2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by head coach Joe Scott in his 3rd season (7th overall) with the program and played their home games for the 55th season at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season.

2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–18 (5–13 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Metzendorf
  • Jared Czech
  • Lt. Col. Matt McCraw
  • Maj. Marc Holum
Home arenaClune Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 San Diego State 15 3   .833 32 7   .821
Boise State 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Utah State 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Nevada 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
San Jose State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
New Mexico 8 10   .444 22 12   .647
UNLV 7 11   .389 19 13   .594
Colorado State 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Fresno State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Air Force 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Wyoming 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 4–13 in Mountain West play to finish in 10th place.

The Falcons faced 7-seed Utah State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament, where they were defeated 56–83 to end their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joseph Octave 0 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Gardena, CA Elected to transfer to Holy Cross
A.J. Moore 10 G 6'2" 191 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Christian Depollar 12 G 6'5" 202 Junior Montgomery County, MD No longer on team roster
Abe Kinrade 15 F 6'7" 200 Senior Maquoketa, IA Graduated
CJ Haut 31 F 6'8" 200 Junior Monroe, WI No longer on team roster
Simon Banks 32 F 6'1" 185 Junior Indianapolis, IN No longer on team roster
Derek Dickenscheidt 33 G/F 6'6'' 190 Sophomore Katy, TX No longer on team roster
Kyle Brown 34 G 6'2'' 185 Sophomore La Cañada, CA No longer on team roster

Roster

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2022–23 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jake Heidbreder 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Floyd Central HS Floyds Knob, IN
G 4 Carter Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Arcadia HS Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Ethan Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Memorial HS Houston, TX
G 11 Byron Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sahuarita HS Sahuarita, AZ
F 13 Chase Beasley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Stephens & St. Agnes Fort Washington, MD
F 24 Kaleb Lichau 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Peninsula HS Gig Harbor, WA
F 22 Nikc Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Rancho Solano HS Scottsdale, AZ
G 23 Jake Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Phoenix Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 24 Jeffrey Mills 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Flower Mound HS Flower Mound, TX
G 30 Camden Vander Zwaag 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Johnston HS Johnson, IA
C 35 Lucas Moerman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Doherty GS Colorado Springs, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 7, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 58–62  0–1
 14  Vander Zwaag   8  Moerman   4  Taylor  Stroh Center (1,389)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov. 11, 2022
3:00 p.m., MW Network
Delaware W 75–71  1–1
 26  Heidbreder   7  Heidbreder   5  Vander Zwaag  Clune Arena (1,625)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Texas A&M–Commerce L 69–73 OT 1–2
 16  Heidbreder   10  Petraitis   4  Mills  Clune Arena (1,131)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Portland L 51–64  1–3
 14  Taylor   10  Jackson   3  Taylor  Clune Arena (1,276)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 21, 2022
7:00 p.m., Altitude2
South Carolina Upstate
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow
W 83–56  2–3
 20  Vander Zwaag   12  Green   6  Green  Clune Arena (1,022)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 23, 2022
4:00 p.m., MW Network
Mississippi Valley State
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow
W 64–51  3–3
 22  Vander Zwaag   5  Green   6  Taylor  Clune Arena (1,490)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 27, 2022
1:00 p.m., Altitude
Montana W 59–56  4–3
 16  Heidbreder   6  Taylor   4  Tied  Clune Arena (1,196)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov. 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., Altitude
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81–53  5–3
 16  Taylor   7  Tied   9  Mills  Clune Arena (1,176)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec. 3, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 64–68  5–4
 22  Petraitis   8  Petraitas   4  Tied  Viking Pavilion (1,055)
Portland, OR
Dec. 6, 2022
3:00 p.m., MW Network
South Dakota W 79–58  6–4
 27  Heidbreder   8  Petraitas   6  Taylor  Clune Arena (855)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec. 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network
Arkansas State W 80–55  7–4
 16  Heidbreder   5  Taylor   7  Taylor  Clune Arena (1,119)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec. 18, 2022
1:30 p.m., Altitude
Tarleton State W 81–67  8–4
 20  Petraitis   10  Petraitis   4  Taylor  Clune Arena (1,038)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec. 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 67–65  9–4
 17  Heidbreder   7  Tied   3  Mills  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,601)
Greeley, CO
Mountain West regular season
Dec. 28, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
at San Diego State L 55–71  9–5
(0–1)
 10  Mills   4  Tied   5  Petraitis  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Dec. 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., Altitude2
Nevada L 69–75  9–6
(0–2)
 22  Heidbreder   5  Becker   3  Tied  Clune Arena (1,704)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan. 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Utah State L 65–77  9–7
(0–3)
 19  Heidbreder   4  Tied   5  Tied  Clune Arena (1,461)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan. 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., Evoca
at Colorado State W 85–74 OT 10–7
(1–3)
 26  McCreary   13  Petraitis   4  Tied  Moby Arena (4,003)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan. 14, 2023
5:00 p.m., MW Network
at Fresno State W 51–48  11–7
(2–3)
 15  Taylor   8  Petraitis   5  Taylor  Save Mart Center (5,864)
Fresno, CA
Jan. 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., Altitude2
Wyoming W 82–74  12–7
(3–3)
 23  Becker   9  Petraitis   5  Petraitis  Clune Arena (1,257)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan. 21, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
San Diego State L 60–70  12–8
(3–4)
 17  Heidbreder   6  Heidbreder   5  Petraitis  Clune Arena (1,489)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan. 24, 2023
8:00 p.m.
at San José State L 52–82  12–9
(3–5)
 11  Vander Zwaag   4  Becker   3  Petraitis  Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,371)
San Jose, CA
Jan. 27, 2023
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 25 New Mexico L 73–81  12–10
(3–6)
 19  Petraitis   11  Petraitis   5  Taylor  The Pit (15,143)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., Altitude
Boise State L 52–59  12–11
(3–7)
 20  Petraitis   10  Becker   5  Mills  Clune Arena (843)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 3, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Nevada L 52–72  12–12
(3–8)
 18  Heidbreder   6  Becker   3  Tied  Lawlor Events Center (10,186)
Reno, NV
Feb. 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., Altitude2
Colorado State L 53–69  12–13
(3–9)
 13  Tied   5  Petraitis   5  Petraitis  Clune Arena (1,068)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1
New Mexico W 89–77  13–13
(4–9)
 26  Heidbreder   7  Mills   4  Petraitis  Clune Arena (1,899)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Utah State L 65–80  13–14
(4–10)
 16  Heidbreder   9  Petraitis   5  Taylor  Smith Spectrum (6,935)
Logan, UT
Feb. 17, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Wyoming W 75–69  14–14
(5–10)
 22  Heidbreder   10  Petraitis   4  Petraitis  Arena-Auditorium (4,719)
Laramie, WY
Feb. 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., Altitude
Fresno State L 69–74  14–15
(5–11)
 17  Heidbreder   5  Heidbreder   7  Heidbreder  Clune Arena (847)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 24, 2023
7:30 p.m., CBSSN
at UNLV L 53–54  14–16
(5–12)
 16  Tied   10  Petraitis   6  Becker  Thomas & Mack Center (5,831)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., Altitude
San José State L 61–63  14–17
(5–13)
 17  Murphy   10  Petraitis   3  Tied  Clune Arena (1,611)
Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 8, 2023
1:30 pm, Stadium
(10) vs. (7) UNLV
First round
L 70–78 OT 14–18
 24  Heidbreder   10  Petraitis   5  Murphy  Thomas & Mack Center (-)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.