2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–5 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (5th straight, 9th overall season);
Associate head coach	David Metzendorf
Assistant coaches	Lt. Col. Matt McCraw; Zack Curran; Derek Brooks; Eamonn Kearney; Jon Jordan;
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his fifth season in his second stint with the team (ninth overall), play their home games at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Nevada	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
UNLV	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Boise State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Air Force	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 9–22, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for last place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dawson Sarblah	2	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Greenville, Alabama	Left the team
Corbin Green	15	F	6'5"	230	Sophomore	Midlothian, Texas	Transferred to Texas Tech
Solo Jones	21	F	6'8"	202	Sophomore	Long Beach, California	Left the team
Kellan Boylan	23	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Overland Park, Kansas	Transferred to Lipscomb
Warren Gorman	25	F	6'7"	205	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Left the team
Rytis Petraitis	31	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Arlington, Texas	Transferred to California
Brady Ruggles	33	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Wheaton, Illinois	Left the team
Nate Robinson	40	G	5'9"	145	Freshman	Orlando, Florida	Left the team

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
A.J. Patterson G	Atlanta, Georgia	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
A.J. Patterson G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Will Cooper F	Omaha, Nebraska	Millard South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Will Cooper F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Elliott Taite G	Frisco, Texas	Heritage High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Elliott Taite G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Christian Umaña G	League City, Texas	Clear Creek High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Christian Umaña G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Miles Clark F	Seattle, Washington	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)
Miles Clark F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Yoda Oke G	Fullerton, California	Sonora High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Yoda Oke G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Sam Springer F	Cleveland, Ohio	Saint Ignatius High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Sam Springer F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Sam Duskin G	Cullman, Alabama	Cullman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Sam Duskin G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Eli Robinson F	Monument, Colorado	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Eli Robinson F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Kyle Marshall G	Oyster Bay, New York	USAFA Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Kyle Marshall G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josh Gatete	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Penn High School	Granger, Indiana
G	1	Sam Akinrelere	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Houston, Texas
G	2	A.J. Patterson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon Presbyterian School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	3	Luke Kearney	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Phoenix, Arizona
F	4	Wyatt Boeker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	The Woodlands Christian Academy	Tomball, Texas
G	5	Ethan Taylor (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Houston, Texas
F	6	Will Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Millard South High School	Omaha, Nebraska
G	7	Elliott Taite	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Heritage High School	Frisco, Texas
G	9	Christian Umaña	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Clear Creek High School	League City, Texas
F	10	Caleb Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Jefferson City, Missouri
G	11	Byron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Sahuarita, Arizona
F	12	Miles Clark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Seattle, Washington
G/F	13	Chase Beasley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Fort Washington, Maryland
F	14	Beau Becker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Dallas, Texas
G	20	Yoda Oke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sonora High School	Fullerton, California
F	22	Sam Springer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Saint Ignatius High School	Cleveland, Ohio
G	23	Sam Duskin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cullman High School	Cullman, Alabama
G	24	Jeffrey Mills (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	USAFA Prep School	Flower Mound, Texas
F	30	Eli Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Monument, Colorado
F	32	Kolby Gilles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Chicago, Illinois
G	35	Kyle Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep School	Oyster Bay, New York
C	51	Wesley Celichowski	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	USAFA Prep School	Georgetown, Indiana

Head coach

Joe Scott (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

David Metzendorf (Ithaca)
Lt. Col. Matt McCraw (Air Force)
Zack Curran (Virginia Tech)
Derek Brooks (Air Force)
Eamonn Kearney (Drew)
Jon Jordan (Air Force)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, MWN	North Alabama	L 57–73	0–1	30 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	4 – Mills	Clune Arena (1,212) Colorado Springs, CO
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, MWN	Jacksonville State	W 73–67	1–1	23 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	Clune Arena (453) Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 2024* 2:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	LIU	L 54–63	1–2	19 – Celichowski	4 – Tied	4 – Taylor	Clune Arena (409) Colorado Springs, CO
November 15, 2024* 5:00 pm, MWN	Belmont	L 71–79	1–3	17 – Walker	10 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	Clune Arena (2,001) Colorado Springs, CO
November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at California Cal Classic	L 69–78	1–4	23 – Taylor	5 – Marshall	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,631) Berkeley, CA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	Mercyhurst Cal Classic	W 82–48	2–4	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	10 – Mills	Clune Arena (1,737) Colorado Springs, CO
November 27, 2024* 2:00 pm, MWN	Sacramento State Cal Classic	L 61–63	2–5	19 – Mills	8 – Taylor	5 – Tied	Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO
November 30, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wright State						Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
December 2, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm	vs. Stony Brook Legends Showcase						Comerica Center Frisco, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Mountain West regular season
December 21, 2024 1:30 pm, MWN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
December 31, 2024 2:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	UNLV						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, Altitude2/MWN	Wyoming						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 8, 2025 8:30 pm, FS1	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	San Jose State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 14, 2025 8:00 pm, Altitude2/MWN	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 17, 2025 8:00 pm, MWN	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 22, 2025 8:00 pm, CBSSN	San Diego State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN	Utah State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, MWN	at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, MWN	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude2/MWN	Nevada						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	New Mexico						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 11, 2025 8:00 pm, MWN	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 18, 2025 6:30 pm, MWN	at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, Altitude2/MWN	Fresno State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude/MWN	Colorado State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, Altitude2/MWN	Boise State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Men's Basketball Standings 2023-24". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "Lobos blow out Air Force, 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". KOB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ "Air Force Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[1] "Men's Basketball Standings 2023-24". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[2] "Lobos blow out Air Force, 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". KOB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Air Force Academy Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[4] "Air Force Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

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