List of Air Force Falcons men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Air Force Falcons men's basketball head coaches. The Falcons have had 8 coaches in their 67-season history.^[1]

Air Force's current head coach is Joe Scott. He was hired in March 2020 for his second stint as the Falcons' head coach^[2] to replace the fired Dave Pilipovich.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1956–1971	Bob Spear	15	177–175	.503
2	1971–1984	Hank Egan	13	148–185	.444
3	1984–2000	Reggie Minton	16	150–296	.336
4	2000–2004 2020–present	Joe Scott	7	81–119	.405
5	2004–2005	Chris Mooney	1	18–12	.600
6	2005–2007	Jeff Bzdelik	2	50–16	.758
7	2017–2012^[a]	Jeff Reynolds	5	63–82	.434
8	2012–2020^[a]^[b]	Dave Pilipovich	9	110–151	.421
Totals		8 coaches	67 seasons	800–1,035	.436
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

^ ^a ^b Air Force fired Jeff Reynolds on February 8, 2012, and named Dave Pilipovich as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]
^ Dave Pilipovich served as interim head coach for six games in 2012, then was named permanent head coach prior to the Falcons' regular-season finale.^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Air Force MBB History" (PDF). Air Force Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ Graham, Pat (March 31, 2020). "Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ Briggeman, Brent (March 9, 2020). "Dave Pilipovich leaves with 'head held high' after firing as Air Force men's basketball coach". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ "Air Force fires coach Jeff Reynolds". ESPN.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ Moss, Irv (March 3, 2012). "Dave Pilipovich takes over permanent position as AFA coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[Reynolds-5] Air Force fired Jeff Reynolds on February 8, 2012, and named Dave Pilipovich as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[Pilipovich-7] Dave Pilipovich served as interim head coach for six games in 2012, then was named permanent head coach prior to the Falcons' regular-season finale.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] "Air Force MBB History" (PDF). Air Force Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[2] Graham, Pat (March 31, 2020). "Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men's basketball coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[3] Briggeman, Brent (March 9, 2020). "Dave Pilipovich leaves with 'head held high' after firing as Air Force men's basketball coach". The Gazette. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[4] "Air Force fires coach Jeff Reynolds". ESPN.com. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

[6] Moss, Irv (March 3, 2012). "Dave Pilipovich takes over permanent position as AFA coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 22, 2023.

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