Air Force Hosts Long Island on Veteran's Day

Long Island vs. Air Force
Tuesday, Nov. 11 - 2 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,508) - USAF Academy, Colo.
Base Access (Required): Non DOD ID card holders must obtain a visitors pass for base access. BASE ACCESS LINK

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: No video stream due to government shutdown
Radio Stream: Varsity Sports App/XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	LIU
Record	0-2	1-1
Streak	L7	W1
Last Game	L, 74-54 vs. Austin Peay	W, 94-90 at IU Indy
Next Game	11/15 vs. Miami (Ohio)	11/15 vs. James Madison
Nickname	Falcons	Sharks
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Brooklyn, NY/16,092
Website	GoAirForceFalcons.com	LIUathletics.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	Rod Strickland
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	DePaul
School Record	94-171, 10th season	28-65, 4th season
Career Record	278-348, 22nd season	Same
Record vs. Opponent	1-1	1-1

THE SERIES
Overall:   Tied 1-1
First Meeting:   Nov. 10, 2023 at Brooklyn, NY (AF 82-67)
Last Meeting:   Nov. 11, 2024 at USAFA (LIU 63-54)
Streak:   LIU, 1

NOTABLE:
- Air Force begins its 70th season of basketball.
- Head coach Joe Scott enters year six of his second stint as head coach at Air Force and 10th overall.
- Air Force returns eight players and welcomes nine freshmen to the 2025-26 team.
- Air Force enters the season with 132 total games played and 48 starts made by its roster.
- 54 percent of the team scoring has come from freshmen through the first two games.
- 2025 graduate Ethan Taylor was a first-round selection in the recent NBA G-League Draft (9th overall). He was drafted by the Greensboro Swarm and then traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors, the G-League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors.

UP NEXT:
Air Force hosts Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tip time is noon MT.

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