Director of Athletics Dr. Hans Mueh announced today that Air Force men’s basketball coach Dave Pilipovich has agreed to a new five-year contract.

Pilipovich has served as head coach since Feb. 8, 2012 when Jeff Reynolds was relieved of his duties. The eighth head coach in program history, Pilipovich was named the permanent head coach on March 3, 2012 and will enter the 2013-14 campaign with a 20-20 career record.

After taking over the program, Pilipovich won two of his first three games as head coach, including a come from behind 58-53 win at Wyoming in his first road game. He then led the Falcons to their first-ever win over a Top 20 team with a 58-56 triumph over 13th-ranked San Diego State at Clune Arena

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