# 2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by head coach Joe Scott in his 3rd season (7th overall) with the program and played their home games for the 55th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season.
The Falcons finished the season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play, to finish in tenth place. They lost to the 7th-seeded UNLV in the Mountain West tournament.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 4–13 in Mountain West play, to finish in tenth place.
The Falcons faced 7-seed Utah State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament, where they were defeated 56–83 to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Joseph Octave | 0 | G | 6' 4" | 200 | Sophomore | Gardena, CA | Elected to transfer to Holy Cross |
| A.J. Moore | 10 | G | 6' 2" | 191 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated |
| Christian Depollar | 12 | G | 6' 5" | 202 | Junior | Montgomery County, MD | No longer on team roster |
| Abe Kinrade | 15 | F | 6' 7" | 200 | Senior | Maquoketa, IA | Graduated |
| CJ Haut | 31 | F | 6' 8" | 200 | Junior | Monroe, WI | No longer on team roster |
| Simon Banks | 32 | F | 6' 1" | 185 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | No longer on team roster |
| Derek Dickenscheidt | 33 | G/F | 6' 6" | 190 | Sophomore | Katy, TX | No longer on team roster |
| Kyle Brown | 34 | G | 6' 2" | 185 | Sophomore | La Cañada, CA | No longer on team roster |

## 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 7, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 58–62 | 0–1 | 14 – Vander Zwaag | 8 – Moerman | 4 – Taylor | Stroh Center (1,389) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 11, 2022 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | Delaware | W 75–71 | 1–1 | 26 – Heidbreder | 7 – Heidbreder | 5 – Vander Zwaag | Clune Arena (1,625) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 16 – Heidbreder | 10 – Petraitis | 4 – Mills | Clune Arena (1,131) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Portland | L 51–64 | 1–3 | 14 – Taylor | 10 – Jackson | 3 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,276) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., Altitude2 | | South Carolina Upstate Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 83–56 | 2–3 | 20 – Vander Zwaag | 12 – Green | 6 – Green | Clune Arena (1,022) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 23, 2022 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Mississippi Valley State Collegiate Hoops Roadshow | W 64–51 | 3–3 | 22 – Vander Zwaag | 5 – Green | 6 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,490) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 27, 2022 1:00 p.m., Altitude | | Montana | W 59–56 | 4–3 | 16 – Heidbreder | 6 – Taylor | 4 – 2 tied | Clune Arena (1,196) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., Altitude | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 81–53 | 5–3 | 16 – Taylor | 7 – 2 tied | 9 – Mills | Clune Arena (1,176) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 64–68 | 5–4 | 22 – Petraitis | 8 – Petraitas | 4 – 2 tied | Viking Pavilion (1,055) Portland, OR |
| December 6, 2022 3:00 p.m., MW Network | | South Dakota | W 79–58 | 6–4 | 27 – Heidbreder | 8 – Petraitas | 6 – Taylor | Clune Arena (855) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Arkansas State | W 80–55 | 7–4 | 16 – Heidbreder | 5 – Taylor | 7 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,119) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 18, 2022 1:30 p.m., Altitude | | Tarleton State | W 81–67 | 8–4 | 20 – Petraitis | 10 – Petraitis | 4 – Taylor | Clune Arena (1,038) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 67–65 | 9–4 | 17 – Heidbreder | 7 – 2 tied | 3 – Mills | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,601) Greeley, CO |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at San Diego State | L 55–71 | 9–5 (0–1) | 10 – Mills | 4 – 2 tied | 5 – Petraitis | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., Altitude2 | | Nevada | L 69–75 | 9–6 (0–2) | 22 – Heidbreder | 5 – Becker | 3 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,704) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Utah State | L 65–77 | 9–7 (0–3) | 19 – Heidbreder | 4 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Clune Arena (1,461) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., Evoca | | at Colorado State | W 85–74 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (1–3) | 26 – McCreary | 13 – Petraitis | 4 – 2 tied | Moby Arena (4,003) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 51–48 | 11–7 (2–3) | 15 – Taylor | 8 – Petraitis | 5 – Taylor | Save Mart Center (5,864) Fresno, CA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., Altitude2 | | Wyoming | W 82–74 | 12–7 (3–3) | 23 – Becker | 9 – Petraitis | 5 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,257) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | San Diego State | L 60–70 | 12–8 (3–4) | 17 – Heidbreder | 6 – Heidbreder | 5 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,489) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 24, 2023 8:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | L 52–82 | 12–9 (3–5) | 11 – Vander Zwaag | 4 – Becker | 3 – Petraitis | Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,371) San Jose, CA |
| January 27, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 25 New Mexico | L 73–81 | 12–10 (3–6) | 19 – Petraitis | 11 – Petraitis | 5 – Taylor | The Pit (15,143) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., Altitude | | Boise State | L 52–59 | 12–11 (3–7) | 20 – Petraitis | 10 – Becker | 5 – Mills | Clune Arena (843) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Nevada | L 52–72 | 12–12 (3–8) | 18 – Heidbreder | 6 – Becker | 3 – 2 tied | Lawlor Events Center (10,186) Reno, NV |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., Altitude2 | | Colorado State | L 53–69 | 12–13 (3–9) | 13 – 2 tied | 5 – Petraitis | 5 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,068) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | New Mexico | W 89–77 | 13–13 (4–9) | 26 – Heidbreder | 7 – Mills | 4 – Petraitis | Clune Arena (1,899) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Utah State | L 65–80 | 13–14 (4–10) | 16 – Heidbreder | 9 – Petraitis | 5 – Taylor | Smith Spectrum (6,935) Logan, UT |
| February 17, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Wyoming | W 75–69 | 14–14 (5–10) | 22 – Heidbreder | 10 – Petraitis | 4 – Petraitis | Arena-Auditorium (4,719) Laramie, WY |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., Altitude | | Fresno State | L 69–74 | 14–15 (5–11) | 17 – Heidbreder | 5 – Heidbreder | 7 – Heidbreder | Clune Arena (847) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 24, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 53–54 | 14–16 (5–12) | 16 – 2 tied | 10 – Petraitis | 6 – Becker | Thomas & Mack Center (5,831) Paradise, NV |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., Altitude | | San Jose State | L 61–63 | 14–17 (5–13) | 17 – Murphy | 10 – Petraitis | 3 – 3 tied | Clune Arena (1,611) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 1:30 p.m., Stadium | (10) | vs. (7) UNLV First round | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–18 | 24 – Heidbreder | 10 – Petraitis | 5 – Murphy | Thomas & Mack Center (–) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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