2022–23 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2022–23 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record15–17 (6–12 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Zewe
  • Rob Williams
  • Jerry Brown
Home arenaHamilton Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
St. Thomas* 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
South Dakota 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Kansas City 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Denver 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Omaha 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by second-year head coach Jeff Wulbrun, played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[1]

Roster

2022–23 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Tommy Bruner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
G 1 Tevin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Danville, Illinois
G 2 Dan Mukuna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dortmund, Germany
G 3 Korey Hess 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Centennial, Colorado
G 5 Coban Porter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Columbia, Missouri
G 10 Marko Lukic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
F 11 James Sanders IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Fountain, Colorado
F 13 Lukas Kisunas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Vilnius, Lithuania
G 14 Drake Muller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cedar Hill, Texas
F 15 Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Canary Islands, Spain
G 20 Justin Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oak Park, Illinois
G 21 Carlos Fuentes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Alicante, Spain
F 23 Tyree Corbett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Touko Tainamo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
G 40 Ben Bowen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 42 JaVonni Bickham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Minneapolis, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
5:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Idaho W 68–63  1–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,255)
Denver, CO
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, Evoca 		Colorado College W 90–68  2–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,049)
Denver, CO
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Sacramento State L 69–73  2–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,113)
Denver, CO
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State W 70–69  3–1
 Reed Gym (1,227)
Pocatello, ID
November 23, 2022*
3:00 pm 		vs. IUPUI
Big Easy MTE 		W 86–64  4–1
 Lakefront Arena (545)
New Orleans, LA
November 24, 2022*
3:00 pm 		vs. The Citadel
Big Easy MTE 		W 74–71  5–1
 Lakefront Arena (213)
New Orleans, LA
November 25, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans
Big Easy MTE 		W 77–76  6–1
 Lakefront Arena (933)
New Orleans, LA
December 1, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 93–83  7–1
 Sharp Gymnasium (633)
Houston, TX
December 4, 2022*
2:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 84–75  8–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,191)
Denver, CO
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State L 85–87 OT 8–2
 Hornets Nest (690)
Sacramento, CA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 19 UCLA L 64–87  8–3
 Pauley Pavilion (6,459)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Colorado Christian W 85–74  9–3
 Hamilton Gymnasium (872)
Denver, CO
December 19, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Omaha L 66–83  9–4
(0–1) 		Baxter Arena (2,505)
Omaha, NE
December 21, 2022*
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 52–57  9–5
 Gill Coliseum (2,617)
Corvallis, OR
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Kansas City W 85–83 3OT 10–5
(1–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,021)
Denver, CO
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, Altitude 		Oral Roberts L 62–80  10–6
(1–2) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,081)
Denver, CO
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm 		at St. Thomas L 71–81  10–7
(1–3) 		Schoenecker Arena (981)
St. Paul, MN
January 7, 2023
1:00 pm 		at Western Illinois L 74–91  10–8
(1–4) 		Western Hall (508)
Macomb, IL
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		North Dakota State L 70–90  10–9
(1–5) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (740)
Denver, CO
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, Evoca 		North Dakota W 78–71  11–9
(2–5) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (790)
Denver, CO
January 19, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Dakota W 75–60  12–9
(3–5) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,687)
Vermillion, SD
January 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Dakota State L 61–76  12–10
(3–6) 		Frost Arena (2,317)
Brookings, SD
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm 		at Oral Roberts L 61–102  12–11
(3–7) 		Mabee Center (5,249)
Tulsa, OK
January 28, 2023
6:00 pm 		at Kansas City L 60–70  12–12
(3–8) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,221)
Kansas City, MO
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		Western Illinois W 74–44  13–12
(4–8) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (689)
Denver, CO
February 4, 2023
4:00 pm, Evoca 		St. Thomas L 57–68  13–13
(4–9) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (992)
Denver, CO
February 9, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota L 63–86  13–14
(4–10) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,448)
Grand Forks, ND
February 11, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 70–78  13–15
(4–11) 		Scheels Center (2,283)
Fargo, ND
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, Altitude 		South Dakota State L 75–80  13–16
(4–12) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (917)
Denver, CO
February 18, 2023
1:00 pm, Evoca 		South Dakota W 86–68  14–16
(5–12) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (979)
Denver, CO
February 25, 2023
3:00 pm, Altitude 		Omaha W 72–61  15–16
(6–12) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,335)
Denver, CO
Summit League tournament
March 3, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) North Dakota
First round 		L 68–83  15–17
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bison use big second-half run to get by Pioneers". The Summit League. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Denver Pioneers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2022.