The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...

, located in

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, in

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competition. They play their home games at the

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and are members of the

Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Falcons have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–4.

NIT results

The Falcons have appeared in one

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

, with a record of 3–1.

CIT results

The Falcons have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Tournaments, with a combined record of 2–2.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: *

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: Current

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and

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PBA Player *

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: Current

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Head Coach * Rodney Tention: Later coach at Loyola Marymount (2005–08) *

Bob Djokovich Robert Ray Djokovich (born August 10, 1956) is an American former Basketball and Handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in handball. He was the 6th President of the USA Team Handball. He was born in Gary, Indiana. Career as Co ...

Thomas Schneeberger Thomas Schneeberger (born May 18, 1956) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Basketball He played for the Air Force Falcons from season 1974-75 until 1977–78. In 1978 he was honored as most valuable ...

: founder of the

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and Olympians.

Trivia

The team attended the 1976 USA Team Handball Nationals and became second in the adults and collegiate division. After the nationals

and

founded

References

External links

* {{Mountain West Conference men's basketball navbox