2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Conference	The Summit League
2016–17 record	2–3 (0–0 The Summit)
Head coach	Rodney Billups (1st year)
Assistant coach	Ricardo Patton
Assistant coach	Steve Snell
Assistant coach	Dan Ficke
Home arena	Magness Arena

2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Fort Wayne	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Denver	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
IUPUI	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Omaha	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Western Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167


† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Magness Arena and are members of The Summit League.

Previous season

They 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.

Roster

2016–17 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Murkey, AdeAde Murkey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1.5 !G	2	Rosga, JoeJoe Rosga	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Paul, Minnesota
1.5 !G	3	George, BradleyBradley George	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Lunsford, JacobJacob Lunsford	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Clayton, California
1.5 !G	5	Pemberton, JakeJake Pemberton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
1.5 !G	10	Holtzmann, JakeJake Holtzmann	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Parker, Colorado
3.5 !F	11	Krafka, JakeJake Krafka	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Austin, Texas
1.5 !G	12	Neff, LukeLuke Neff	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arvada, Colorado
3.5 !F	13	Bobbitt, C.J.C.J. Bobbitt	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Harker Heights, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Douglas, DukeDuke Douglas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	15	Neff, ThomasThomas Neff	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Arvada, Colorado
1.5 !G	22	Dunn, JosiahJosiah Dunn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Littleton, Colorado
5.0 !C	24	Mackey, ChristianChristian Mackey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kirtland, New Mexico
3.5 !F	25	Knighton, EmilEmil Knighton	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Parker, Colorado
3.5 !F	32	Akintola, AbiolaAbiola Akintola	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Melbourne, Australia
5.0 !C	44	Amigo, DanielDaniel Amigo	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	El Paso, Texas

Head coach

Rodney Billups (Denver)

Assistant coach(es)

Ricardo Patton (Belmont)
Steve Snell (Radford)
Dan Ficke (Loyola (MD))

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	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	1–2	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			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 PM	at Weber State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Dec 7, 2016* 6:00 PM	at Texas A&M			Reed Arena College Station, TX
Dec 10, 2016* 1:00 PM	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 13, 2016* 6:00 PM	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 17, 2016* 1:00 PM, ALT2	Northern Colorado			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 PM, ALT2	UC Riverside			Magness Arena Denver, CO
The Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 PM, ALT2	Oral Roberts			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 PM, ALT2	South Dakota			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Jan 4, 2017 5:00 PM	at IPFW			Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 PM, ALT	Western Illinois			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 PM, ALT2	North Dakota State			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Jan 19, 2017 6:00 PM	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
Jan 21, 2017 11:00 AM	at IUPUI			Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 PM, ALT2	South Dakota State			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Jan 28, 2017 12:00 PM	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 PM	at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 4, 2017 4:00 PM	IPFW			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 PM	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Feb 14, 2017 6:00 PM	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
Feb 19, 2017 7:30 PM, ALT	IUPUI			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 PM, ALT	Omaha			Magness Arena Denver, CO
Feb 25, 2017 3:00 PM	at South Dakota State			Frost Arena Brookings, SD
The Summit League Tournament
Mar 4, 2017– Mar 7, 2017	vs.			Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*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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