Early Season Trends

With Air Force basketball standing at 3-2 at this very early stage of the season and the coaches still tweaking the lineup; how do the fans see the season playing out for the Falcons? Let's take a look at what are the fans saying.   Full Story

In their 2nd game of the season this young Air Force team faced a decent Cal State Bakersfield team and came away with a win. With coach Reynolds still tinkering with the Falcon's team alignment, at least two freshman have stepped forward vying for minutes. Ltcpilot gives us a review of the game.   Full Story

Air Force opener against Western State proved to be quite the competitive game and gave the Falcons a quick look at the future. Let's review the game from the perspective of a couple of our most knowledgeable Falcon fans.   Full Story

It’s time for tipoff for the 2008-2009 basketball season for the Air Force Falcons. The Falcons, coming off a 16-14 season in 2007-2008, will face many challenges in a strong Mountain West Conference (MWC) this year while introducing their fans to many new faces on the team.   Full Story

The four top teams at the beginning of the season are also the quartet that's left standing. For the first time in the history of the NCAA tournament, the four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.   Full Story

Air Force played intense defense and shot well in their last game of the regular season. The Falcons, playing at home defeated a talented Aztec team. Air Force should meet these same Aztecs in the first round of the MWC Tourney this week.   Full Story

The Cowboys took a big step backward in the Mountain West Conference standings Saturday, losing to Air Force in a game that may end up spelling “pigtail” troubles for the Pokes down the road…   Full Story

Less than two weeks after losing a heartbreaker in overtime to New Mexico on their home court, the Cowboys managed to do the same thing against Air Force Wednesday night…   Full Story

Air Force basketball begins its season with a 1st place finish in their inaugual "Air Force Classic" tournament. The Falcons were a bit sluggish as the UNC Bears gave them all they wanted in this championship game. But the Falcons overcame and found many positives to build on for the season. Dartmouth took third over VMI.   Full Story

The Air Force Falcons took on and dominated their first regular season game Friday night. The Falcons beat Dartmouth in the 2nd game of the Air Force Classic. In an earlier game the UNC Bears beat VMI to advance to Saturday's championship game. The Falcons will meet the University of Northern Colorado at 8PM.   Full Story

Rocktober has sports fans in Colorado buzzing. Meanwhile, the CU football team is hoping to add to its two-game win streak Saturday. But there’s another team on the sports landscape that hopes to build a Bzzzz in the months to follow. With a sense of urgency, the CU men’s basketball team begins official practices Friday under new coach Jeff Bzdelik.   Full Story

Savannah forward Toby Veal was in Boulder last weekend on an official visit. Thursday evening, Veal made a decision about whether or not to head to the Rocky Mountains after high school.   Full Story

Point guard Kal Bay will not be part of next season's CU basketball team, the school has confirmed. It's the fourth scholarship player from last year's freshman class that won't return.   Full Story

The University of Colorado Board of Regents approved a five-year contract for basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik on Thursday. Inside, details of the contract.   Full Story

The Colorado men’s basketball team went through its first workout under new head coach Jeff Bzdelik on Friday. Talking to players afterward, it sounded as though the practice – closed to media – was an eye-opener.   Full Story

Inside, notes from Wednesday’s press conference in which Jeff Bzdelik was introduced as the 17th head coach in CU basketball history. Bzdelik talked about his reasons for coming to CU, coaching in the Big 12 and recruiting, among other things.   Full Story

With official word on Wednesday that Jeff Bzdelik would be the next head men’s basketball coach at Colorado came news CU is pushing forward on plans for a new practice facility for its basketball teams on campus.   Full Story

The process took just over five months, but late Tuesday night, the Colorado Buffaloes got their man. Jeff Bzdelik will be introduced as the new head men's basketball coach at CU in a press conference Wednesday morning at the University Memorial Center. Bzdelik's first day as a Buffalo promises to be a busy one.   Full Story

Billy Donovan isn't letting Kentucky rumors distract him or his Gators from defending their title. Jeff Goodman looks at who else might be in line for the Kentucky job, along with all the other openings.   Full Story

NEW YORK - Clemson head coach Oliver Purnell discusses moving on to the NIT Championship game.   Full Story

NEW YORK - Stats from Clemson's win over Air Force Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.   Full Story

NEW YORK – Each day while Clemson is in New York City playing in the NIT, Tigers junior forward Sam Perry will give CUTigers.com an account of what he’s been doing and what his thoughts are about those experiences.   Full Story

NEW YORK – Everyone knows that Clemson is one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the nation. In fact, it’s only three spots away from being the worst. But Air Force, which is one of the best, was just as bad.   Full Story

NEW YORK – It’s not surprising that Clemson guard K.C. Rivers made some big shots down the stretch. After all, he is the team’s leading scorer. But David Potter? What’s up with that?   Full Story

Go Air Force! Now there are three words I never thought I, a proud Naval Academy graduate, would hear myself saying in any public forum. However, here I am about to tell all Navy fans that they should be rooting for the Falcons tonight in their showdown with Clemson in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden.   Full Story