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Air Force Suspends Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Scott

The Falcons suspended the head coach over allegations of mistreatment of athletes.
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Joe Scott has been the Falcons’ head coach for 10 total seasons over two stints.
Joe Scott has been the Falcons’ head coach for 10 total seasons over two stints. | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

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Air Force Academy officially suspended men’s basketball head coach Joe Scott on Saturday due to allegations of mistreatment of athletes, the school announced in a statement.

Falcons assistant Jon Jordan will serve as the program’s interim head coach. Scott will be suspended indefinitely during the investigation.

Scott previously served as the head coach at Air Force from 2000 to ‘04 when he led the Falcons to the 2004 NCAA tournament—the program’s first time in the Big Dance since the early 1960s. After stops as the head coach at Princeton and Denver, Scott was hired back at Air Force ahead of the 2020-21 campaign.

Over 10 total seasons at Air Force, Scott has logged a 97–183 record with one NCAA tournament appearance. Air Force hasn’t finished a season over .500 since the 2012-13 campaign under head coach Dave Pilipovich.

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Tom Dierberger is a staff writer and editor on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor's in communication from St. John's University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.

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