Author: Jake Schaller
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AFA basketball: Three things to watch vs. New Mexico
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERNCE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS 1. WHAT DOES AIR FORCE HAVE LEFT?During their victory over Wyoming in Wednesday’s Mountain West Conference Tournament play-in game, the Falcons seemed to play with more passion and energy than they have in recent weeks. Players fought for loose balls, took charges and defended with intensity. But that had to…
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Falcons hoping for brighter tomorrow
LAS VEGAS – During a dismal 2009-10 season, Air Force women’s basketball coach Ardie McInelly stayed positive by focusing on the future. She noted the experience gained by the freshmen who made up half her roster – four were among the team’s top six scorers – and she touted a recruiting class that includes a…
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AFA’s Parker hopes to finish strong
LAS VEGAS – Air Force’s Grant Parker wants to finish his senior year with a flourish. Kind of like how he started it. The 6-foot-8 forward/center scored a career-high 26 points in the Falcons’ season opener and through seven games was averaging 17.1 points. But an unusual pelvic injury sidelined Parker for the next 10…
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Mountain West Conference Tournament capsules
Mountain West Conference Tournament Capsules Note: All times Mountain Air Force (9-20, 1-15)Seeded: NinthFirst Opponent: Wyoming, Wednesday, 3 p.m. (Play-in game)Series this season: 1-1. Won at home, 70-63, on Jan. 30; Lost at Wyoming, 58-49, on March 2.What’s encouraging: In the play-in game, Air Force faces the only MWC team it beat in the regular…
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Air Force AD endorses basketball coach
LAS VEGAS – Air Force athletic director Hans Mueh gave men’s basketball coach Jeff Reynolds an endorsement on Tuesday, the day before the Falcons meet Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference Tournament play-in game. Air Force has lost 32 of its last 34 games against MWC teams and recently finished in the league basement for…
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Air Force men vs. Wyoming – 3 Things to Watch
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PLAY-IN GAME AIR FORCE vs. WYOMING 3 THINGS TO WATCH 1. 3-POINT SHOOTINGAir Force beat Wyoming, 70-63, on Jan. 30 but lost to the Cowboys, 58-49, on March 2. The major difference in Wyoming’s victory? “I thought (the Falcons) missed some shots, and we made some shots,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer…
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Falcons’ Washington earns honorable mention all-MWC
Air Force junior guard Evan Washington earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors for the 2009-10 season, the league announced Monday. Washington, who ranked second in the league in minutes per game (33.9), averaged 10.4 points and a team-high 4.7 rebounds for the Falcons this season. He was the only Falcon to receive any recognition,…
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Falcons hoping for some Vegas magic
The clichéd Las Vegas movie plot line is as follows: Down-in-the-dumps character heads for the desert, hoping to leave troubled past in rearview mirror and reverse fortunes with long-shot gambling streak. It’s a role tailor-made for the Air Force’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both arrive at this week’s Mountain West Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments…
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Last links to AFA’s glory say goodbye with another loss
Four Air Force seniors said goodbye to Clune Arena on Saturday night. And Clune said goodbye to the last four Air Force players with links to the program’s glory days. When Grant Parker, Avery Merriex, Mike McLain and Saj El-Amin were freshmen, the Falcons won a program-record 26 games and spent much of the season…
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Falcons have makings of special secondary
Air Force secondary coach Charlton Warren can’t help but smile when asked about the group of defensive backs he’ll have for the 2010 season. Three starters return from the secondary that helped the Falcons rank fifth in the country in pass defense. And this group should be deeper and more athletic than any in recent…