2012–13 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
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The 2012–13 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Pilipovich, they played their home games at Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They finished the season 18–14, with an 8–8 record in Mountain West play, finishing in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.[1] They were invited to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Hawaiʻi in the first round before losing in the second round to Weber State.
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–14 (8–8 Mountain West)
Headcoach
- Dave Pilipovich (1st season)
Assistant coaches
- Steve Snell
- Silvey Dominguez
- Drew Long
- Tom Bellairs
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CIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 18–14 (8–8 Mountain West) |
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| Home arena | Clune Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 New Mexico † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Class | Position | Hometown | Previous school |
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| 0 | Marek Olesinski | 6–8 | 216 | Sophomore | Forward | Roswell, NM | USAFA Prep School |
| 1 | Tre Coggins | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Guard | San Juan, Capistrano, CA | USAFA Prep School |
| 3 | Justin Hammonds | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Forward | Houston, TX | Richland HS |
| 4 | Kamryn Williams | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Forward | Colorado Springs, CO | USAFA Prep School |
| 5 | Mike Fitzgerald | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Forward | Centerville, MN | St. Thomas Academy |
| 10 | Todd Fletcher | 6–2 | 183 | Senior | Guard | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit West HS |
| 12 | Scott Adler | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Guard | Las Cruces, NM | USAFA Prep School |
| 13 | Sherman Vernon | 6–7 | 235 | Freshman | Forward | Lompoc, CA | USAFA Prep School |
| 14 | Michael Lyons | 6–5 | 193 | Senior | Guard | Newport News, VA | Massanutten Military Acad. |
| 15 | Cam Michael | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Guard | Loveland, CO | USAFA Prep School |
| 21 | DeLovell Earls | 6–5 | 220 | Sophomore | Guard | Colorado Springs, CO | USAFA Prep School |
| 22 | Max Yon | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Guard | San Antonio, TX | Ronald Reagan HS |
| 23 | Marshall Leipprandt | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Forward | Ubly, MI | Ubly HS |
| 24 | Alex LaLonde | 6–5 | 175 | Freshman | Guard | Wooster, OH | USAFA Prep School |
| 25 | Kyle Green | 6–2 | 182 | Senior | Guard | Richland Hills, TX | Richland |
| 32 | Daniel Salomon | 6–9 | 205 | Freshman | Center | Saint Petersburg, FL | USAFA Prep School |
| 33 | Conner Litt | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Forward/Center | Lancaster, OH | USAFA Prep School |
| 34 | Taylor Broekhuis | 6–10 | 220 | Senior | Center | Colorado Springs, CO | Colorado Springs Christian School |
| 41 | Zach Moer | 6–10 | 220 | Freshman | Forward | Dallas, TX | USAFA Prep School |
| 42 | Ethan Michael | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Forward | Toledo, OH | USAFA Prep School |
| 44 | Chase Kammerer | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Forward | Montgomery, TX | St. Thomas HS |
| 45 | Phillip Mays | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Guard | Memphis, TN | USAFA Prep School |
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/04/2012* 2:00 pm |
Colorado Christian | W 64–53 | – |
Clune Arena (N/A) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/10/2012* 12:00 pm |
vs. Army All-Military Classic semifinals |
W 76–65 | 1–0 |
McAlister Field House (1,180) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| 11/11/2012* 2:00 pm |
at The Citadel All-Military Classic championship |
W 77–70 | 2–0 |
McAlister Field House (N/A) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm |
Western State | W 102–68 | 3–0 |
Clune Arena (1,545) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm |
Regis | W 83–43 | 4–0 |
Clune Arena (1,547) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm |
Montana State | W 86–72 | 5–0 |
Clune Arena (1,851) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 11/25/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 23 Colorado | L 74–89 | 5–1 |
Coors Events Center (10,607) Boulder, CO | |||||||
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm |
Jackson State | W 76–47 | 6–1 |
Clune Arena (1,547) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 12/02/2012* 3:00 pm |
Wichita State MVC–MVC Challenge |
L 69–72 | 6–2 |
Clune Arena (1,793) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–49 | 7–2 |
Clune Arena (1,553) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm |
at UC Riverside | W 61–53 | 8–2 |
Student Recreation Center (507) Riverside, CA | |||||||
| 12/29/2012* 2:30 pm, RTRM |
vs. No. 14 Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic |
L 61–78 | 8–3 |
BB&T Center (12,779) Sunrise, FL | |||||||
| 01/02/2013* 5:00 pm |
at Richmond | L 68–91 | 8–4 |
Robins Center (4,017) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm |
Nevada | W 78–65 | 9–4 (1–0) |
Clune Arena (1,856) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm, TWCSN |
at No. 24 UNLV | L 71–76 OT | 9–5 (1–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,723) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm |
at Colorado State | L 40–79 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Moby Arena (4,347) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm |
Boise State | W 91–80 | 10–6 (2–2) |
Clune Arena (3,029) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 01/23/2013* 7:00 pm |
New Orleans | W 90–48 | 11–6 |
Clune Arena (1,671) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM |
at Wyoming | W 57–48 | 12–6 (3–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (8,404) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm |
Fresno State | W 62–50 | 13–6 (4–2) |
Clune Arena (2,009) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 02/02/2013 1:00 pm, TWCSN |
No. 22 San Diego State | W 70–67 | 14–6 (5–2) |
Clune Arena (5,011) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM |
at No. 15 New Mexico | L 58–81 | 14–7 (5–3) |
The Pit (15,373) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm |
at Nevada | L 69–74 | 14–8 (5–4) |
Lawlor Events Center (6,673) Reno, NV | |||||||
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN |
UNLV | W 71–56 | 15–8 (6–4) |
Clune Arena (2,553) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ALT |
No. 24 Colorado State | L 86–89 | 15–9 (6–5) |
Clune Arena (5,862) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 02/20/2013 6:00 pm |
at Boise State | L 65–77 | 15–10 (6–6) |
Taco Bell Arena (4,953) Boise, ID | |||||||
| 02/26/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM |
Wyoming | W 72–66 | 16–10 (7–6) |
Clune Arena (2,119) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm |
at Fresno State | L 41–56 | 16–11 (7–7) |
Save Mart Center (7,788) Fresno, CA | |||||||
| 03/06/2013 9:30 pm, TWCSN |
at San Diego State | L 51–58 | 16–12 (7–8) |
Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| 03/09/2013 4:00 pm, ALT |
No. 12 New Mexico | W 89–88 | 17–12 (8–8) |
Clune Arena (6,117) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/13/2013 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
(6) | vs. (3) UNLV Quarterfinals |
L 56–72 | 17–13 |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,122) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
| 2013 CIT | |||||||||||
| 03/20/2013* 11:00 pm |
at Hawaiʻi First Round |
W 69–65 | 18–13 |
Stan Sheriff Center (3,544) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| 03/23/2013* 7:00 pm |
at Weber State Second Round |
L 57–78 | 18–14 |
Dee Events Center (6,113) Ogden, UT | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||