On Tuesday, Air Force announced that it has hired Georgia basketball assistant coach Joe Scott to become the program’s new head coach.
Scott returns to the Academy for his second stint as head coach of the Falcons. He served as Air Force’s head coach from 2000-04.
“I would like to thank Nathan Pine for the opportunity to return to the Academy, as we pursue our common goal of reenergizing Air Force basketball,” Scott said in a statement.
“Thank you to our Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, members of the search committee and everyone else at the Academy connected with the search process. It was a first-class operation all the way.”
Scott served as an assistant under Tom Crean at Georgia for the last two seasons. He has also had head coaching positions at Princeton and Denver.
In his 16 seasons as a head coach, Scott has compiled a record of 235-240 and was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2004 after guiding the Falcons to a 22–7 record and an NCAA Tournament berth.
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