AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Falcons are bringing back Joe Scott for a second stint as their basketball coach.
Scott was in charge of the Falcons for four seasons and led them to the 2004 NCAA Tournament in his final season. He was 51-63 in his time at the Air Force Academy.
"I am pleased to welcome Joe Scott back to the Air Force Academy to lead our men’s basketball program," Director of Athletics Nathan Pine said in a statement.
"Joe is a person of strong character and a leader who will continue to represent our core values at Air Force. He is also a championship-caliber coach who understands the Academy, what we stand for and he knows as well as anyone how to be successful here. Coach Scott is a gifted teacher with a passion for the sport of basketball and developing young men into leaders, he is the perfect person to re-energize our men’s basketball program."
Scott went on to become the head coach at Princeton and then Denver. He was recently an assistant coach at Georgia.
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