2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2014–15 record 12–18 (6–10 The Summit)
Head coach Joe Scott (8th year)
Assistant coach Mike McKee
Assistant coach John Fitzgerald
Assistant coach A.J. Kuhle
Home arena Magness Arena
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563     16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375     10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

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.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Cam 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 6–19 250 Senior El Paso, Texas

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/16/2014* Idaho State W 54–38  1–0 Magness Arena (3,002)
11/20/2014* at Saint Mary's L 62–78  1–1 McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
11/23/2014* Coppin State W 80–54  2–1 Magness Arena (N/A)
11/26/2014* at Belmont L 57–78  2–2 Curb Event Center (1,035)
11/30/2014* New Orleans W 79–60  3–2 Magness Arena (1,468)
12/02/2014* at Wyoming L 42–68  3–3 Arena-Auditorium (4,952)
12/06/2014* at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 64–48  4–3 American Bank Center (1,064)
12/10/2014* #23 Northern Iowa L 55–65  4–4 Magness Arena (1,545)
12/13/2014* at Stanford L 43–49  4–5 Maples Pavilion (4,018)
12/17/2014* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 83–73  5–5 Magness Arena (740)
12/19/2014* Colorado State L 84–85  5–6 Magness Arena (4,111)
12/21/2014* Bryant L 46–48  5–7 Magness Arena (1,318)
12/29/2014* Saint Joseph's W 77–73 OT 6–7 Magness Arena (1,437)
01/02/2015 South Dakota State W 76–69  7–7 (1–0) Magness Arena (1,786)
01/04/2015 South Dakota L 69–74  7–8 (1–1) Magness Arena (3,554)
01/08/2015 at IPFW L 53–69  7–9 (1–2) Gates Sports Center (683)
01/10/2015 at IUPUI L 49–52  7–10 (1–3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,151)
01/14/2015 Western Illinois W 68–54  8–10 (2–3) Magness Arena (1,003)
01/21/2015 Oral Roberts W 73–66  9–10 (3–3) Magness Arena (1,482)
01/24/2015 at Omaha L 69–80  9–11 (3–4) Ralston Arena (1,273)
01/29/2015 at North Dakota State L 54–61 OT 9–12 (3–5) Scheels Arena (2,555)
01/31/2015 at South Dakota State L 39–69  9–13 (3–6) Frost Arena (4,725)
02/07/2015 Omaha W 88–74  10–13 (4–6) Magness Arena (2,643)
02/12/2015 North Dakota State L 69–73 OT 10–14 (4–7) Magness Arena (1,469)
02/14/2015 IUPUI L 53–54  10–15 (4–8) Magness Arena (2,030)
02/19/2015 IPFW L 47–63  10–16 (4–9) Magness Arena (1,378)
02/21/2015 at Western Illinois W 59–46  11–16 (5–9) Western Hall (2,154)
02/25/2015 at South Dakota W 66–48  12–16 (6–9) DakotaDome (1,256)
02/28/2015 at Oral Roberts L 57–60  12–17 (6–10) Mabee Center (3,720)
The Summit League Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. North Dakota State
(Quarterfinals)
L 50–61  12–18 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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