2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record17–17 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Zewe
  • Rob Williams
  • Jerry Brown
Home arenaHamilton Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 13   .629
Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Omaha 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Denver 6 – 10   .375 17 – 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2023-24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by third-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 2022–23 season 15–17, 6–12 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They were defeated by North Dakota in the first round of the Summit League tournament.[1]

Roster

2023–24 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) Sr Columbia, SC
G 1 Dan Mukuna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Dortmund, GER
G 2 Devin Carney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Butler, PA
G 4 DeAndre Craig 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 10 Keean Lloyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Aurora, CO
G 11 Carlos Fuentes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Alicante, ESP
G 13 Josh Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Canton, MS
G 14 Drake Muller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Cedar Hill, Texas
F 15 Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Canary Islands, ESP
G 21 Tyson Garff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kaysville, UT
G 23 Jaxon Brenchley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Providence, UT
F 24 Isaiah Carr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Las Cruces, NM
F 25 Touko Tainamo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Helsinki, FIN
G 32 Isaiah Addo-Ankrah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, TX
G 40 Ben Bowen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Highlands Ranch, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 87–95  0–1
 RIMAC Arena (1437)
La Jolla, CA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, Altitude 2/SLN 		Cal Poly W 97–76  1–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (818)
Denver, CO
November 15, 2023*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Nicholls
Jaguar Classic 		W 91–85  2–1
 Mitchell Center (1,109)
Mobile, AL
November 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. SIUE
Jaguar Classic 		L 74–77  2–2
 Mitchell Center (1,110)
Mobile, AL
November 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 75–82  2–3
 Mitchell Center (1,357)
Mobile, AL
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Colorado Christian W 100–68  3–3
 Hamilton Gymnasium (522)
Denver, CO
November 26, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce W 71–61  4–3
 Texas A&M–Commerce Field House (216)
Commerce, TX
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 67–65  5–3
 Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,337)
Moscow, ID
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, SLN 		Colorado College W 90–66  6–3
 Hamilton Gymnasium (897)
Denver, CO
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at No. 13 Colorado State L 80–90  6–4
 Moby Arena (7,135)
Fort Collins, CO
December 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 18 BYU L 74–90  6–5
 Marriott Center (13,349)
Provo, UT
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Adams State W 89–83  7–5
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,089)
Denver, CO
December 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Northern New Mexico W 90–57  8–5
 Hamilton Gymnasium (479)
Denver, CO
December 29, 2023
6:00 pm, SLN 		at Omaha W 95–80  9–5
(1–0) 		Baxter Arena (3,707)
Omaha, NE
December 31, 2023
3:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts L 86–89 OT 9–6
(1–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (752)
Denver, CO
January 3, 2024*
7:30 pm, SLN 		Idaho State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 95–82 OT 10–6
 Hamilton Gymnasium (634)
Denver, CO
January 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 82–86  10–7
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,403)
Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State W 99–80  11–7
(2–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (198)
Denver, CO
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State W 78–70  12–7
(3–1) 		Scheels Center (1,527)
Fargo, ND
January 20, 2023
11:00 am, SLN 		at North Dakota L 78–92  12–8
(3–2) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,500)
Grand Forks, ND
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota W 111–110 2OT 13–8
(4–2) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,278)
Denver, CO
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN 		Omaha L 72–91  13–9
(4–3) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,183)
Denver, CO
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at Kansas City L 71–85  13–10
(4–4) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,042)
Kansas City, MO
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts L 76–82  13–11
(4–5) 		Mabee Center (6,528)
Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota L 86–92 OT 13–12
(4–6) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,640)
Vermillion, SD
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas W 94–77  14–12
(5–6) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,028)
Denver, CO
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota L 78–92  14–13
(5–7) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (852)
Denver, CO
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State W 77–71  15–13
(6–7) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,038)
Denver, CO
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota State L 70–97  15–14
(6–8) 		Frost Arena (2,653)
Brookings, SD
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas City L 69–84  15–15
(6–9) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,060)
Denver, CO
March 2, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas L 58–83  15–16
(6–10) 		Shoenecker Arena (1,607)
St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 9, 2024
8:30 pm, SLN 		(7) vs. (2) Kansas City
Quarterfinals 		W 61–60  16–16
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,121)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 11, 2024
8:30 pm, SLN 		(7) vs. (6) Omaha
Semifinals 		W 66–63  17–16
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,097)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 12, 2024
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(7) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Championship 		L 68–76  17–17
 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. ^ "Big second half leads Fighting Hawks past Denver in opening round". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2023.