2025–26 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2025–26 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2025–26 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–8 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Joe Scott (6th, 10th overall season);
Associate head coach	David Metzendorf (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Eamonn Kearney (1st season); Lawrence Rowley (1st season); Capt. Sid Tomes (1st season); Dennis Harrington (1st season);
Home arena	Clune Arena ; (Capacity: 5,508)

2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
New Mexico	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Nevada	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Grand Canyon	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
San Diego State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	4	.600
UNLV	1	–	0	1.000	5	–	6	.455
Colorado State	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Wyoming	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Boise State	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
Fresno State	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
San Jose State	0	–	1	.000	5	–	7	.417
Air Force	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Scott, play their home games at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2025–26 season 4–28, 1–19 in Mountain West play to finish last in the conference. As the 11-seed in the Mountain West Tournament they were defeated by 6-seed UNLV 59–68 in the First Round to end their season.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sam Akinrelere	1	G	6'3"	220	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Departed program
Luke Kearney	3	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to Utah State
Wyatt Boeker	4	F	6'8"	205	Sophomore	Tomball, TX	Departed program
Ethan Taylor	5	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Houston, TX	Out of eligibility
Will Cooper	6	F	6'6"	210	Freshman	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Nebraska
Christian Umaña	9	G	6'6"	205	Freshman	League City, TX	Entered transfer portal
Byron Brown	11	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Sahuarita, AZ	Out of eligibility
Miles Clark	12	F	6'7"	197	Freshman	Seattle, WA	Departed program
Chase Beasley	13	G/F	6'7"	195	Senior	Fort Washington, MD	Out of eligibility
Beau Becker	14	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Dallas, TX	Out of eligibility
Yoda Oke	20	G	6'4"	195	Freshman	Fullerton, CA	Entered transfer portal
Sam Springer	22	F	6'7"	215	Freshman	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Loyola (Maryland)
Sam Duskin	23	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Cullman, AL	Transferred to Montevallo
Jeffrey Mills	24	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Flower Mound, TX	Out of eligibility

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
None

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Catchings G	Houston, TX	USAFA Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 11, 2023
Chris Catchings G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Riley Dering F	Dallas, TX	Highland Park HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 11, 2024
Riley Dering F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Keaton Frisch F	Waunakee, WI	USAFA Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 7, 2024
Keaton Frisch F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Ethan Greenberg G	Centerville, OH	Centerville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Ethan Greenberg G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Justin Hinds G	Wilmington, DE	USAFA Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 13, 2024
Justin Hinds G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Lucas Hobin F	Katy, TX	Strake Jesuit College Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 11, 2024
Lucas Hobin F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Sam Imade G	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 5, 2025
Sam Imade G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Brendan Martin F	Huntsville, AL	USAFA Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 15, 2023
Brendan Martin F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Kam Sanders G	Albany, GA	Lee County HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 20, 2024
Kam Sanders G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Air Force Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 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)	Jr	Penn HS	Granger, Indiana
G	2	A.J. Patterson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	USAFA Prep	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Kam Sanders	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Lee County HS	Albany, Georgia
F	5	Riley Dering	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Highland Park HS	Dallas, Texas
G	7	Elliott Taite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	USAFA Prep	Frisco, Texas
F	8	Keaton Frisch	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep	Waunakee, Wisconsin
F	10	Caleb Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep	Jefferson City, Missouri
F	11	Brendan Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep	Huntsville, Alabama
G	15	Justin Hinds	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep	Wilmington, Delaware
G	21	Ethan Greenberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Centerville HS	Centerville, Ohio
F	24	Lucas Hobin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Strake Jesuit Prep	Katy, Texas
G	25	Chris Catchings	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	USAFA Prep	Houston, Texas
G	30	Eli Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	USAFA Prep	Monument, Colorado
F	32	Kolby Gilles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep	Chicago, Illinois
F	33	Sam Imade	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sycamore HS	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	35	Kyle Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	USAFA Prep	Oyster Bay, New York
C	51	Wesley Celichowski	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	USAFA Prep	Georgetown, Indiana

Head coach

Joe Scott (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

David Metzendorf (Ithaca)
Eamonn Kennedy (Drew)
Lawrence Rowley (Emory)
Capt. Sid Tomes (Air Force)
Dennis Harrington (Marquette)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-10-26

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont	L 63–79	0–1	18 – Sanders	7 – Robinson	7 – Sanders	Curb Event Center (1,715) Nashville, TN
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Austin Peay	L 54–74	0–2	21 – Greenberg	10 – Robinson	3 – Gatete	Clune Arena (1,374) Colorado Springs, CO
November 11, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network	LIU	L 72–76	0–3	18 – Sanders	7 – Robinson	7 – Marshall	Clune Arena (1,089) Colorado Springs, CO
November 15, 2025* 12:00 p.m., MW Network	Miami (OH)	L 61–76	0–4	17 – Walker	8 – Walker	5 – Robinson	Clune Arena (1,117) Colorado Springs, CO
November 19, 2025* 4:00 p.m., Altitude/MW Network	Alabama State	W 66–64	1–4	20 – Hobin	12 – Walker	6 – Sanders	Clune Arena (1,025) Colorado Springs, CO
November 21, 2025* 4:00 p.m., MW Network	SIU Edwardsville Air Force Classic	W 77–63	2–4	17 – Robinson	10 – Robinson	5 – Sanders	Clune Arena (1,305) Colorado Springs, CO
November 23, 2025* 3:00 p.m., MW Network	IU Indy Air Force Classic	W 98–85	3–4	27 – Hobin	9 – Robinson	8 – Robinson	Clune Arena (1,099) Colorado Springs, CO
November 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., Altitude/MW Network	Northern Colorado	L 53–71	3–5	16 – Sanders	6 – Patterson	3 – Robinson	Clune Arena (1,391) Colorado Springs, CO
November 29, 2025* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. South Dakota	L 63–80	3–6	21 – Walker	5 – Robinson	3 – Tied	The Monument (2,348) Rapid City, SD
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Pacific	L 65–80	3–7	19 – Hobin	5 – Gilles	3 – Greenberg	Clune Arena (885) Colorado Springs, CO
December 7, 2025* 10:00 a.m., CBSSN	at Navy	L 56–61	3–8	15 – Sanders	7 – Hobin	3 – Tied	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Mountain West regular season
December 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
December 30, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Wyoming						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., MW Network	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Utah State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., MW Network	New Mexico						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 13, 2026 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Nevada						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., MW Network	Fresno State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at Grand Canyon						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1	San Diego State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Colorado State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., MW Network	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., MW Network	UNLV						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	San Jose State						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network	at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Grand Canyon						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., MW Network	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ Grimala, Mike (March 12, 2025). "Game day: UNLV outlasts Air Force in MWC play-in". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "UNLV 68–59 Air Force (Mar 12, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[1] Grimala, Mike (March 12, 2025). "Game day: UNLV outlasts Air Force in MWC play-in". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[2] "UNLV 68–59 Air Force (Mar 12, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

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