Air Force Opens Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championships vs. Nevada Wednesday

#12 (seed) Air Force vs. #5 Nevada
2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Men's Basketball Championships
Wednesday, March 11 - 2:30 pm PT
Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) - Las Vegas, NV

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream:   MWN (Talent: Nate Kreckman & Terrence Ogelsby)
Radio Stream:   KVOR AM 740 (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats:   Statbroadcast

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	Nevada
Record	3-28, 0-20 MW	20-11, 12-8 MW
Streak	L24	W1
Last Game	L, 74-59 vs. Nevada	W, 74-59 vs. Air Force
Nickname	Falcons	Wolf Pack
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Reno, NV/21,657
Website	GoAirForceFalcons.com	NevadaWolfpack.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Jon Jordan (Interim HC)	Steve Alford
Alma Mater	USAFA, 1985	Indiana, 1987
School Record	0-14/1st season as interim HC/9th at AF	132-87/7th
Career Record	Same	719-386/35th
Record vs. Opponent	0-2	23-2

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N:   Air Force trails 3-22 - 2-10/1-12
First Meeting:   Jan. 10, 1981 at USAFA (AF 51-50)
Last Meeting:   March 7, 2026 at Reno (Nevada 74-59)
Streak:   Nevada, 8

NOTABLE:
- Air Force is 6-26 all-time at the MW Championships. Falcons looking for first win at tourney since 2020.
- Air Force meets Nevada for first time ever at MW Championships.
- AF faces an opponent it ended regular season with for first time since BYU in 2001 & Utah in 2000.
- 57 percent of the team scoring comes from the freshman class & 63 percent in MW games.
- Five of Air Force's non-conference opponents won their conference regular season title.
- Freshmen, guard Kam Sanders (12.5 ppg) and forward Lucas Hobin (11.7 ppg), rank first and second in scoring average by freshman all-time at Air Force in the MW era.
- Sanders is Air Force's freshman scoring (388 pts) and assists record holder (120).
- Hobin is Air Force's freshman three's record holder with 70.

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