2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team

2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–20 (4–11 Mountain West)
Head coach	Joe Scott (2nd season);
Home arena	Clune Arena

2001–02 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
Utah	10	–	4	.714	21	–	9	.700
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
BYU	7	–	7	.500	18	–	12	.600
San Diego State †	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
New Mexico	6	–	8	.429	16	–	14	.533
Colorado State	3	–	11	.214	12	–	18	.400
Air Force	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 2002 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2001–02 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 2nd-year head coach Joe Scott, they played their home games at Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Air Force finished 9–19 overall and tied for last place in the Mountain West with a 3–11 conference record.

Roster

Name	Height	Class	Position
Tom Bellairs	6–7	Junior	Center
Joel Gerlach	6–7	Sophomore	Forward
Marc Holum	6–6	Freshmen	Forward
Vernard Jenkins	5-9	Junior	Guard
Tim Keller	6-3	Freshmen	Guard
A.J. Kuhle	6-4	Sophomore	Forward
Eric Lang	6-4	Freshmen	Forward
Danny Legans	6-3	Sophomore	Forward
Selwyn Mansell	5-11	Senior	Guard
David Patterson	6-8	Freshmen	Forward
Tysen Pina	6-8	sophomore	Forward
Robert Todd	6-6	Sophomore	Forward
Lamoni Yazzie	6-1	Senior	Guard

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/01 4:30 pm		at Yale	W 68–62	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
11/14/01		at Missouri	L 56–86	1–1	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MS
11/18/01		at Denver	W 52–44	2–1	Mizzou Arena Denver, CO
11/24/01		at Navy	L 53–71	2–2	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
11/30/01		at Montana State	L 65–70	2–3	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/01/01		at Fresno State	L 52–68	2–4	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/05/01		Arkansas State	W 67–63	3–4	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/01		Oakland	L 53–57	3–5	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
12/12/01		at Denver	L 53–63	3–6	Magness Arena Denver, CO
12/22/01		at Liberty	W 66–54	4–6	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
12/29/01		at Tennessee	L 44–64	4–7	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/02/02		at Northern Arizona	W 57–56	5–7	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
01/07/02		at UNLV	L 54–66	5–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
01/10/02		at Texas-Pan American	L 52–58	5–9	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
01/14/02 ESPN		at New Mexico	L 47–50	5–10	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
01/19/02		New Mexico	L 57–63	5–11	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
01/21/02		BYU	W 74–64	6–11	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
01/26/02 ESPN		at Colorado State	L 57–60	6–12	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
01/26/02		at Wyoming	L 76–83	6–13	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
02/04/02		San Diego State	W 67–54	7–13	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/04/02		San Diego State	W 67–54	8–13	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/09/02		New Mexico	W 47–44	9–13	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/16/02		at Utah	L 51–59	9–14	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
02/18/02		at BYU	L 51–67	9–15	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/23/02		Wyoming	L 51–67	9–16	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/02		Colorado State	L 51–59	9–17	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/28/02		at UNLV	L 66–73	9–18	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
03/02/02		at San Diego State	L 47–49	9–19	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
2002 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/07/02 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Wyoming Quarterfinals	L 67–69	9–20	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

^ sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

[1] sports-reference.com 2001-02 Mountain West Conference Season Summary

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Air Force Falcons men's basketball
Venues	Clune Arena (1968–present)
Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" All-Military Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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