2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Lavelle Scottie
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, TX
- High School:
- Arlington Heights
- Position:
- Forward
- 1,546 career points ranks 4th all-time at Air Force.
- 600 rebounds ranks tied for 7th all-time at Air Force.
- School record 128 career games played.
- Team Captain as a junior and senior
- 2018-19 Team MVP
- 2019-20 Team MVP
- 2019-20 All-Mountain West Third Team
- 2018-19 All-Mountain West Third Team
- 2020 Air Force Academy Outstanding Athletic Achievement recipient (USAFA Athletics Top 6 Award).
- 26th player in school history to surpass 1,000 points and just the fourth junior to do so.
- Led team in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior.
- School-record 18.0 ppg and 342 pts in MW contests in 2018-19.
2019-20 (Senior)
- Team co-captain for second straight season.
- All-Mountain West Third Team for season straight season.
- Team MVP for second straight season.
- 2020 Air Force Academy Outstanding Athletic Achievement recipient (USAFA Athletics Top 6 Award).???????
- Led Air Force in scoring for the third straight season, averaging 15.7 ppg and 17.6 ppg in MW play.
- Ranked 7th in MW play, averaging 17.6 ppg.
- 501 points is eighth most in a season.
- Led team in scoring 16 times. 22 games with at least 15 points.
- Double-double vs. #4 San Diego State with 16 pts and 13 reb.
- 22 pts vs. SJSU with 5 reb and 5 assists.
- 25 pts vs. San Jose State with career-high 5 assists.
- Season-high 26 pts and 9 reb vs. New Mexico.
- 23 points vs. Nevada. 12 of 15 at the free throw line.
- Reached the 20 point mark seven times.
2018-19 (Junior)
• Third Team All-Mountain West.
• Team Co-Captain for 2018-19 (along with senior Pervis Louder)
• Team MVP.
• Led team in scoring for the second straight season at 15.3 ppg, which ranked 9th in MW.
• 6th in MW play at 18.0 ppg.
• 324 pts and 18.0 ppg are Air Force season records in MW play.
• 1,045 career points, ranking 22nd all-time at Air Force.
• Reached 1,000 career points against Nevada, becoming the 26th player in Air Force history over the 1,000 mark. Just the fourth junior to accomplish the feat.
• Back to back games with double double with 13 pts, 10 reb. vs. Nevada.
• Third double-double of season with 18 pts and 10 reb vs. Wyoming.
• 25 pts vs. San Jose St. Has 8 games with at least 20 points this season.
• Career-high 34 pts vs. Wyoming, 23 coming in first half. Made 11 straight shots to open the game. The 34 points is the 9th most in a conference game by a Falcon and tied for most by a front court player.
• 15 straight games in double digits scoring snapped vs. Colorado St.
• 17 points and 15 rebounds vs. Army for first-career double-double.
• Career-high 46 minutes played vs. UMBC and logged 45 vs. SJSU.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Led team in scoring (12.2) and was third in rebounding (4.4)
- 12.8 points in MW games which ranked 19th in the conference.
- Second on team with .457 shooting percentage.
- Led team with 37 three’s made and second with 14 blocked shots.
- Team-best 11 games as the leading scorer.
- Started 28 of 31 games, averaging 26.6 minutes per game.
- 23 points and career-best nine rebounds vs. UNLV in MW tourn.
- Game-high 18 points and career-high three steals vs. Utah State.
- 15 points and six rebounds vs. New Mexico.
- 17 points and eight rebounds vs. Colorado State.
- Game-high 16 points and five rebounds at SDSU.
- 26 points, six rebounds and career-best four threes vs. UNLV.
- Career-high 27 points (11-14 FG) vs. Western State, 19 in second half.
- 27 points were the most by a Falcon since 2016.
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Played in all 33 games, starting three, led all freshmen in games and minutes played
- Scored in double figures in six of the last seven games.
- Averaged 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the two MW tournament games.
- Shot 81.8 percent (9-11) from field, 1.000 percent (3-3) from three and the line (4-4).
- 12 points and career bests of eight rebounds and 34 minutes vs. Colorado State in MW tournament.
- Career-best 13 points and four rebounds vs. Wyoming in MW tournament...career-high three threes.
- Career-high 13 points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Boise State.
- 10 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in 13 minutes at Utah State.
- 12 points and two rebounds vs. UNLV.
- 11 points and had two assists at San Jose State.
- Two points, three rebounds and two assists vs. Nevada in first-career start.
- 11 points, seven rebounds, career-high three assists in 23 minutes at Boise State.
- Seven rebounds are second most of career and most in a conference game.
- Six points, two rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots vs. San Diego State.
- Sight points and a career-best eight rebounds vs. UC Davis, hit 6-8 free throws.
- Four points and five rebounds in a career-best 19 minutes vs. Denver.
- 10 points and six rebounds vs. JWU.
- Two points, one rebound and one assist vs. McPherson in first-career game, played 14 minutes.
Before Air Force
Lettered two years in basketball in high school … high school basketball coach was John Wagner … attended the Air Force Academy Prep School and played basketball.
Personal
Parents are Lawrence and Cynthia Scottie … member of cadet squadron 6 … majoring in economics … would like to work in acquisitions following graduation … during the summer prior to senior season, introduced prospective high school students to the Academy and also worked basic cadet training as a military guidance counselor to the incoming freshman class ... completed survival training and Soaring summer prior to sophomore season.
