2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
2014–15 record12–18 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McKee
  • John Fitzgerald
  • A.J. Kuhle
Home arenaMagness Arena
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota State124 .750  2310  .697
South Dakota State124 .750  2411  .686
Oral Roberts106 .625  1915  .559
IPFW97 .563  1615  .516
South Dakota97 .563  1716  .515
Denver610 .375  1218  .400
IUPUI610 .375  1021  .323
Omaha*511 .313  1217  .414
Western Illinois313 .188  820  .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

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

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