The Falcons announced Scott’s suspension in a statement ahead of Air Force’s game against Nevada on Saturday, Jan. 17.
‘Air Force Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes. Assistant Coach Jon Jordon (USAFA ’85) will serve as interim head coach,’ the statement read.
In his sixth season of his second tenure leading the Air Force program, Scott has the Falcons sitting 3-14 overall on the season and at the bottom of the Mountain West with a 0-6 record in league play.
He was hired back at Air Force ahead of the 2020-21 men’s college basketball season following a two-year stint serving as an assistant coach on Tom Crean’s staff at Georgia. He has led the Falcons to a combined 97-183 record in his two stints.
Taking over in Scott’s place will be assistant coach Jon Jordon, who graduated from the Air Force in 1985. Jordon has been on Scott’s staff since 2022 and was also a member of his first staff at Air Force from 2000-2004 as well.
Air Force and Nevada are slated for a 4 p.m. ET tipoff at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday.
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