Air Force Announces 2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule
9/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Sept. 2, 2009
2009-10 Schedule in PDF Format 
Nine opponents that played in post-season tournaments last season and 13 national television appearances highlight the 2009-10 Air Force men's basketball schedule, released today by head coach Jeff Reynolds.
Air Force, coming off a 10-21 record last season, opens the regular season on Nov. 13 as the Falcons host Western State College, followed by the Reggie Minton Air Force Classic on Nov. 20 and 21. The two-day event features Northern Colorado, Texas Southern and Dickinson State College (N.D.). The Falcons will play Dickinson State on Nov. 20, with the consolation and championship games scheduled for Nov. 21.
The Falcons continue play at home against Charleston Southern on Nov. 28 and North Carolina Central on Dec. 2 before hitting the road to play Missouri State as part of the inaugural Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge Series on Dec. 5 in Springfield, Mo. A home game against Prairie View A&M on Dec. 8 precedes Air Force's second road game of the season against 2009 NIT participant Washington State in Spokane, Wash., on Dec. 12.
Two consecutive games at Clune Arena against Northern Arizona (Dec. 19) and UC Davis (Dec. 22) lead Air Force into the Sun Bowl Invitational at El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 28-29. The Falcons, who captured third place at the same tournament during the 2002-03 campaign, will open against Niagara, who also played in the NIT last season, while UTEP battles Norfolk State in the other first-round game. Air Force completes its non-conference slate at home against Texas-Pan American on Jan. 2.
Air Force opens its Mountain West Conference schedule with a pair of road games at TCU (Jan. 6) and Colorado State (Jan. 9). Two teams that shared last year's regular season championship, BYU and New Mexico, then come to Clune Arena on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, respectively.
Defending MWC tournament champion Utah invades Clune on Feb. 24, followed by UNLV on Feb. 27. The regular season ends on March 6 at home against San Diego State.
The Falcons will appear on national television 13 times in 2009-10. Air Force will appear 12 times on The Mtn., and once on CBS College Sports Network.
The Mountain West Conference tournament, once again in Las Vegas, Nev., runs from March 10-13.
