Falcons Open 2010-11 Campaign vs. UCCS on Sunday
11/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 11, 2010
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Game #1
Air Force Falcons (0-0) vs. UCCS Mountain Lions (0-0)
Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010
2 p.m. at Clune Arena
SITE
Location USAFA, Colo.
Arena Clune Arena
Capacity 5,858
RADIO
Network Air Force Basketball Network
Flagship KVOR AM 740, Colo. Spgs.
Play-by-Play Jim Arthur
Analyst Matt Pauley
TELEVISION
None
INTERNET
Gametracker GoAirForceFalcons.com
COACHES
Jeff Reynolds (UNC-Greensboro, 1978)
Air Force 36-56, Fourth Season
Overall 118-90, Eighth Season
Russ Caton (Adams State, 1997)
UCCS 47-64, Fourth Season
Overall Same
ALL-TIME SERIES
Overall Air Force leads 6-0
at USAFA Air Force leads 6-0
First Game Dec. 12, 1995
Result Air Force won, 84-52
Last Game Nov. 22, 2008
Result Air Force won, 86-65
Current Streak Air Force - 6
Getting Started
This season marks the 55th year of varsity basketball for Air Force. This is Air Force's 12th season in the Mountain West Conference. AFA was a member of the Western Athletic Conference for 19 years before joining the MWC in 1999.
Season Openers
Air Force is 24-30 all-time in season openers. The Falcons are 18-8 at home and 6-22 on the road (including neutral games). Last season, the Falcons opened with a 65-54 victory over Western State at home. Air Force has won its last seven season openers and nine home openers.
Falcons Picked 9th in MWC
Air Force was picked ninth in the 2010-11 preseason media poll released at the Mountain West Conference media day in Denver, Colo., on Oct. 12.
School (First Place Votes) Pts.
1. San Diego State (21) 261
2. BYU (5) 220
3. New Mexico (3) 214
4. UNLV (1) 203
5. Colorado State 132
6. Utah 105
7. TCU 92
8. Wyoming 88
9. Air Force 35
Up Next
The Falcons remain at home to face Colorado College on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
Injuries Are Here Again
After enduring a season full of injuries, the Falcons were hoping for a healthy 2010-11 campaign. Unfortunately, it has not started out that way. Freshman Ethan Michael tore his ACL during Basic Cadet Training, then sophomore forward Zach Bohannon tore a ligament in his right hand and underwent surgery on Oct. 28. Michael is out for the year while Bohannon will miss most, if not all, of the non-conference portion of the schedule.
Still a Great Record at Clune
Despite an 8-9 record at home last season, the Falcons have been hard to beat at Clune Arena the last seven seasons. Since the beginning of the 2003-04 season, Air Force has won 83 of its 108 home games, good for a .769 winning percentage.
In addition, the Falcons have won 36 of their 56 Mountain West Conference games at Clune Arena during that stretch.
Mountain West / Missouri Valley Challenge
The 2010-11 edition of the MWC/MVC Challenge is the second in a four-year agreement between the Mountain West and Missouri Valley Conferences. Nine Challenge games will be played each year, and each conference will host a total of 18 games in the four-year period. Missouri State will be the Valley team that does not participate in the 2010 Challenge Series. Below is a listing of the 2010-11 MWC/MVC Challenge contests:
Date -- Game
Wednesday, Dec. 1 -- Drake at Colorado State
Wednesday, Dec. 1 -- BYU at Creighton
Wednesday, Dec. 1 -- New Mexico at Southern Illinois
Wednesday, Dec. 1 -- UNLV at Illinois State
Saturday, Dec. 4 -- Northern Iowa at TCU
Saturday, Dec. 4 -- Indiana State at Wyoming
Saturday, Dec. 4 -- Utah at Bradley
Saturday, Dec. 4 -- Wichita State at San Diego State
Sunday, Dec. 5 -- Evansville at Air Force
Air Force Almost 60 Percent Last 7
Air Force is currently ranked sixth among Mountain West Conference teams for the best overall winning percentage since the beginning of the 2003-04 season. AFA's winning percentage is 57.8 percent. Air Force is one of only five teams in the conference to have a winning record in at least four of the last seven seasons (UNLV (7); BYU, New Mexico (6), San Diego State (5), Air Force (4)).
Evan Washington in Search of 1,000
Senior Evan Washington enters the 2010-11 campaign within striking distance of becoming the 23rd player in Air Force history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Washington, the only Falcon to start all 31 games last season, has 735 career points and is currently 45th on the school's career scoring list after scoring 318 points last year as a junior. The last Falcon to join the 1,000-point club was Matt McCraw in 2007.
