughes | 25 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | San Antonio, TX | Left team |
| Jonathan DeWane | 30 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Left team |
| Ryan Manning | 32 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Sacramento, CA | Graduated |
| Frank Toohey | 33 | C | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Elmhurst, IL | Graduated |
| Kole Cerjan | 40 | C | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, CO | Left team |
| Peyton Spires | 41 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Freshman | Mobile, AL | Left team |

### 2018 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Air Force for 2018.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Western State Colorado | L 64–84 | | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | Johnson & Wales (CO) | W 90–65 | 1–0 | Clune Arena (1,083) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 9, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas State | L 57–67 | 1–1 | Strahan Coliseum (4,058) San Marcos, TX |
| November 16, 2018* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. UMBC Bimini Jam | L 72–77 $^{2OT}$ | 1–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (527) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 18, 2018* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota Bimini Jam | W 65–62 | 2–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (514) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 19, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. High Point Bimini Jam | L 62–69 | 2–3 | Gateway Christian Academy (561) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | Colorado | L 56–93 | 2–4 | Clune Arena (2,704) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 28, 2018* 7:15 p.m. | | Missouri State MW–MVC Challenge | W 88–69 | 3–4 | Clune Arena (1,629) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 1, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | L 69–82 | 3–5 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,767) Stockton, CA |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Denver | W 73–65 | 4–5 | Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | Army | L 61–66 | 4–6 | Clune Arena (1,976) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 4 Michigan | L 50–71 | 4–7 | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 28, 2018* 6:00 p.m. | | UC Riverside | W 72–60 | 5–7 | Clune Arena (1,366) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | New Mexico | L 58–65 | 5–8 (0–1) | Clune Arena (1,927) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Utah State | L 62–79 | 5–9 (0–2) | Smith Spectrum (8,412) Logan, UT |
| January 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | at Colorado State | L 64–87 | 5–10 (0–3) | Moby Arena (2,268) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | San Diego State | W 62–48 | 6–10 (1–3) | Clune Arena (2,346) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 16, 2019 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | UNLV | W 106–88 | 7–10 (2–3) | Clune Arena (3,761) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 19, 2019 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 10 Nevada | L 52–67 | 7–11 (2–4) | Lawlor Events Center (11,222) Reno, NV |
| January 22, 2019 7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | Boise State | W 74–60 | 8–11 (3–4) | Clune Arena (1,790) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 73–71 $^{2OT}$ | 9–11 (4–4) | Event Center Arena (1,498) San Jose, CA |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 p.m., Stadium | | at San Diego State | L 51–66 | 9–12 (4–5) | Viejas Arena (10,107) San Diego, CA |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Colorado State | L 53–85 | 9–13 (4–6) | Clune Arena (3,215) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Wyoming | W 81–76 | 10–13 (5–6) | Clune Arena (1,798) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 12, 2019 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 72–77 | 10–14 (5–7) | Thomas & Mack Center (7,550) Paradise, NV |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | Utah State | L 62–76 | 10–15 (5–8) | Clune Arena (3,037) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 20, 2019 8:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | at Fresno State | W 64–60 | 11–15 (6–8) | Save Mart Center (5,190) Fresno, CA |
| February 23, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | San Jose State | W 82–68 | 12–15 (7–8) | Clune Arena (2,360) Colorado Springs, CO |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 p.m., ATTSN | | at Wyoming | W 80–72 | 13–15 (8–8) | Arena-Auditorium (3,991) Laramie, WY |
| March 5, 2019 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 17 Nevada | L 79–90 | 13–16 (8–9) | Clune Arena (3,852) Colorado Springs, CO |
| March 9, 2019 5:00 p.m., ATTSNRM | | at Boise State | W 80–52 | 13–17 (8–10) | Taco Bell Arena (5,677) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 4:00 p.m., Stadium | (6) | vs. (11) San Jose State First round | W 87–56 | 14–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,578) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2019 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | (6) | vs. (3) Fresno State Quarterfinals | L 50–76 | 14–18 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,518) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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