# 2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by head coach Joe Scott in his 4th season (8th overall) with the program and played their home games for the 56th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 25th season.

## Previous season

The Falcons would finish the 2022–23 season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They would lose to the 7th seeded UNLV end their hopes of winning the tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jake Heidbreder | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Floyds Knobs, IN | Transferred to Clemson |
| Carter Murphy | 4 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Kaleb Lichau | 20 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Gig Harbor, WA | Left the team |
| Nikc Jackson | 22 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Graduated |
| Jack Murphy | 23 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |
| Camden Vander Zwaag | 30 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Johnston, IA | Graduated |

### 2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network | | Portland State | L 55–62 | 0–1 | 14 – Tied | 15 – Boylan | 5 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,417) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 10, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SNY | | at LIU | W 82–67 | 1–1 | 26 – Taylor | 12 – Taylor | 6 – Taylor | Steinberg Wellness Center (812) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 57–65 | 1–2 | 26 – Taylor | 5 – Boylan | 5 – Mills | Bob Carpenter Center (2,028) Wilmington, DE |
| November 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network | | Lindenwood Air Force Multi-Team Event | W 76–58 | 2–2 | 21 – Taylor | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,209) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 17, 2023* 4:30 p.m., MW Network | | William & Mary Air Force Multi-Team Event | W 80–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 31 – Becker | 10 – Boylan | 5 – Beasley | Clune Arena (1,411) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Omaha Air Force Multi-Team Event | W 58–56 | 4–2 | 16 – Taylor | 9 – Green | 3 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,466) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | VMI | W 64–54 | 5–2 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,048) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 26, 2023* 11:30 a.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | W 58–57 | 6–2 | 18 – Petraitis | 8 – Becker | 5 – Boylan | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,633) Vermillion, SD |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | W 80–58 | 7–2 | 20 – Petraitis | 6 – Boylan | 4 – Mills | Chiles Center (1,043) Portland, OR |
| December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Eastern Washington | L 68–73 | 7–3 | 22 – Taylor | 8 – Petraitis | 4 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (2,377) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UT Arlington USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge | L 73–76 | 7–4 | 21 – Petraitis | 7 – Petraitis | 4 – Mills | Dickies Arena (3,752) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Northern Colorado | L 79–83 | 7–5 | 26 – Becker | 9 – Boylan | 8 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,827) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Utah State | L 60–88 | 7–6 (0–1) | 15 – Petraitis | 5 – Tied | 4 – Mills | Clune Arena (945) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Nevada | L 54–67 | 7–7 (0–2) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Boylan | 4 – Mills | Lawlor Events Center (7,645) Reno, NV |
| January 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., MW Network | | San Jose State | L 54–67 | 7–8 (0–3) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Boylan | 4 – Mills | Clune Arena (1,804) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 69–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (0–4) | 22 – Petraitis | 8 – Taylor | 5 – Petraitis | Moby Arena (6,345) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | New Mexico | L 66–85 | 7–11 (0–5) | 23 – Becker | 9 – Mills | 6 – Tied | Clune Arena (2,785) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNLV | W 90–58 | 8–10 (1–5) | 22 – Taylor | 13 – Petraitis | 11 – Petraitis | Thomas & Mack Center (6,392) Paradise, NV |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, MW Network | | at Fresno State | L 70–84 | 8–11 (1–6) | 22 – Becker | 6 – Boylan | 6 – Mills | Save Mart Center (4,443) Fresno, CA |
| January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Wyoming | L 73–82 | 8–12 (1–7) | 32 – Boylan | 6 – Becker | 5 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,888) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network | | at Boise State | L 56–94 | 8–13 (1–8) | 17 – Mills | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (12,004) Boise, ID |
| February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 24 San Diego State | L 64–77 | 8–14 (1–9) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Petraitis | 3 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,556) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Fresno State | L 66–68 | 8–15 (1–10) | 20 – Mills | 11 – Petraitis | 6 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (2,287) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., NBCSBA/MW Network | | at San Jose State | L 66–73 | 8–16 (1–11) | 26 – Petraitis | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,722) San Jose, CA |
| February 21, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | UNLV | L 43–72 | 8–17 (1–12) | 19 – Becker | 6 – Becker | 4 – Boylan | Clune Arena (1,089) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at New Mexico | W 78–77 | 9–17 (2–12) | 17 – Taylor | 5 – Boylan | 3 – Tied | The Pit (15,011) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Boise State | L 48–79 | 9–18 (2–13) | 19 – Petraitis | 9 – Petraitis | 4 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,066) Colorado Springs, CO |
| March 1, 2024 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 22 Utah State | L 60–72 | 9–19 (2–14) | 15 – Taylor | 6 – Tied | 5 – Petraitis | Smith Spectrum (9,194) Logan, UT |
| March 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network | | at Wyoming | L 63–74 | 9–20 (2–15) | 17 – Mills | 9 – Petraitis | 5 – Petraitis | Arena-Auditorium (3,681) Laramie, WY |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Colorado State | L 73–82 | 9–21 (2–16) | 27 – Petraitis | 8 – Petraitis | 4 – Tied | Clune Arena (4,647) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., MW Network | (11) | vs. (6) New Mexico First Round | L 56–82 | 9–22 | 26 – Petraitis | 10 – Petraitis | 4 – Boylan | Thomas & Mack Center (5,858) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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