Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Denver Pioneers
Denver Pioneers
	2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
University	University of Denver
Head coach	Rodney Billups (1st season)
Conference	The Summit League
Arena	Magness Arena ; (capacity: 7,200)
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Crimson and gold;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1992, 1994, 1996; at Division II level

The Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I men's college basketball in Denver, Colorado. They are coached by first year head coach Rodney Billups and are members of The Summit League. They play their home games at Magness Arena.

Denver has never qualified for the NCAA Division I Tournament.

History

Denver played basketball at the regional level prior to WWII and at the Division I level between the 1940s and 1979, dropping down to the Division II and NAIA levels between 1979 and 1998. DU moved back up to Division I in 1998 and joined the Sun Belt Conference in 1999. In 2012, the Pioneers moved from the Sun Belt to the Western Athletic Conference. After only one year in the WAC, they joined The Summit League in July, 2013.

Alumni

Notable former Denver basketball players include:

Vince Boryla, All-American, Gold Medal US Olympian, NBA player, coach and executive
[David Adkins][Sinbad], who played at Denver in the 1970s, later became known as comedian/TV actor Sinbad.
Phil Heath, Current Mr. Olympia Bodybuilder
Byron Beck, ABA and NBA player, Number retired by Denver Nuggets
Rodney Billups, Euroleague player, NCAA Basketball Assistant Coach

Postseason results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in two NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	North Dakota South Dakota State	W 73–68 L 57–87
1994	Regional Quarterfinals	North Dakota State	L 72–87
1996	Regional Quarterfinals	North Dakota State	L 70–71

NAIA Tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1948	First Round	Mankato State	L 46–49
1984	First Round	Waynesburg	L 56–58 ^OT

NIT results

The Pioneers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1959	First Round	NYU	L 81–90
2005	Opening Round	San Francisco	L 67–69
2013	First Round Second Round	Ohio Maryland	W 61–57 L 52–62

References

^ Colors | University of Denver. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

External links

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[1] Colors | University of Denver. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

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Venues	Magness Arena (1999–2020) Hamilton Gymnasium (2020–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24