Three Falcons Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

6/23/2009-M. Basketball

Three members of the 2008-09 Air Force men's basketball team, Andrew Henke, Mike McLain and Sammy Schafer, have been named to the 2009 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team. This is the... [+]

Anwar Johnson Receives Top Honor at Men's Basketball Banquet

4/16/2009-M. Basketball

Senior Anwar Johnson was awarded the top honor Thursday night at the Air Force men's basketball awards banquet, held at the Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel. Johnson won the Bob Spear Award, given to the student-athlete that is outstanding in all areas of the Academy - academics, athletics and military performance. There is no higher honor for a men's basketball player. [+]

BYU Tops Falcons, 80-69, in MWC Quarterfinals

3/12/2009-M. Basketball

Jimmer Fredette scored 21 points, Jonathan Tavernari had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 25 BYU overcame a halftime deficit in an 80-69 victory over Air Force on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals. [+]

Falcons Play #25 BYU in MWC Quarterfinals

3/12/2009-M. Basketball

Air Force defeated Colorado State, 71-67, in the opening round of the 2009 Conoco MWC Championships Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nev. The ninth-seeded Falcons snapped a 16-game conference tournament losing streak, dating back to a 58-51 victory over #1 seed Colorado State in the Western Athletic Conference quarterfinals on March 8, 1990. Air Force, which had its first winless conference slate in program history (0-16) this season, improved to... [+]

Air Force Defeats CSU, 71-67, in MWC Tournament Opening Round

3/11/2009-M. Basketball

Four players scored in double digits to give Air Force its first conference win of the year as it beat Colorado State 71-67 on Wednesday in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Championship tournament. [+]

Falcons Play Colorado State at MWC Championships

3/10/2009-M. Basketball

The Air Force Falcons (9-20, 0-16 MWC) will be the No. 9 seed at this week's MWC Basketball Championships. They will face the No. 8-seeded Colorado State Rams (9-21, 4-12 MWC) in the opening-round game on Wednesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. (PT) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will be carried live in the Colorado Springs area on KCSF AM 1300 and televised nationally on The Mtn. [+]