2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Pioneers, led by first-year head coach Rodney Billups , played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League . They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota State .
Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Nebraska–Omaha in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Dakota State .
On March 11, head coach Joe Scott was fired.[ 1] [ 2]
Roster
2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Ade Murkey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 2
Joe Rosga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
St. Paul, Minnesota
G 3
Bradley George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Houston, Texas
G 4
Jacob Lunsford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
Clayton, California
G 5
Jake Pemberton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 10
Jake Holtzmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So
Parker, Colorado
F 11
Jake Krafka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Austin, Texas
G 12
Luke Neff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Arvada, Colorado
F 13
C.J. Bobbitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So
Harker Heights, Texas
G 14
Duke Douglas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
New Orleans, Louisiana
G 15
Thomas Neff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So
Arvada, Colorado
G 22
Josiah Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Littleton, Colorado
C 24
Christian Mackey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg)
Jr
Kirtland, New Mexico
F 25
Emil Knighton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So
Parker, Colorado
F 32
Abiola Akintola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So
Melbourne, Australia
C 44
Daniel Amigo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
El Paso, Texas
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 3]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016 *7:00 pm, ALT2
Jacksonville L 84–92 0–1
Magness Arena Denver, CO
Nov 17, 2016 *8:00 pm
at San Jose State
W 74–69 1–1
Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Nov 23, 2016 *7:00 pm
Utah Valley L 85–88 1–2
Magness Arena (1,377)Denver, CO
Nov 26, 2016 *7:05 pm
at Eastern Washington EWU Men's Basketball Classic L 80–85 OT
1–3
Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 27, 2016 *1:05 pm
vs. Sacramento State EWU Men's Basketball Classic W 72–61 2–3
Reese Court (300)Cheney, WA
Nov 30, 2016 *7:00 pm
at Wyoming
L 70–82 2–4
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 3, 2016 *7:00 pm
at Weber State
W 57–55 3–4
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Dec 7, 2016 *6:00 pm
at Texas A&M
L 58–80 3–5
Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 10, 2016 *1:00 pm
at Air Force
W 77–65 4–5
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 13, 2016 *6:00 pm
at South Alabama
W 64–51 5–5
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 17, 2016 *1:00 pm, ALT2
Northern Colorado W 73–70 6–5
Magness Arena (3,421)Denver, CO
Dec 19, 2016 *7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–52 7–5
Magness Arena (954)Denver, CO
Dec 22, 2016 *7:00 pm, ALT2
UC Riverside W 73–55 8–5
Magness Arena (1,149)Denver, CO
The Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, ALT2
Oral Roberts W 77–73 9–5
Magness Arena (1,347)Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ALT2
South Dakota L 69–75 9–6
Magness Arena (1,115)Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017 5:00 pm
at Fort Wayne
L 83–87 9–7
Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ALT
Western Illinois W 84–70 10–7
Magness Arena (1,067)Denver, CO
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm, ALT2
North Dakota State W 79–55 11–7
Magness Arena (2,641)Denver, CO
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 pm
at Omaha
L 88–97 11–8
Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
Jan 21, 2017 11:00 am
at IUPUI
W 78–74 12–8
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ALT2
South Dakota State L 81–82 13–8
Magness Arena (1,171)Denver, CO
Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm
at South Dakota
L 83–88 13–9
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
W 93–69 14–9
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 4, 2017 4:00 pm
Fort Wayne W 76–73 OT
15–9
Magness Arena (1,656)Denver, CO
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm
at North Dakota State
L 63–81 15–10
Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Feb 14, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois
W 78–72 16–10
Western Hall Macomb, IL
Feb 19, 2017 1:30 pm, ALT
IUPUI L 72–83 16–11
Magness Arena (1,612)Denver, CO
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ALT
Omaha L 83–84 16–12
Magness Arena (1,642)Denver, CO
Feb 25, 2017 3:00 pm
at South Dakota State
L 64–88 16–13
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
The Summit League tournament
Mar 5, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) South Dakota State Quarterfinals L 73–83 16–14
Premier Center 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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