Thursday, November 17
USAFA, CO - Clune Arena
7:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Portland
Air Force Hosts Portland Thursday
11/16/2022 9:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Portland vs. Air Force
Thursday, Nov. 17 - 7:05 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAFA, CO
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN (Talent: Jesse Kurtz and Roland Vargish)
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Portland
Record: 1-2/3-1
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/19-15, 7-7, 6th WCC
Streak: L1/L1
Last Game: L, 73-69, OT vs. Texas A&M-Commerce/L, 77-65, at Kent State
Next Game: 11/21 vs. USC-Upstate/11/19 vs. Seattle U
Nickname: Falcons/Pilots
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Portland, OR/3,993
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/PortlandPilots.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Shantay Legans
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Fresno State, 2004
School Record: 68-103 (7th season)/78-50 (5th season)
Career Record: 252-280 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 0-2/First Meeting
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: 6-6 - 5-1/1-4/0-1
First Meeting: Feb. 13, 1965, L 73-57 at Portland
Last Meeting: Dec. 27 2008, L 43-42 @ Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, CA
Streak: Portland, 1
NOTABLE:
- Air Force meets Portland for the first time in 14 years.
- The game will feature a contrast in styles as the Pilots average 85.9 ppg, while Air Force allows 68.7.
- Air Force ranks 61st in the nation with 5.0 blocked shots per game.
- 17 of 20 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
- Air Force plays the third of seven consecutive home games at Clune Arena.
- Air Force plays a program-record 19 home games in 2022-23.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts USC-Upstate as part of the Collegiate Hoops Roadshow on Monday, Nov. 21 at Clune Arena. Tip time is 7:05 pm. The game will be televised by Altitude 2 and streamed on the Mountain West Network.
Thursday, Nov. 17 - 7:05 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAFA, CO
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN (Talent: Jesse Kurtz and Roland Vargish)
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Portland
Record: 1-2/3-1
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/19-15, 7-7, 6th WCC
Streak: L1/L1
Last Game: L, 73-69, OT vs. Texas A&M-Commerce/L, 77-65, at Kent State
Next Game: 11/21 vs. USC-Upstate/11/19 vs. Seattle U
Nickname: Falcons/Pilots
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Portland, OR/3,993
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/PortlandPilots.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Shantay Legans
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Fresno State, 2004
School Record: 68-103 (7th season)/78-50 (5th season)
Career Record: 252-280 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 0-2/First Meeting
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: 6-6 - 5-1/1-4/0-1
First Meeting: Feb. 13, 1965, L 73-57 at Portland
Last Meeting: Dec. 27 2008, L 43-42 @ Golden Bear Classic in Berkeley, CA
Streak: Portland, 1
NOTABLE:
- Air Force meets Portland for the first time in 14 years.
- The game will feature a contrast in styles as the Pilots average 85.9 ppg, while Air Force allows 68.7.
- Air Force ranks 61st in the nation with 5.0 blocked shots per game.
- 17 of 20 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
- Air Force plays the third of seven consecutive home games at Clune Arena.
- Air Force plays a program-record 19 home games in 2022-23.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts USC-Upstate as part of the Collegiate Hoops Roadshow on Monday, Nov. 21 at Clune Arena. Tip time is 7:05 pm. The game will be televised by Altitude 2 and streamed on the Mountain West Network.
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