2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record16–15 (7–9 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Fitzgerald
  • Nate Rohnert
  • Dan Ficke
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563 13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188 10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by ninth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the 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

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Joe Rosga Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Saint Paul, Minnesota
3 Bradley George Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Houston, Texas
5 Jake Pemberton Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado
10 Jake Holtzmann Guard 6–6 190 Freshman Parker, Colorado
13 C. J. Bobbitt Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Harker Heights, Texas
14 Duke Douglas Guard 6–4 185 RS–Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
15 Thomas Neff Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Arvada, Colorado
21 Bryant Rucker Guard 6–0 185 Senior Frisco, Texas
22 Josiah Dunn Guard 6–2 177 Junior Littleton, Colorado
24 Christian Mackey Center 6–6 270 Sophomore Kirtland, New Mexico
32 Abiola Akintola Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Melbourne, Australia
33 Nate Engesser Guard 6–3 185 Senior Colorado Springs, Colorado
35 Marcus Boyd Guard 6–7 215 RS–Senior Highlands Ranch, Colorado
44 Daniel Amigo Center 6–10 250 Sophomore El Paso, Texas

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Milwaukee
Cable Car Classic
L 58–71  0–1
Leavey Center (1,552)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 14, 2015*
9:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 55–33  1–1
Leavey Center (1,150)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 15, 2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Lipscomb
Cable Car Classic
W 82–69  2–1
Leavey Center (1,314)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 75–62  3–1
Magness Arena (1,128)
Denver, CO
Nov 25, 2015*
4:00 pm
Idaho State W 79–69  4–1
Magness Arena (1,039)
Denver, CO
Nov 28, 2015*
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 69–56  5–1
Magness Arena (1,138)
Denver, CO
Dec 2, 2015*
7:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming L 52–68  5–2
Magness Arena (2,036)
Denver, CO
Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm, RTRM
Air Force L 59–61  5–3
Magness Arena (3,547)
Denver, CO
Dec 9, 2015*
8:00 pm
at San Diego W 59–47  6–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,249)
San Diego, CA
Dec 13. 2015*
12:00 pm, RTRM
Weber State W 69–68  7–3
Magness Arena (1,103)
Denver, CO
Dec 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, CET
at Northern Colorado W 81–77  8–3
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,245)
Greeley, CO
Dec 20, 2015*
1:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 58–74  8–4
Magness Arena (1,405)
Denver, CO
Dec 22, 2015*
8:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 54–63  8–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (373)
Riverside, CA
The Summit League regular season
Jan 1, 2016
6:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 59–68  8–6
(0–1)
Frost Arena (2,543)
Brookings, SD
Jan 3, 2016
3:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 49–75  8–7
(0–2)
Scheels Arena (2,422)
Fargo, ND
Jan 6, 2016
7:00 pm, RTRM
Oral Roberts W 78–75  9–7
(1–2)
Magness Arena (1,039)
Denver, CO
Jan 9, 2016
4:00 pm
IPFW L 64–65  9–8
(1–3)
Magness Arena (2,054)
Denver, CO
Jan 14, 2016
6:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 76–69  10–8
(2–3)
Western Hall (916)
Macomb, IL
Jan 16, 2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 61–76  10–9
(2–4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,140)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 21, 2016
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha L 55–69  10–10
(2–5)
Magness Arena (1,078)
Denver, CO
Jan 28, 2016
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 66–52  11–10
(3–5)
Magness Arena (1,102)
Denver, CO
Jan 30, 2016
2:00 pm, RTRM
South Dakota State L 56–67  11–11
(3–6)
Magness Arena (3,020)
Denver, CO
Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm
IUPUI W 53–51  12–11
(4–6)
Magness Arena (1,135)
Denver, CO
Feb 6, 2016
12:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha W 75–72  13–11
(5–6)
Baxter Arena (2,222)
Omaha, NE
Feb 11, 2016
7:00 pm
Western Illinois L 60–63  13–12
(5–7)
Magness Arena (1,425)
Denver, CO
Feb 14, 2016
5:00 pm
at IPFW L 84–88  13–13
(5–8)
Gates Sports Center (1,248)
Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 19, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 58–62  13–14
(5–9)
Mabee Center (3,587)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 21, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota W 76–71  14–14
(6–9)
DakotaDome (1,644)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 27, 2016
4:00 pm, RTRM
North Dakota State W 70–59  15–14
(7–9)
Scheels Arena (2,876)
Fargo, ND
The Summit League tournament
March 6, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Nebraska–Omaha
Quarterfinals
W 78–70  16–14
Premier Center (6,432)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Dakota State
Semifinals
L 53–54  16–15
Premier Center (9,735)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "Joe Scott fired as Denver men's basketball coach, Rodney Billups could be successor". March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2015.