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2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record8–22 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  14 2   .875 24 9   .727
Omaha 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
North Dakota State 9 7   .563 19 16   .543
Oral Roberts 7 9   .438 11 21   .344
South Dakota 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
North Dakota 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Western Illinois 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Denver 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
2019 Summit League tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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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

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2018–19 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) 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 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

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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.

Source[1]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "University of University of Denver Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.denverpioneers.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.