Air Force Falcons

3-1 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +9.8
-9.7
net rating per 100 · #281 in D-I · model
103.8
adjusted offense · #214
113.4
adjusted defense · #318
74.9
pace, possessions / 40 · #10
-10.2
strength of schedule so far · #231

Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
33 Grant Best FR GFR6' 4" 4/4 30.5 18.5 4.8 3.2 51.0 61.8 +1.4
3 Kam Sanders GSO6' 3" 4/4 28.2 20.2 4.8 4.5 53.5 57.3 -3.5
10 Caleb Walker FSR6' 9" 3/3 28.0 12.0 8.7 1.0 35.5 42.9 -1.0
24 Lucas Hobin FSO6' 8" 4/4 24.8 16.0 4.5 0.2 52.4 61.0 -4.5
2 A.J. Patterson GJR6' 3" 4/0 17.2 6.8 2.8 1.8 53.6 65.5 -2.5
21 Ethan Greenberg GSO6' 4" 4/0 16.0 7.0 2.5 0.2 56.2 55.3 -3.7
0 Josh Gatete FSR6' 9" 4/1 13.0 1.2 2.0 1.0 27.8 27.8 -1.9
15 Justin Hinds GSO6' 5" 4/2 13.0 3.8 4.0 1.0 46.4 50.4 -0.4
11 Brendan Martin FSO6' 6" 4/2 12.0 3.5 3.0 1.5 26.5 35.6 -1.4
30 Eli Robinson FJR6' 6" 4/0 11.8 3.0 2.8 0.2 41.7 43.6 -1.1
51 Wesley Celichowski CSR7' 0" 2/0 9.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 50.0 50.0 -4.3
7 Elliott Taite GJR6' 4" 1/0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -2.1
32 Kolby Gilles FSR6' 5" 2/0 3.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -6.3
13 Caleb Fay FR FFR6' 6" 1/0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 -1.5
17 Diggy Griffin FR GFR6' 5" 1/0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0.0 100.0 86.8 -1.2
8 Keaton Frisch FSO6' 6" 1/0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 82.0 -1.7
4 Mark Caslaru FR CFR6' 10" 1/0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 -1.6
1 Mayson Thomas FR FFR6' 5" 1/0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 50.0 61.5 -1.1
5 Riley Dering FSO6' 9" 1/0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4
6 Tre Keene FR GFR6' 1" 1/0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 -1.2
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 at Wright State Raiders ESPN+ L 71-102 +12.5 miss – 1,102 +2h
Thu 11/5 vs Calumet St. Joseph Crimson Wave MW+ W 107-58 – 2 1,102
Sun 11/8 vs Idaho State Bengals MW+ W 89-82 -5.5 cover 2 –
Wed 11/11 vs Loyola Chicago Ramblers MW+ W 107-93 -12.5 cover 2 –
Sat 11/14 at Pacific Tigers ESPN+ 4 PM ET +13.2 2 893 -1h odds
Sun 11/15 at Pacific Tigers ESPN+ 4 PM ET +12.0model +15.3 · 10% winFavoritePAC -12.03.3Under 16414.3 0 – odds
Sat 11/21 at UTSA Roadrunners ESPN+ 5 PM ET –model +6.3 · 30% win 5 1,636 +1h
Tue 11/24 vs Army Black Knights N ESPN+ 8 PM ET –model +1.9 · 44% win 2 –
Sat 11/28 vs Brown Bears – 3 PM ET – 3 744
Tue 12/1 vs Denver Pioneers – 9 PM ET – 2 –
Sun 12/6 vs Navy Midshipmen – 2 PM ET – 4 –
Thu 12/10 at Austin Peay Governors ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 3 966 +1h
Fri 12/18 vs Alabama State Hornets – 8:30 PM ET – 7 966
Mon 12/21 vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels – 3 PM ET – 2 –
Tue 12/29 at Utah Utes ESPN2 10 PM ET – 7 398
Tue 1/5 vs San José State Spartans Mountain West – 8:30 PM ET – 6 398
Sat 1/9 vs UTEP Miners Mountain West – 2 PM ET – 3 –
Tue 1/12 at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West – TBA ET – 1 3,343 -3h
Sat 1/16 vs New Mexico Lobos Mountain West – 4:30 PM ET – 4 3,343
Tue 1/19 at Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West – 10 PM ET – 2 803 -1h
Fri 1/22 vs Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West – 11 PM ET – 2 803
Tue 1/26 at Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West – 10:30 PM ET – 3 549
Sat 1/30 at New Mexico Lobos Mountain West – 8:30 PM ET – 3 330
Tue 2/2 vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West – TBA ET – 1 278
Sat 2/6 at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West – 7 PM ET – 4 911 -1h
Wed 2/10 vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West – TBA ET – 2 911
Sat 2/13 at San José State Spartans Mountain West – TBA ET – 2 933 -1h
Tue 2/16 vs Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West – 10 PM ET – 3 933
Sat 2/20 vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West – 3 PM ET – 3 –
Wed 2/24 at UNLV Rebels Mountain West – 10:30 PM ET – 3 594 -1h
Sat 2/27 at Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West – 3 PM ET – 2 770
Tue 3/2 vs Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West – TBA ET – 1 176
Sat 3/6 at UTEP Miners Mountain West – 4 PM ET – 4 498
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 23,878 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Colorado Springs

Home floor: Clune Arena
  1. The building

    The Cadet Field House that holds Air Force's Clune Arena also has a six-lane, 293-yard indoor track and a 97-yard turf field under the same roof. en.wikipedia.org

  2. In the news

    Air Force went 3-29 overall and 0-20 in the Mountain West in 2025-26, the season before Joe Crispin took over the program. en.wikipedia.org

  3. The program

    Air Force made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1960, falling to DePaul 69-63. en.wikipedia.org

  4. In the news

    Air Force's first Mountain West tournament game is scheduled for March 10, 2027, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. en.wikipedia.org

  5. The coach

    Air Force coach Joe Crispin played on the 2001 Penn State team that upset North Carolina in the NCAA tournament, three years before the Tar Heels beat Air Force there. en.wikipedia.org

  6. The coach

    Before coming to Air Force, Joe Crispin went 90-54 as head coach at Division III Rowan from 2016 to 2023 and took Rowan to the Sweet 16 in his final season. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 31 checked notes on Air Force, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

Fieldhouse Notes

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Players

Grant Best #33 · G

Player rating+1.4#49 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+1.4#30
Defense+0.0#71
231 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%
18.5 pts4.8 reb3.2 ast30.5 min 20-48 FG9-19 3PT25-27 FT 61.8 TS%21.9 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · Saint John, IN · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 31176-142-53-323340
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 26177-163-70-053271
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 33254-111-316-1653220
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 32153-73-46-874060

Kam Sanders #3 · G

Player rating-3.5#117 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-1.9#111
Defense-1.6#104
214 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 34%
20.2 pts4.8 reb4.5 ast28.2 min 28-57 FG5-16 3PT20-31 FT 57.3 TS%27.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Albany, GA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 33176-161-44-850110
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 24217-131-36-1063020
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 26187-150-34-433321
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 30258-133-66-9512211

Caleb Walker #10 · F

Player rating-1.0#78 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-0.7#83
Defense-0.2#80
157 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%
12.0 pts8.7 reb1.0 ast28.0 min 11-31 FG0-0 3PT14-25 FT 42.9 TS%22.4 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 255 lbs · Jefferson City, MO · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 28113-90-05-1081120
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 DNP
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 26103-90-04-8110120
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 30155-130-05-772311

Lucas Hobin #24 · F

Player rating-4.5#127 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+0.5#53
Defense-4.9#129
190 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%
16.0 pts4.5 reb0.2 ast24.8 min 16-41 FG11-26 3PT21-26 FT 61.0 TS%22.4 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 208 lbs · Katy, TX · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 1720-40-22-340200
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 25206-153-85-741000
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 29164-102-66-860010
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 28266-126-108-840100

A.J. Patterson #2 · G

Player rating-2.5#111 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-1.6#105
Defense-0.9#89
129 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%
6.8 pts2.8 reb1.8 ast17.2 min 6-14 FG3-6 3PT12-15 FT 65.5 TS%16.6 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 200 lbs · Atlanta, GA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 23123-92-44-622000
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 1472-20-03-322140
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 1600-10-10-012200
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 1681-21-15-661501

Ethan Greenberg #21 · G

Player rating-3.7#119 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-0.9#88
Defense-2.8#118
121 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
7.0 pts2.5 reb0.2 ast16.0 min 11-24 FG5-18 3PT1-3 FT 55.3 TS%17.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · Centerville, OH · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 2031-51-50-010210
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 13104-71-41-231110
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 1131-51-50-020010
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 20125-72-40-140000

Josh Gatete #0 · F

Player rating-1.9#99 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+0.4#54
Defense-2.3#112
101 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%
1.2 pts2.0 reb1.0 ast13.0 min 2-9 FG1-6 3PT0-0 FT 27.8 TS%7.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 205 lbs · Granger, IN · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 631-21-20-001010
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 2200-30-20-042100
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 1321-20-10-020001
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 1100-20-10-021000

Justin Hinds #15 · G

Player rating-0.4#70 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-1.2#95
Defense+0.9#55
99 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%
3.8 pts4.0 reb1.0 ast13.0 min 6-14 FG1-4 3PT2-2 FT 50.4 TS%13.0 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 200 lbs · Wilmington, DE · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 600-20-10-021000
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 1673-41-10-041020
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 1762-60-22-260120
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 1321-20-00-042110

Brendan Martin #11 · F

Player rating-1.4#89 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+0.0#69
Defense-1.4#99
91 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
3.5 pts3.0 reb1.5 ast12.0 min 4-17 FG1-11 3PT5-6 FT 35.6 TS%17.2 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Huntsville, AL · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 821-30-20-011000
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 1030-40-23-432010
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 2293-71-42-272111
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 800-30-30-011000

Eli Robinson #30 · F

Player rating-1.1#80 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense-0.5#78
Defense-0.6#85
90 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%
3.0 pts2.8 reb0.2 ast11.8 min 5-12 FG0-0 3PT2-4 FT 43.6 TS%15.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Monument, CO · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at WRSTL 71-102 1141-20-02-230201
11-06vs CSJW 107-58 1642-60-00-050111
11-08vs IDSTW 89-82 700-10-00-010100
11-11vs LUCW 107-93 1342-30-00-221012