Wednesday, March 8
Las Vegas, NV
2:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
UNLV
Air Force Opens Against UNLV at MW Championships
3/6/2023 9:14:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Air Force vs. UNLV
Wednesday, March 8 - 1:30 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, NV
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN (Talent: Nate Kreckman & Richie Schueler)
Radio: Xtra Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/UNLV
Record: 14-17, 5-13 MW/18-12, 7-11 MW
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/8-23, 1-17, 11th MW
Streak: L3/W1
Last Game: L, 63-61 vs. San Jose State/W, 69-67, OT at Nevada
Nickname: Falcons/Runnin' Rebels
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Las Vegas, NV/30,679
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/UNLVRebels.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Kevin Kruger
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Arizona State, 2006
School Record: 81-118 (7th season)/36-26 (2nd season)
Career Record: 265-295 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 3-11/2-1
THE SERIES
Overall: Air Force trails 15-45
First Meeting: Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2023 (UNLV 54-53)
Streak: UNLV 2 (UNLV has won 13 in a row in Las Vegas dating back to 2014)
NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 6-23 all-time at MW Championships and has a 1-4 record as the #10 seed.
- Air Force is 0-5 vs. UNLV at the MW Championships.
- Air Force is looking for its 15th win, which would be most since the 2012-13 season.
- Air Force has the most Freshman of the Week winners in the nation the past two seasons with six players.
- Air Force, at 151 in the latest NET rankings, is improved 113 spots from its 264 finish in 2021-22.
- Air Force has a program record 125 blocked shots (111 was previous record set in 1994).
- Air Force's nine non-conference wins over Div. I opponents is most since 2006-07 and third-most ever.
- 16 of 19 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
Wednesday, March 8 - 1:30 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, NV
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN (Talent: Nate Kreckman & Richie Schueler)
Radio: Xtra Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/UNLV
Record: 14-17, 5-13 MW/18-12, 7-11 MW
2021-22 Record: 11-18, 4-13, 9th MW/8-23, 1-17, 11th MW
Streak: L3/W1
Last Game: L, 63-61 vs. San Jose State/W, 69-67, OT at Nevada
Nickname: Falcons/Runnin' Rebels
Location/Enrollment: Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Las Vegas, NV/30,679
Website: GoAirForceFalcons.com/UNLVRebels.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Joe Scott/Kevin Kruger
Alma Mater: Princeton, 1987/Arizona State, 2006
School Record: 81-118 (7th season)/36-26 (2nd season)
Career Record: 265-295 (19th season)/Same
Record vs. Opponent: 3-11/2-1
THE SERIES
Overall: Air Force trails 15-45
First Meeting: Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting: Feb. 24, 2023 (UNLV 54-53)
Streak: UNLV 2 (UNLV has won 13 in a row in Las Vegas dating back to 2014)
NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 6-23 all-time at MW Championships and has a 1-4 record as the #10 seed.
- Air Force is 0-5 vs. UNLV at the MW Championships.
- Air Force is looking for its 15th win, which would be most since the 2012-13 season.
- Air Force has the most Freshman of the Week winners in the nation the past two seasons with six players.
- Air Force, at 151 in the latest NET rankings, is improved 113 spots from its 264 finish in 2021-22.
- Air Force has a program record 125 blocked shots (111 was previous record set in 1994).
- Air Force's nine non-conference wins over Div. I opponents is most since 2006-07 and third-most ever.
- 16 of 19 on the Air Force roster are freshmen and sophomores. Air Force has just three upperclassmen.
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