2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by third-year head coach Rodney Billups, played their home games at Magness Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the 2019 Summit League Tournament.

2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
2018–19 record8–22 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMagness Arena
2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota State 142 .875  249  .727
Omaha133 .813  2111  .656
Purdue Fort Wayne97 .563  1815  .545
North Dakota State97 .563  1916  .543
Oral Roberts79 .438  1121  .344
South Dakota79 .438  1317  .433
North Dakota610 .375  1218  .400
Western Illinois412 .250  1021  .323
Denver313 .188  822  .267
2019 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Pioneers finished the season 15–15, 8–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals.

Roster

2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ade Murkey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 1 David Nzekwesi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 2 Joe Rosga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 3 Jase Townsend 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 4 Taelyr Gatlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atoka, Tennessee
G 5 Elvin Rodriquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Harlem, New York
G 10 Joseph Lanzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
F 11 Jake Krafka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Austin, Texas
F 12 Alperen Kurnaz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Istanbul, Turkey
F 14 Tory Stewart-Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Kansas City, Missouri
G 20 Drew Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Centennial, Colorado
G/F 25 Ronnie Harrell, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Denver, Colorado
F 30 Donoven Carlisle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 32 Abiola Akintola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ALT
Maine W 63–50  1–0
Magness Arena (1,822)
Denver, CO
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3
at No. 12 Kansas State L 56–64  1–1
Bramlage Coliseum (9,412)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ALT2
Abilene Christian L 61–67  1–2
Magness Arena (804)
Denver, CO
Nov 23, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Seattle
Elgin Baylor Classic
L 63–82  1–3
Redhawk Center (883)
Seattle, WA
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Longwood
Elgin Baylor Classic
W 64–62  2–3
Redhawk Center (809)
Seattle, WA
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Fairfield
Elgin Baylor Classic
L 85-86  2-4
Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ALT
Northern Colorado L 72-88  2-5
Magness Arena (1,294)
Denver, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley
Summit/WAC Challenge
L 75-98  2-6
UCCU Center (2,613)
Orem, UT
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, MWN
at Air Force L 65-73  2-7
Clune Arena (1,601)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm
Western State W 93–69  3–7
Magness Arena (842)
Denver, CO
Dec 11, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Wyoming W 90–87 OT 4–7
Arena-Auditorium (3,422)
Laramie, WY
Dec 15, 2018*
8:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 52–86  4–8
Bren Events Center (2,371)
Irvine, CA
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ALT2
Montana State W 76–64  5–8
Magness Arena (879)
Denver, CO
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 40–101  5–9
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
The Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
6:30 pm
at Omaha L 84–91  5–10
(0–1)
Baxter Arena (2,090)
Omaha, NE
Dec 30, 2018
3:30 pm
at Western Illinois L 60–78  5–11
(0–2)
Western Hall (342)
Macomb, IL
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ALT
South Dakota L 70–71  5–12
(0–3)
Magness Arena (1,233)
Denver, CO
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ALT2
North Dakota L 59–80  5–13
(0–4)
Magness Arena (1,918)
Denver, CO
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 66–78  5–14
(0–5)
Frost Arena (2,505)
Brookings, SD
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ALT2
North Dakota State W 80–65  6–14
(1–5)
Magness Arena (829)
Denver, CO
Jan 20, 2019
4:00 pm, ALT2
Oral Roberts W 74–58  7–14
(2–5)
Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 81–91  7–15
(2–6)
Gates Sports Center (1,839)
Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ALT
South Dakota State L 82–92  7–16
(2–7)
Magness Arena (1,641)
Denver, CO
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 65-78  7-17
(2-8)
Mabee Center (1,849)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 71-81  7-18
(2-9)
Scheels Center (2,094)
Fargo, ND
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ALT2
Purdue Fort Wayne L 81-94  7-19
(2-10)
Magness Arena (872)
Denver, CO
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm
at South Dakota L 45-72  7-20
(2-11)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,976)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm
at North Dakota L 63-81  7-21
(2-12)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,946)
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ALT2
Western Illinois W 74-46  8-21
(3-12)
Magness Arena (1,145)
Denver, CO
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ALT
Omaha L 76-86  8-22
(3-13)
Magness Arena (1,773)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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