Air Force MBB Opens 2025-26 At Belmont

Air Force vs. Belmont
Monday, Nov. 3 - 6:30 pm CT
Curb Event Center (5,000) - Nashville, Tenn.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   ESPN+ Talent: Steve Layman (PXP), Greg Sage (Color), Lucas Panzica (sideline)
Radio:   KVOR 740 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	Belmont
2024-25 Record	4-28, 1-19 MW (11th)	22-11, 13-7 MVC (7th)
Streak	L5	L1
Last Game	L, 68-59 at UNLV	L, 57-50 vs. Drake
Next Game	11/8 vs. Austin Peay	11/8 vs. Tennessee State
Nickname	Falcons	Bruins
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Nashville, TN/8,944
Website	GoAirForceFalcons.com	BelmontBruins.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	Casey Alexander
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Belmont, 1995
School Record	94-169 (10th season)	140-54 (7th season)
Career Record	278-346 (22nd season)	277-174 (15th season)
Record vs. Opponent	2-3	1-0

THE SERIES
Overall:   Air Force trails 1-2
First Meeting:   Dec. 11, 2002 at USAFA (AF 85-76)
Last Meeting:   Nov. 15, 2025 at USAFA (Belmont 79-48)
Streak:   Belmont, 2

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 is 32-37 all-time in season-openers.
- Air Force's last time playing in the state of Tennessee was Nov. 30, 2003, at Belmont.
- Air Force enters the season with 132 total games played and 48 starts made by its roster.
- 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 Austin Peay on Saturday, Nov. 8. Tip time is 2 pm MT from Clune Arena.

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