
Air Force Travels To Fresno State For Saturday Game
1/25/2024 1:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Air Force vs. Fresno State
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 - 4 pm PT
Save Mart Center (15,596) - Fresno, Calif.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
THE COACHES
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: Air Force is 9-26 vs. Fresno State - 4-11/4-13/1-2
First Meeting: Nov. 28, 1980 at Fresno (Fresno State 55-40)
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2023 at USAFA (FS, 74-69)
Streak: FS, 1
NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 4-4 on the road this season and leads MW with 3 true non-conference road wins.
- Air Force's 32-point win Tuesday was biggest ever over UNLV and in a MW road game for the program.
- Sophomore Rytis Petraitis notched the second triple-double in program history vs. UNLV (18p-13r-11a).
- The combined record of Air Force's first 5 MW opponents was 61-17 (at time of playing). 3 of those teams are currently in Top 25 polls.
- Air Force is one of four teams in the nation with no seniors and no grad transfers.
- Air Force ranks 35th in nation in 3 pt FG% (37.3) and 54th in nation blocks per game (4.6).
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 1st in nation in minutes played (38.58) and 3rd in three's per game (3.56).
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Wyoming on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Tip time is 7 pm MT.
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 - 4 pm PT
Save Mart Center (15,596) - Fresno, Calif.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MWN
Radio: AM 740 KVOR (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts | Air Force | Fresno State |
2023-24 Record | 8-10, 1-5 MW | 8-11, 1-5 MW |
2022-23 Record | 14-18/5-13, 10th MW | 11-20/6-12, 8th MW |
Streak | W1 | L2 |
Last Game | W, 90-58, at UNLV | L, 72-68, vs. Boise State |
Next Game | 1/30 vs. Wyoming | 1/30 at UNLV |
Nickname | Falcons | Bulldogs |
Location/Enrollment | Colorado Springs, CO/4,000 | Fresno, CA/24,050 |
Website | GoAirForceFalcons.com | goBulldogs.com |
THE COACHES
Head Coach | Joe Scott | Justin Hutson |
Alma Mater | Princeton, 1987 | CSU Bakersfield, 1994 |
School Record | 89-129/8th season | 88-84/6th season |
Career Record | 273-306/20th | Same |
Record vs. Opponent | 1-5 | 7-3 |
THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: Air Force is 9-26 vs. Fresno State - 4-11/4-13/1-2
First Meeting: Nov. 28, 1980 at Fresno (Fresno State 55-40)
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2023 at USAFA (FS, 74-69)
Streak: FS, 1
NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 4-4 on the road this season and leads MW with 3 true non-conference road wins.
- Air Force's 32-point win Tuesday was biggest ever over UNLV and in a MW road game for the program.
- Sophomore Rytis Petraitis notched the second triple-double in program history vs. UNLV (18p-13r-11a).
- The combined record of Air Force's first 5 MW opponents was 61-17 (at time of playing). 3 of those teams are currently in Top 25 polls.
- Air Force is one of four teams in the nation with no seniors and no grad transfers.
- Air Force ranks 35th in nation in 3 pt FG% (37.3) and 54th in nation blocks per game (4.6).
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 1st in nation in minutes played (38.58) and 3rd in three's per game (3.56).
- Air Force has its first seniorless team since 1987, a span of 36 years.
UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Wyoming on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Tip time is 7 pm MT.
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