Air Force Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:25:37 PDT

The term "Air Force center" has always been something of an oxymoron, but this year's Falcons could be more vertically challenged than ever.

Potential starter Phillip Brown, a 6-7 sophomore, is academically ineligible for the fall semester. He appeared in just one game in 2007-08, tallying six points, four rebounds and three blocks in a loss to BYU. Coaches reportedly held him out of action last season so he could concentrate on academics.

The Falcons already have their hands full replacing Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and leading scorer Tim Anderson.

They were counting on Brown to fill a void in the post created by the graduation of 6-8 starter Keith Maren and 6-9 backup Eric Kenzik, who averaged a combined 10.6 points and 5.5 boards.