2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference West Division
2011–12 record	22–9 (11–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joe Scott (5th year)
Assistant coach	Mike McKee
Assistant coach	Jon Jordan
Assistant coach	A.J. Kuhle
Home arena	Magness Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	14	–	2	.875	27	–	7	.794
South Alabama	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
WKU†	7	–	9	.438	16	–	19	.457
Troy	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Florida International	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock	12	–	4	.750	15	–	16	.484
Denver	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
North Texas	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Arkansas State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
*Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14	.125	3	–	26	.103

† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fifth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament to WKU. Despite having 22 wins, the Pioneers did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

This was Denver's final year as a member of the Sun Belt as they will join the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
5	Brian Stafford	Guard	6–4	188	Senior	Walnut Creek, California
10	Rob Lewis	Forward	6–7	225	Senior	Colorado Springs, Colorado
12	Justin Coughlin	Forward	6–9	203	Senior	Yuma, Colorado
13	Tyler Thalken	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
14	Blake Foeman	Forward	6–7	205	Sophomore	Weston, Florida
15	Travis Hallam	Guard	6–5	220	Senior	Mesquite, Texas
20	Royce O'Neale	Forward	6–5	202	Freshman	Killeen, Texas
21	Alex Pickert	Guard	5–9	160	Senior	Carmel, California
22	Charles Webb	Guard	5–5	155	Sophomore	Erie, Colorado
23	Brett Olson	Guard	6–5	170	Freshman	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
25	Jake Logan	Center	6–8	215	Freshman	Norwalk, Iowa
30	Cam Griffin	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	San Antonio, Texas
32	Chase Hallam	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Mesquite, Texas
34	Chris Udofia	Forward	6–6	194	Sophomore	Irving, Texas
35	Marcus Byrd	Forward	6–7	187	Freshman	Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	Portland State	W 69–61	1–0	Magness Arena (6,420)
11/14/2011*	at Texas A&M Corpus Christi	W 65–58	2–0	American Bank Center (1,226)
11/17/2011*	Southern Miss	W 59–52	3–0	Magness Arena (5,222)
11/23/2011*	Saint Mary's	W 70–58	4–0	Magness Arena (5,408)
11/26/2011*	at #20 California	L 59–80	4–1	Haas Pavilion (7,324)
11/30/2011*	at Utah State	W 67–54	5–1	Smith Spectrum (10,056)
12/03/2011*	Texas Southern	W 62–46	6–1	Magness Arena (2,790)
12/07/2011*	Iona	L 78–80 ^OT	6–2	Magness Arena (5,886)
12/14/2011*	at Northern Colorado	W 71–65	7–2	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,476)
12/17/2011*	Boise State	W 79–62	8–2	Magness Arena (2,335)
12/19/2011*	Wyoming	W 57–46	9–2	Magness Arena (7,168)
12/22/2011*	The Citadel	W 70–58	10–2	Magness Arena (6,355)
12/29/2011	Troy	W 79–62	11–2 (1–0)	Magness Arena (6,102)
12/31/2011	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 59–66	11–3 (1–1)	Magness Arena (4,651)
01/05/2012	at Arkansas State	W 53–50	12–3 (2–1)	Convocation Center (2,345)
01/07/2012	at South Alabama	W 67–50	13–3 (3–1)	Mitchell Center (1,902)
01/11/2012*	at Colorado State	L 75–79	13–4	Moby Arena (4,028)
01/15/2012	WKU	W 78–65	14–4 (4–1)	Magness Arena (6,232)
01/19/2012	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 63–48	15–4 (5–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,640)
01/21/2012	at North Texas	L 74–75 ^OT	15–5 (5–2)	UNT Coliseum (4,859)
01/26/2012	Arkansas State	W 66–52	16–5 (6–2)	Magness Arena (7,075)
01/28/2012	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 57–64	16–6 (6–3)	Jack Stephens Center (4,088)
02/02/2012	at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 71–72 ^OT	16–7 (6–4)	Cajundome (3,611)
02/04/2012	Middle Tennessee	W 75–60	17–7 (7–4)	Magness Arena (6,066)
02/09/2012	at Florida Atlantic	L 71–72	17–8 (7–5)	FAU Arena (1,823)
02/11/2012	at Florida International	W 77–63	18–8 (8–5)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,105)
02/16/2012	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 77–52	19–8 (9–5)	Magness Arena (5,870)
02/18/2012	Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–57	20–8 (10–5)	Magness Arena (5,327)
02/26/2012	North Texas	W 64–52	21–8 (11–5)	Magness Arena (4,453)
2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/04/2012	vs. South Alabama (Quarterfinals)	W 61–50	22–8	Convention Center Court (4,365)
03/05/2012	vs. WKU (Semifinals)	L 63–67	22–9	Summit Arena (3,708)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Venues	Magness Arena (1999–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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