# 2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his second-season and sixth 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.
The Falcons finished the season 11–18, 4–13 in Mountain West play, to finish in 10th place. They were defeated by 7th-seeded Utah State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament, ending their season.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Falcons finished the 2020–21 season 5–20, 5–17 in Mountain West play, to finish in 10th 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 |
| Solomon Pierre-Louis | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 175 | Sophomore | Columbus, OH | No longer on team roster |
| Glen McClintock | 2 | G | 6' 2" | 185 | Freshman | Kansas City, MO | Transferred to Northeastern |
| Logan Morrissey | 3 | G | 6' 4" | 195 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | No longer on team roster |
| Chris Joyce | 5 | G | 6' 5" | 193 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Ameka Akaya | 11 | G | 6' 6" | 215 | Senior | Hagerstown, MD | Graduated |
| Nick René | 21 | G | 6' 0" | 175 | Junior | Garland, TX | No longer on team roster |
| Mason Taylor | 24 | G | 6' 4" | 185 | Sophomore | Kansas City, MO | Transferred |
| Keaton Van Soelen | 44 | G | 6' 7" | 190 | Senior | Waukee, IA | Graduated |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Vincent Brady SF | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Jake Heidbreder SG | Floyds Knobs, IN | Floyd Central High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Rytis Petraitis SF | Conroe, TX | Oak Ridge High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. South Dakota | L 53–59 | 0–1 | Sanford Pentagon (1,854) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 13, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa Sunshine Slam campus-site game | W 59–58 | 1–1 | Reynolds Center (2,538) Tulsa, OK |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 61–57 | 2–1 | Clune Arena (1,331) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 20, 2021* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Holy Cross Sunshine Slam semifinals | W 72–53 | 3–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2021* 12:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Bethune–Cookman Sunshine Slam championship | W 73–65 | 4–1 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Denver | W 66–65 | 5–1 | Clune Arena (1,076) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Idaho State | W 59–48 | 6–1 | Clune Arena (1,245) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., Stadium | | Army Rivalry | W 76–58 | 7–1 | Clune Arena (1,853) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 48–66 | 7–2 | Dahlberg Arena (2,841) Missoula, MT |
| December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 46–68 | 7–3 | First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 45–67 | 7–4 | Wisdom Gymnasium (1,423) Stephenville, TX |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | Utah State | W 49–47 | 8–4 (1–0) | Clune Arena (1,123) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | Canceled due to health and safety concerns | Canceled due to health and safety concerns | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium | | at No. 20 Colorado State | L 59–67 | 8–5 (1–1) | Moby Arena (4,977) Fort Collins, CO |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Nevada | L 68–75 | 8–6 (1–2) | Clune Arena (1,013) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 56–62 | 8–7 (1–3) | ExtraMile Arena (6,993) Boise, ID |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | UNLV Rescheduled from January 8 | W 69–62 | 9–7 (2–3) | Clune Arena (934) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado State | L 53–73 | 9–8 (2–4) | Clune Arena (2,579) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | W 63–53 | 10–8 (3–4) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,743) San Jose, CA |
| January 28, 2022 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | Wyoming | L 61–63 | 10–9 (3–5) | Clune Arena (1,702) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Utah State | L 46–73 | 10–10 (3–6) | Smith Spectrum (7,545) Logan, UT |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | New Mexico | L 77–91 | 10–11 (3–7) | Clune Arena (2,723) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at UNLV | L 44–78 | 10–12 (3–8) | Thomas & Mack Center (5,312) Paradise, NV |
| February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 64–76 | 10–13 (3–9) | Viejas Arena (10,784) San Diego, CA |
| February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Boise State | L 59–85 | 10–14 (3–10) | Clune Arena (1,850) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at No. 22 Wyoming | L 67–75 | 10–15 (3–11) | Arena-Auditorium (8,312) Laramie, WY |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Fresno State | L 40–65 | 10–16 (3–12) | Clune Arena (545) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., Stadium | | at New Mexico | L 65–69 | 10–17 (3–13) | The Pit (9,089) Albuquerque, NM |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San Jose State | W 58–54 | 11–17 (4–13) | Clune Arena (1,275) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., Stadium | (10) | vs. (7) Utah State First round | L 56–83 | 11–18 | 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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