Dave Pilipovich

Current position: Special assistant to the head coach
Current team: New Mexico Lobos (Head coach: Richard Pitino)
Current conference: Mountain West Conference (MWC)
Teams coached: Air Force Falcons
Air Force record: 110-151 (.421)
Overall record: 110-151 (.421)

David Gabe Pilipovich
Born January 28, 1964
Hometown: Duquesne, Pennsylvania
Alma Mater: Thiel College (BA, 1986) / California University of Pennsylvania (MA, 1988)
After getting a masters degree and serving two years as a graduate assistant at D-II California (PA), Pilipovich started his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant under Lonnie Williams at FAU
- Stayed on staff when Tim Loomis took over a year later and was promoted to associate head coach in 1991
- Pilipovich was at FAU for the first six years of the program’s existence while competing in D-II
Spent time as an assistant coach under Carter Wilson, Jim Boone, Tommy Amaker and Jeff Reynolds
Pilipovich became the interim head coach at Air Force in February 2012 after Reynolds was let go; officially hired in the off-season to stay on as the Falcons head coach
- Went 110-151 in eight-plus seasons as the Falcons’ head coach
- Signed a three-year extension in April 2019, but was fired as head coach in March 2020
In October 2020, Pilipovich joined the coaching staff at New Mexico in the role of special assistant to head coach Paul Weir
Spent one year as an assistant with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G-League before returning to his old position at UNM, working under Lobos’ head coach Richard Pitino
Along with his wife, Kelly, has one son and one daughter