Air Force has suspended head men’s basketball coach Joe Scott indefinitely as the treatment of cadet-athletes is investigated, the school announced in a brief statement Saturday.
“Air Force Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes,” the statement reads. “Assistant Coach Jon Jordan (USAFA ’85) will serve as interim head coach.
“No further information is releasable at this time.”
Scott, 60, has led the Falcons for 10 seasons, including six straight in his second stint as head coach. He previously served in that role from 2000-04.
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While Scott, who played at Princeton as a guard from 1983-87, guided Air Force to a Mountain West regular-season title and an NCAA Tournament appearance during a 2003-04 season that saw the Falcons crack the AP Top 25, he hasn’t achieved comparable success in his second go-around at the program’s helm.
In fact, Scott has yet to author a winning season since he took over the reins again ahead of the 2020-21 season. The Falcons have won single-digit games three of the past five seasons and are off to a 3-14 start this season.
This story is being updated.
