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Air Force men’s basketball coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet athletes, the school announced Saturday.
Assistant coach Joe Jordan will serve as interim coach. The school said no further information had been released at that time.
Scott, 60, is currently in his second tour with the Air Force. He served as head coach from 2000 to 2004 and then returned in 2020.
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Air Force Falcons head coach Joe Scott watches in the second half against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Feb. 4, 2025. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
Scott has a 97-183 record in his 10 seasons as head coach. The Falcons have struggled this season and have a 3-14 record.
In Scott’s 10 seasons as head coach, he has only had one winning season, the 2003-04 season, when they were 22-7. They were Mountain West Conference regular season champions and were granted an at-large appearance in the NCAA tournament.
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Air Force Falcons head coach Joe Scott in the first half against the Colorado State Rams at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on February 25, 2025. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
After that season, Scott left to become the head coach at Princeton, where he lasted three seasons. He went 38-45 during his tenure at the Ivy League school.
Following his three seasons at Princeton, Scott served as head coach at the University of Denver from 2007 to 2016. In nine seasons, Scott went 146-132 with one postseason appearance in the NIT, but was fired with two seasons remaining on his contract.
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Air Force Falcons head coach Joe Scott during the first half against the Boise State Broncos at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on March 4, 2025. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
Scott then spent two seasons as an assistant at Holy Cross and two as an assistant at Georgia under Tom Crean before returning to Air Force. Scott’s career record as a head coach is 281-360.
Jordan’s first game as interim head coach will be Saturday at 4 pm ET against the Nevada Wolf Pack at home.
