2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2016–17 record 2–3 (0–0 The Summit)
Head coach Rodney Billups (1st year)
Assistant coach Ricardo Patton
Assistant coach Steve Snell
Assistant coach Dan Ficke
Home arena Magness Arena
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Dakota 0 0       6 2   .750
Fort Wayne 0 0       5 2   .714
North Dakota State 0 0       5 2   .714
Denver 0 0       2 3   .400
IUPUI 0 0       2 4   .333
Omaha 0 0       2 4   .333
Western Illinois 0 0       2 4   .333
South Dakota State 0 0       2 6   .250
Oral Roberts 0 0       1 5   .167
2017 Summit League Tournament winner
As of December 4, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by first year head coach Rodney Billups, play their home games at Magness Arena and are members of The Summit League.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Dakota State.

On March 11, head coach Joe Scott was fired.[1] He finished at Denver with a nine-year record of 146–132.

Roster

2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Murkey, AdeAde Murkey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 2 Rosga, JoeJoe Rosga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Paul, Minnesota
G 3 George, BradleyBradley George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 4 Lunsford, JacobJacob Lunsford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Clayton, California
G 5 Pemberton, JakeJake Pemberton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 10 Holtzmann, JakeJake Holtzmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Parker, Colorado
F 11 Krafka, JakeJake Krafka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Austin, Texas
G 12 Neff, LukeLuke Neff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Arvada, Colorado
F 13 Bobbitt, C.J.C.J. Bobbitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Harker Heights, Texas
G 14 Douglas, DukeDuke Douglas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 15 Neff, ThomasThomas Neff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Arvada, Colorado
G 22 Dunn, JosiahJosiah Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Littleton, Colorado
C 24 Mackey, ChristianChristian Mackey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Kirtland, New Mexico
F 25 Knighton, EmilEmil Knighton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parker, Colorado
F 32 Akintola, AbiolaAbiola Akintola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Melbourne, Australia
C 44 Amigo, DanielDaniel Amigo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr El Paso, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

Nov 12, 2016*
7:00 PM, ALT2
Jacksonville L 84–92  0–1
Magness Arena (2,030)
Denver, CO

Nov 17, 2016*
8:00 PM
at San Jose State W 74–69  1–1
Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA

Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 PM
Utah Valley L 85–88  1–2
Magness Arena (1,377)
Denver, CO

Nov 26, 2016*
7:05 PM
at Eastern Washington
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
L 80–85 OT 1–2
Reese Court (1,026)
Cheney, WA

Nov 27, 2016*
1:05 PM
vs. Sacramento State
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
W 72–61  2–3
Reese Court (300)
Cheney, WA

Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 PM
at Wyoming   
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY

Dec 3, 2016*
7:00 PM
at Weber State   
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT

Dec 7, 2016*
6:00 PM
at Texas A&M   
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX

Dec 10, 2016*
1:00 PM
at Air Force   
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO

Dec 13, 2016*
6:00 PM
at South Alabama   
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL

Dec 17, 2016*
1:00 PM, ALT2
Northern Colorado   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 PM
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 PM, ALT2
UC Riverside   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
The Summit League regular season

Dec 28, 2016
7:00 PM, ALT2
Oral Roberts   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Jan 4, 2017
7:00 PM, ALT2
South Dakota   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Jan 4, 2017
5:00 PM
at IPFW   
Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN

Jan 11, 2017
7:00 PM, ALT
Western Illinois   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Jan 14, 2017
4:00 PM, ALT2
North Dakota State   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Jan 19, 2017
6:00 PM
at Omaha   
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE

Jan 21, 2017
11:00 AM
at IUPUI   
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN

Jan 25, 2017
7:00 PM, ALT2
South Dakota State   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Jan 28, 2017
12:00 PM
at South Dakota   
Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD

Jan 31, 2017
6:00 PM
at Oral Roberts   
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK

Feb 4, 2017
4:00 PM
IPFW   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Feb 11, 2017
1:00 PM
at North Dakota State   
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND

Feb 14, 2017
6:00 PM
at Western Illinois   
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL

Feb 19, 2017
7:30 PM, ALT
IUPUI   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Feb 22, 2017
7:00 PM, ALT
Omaha   
Magness Arena 
Denver, CO

Feb 25, 2017
3:00 PM
at South Dakota State   
Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
The Summit League Tournament

Mar 4, 2017–
Mar 7, 2017

vs.    
Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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