Metro State Roadrunners men's basketball

Metro State Roadrunners
University Metropolitan State University of Denver
First season 1968
Conference RMAC
Location Denver, CO
Head coach Derrick Clark (5th year)
Arena Auraria Event Center
(Capacity: 2,300)
Nickname Roadrunners
Colors

Blue and Red

            
NCAA Tournament champions
2000, 2002
NCAA Tournament runner up
1999, 2013
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference tournament champions
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season champions

Great Northwest Conference
1990

Colorado Athletic Conference
1991, 1992

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014

The Metro State men's basketball team, or Roadrunners, represents Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, United States

Australian Pipeline

Metro State has a great connection to Australia for Men's basketball, this started when Mike Dunlap was the head coach. The tradition has carried on since.

Postseason results

National Championships

Year Coach Opponent Score Record
2000 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 97–79 33–4
2002 Mike Dunlap Kentucky Wesleyan 80–72 29–6
National Championships 2
2000 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 North Dakota 82-58
Sweet 16 #19 Wayne State (NE) 84-72
Elite 8 St. Anselm 81-61
Final 4 #5 Missouri Southern State 75-74
Championship #2 Kentucky Wesleyan 97-79
2002 NCAA Tournament Results
Round Opponent Score
Round #1 Minnesota-Duluth 66-61
Round #2 #13 Nebraska-Kearney 59-51
Sweet 16 at #17 South Dakota State 87-86
Elite 8 #10 Cal State San Bernardino 65-48
Final 4 #16 Indiana (PA) 82-52
Championship #1 Kentucky Wesleyan 80-72

Final Four history

1999 - Finalist 2000 - Champion 2002 - Champion 2004 - Semifinalist
2013 - Finalist 2014 - Semifinalist

Season-by-season results

Source:[1]

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1968–1969 Bill Mumma –
1969–1970 James Bryant 0–25
1970–1971 James Bryant –
1971–1972 James Bryant 0–24
1972–1973 James Bryant 6–17
1973–1974 Wayne Monson/Jim Jarvis –
1974–1975 Erv Bratcher 7–14
1975–1976 Gene Lee –
1976–1977 Gene Lee –
1977–1978 Gene Lee/Marc Rabinoff 0–24
No Basketball (1978–1984)
1984–1985 Bob Ligouri 13–13
1985–1986 Bob Hull 12–12
Great Northwest Conference (1986–1990)
1986–1987 Bob Hull 16–12 5-5
1987–1988 Bob Hull 17–11 5-5
1988–1989 Bob Hull 20–8 7-5
1989–1990 Bob Hull 28-4 8-2 1st NCAA Tournament
Colorado Athletic Conference (1990–1996)
1990–1991 Bob Hull 23-8 8-2 1st NCAA Tournament
1991–1992 Bob Hull 17-11 10-2 1st
1992–1993 Bob Hull 16-12 8-4 2nd
1993–1994 Joe Strain 14-13 5-7 5th
1994–1995 Charles Bradley 6-21 4-6 3rd
1995–1996 Charles Bradley 17-9 6-4 2nd
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1996–present)
1996–1997 Charles Bradley 13-13 9-10 3rd - East
1997–1998 Mike Dunlap 25-5 16-3 1st - East NCAA Tournament
1998–1999 Mike Dunlap 28-6 15-4 1st - East NCAA Runner Up
1999–2000 Mike Dunlap 33-4 17-2 1st - East NCAA National Champions
2000–2001 Mike Dunlap 23-7 14-5 3rd - East NCAA Tournament
2001–2002 Mike Dunlap 29-6 16-3 2nd - East NCAA National Champions
2002–2003 Mike Dunlap 28-5 16-3 2nd - East NCAA Tournament
2003–2004 Mike Dunlap 32-3 19-0 1st - East NCAA Final Four
2004–2005 Mike Dunlap 29-4 16-3 1st - East NCAA Elite Eight
2005–2006 Mike Dunlap 21-10 13-6 3rd - East NCAA Tournament
2006–2007 Brannon Hays 28-4 17-2 1st - East NCAA Tournament
2007–2008 Brannon Hays 19-12 12-7 3rd - East
2008–2009 Brannon Hays 27-4 18-1 1st - East NCAA Tournament
2009–2010 Brannon Hays 24-7 14-5 1st - East (Co-Champions) NCAA Tournament
2010–2011 Derrick Clark 22-8 17-5 2nd NCAA Tournament
2011–2012 Derrick Clark 25-7 17-5 2nd NCAA Elite Eight
2012–2013 Derrick Clark 32-3 20-2 1st NCAA Runner Up
2013–2014 Derrick Clark 32-2 22-0 1st NCAA Final Four
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NIT

Metro State was selected for the 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off, their opponent is the Rhode Island Rams. The regional is being played at the McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Home of the Arizona Wildcats. Metro State became the second Division II team to be selected in the NIT Season Tip-Off.[2]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/18/2013* #1 vs. Rhode Island
(NIT Season Tip-Off, First Round)		 L 66-63[3][4]  0-1 McKale Center (0)
11/19/2013* #1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
(NIT Season Tip-Off, West Consolation)		 W 87-76[5][6]  1-1 McKale Center (0)
11/25/2013* #1 at Elon
(NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation Round)		 W 75-74[7][8]  2-1 Alumni Gym (Elon University) (844)
11/26/2013* #1 vs. Canisius
(NIT Season Tip-Off, Consolation Round)		 W 83-69[9][10]  3-1 Alumni Gym (Elon University) (577)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Metro State becomes first DII school to win twice at NIT Season Tip-Off[11]

Roadrunners in the Pros

Active

Name Nationality
David Barlow
Paul Brotherson
John Bynum
Steven Emory
Shakir Johnson
Luke Kendall
C. J. Massingale
Ben Ortner
Hayden Smith
Lester Strong
Benas Veikalas
Jesse Wagstaff
Mark Worthington

Retired

Name Nationality
Patrick Mutombo

Roadrunner Olympians

Name Nationality Team
David Barlow 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics
Mark Worthington 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics

References