Denver Pioneers men's basketball

Denver Pioneers
Denver Pioneers
	2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
University	University of Denver
Head coach	Rodney Billups (3rd season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Denver, Colorado
Arena	Magness Arena ; (Capacity: 7,200)
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Crimson and Gold[1];
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1992, 1994, 1996; at Division II level
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1915, 1937, 2005 (Sun Belt), 2013 (WAC Co-champs)

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 fourth-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 began intercollegiate basketball in 1904 and played at the regional level prior to World War II. After the war, DU became an NCAA Division I level program between the 1950s and 1979, playing in the Mountain States and old Skyline conferences before becoming an NCAA Division I independent in 1962.

In 1979, DU's declining finances forced the program to drop down to the Division II and NAIA levels until 1998.

DU moved back up to Division I status 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, where the play today.

Alumni

Notable former Denver basketball players include:

Vince Boryla, 1948 all-American, 1948 Gold Medal US Olympian, NBA all-Star player, coach and executive
Royce O'Neale, Utah Jazz, played two years at Denver, all-WAC forward before transferring to Baylor
David Adkins, who played at Denver in the mid 1970s, later became known as comedian/TV actor Sinbad.
Ken Michelman, who played with David Adkins at DU, became an TV actor on The White Shadow, Grey's Anatomy, and other programs
Phil Heath, Current Mr. Olympia Bodybuilder
Byron Beck, ABA and NBA player, number retired by Denver Nuggets
Rodney Billups, Euroleague player, current Denver Men's Basketball head coach

Postseason results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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 combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	First Round	Mankato State	L 46–49
1984	First Round	Waynesburg(Pa.)	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
1959	First Round	NYU@Madison Square Garden	L 81–90
2005	Opening Round	@U of San Francisco	L 67–69
2013	First Round Second Round	Ohio University @U of Maryland	W 61–57 L 52–62

References

University of Denver Brand: Visual Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.

External links

Website

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[1] University of Denver Brand: Visual Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.

Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	Magness Arena (1999–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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

University of Denver
Academics	Women's College Daniels College of Business Morgridge College of Education Josef Korbel School of International Studies Sturm College of Law Lamont School of Music Graduate School of Social Work University College
Athletics	Denver Pioneers Teams: Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's ice hockey Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Skiing Venues: CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium Magness Arena Ritchie Center DU Arena DU Stadium Conferences: Summit League National Collegiate Hockey Conference
People	Alumni Chancellors
Student life	University neighborhood Meyer–Womble Observatory Robert and Judi Newman Center for Performing Arts

Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (leaving in 2020) South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits Western Illinois Leathernecks
Future teams	Kansas City Roos (joining in 2020)
Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year