Men’s Basketball Takes on Air Force in First Road Contest

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following its 78-54 season-opening win over Wilmington on Monday, the Delaware men's basketball team travels to the Centennial State for its first road contest of the season in a matchup with Air Force. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. EST with the game streaming nationally on the Mountain West Network.

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SCOUTING DELAWARE:

Delaware opened its season with a 78-54 win at home over Wilmington.
The Blue Hens are 4-3 in road openers under Martin Ingelsby and 33-83 all-time.
Friday will be the first of five-straight games away from the Bob Carpenter Center.
Jyáre Davis, the 2022 CAA Rookie of the Year, paced Delaware in scoring against Wilmington, recording 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
Jameer Nelson Jr., a member of the All-CAA Preseason First Team, picked up where he left off last season, notching 18 points on Monday night.
LJ Owens rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points in his Delaware debut.
La Salle transfer Christian Ray made his presence known on the glass against the Wildcats, grabbing 14 rebounds in his first game in the Blue & Gold.
Delaware tied a program single-game record against Wilmington, racking up 12 blocks as a team in the victory. This has been accomplished seven other times with the most recent coming on November 19, 2010 against Howard.

SCOUTING AIR FORCE:

Air Force returns home to take on the Blue Hens after falling 62-58 at Bowling Green on Monday.
The Falcons were picked to finish last in the Mountain West preseason poll. Seventeen of the 20 players on the roster are freshmen or sophomores.
The Falcons have never lost a home opener during Joe Scott's two stints as head coach (2001-04, 2020-present), playing to a 5-0 record.
Senior Camden Vander Zwaag led the scoring charge for the Falcons against Bowling Green, scoring 14 on 5-of-8 shooting, including a 4-of-7 mark from beyond the arc.
Sophomore Lucas Moerman grabbed eight total rebounds in the loss, the most on the team.

MATCHUP HISTORY:

These two teams have never faced each other. It is the first time any current Delaware athletic program will oppose Air Force in school history.

Men’s Basketball Takes on Air Force in First Road Contest

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Players Mentioned

Jyáre Davis

Jameer Nelson Jr.

LJ Owens

Christian Ray

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Men’s Basketball Takes on Air Force in First Road Contest

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Players Mentioned

Jyáre Davis

Jameer Nelson Jr.

LJ Owens

Christian Ray

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