# 2019–20 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by eighth-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 12–20, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to San Diego State.
On March 9, 2020, head coach Dave Pilipovich was fired. He finished at Air Force with an eight-year record of 110–151.

## Previous season

The Falcons 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zach Couper | 2 | G | 6'4' | 205 | Freshman | Rockford, IL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Ameka Akaya | 11 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Sophomore | Hagerstown, MD | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Nic Wells | 14 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Riverdale, GA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Pervis Louder | 22 | G | 6'4" | 187 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Charles O'Briant | 24 | G | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Johns Creek, GA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Bryce Hughes | 25 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| James Edwards | 35 | F | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Allison Park, PA | Left the team for personal reasons |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Glen McClintock PG | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Carter Murphy SG | Phoenix, AZ | Arcadia High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Simmons PG | Addison, TX | Greenhill High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Christian DePollar SG | Alexandria, VA | St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Joseph Octave SG | Gardena, CA | Mary Star Of Sea High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Carlos Miller Jr. SG | Little Rock, AR | Hall High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Colorado Christian | W 85–73 | | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 79–89 | 0–1 | Clune Arena (1,633) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Nov 9, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Texas State | W 78–71 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (1,526) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Nov 12, 2019* 5:00 pm, Stadium | | at Army | W 69–57 | 2–1 | Christl Arena (546) West Point, NY |
| Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | L 54–65 | 2–2 | Schollmaier Arena (6,110) Fort Worth, TX |
| Nov 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Loyola Marymount Junkanoo Jam | L 64–78 | 2–3 | Gateway Christian Academy (200) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 22, 2019* 4:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Duquesne Junkanoo Jam | L 63–69 | 2–4 | Gateway Christian Academy (250) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Indiana State Junkanoo Jam | L 74–84 | 2–5 | Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 76–52 | 3–5 | Clune Arena (1,438) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 4, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Wyoming | W 86–77 | 4–5 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (3,013) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Nevada | L 85–100 | 4–6 (1–1) | Clune Arena (1,517) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 14, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Denver | W 79–75 | 5–6 | Magness Arena (1,170) Denver, CO |
| Dec 17, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Johnson & Wales (CO) | W 99–42 | 6–6 | Clune Arena (1,386) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 21, 2019* 12:00 pm | | Drake | L 80–85 | 6–7 | Clune Arena (1,791) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 31, 2019* 2:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 105–56 | 7–7 | Clune Arena (1,356) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UNLV | L 59–71 | 7–8 (1–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (7,633) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Utah State | W 79–60 | 8–8 (2–2) | Clune Arena (4,563) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm, Stadium | | at New Mexico | L 78–84 | 8–9 (2–3) | Dreamstyle Arena (11,014) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Boise State | W 85–78 | 9–9 (3–3) | Clune Arena (1,758) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Colorado State | L 65–78 | 9–10 (3–4) | Clune Arena (2,475) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 21, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah State | L 47–72 | 9–11 (3–5) | Smith Spectrum (8,442) Logan, UT |
| Jan 25, 2020 3:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 81–90 | 9–12 (3–6) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,534) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Fresno State | L 68–79 | 9–13 (3–7) | Clune Arena (1,535) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 4, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Nevada | L 54–88 | 9–14 (3–8) | Lawlor Events Center (8,299) Reno, NV |
| Feb 8, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 4 San Diego State | L 74–89 | 9–15 (3–9) | Clune Arena (4,401) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Boise State | L 57–74 | 9–16 (3–10) | ExtraMile Arena (4,898) Boise, ID |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 95–86 | 10–16 (4–10) | Clune Arena (2,178) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 19, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fresno State | L 62–71 | 10–17 (4–11) | Save Mart Center (4,608) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Wyoming | L 72–78 | 10–18 (4–12) | Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico | W 60–58 | 11–18 (5–12) | Clune Arena (1,925) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Colorado State | L 74–87 | 11–19 (5–13) | Moby Arena (4,862) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2020 1:00 pm, Stadium | (9) | vs. (8) Fresno State First round | W 77–70 | 12–19 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,198) Paradise, NV |
| March 5, 2020 12:30 pm, CBSSN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 5 San Diego State Quarterfinals | L 60–73 | 12–20 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,189) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||