Air Force basketball coach suspended indefinitely pending investigation into treatment of cadet-athletes

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Air Force’s 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 the interim coach. The school said that no further information was releasable at the time.

Scott, 60, is currently in his second stint with Air Force. He served as head coach from 2000-04, then returned in 2020.

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Air Force Falcons head coach Joe Scott looks on 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 over his 10 seasons as head coach. The Falcons have struggled this season, and have a record of 3-14.

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 awarded an at-large NCAA tournament appearance.

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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 Feb. 25, 2025. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)

Following that season, Scott left to become the head coach of Princeton, where he lasted three seasons. He went 38-45 during his tenure at the Ivy League school.

After his three seasons at Princeton, Scott served as the University of Denver's head coach from 2007 to 2016. In nine seasons, Scott went 146-132 with one postseason appearance in the NIT, but was fired with two