2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fifth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Basketball tournament to WKU.[1] Despite having 22 wins, the Pioneers did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–9 (11–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McKee
  • Jon Jordan
  • A.J. Kuhle
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
South Alabama 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Western Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 19   .457
Troy 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 15 16   .484
Denver 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Texas 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125 3 26   .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

This was Denver's final year as a member of the Sun Belt as they will join the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
5 Brian Stafford Guard 6–4 188 Senior Walnut Creek, California
10 Rob Lewis Forward 6–7 225 Senior Colorado Springs, Colorado
12 Justin Coughlin Forward 6–9 203 Senior Yuma, Colorado
13 Tyler Thalken Guard 6–4 195 Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma
14 Blake Foeman Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Weston, Florida
15 Travis Hallam Guard 6–5 220 Senior Mesquite, Texas
20 Royce O'Neale Forward 6–5 202 Freshman Killeen, Texas
21 Alex Pickert Guard 5–9 160 Senior Carmel, California
22 Charles Webb Guard 5–5 155 Sophomore Erie, Colorado
23 Brett Olson Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado
25 Jake Logan Center 6–8 215 Freshman Norwalk, Iowa
30 Cam Griffin Guard 6–5 210 Junior San Antonio, Texas
32 Chase Hallam Guard 6–5 210 Junior Mesquite, Texas
34 Chris Udofia Forward 6–6 194 Sophomore Irving, Texas
35 Marcus Byrd Forward 6–7 187 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:30 pm, RTRM
Portland State W 69–61  1–0
Magness Arena (6,420)
Denver, CO
11/14/2011*
6:00 pm
at Texas A&M Corpus Christi W 65–58  2–0
American Bank Center (1,226)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 59–52  3–0
Magness Arena (5,222)
Denver, CO
11/23/2011*
7:00 pm, RTRM
Saint Mary's W 70–58  4–0
Magness Arena (5,408)
Denver, CO
11/26/2011*
3:00 pm
at No. 20 California L 59–80  4–1
Haas Pavilion (7,324)
Berkeley, CA
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Utah State W 67–54  5–1
Smith Spectrum (10,056)
Logan, UT
12/03/2011*
4:00 pm
Texas Southern W 62–46  6–1
Magness Arena (2,790)
Denver, CO
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, RTRM
Iona L 78–80 OT 6–2
Magness Arena (5,886)
Denver, CO
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm, Altitude
at Northern Colorado W 71–65  7–2
Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,476)
Greeley, CO
12/17/2011*
4:30 pm, RTRM
Boise State W 79–62  8–2
Magness Arena (2,335)
Denver, CO
12/19/2011*
6:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming W 57–46  9–2
Magness Arena (7,168)
Denver, CO
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 70–58  10–2
Magness Arena (6,355)
Denver, CO
12/29/2011
7:00 pm
Troy W 79–62  11–2 (1–0)
Magness Arena (6,102)
Denver, CO
12/31/2011
4:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 59–66  11–3 (1–1)
Magness Arena (4,651)
Denver, CO
01/05/2012
6:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 53–50  12–3 (2–1)
Convocation Center (2,345)
Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2012
2:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
at South Alabama W 67–50  13–3 (3–1)
Mitchell Center (1,902)
Mobile, AL
01/11/2012*
5:30 pm, The Mtn.
at Colorado State L 75–79  13–4
Moby Arena (4,028)
Fort Collins, CO
01/15/2012
1:00 pm
WKU W 78–65  14–4 (4–1)
Magness Arena (6,232)
Denver, CO
01/19/2012
6:30 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 63–48  15–4 (5–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,640)
Monroe, LA
01/21/2012
6:00 pm
at North Texas L 74–75 OT 15–5 (5–2)
UNT Coliseum (4,859)
Denton, TX
01/26/2012
6:30 pm, RTRM
Arkansas State W 66–52  16–5 (6–2)
Magness Arena (7,075)
Denver, CO
01/28/2012
6:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 57–64  16–6 (6–3)
Jack Stephens Center (4,088)
Little Rock, AR
02/02/2012
6:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 71–72 OT 16–7 (6–4)
Cajundome (3,611)
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2
Middle Tennessee W 75–60  17–7 (7–4)
Magness Arena (6,066)
Denver, CO
02/09/2012
5:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 71–72  17–8 (7–5)
FAU Arena (1,823)
Boca, Raton
02/11/2012
5:30 pm
at Florida International W 77–63  18–8 (8–5)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,105)
Miami, FL
02/16/2012
5:00 pm, RTRM
Louisiana–Lafayette W 77–52  19–8 (9–5)
Magness Arena (5,870)
Denver, CO
02/18/2012
4:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–57  20–8 (10–5)
Magness Arena (5,327)
Denver, CO
02/26/2012
1:00 pm
North Texas W 64–52  21–8 (11–5)
Magness Arena (4,453)
Denver, CO
2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
03/04/2012
8:45 pm
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 61–50  22–8
Convention Center Court (4,365)
Hot Springs, AR
03/05/2012
8:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
vs. WKU
Semifinals
L 63–67  22–9
Summit Arena (3,708)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Fant helps Western Kentucky defeat Denver 67-63". The Denver Post. March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2024.