# 2014–15 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third head coach Dave Pilipovich, 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 14–17, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated New Mexico to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Boise State.

## Previous season

The Falcons 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 |
| Tre Coggins | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Transferred |
| Scott Adler | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Las Cruces, NM | Left the program |
| Callum Long | 30 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Flagstaff, AZ | Left the program |
| Austin Flues | 33 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Aloha, OR | Left the program |
| Eric Lewis | 40 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Freshman | Scottsdale, AZ | Left the program |
| Chase Kammerer | 44 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Montgomery, TX | Graduated |
| Darrius Parker | 45 | C | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Allen, TX | Transferred |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ben Perez SG | San Marcos, CA | San Marcos High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Dane Norman SG | San Diego, CA | Foothills Christian High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Dylan Clark SG | 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: 59 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Jacob Van PG | Mansfield, TX | Lake Ridge High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Joe Schneider PG | Lansing, KS | Lansing High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Oct 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Pervis Louder SG | Raleigh, NC | Village Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Grant Leach SG | Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Apr 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Grant Townsend PF | Valrico, FL | Bloomingdale Senior High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Danny Hummer PG | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Tristan Owens SG | Orlando, FL | University High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 5, 2014 |
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2014* 12:00 pm | Regis | W 66–51 | | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | at Army All-Military Classic semifinals | L 78–84 | 0–1 | Christl Arena (1,597) West Point, NY |
| 11/15/2014* 3:30 pm | vs. The Citadel All-Military Classic | W 68–55 | 1–1 | Christl Arena (1,060) West Point, NY |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Colorado Christian | W 70–47 | 2–1 | Clune Arena (1,139) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm | Western State | W 90–60 | 3–1 | Clune Arena (1,241) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 53–68 | 3–2 | Coors Events Center (9,009) Boulder, CO |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas Tech | L 62–63 | 3–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,876) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 59–34 | 4–3 | Clune Arena (1,017) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm | Omaha | W 77–61 | 5–3 | Clune Arena (1,003) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 80–47 | 6–3 | Clune Arena (1,561) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | UC Davis | L 75–81 | 6–4 | Clune Arena (1,585) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 66–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Clune Arena (813) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/31/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at San Diego State | L 49–53 | 7–5 (0–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/04/2015 4:00 pm | at Nevada | L 62–80 | 7–6 (0–2) | Lawlor Events Center (6,638) Reno, NV |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 78–56 | 8–6 (1–2) | Clune Arena (971) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/10/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | L 87–92 | 8–7 (1–3) | Clune Arena (3,019) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | L 48–60 | 8–8 (1–4) | The Pit (13,891) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | at Utah State | L 59–71 | 8–9 (1–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,885) Logan, UT |
| 01/21/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | San Diego State | L 45–77 | 8–10 (1–6) | Clune Arena (1,209) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | Boise State | L 68–77 | 8–11 (1–7) | Clune Arena (1,647) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/28/2015 8:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 66–52 | 9–11 (2–7) | Event Center Arena (2,045) San Jose, CA |
| 01/31/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UNLV | L 63–74 | 9–12 (2–8) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,137) Paradise, NV |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | New Mexico | W 53–49 | 10–12 (3–8) | Clune Arena (1,631) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 73–50 | 11–12 (4–8) | Clune Arena (4,021) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | at Boise State | L 42–67 | 11–13 (4–9) | Taco Bell Arena (6,778) Boise, ID |
| 02/14/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNLV | W 76–75 | 12–13 (5–9) | Clune Arena (1,702) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | at Colorado State | L 53–66 | 12–14 (5–10) | Moby Arena (6,312) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Nevada | W 75–70 | 13–14 (6–10) | Clune Arena (1,294) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | L 60–74 | 13–15 (6–11) | Clune Arena (3,072) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 66–68 | 13–16 (6–12) | Save Mart Center (6,341) Fresno, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 12:00 pm, MWN | New Mexico First round | W 68–61 | 14–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,458) Paradise, NV |
| 03/13/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 25 Boise State Quarterfinals | L 68–80 | 14–17 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,308) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||