Air Force MBB Hosts New Mexico Saturday – Air Force Academy Athletics

New Mexico vs. Air Force
Saturday, Jan. 10 – 1 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,508) – USAF Academy, Colo.
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***Base Access (Required): Non DOD ID card holders (over the age of 18) must obtain a visitors pass for base access. BASE ACCESS LINK***
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: MW Network (PxP – Josh Howe; Analyst – Brian Jerman)
Radio Stream: AM 740 KVOR (PxP – Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quickfacts
Air Force
New Mexico
Record
3-12, 0-4 MW
12-3, 3-1 MW
Streak
L8
W2
Last Game
L, 99-62 vs. (RV/RV) Utah State
W, 80-70 at Colorado State
Next Game
1/13 at San Jose State
1/13 vs. Grand Canyon
Nickname
Falcons
Lobos
Location/Enrollment
Colorado Springs, CO/4,000
Albuquerque, NM/21,638
Website
GoAirForceFalcons.com
goLobos.com
THE COACHES
Head Coach
Joe Scott
Eric Olen
Alma Mater
Princeton, 1987
Spring Hill, 2004
School Record
97-181 (10th season)
First Season
Career Record
281-358 (22nd season)
252-122 (13th season)
Record vs. Opponent
8-20
0-0
THE SERIES
Overall: New Mexico leads, 69-27
First Meeting: Dec. 7, 1957 at New Mexico (AF 68-50)
Last Meeting: March 1, 2025 at Albuquerque (NM 92-71)
Streak: UNM 3
NOTABLE:
– Air Force enters game with 279 total games played on its roster, compared to 662 for New Mexico.
– Air Force entered the season with 132 total games played and 48 starts made by its roster.
– 46.9 percent of the team scoring comes from the freshman class.
– Caleb Walker is shooting 73.3 percent from the field and 78.3 in MW games.
– Walker made 16 consecutive baskets across three games, the fourth-longest streak in the nation.
– Freshman guard Kam Sanders set a school record for most consecutive free throws made in a game with 15 against South Dakota, breaking a 67-year old school record set back in 1958.
– Air Force has made a three in 504 straight games, dating back to 2009.
UP NEXT:
Air Force travels to San Jose State on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Tip time is 7 pm PT and the game will be televised by NBC Sports Bay Area and streamed on the MW Network.




