A look back at 2016-17
3/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
THE BREAKDOWN
Overall Record:........ 12-21 (4-14, 10th MW)
Head Coach................ Dave Pilipovich
Alma Mater................. Thiel College, 1986
School Record.......... 72-94 (5th season)
Career Record........... Same
Nickname:.................... Falcons
Location:.......................Colorado Springs, CO
Website:.........................GoAirForceFalcons.com
SEASON RECAP
Air Force ended the season 12-21 overall and finished 10th in the Mountain West with a 4-14 mark. The Falcons defeated Wyoming, 83-68, in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas which is just the fourth win by the Falcons in the championships. The Falcons opened the game with a Mountain West tournament record 25-0 run.
The Falcons averaged 73.1 points per game which is the sixth-best single-season mark in school history and best since 1999. Air Force shot 43.6 percent from the field, including a 36.3 mark from 3-point territory which is the 11th best mark in program history. The team averaged 15.0 assists per game which was second in the league and the team's 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio was second-best in the MW.
Senior Hayden Graham became the first player in 34 years to lead the team in scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons with averages of 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds. He became the 24th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point mark, doing it in his 100th career game. Graham also became just the eighth player in Air Force history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds.
