2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record12–18 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McKee
  • John Fitzgerald
  • A.J. Kuhle
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559
IPFW 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Denver 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
IUPUI 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323
Omaha* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 – 13   .188 8 – 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by eighth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to North Dakota State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Cameron Delaney Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Killeen, Texas
3 Jalen Love Guard 6–3 165 Junior Wichita, Kansas
5 Jake Pemberton Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado
10 Josiah Dunn Guard 6–2 177 Sophomore Littleton, Colorado
14 Duke Douglas Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
20 Dorian Butler Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Riverside, California
21 Bryant Rucker Guard 6–0 185 Junior Frisco, Texas
23 Brett Olson Guard 6–5 185 Senior Highlands Ranch, Colorado
24 Christian Mackey Center 6–6 270 Freshman Kirtland, New Mexico
25 Jake Logan Center 6–8 220 RS–Junior Norwalk, Iowa
30 Cam Griffin Guard 6–3 190 Senior San Antonio, Texas
33 Nate Engesser Guard 6–3 185 Junior Colorado Springs, Colorado
35 Marcus Boyd Guard 6–7 215 RS–Junior Highlands Ranch, Colorado
44 Daniel Amigo Center 6–10 250 Freshman El Paso, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/16/2014*
4:00 pm 		Idaho State W 54–38  1–0
 Magness Arena (3,002)
Denver, CO
11/20/2014*
8:00 pm, CET 		at Saint Mary's L 62–78  1–1
 McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm 		Coppin State W 80–54  2–1
 Magness Arena (N/A)
Denver, CO
11/26/2014*
12:00 pm 		at Belmont L 57–78  2–2
 Curb Event Center (1,035)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm 		New Orleans W 79–60  3–2
 Magness Arena (1,468)
Denver, CO
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, RTRM 		at Wyoming L 42–68  3–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,952)
Laramie, WY
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–48  4–3
 American Bank Center (1,064)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm 		No. 23 Northern Iowa L 55–65  4–4
 Magness Arena (1,545)
Denver, CO
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 43–49  4–5
 Maples Pavilion (4,018)
Stanford, CA
12/17/2014*
6:00 pm, RTRM 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 83–73  5–5
 Magness Arena (740)
Denver, CO
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Colorado State L 84–85  5–6
 Magness Arena (4,111)
Denver, CO
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm 		Bryant L 46–48  5–7
 Magness Arena (1,318)
Denver, CO
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Saint Joseph's W 77–73 OT 6–7
 Magness Arena (1,437)
Denver, CO
01/02/2015
7:00 pm, RTRM 		South Dakota State W 76–69  7–7 (1–0)
 Magness Arena (1,786)
Denver, CO
01/04/2015
1:00 pm 		South Dakota L 69–74  7–8 (1–1)
 Magness Arena (3,554)
Denver, CO
01/08/2015
5:00 pm 		at IPFW L 53–69  7–9 (1–2)
 Gates Sports Center (683)
Fort Wayne, IN
01/10/2015
11:00 am, HTSN/ESPN3 		at IUPUI L 49–52  7–10 (1–3)
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,151)
Indianapolis, IN
01/14/2015
7:00 pm 		Western Illinois W 68–54  8–10 (2–3)
 Magness Arena (1,003)
Denver, CO
01/21/2015
6:00 pm, RTRM 		Oral Roberts W 73–66  9–10 (3–3)
 Magness Arena (1,482)
Denver, CO
01/24/2015
12:00 pm 		at Omaha L 69–80  9–11 (3–4)
 Ralston Arena (1,273)
Ralston, NE
01/29/2015
6:00 pm, MeTV ND 		at North Dakota State L 54–61 OT 9–12 (3–5)
 Scheels Arena (2,555)
Fargo, ND
01/31/2015
3:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 		at South Dakota State L 39–69  9–13 (3–6)
 Frost Arena (4,725)
Brookings, SD
02/07/2015
4:00 pm 		Omaha W 88–74  10–13 (4–6)
 Magness Arena (2,643)
Denver, CO
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, RTRM 		North Dakota State L 69–73 OT 10–14 (4–7)
 Magness Arena (1,469)
Denver, CO
02/14/2015
4:00 pm 		IUPUI L 53–54  10–15 (4–8)
 Magness Arena (2,030)
Denver, CO
02/19/2015
7:00 pm 		IPFW L 47–63  10–16 (4–9)
 Magness Arena (1,378)
Denver, CO
02/21/2015
6:00 pm 		at Western Illinois W 59–46  11–16 (5–9)
 Western Hall (2,154)
Macomb, IL
02/25/2015
6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 		at South Dakota W 66–48  12–16 (6–9)
 DakotaDome (1,256)
Vermillion, SD
02/28/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Oral Roberts L 57–60  12–17 (6–10)
 Mabee Center (3,720)
Tulsa, OK
The Summit League tournament
03/07/2015
7:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 		vs. North Dakota State
Quarterfinals 		L 50–61  12–18
 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.