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2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record16–14 (8–8 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ricardo Patton
  • Steve Snell
  • Dan Ficke
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 12 4   .750 22 12   .647
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Omaha 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Fort Wayne 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
South Dakota State 8 8   .500 18 17   .514
IUPUI 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Oral Roberts 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

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

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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] He finished at Denver with a nine-year record of 146–132. On March 14, the school hired Rodney Billups as head coach.[2]

Roster

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016*
7:00 pm, ALT2
Jacksonville L 84–92  0–1
Magness Arena (2,030)
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 (1,026)
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 (4,106)
Laramie, WY
Dec 3, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Weber State W 57–55  3–4
Dee Events Center (6,167)
Ogden, UT
Dec 7, 2016*
6:00 pm
at Texas A&M L 58–80  3–5
Reed Arena (6,306)
College Station, TX
Dec 10, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Air Force W 77–65  4–5
Clune Arena (1,852)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 13, 2016*
6:00 pm
at South Alabama W 64–51  5–5
Mitchell Center (1,654)
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
(1–0)
Magness Arena (1,347)
Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ALT2
South Dakota L 69–75  9–6
(1–1)
Magness Arena (1,115)
Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017
5:00 pm
at Fort Wayne L 83–87  9–7
(1–2)
Gates Sports Center (1,164)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ALT
Western Illinois W 84–70  10–7
(2–2)
Magness Arena (1,067)
Denver, CO
Jan 14, 2017
4:00 pm, ALT2
North Dakota State W 79–55  11–7
(3–2)
Magness Arena (2,641)
Denver, CO
Jan 19, 2017
6:00 pm
at Omaha L 88–97  11–8
(3–3)
Baxter Arena (1,504)
Omaha, NE
Jan 21, 2017
11:00 am
at IUPUI W 78–74  12–8
(4–3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,078)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ALT2
South Dakota State L 81–82  13–8
(5–3)
Magness Arena (1,171)
Denver, CO
Jan 28, 2017
12:00 pm
at South Dakota L 83–88  13–9
(5–4)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,436)
Vermillion, SD
Jan 31, 2017
6:00 pm
at Oral Roberts W 93–69  14–9
(6–4)
Mabee Center (2,464)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 4, 2017
4:00 pm
Fort Wayne W 76–73 OT 15–9
(7–4)
Magness Arena (1,656)
Denver, CO
Feb 11, 2017
1:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 63–81  15–10
(7–5)
Scheels Center (4,433)
Fargo, ND
Feb 14, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 78–72  16–10
(8–5)
Western Hall (804)
Macomb, IL
Feb 19, 2017
1:30 pm, ALT
IUPUI L 72–83  16–11
(8–6)
Magness Arena (1,612)
Denver, CO
Feb 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ALT
Omaha L 83–84  16–12
(8–7)
Magness Arena (1,642)
Denver, CO
Feb 25, 2017
3:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 64–88  16–13
(8–8)
Frost Arena (3,829)
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 (9,837)
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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  1. ^ "Joe Scott fired as Denver men's basketball coach, Rodney Billups could be successor". March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Denver hires Billups as head coach". March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "The University of Denver Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2016.