2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by sixth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their only year as a member of the WAC as they joined The Summit League in July 2013.

2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Co–Champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McKee
  • John Fitzgerald
  • A.J. Kuhle
Home arenaMagness Arena
Seasons
2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Denver 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Utah State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Idaho 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Texas State 5 13   .278 12 22   .353
UTSA 3 14   .176 10 22   .313
San Jose State 3 14   .176 9 20   .310
Seattle 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2013 WAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 22–10, 16–2 in WAC play to claim a share of the regular season conference championship with Louisiana Tech. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 WAC tournament to Texas State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Ohio in the first round before losing in the second round to Maryland.[1][2]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Jalen Love Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Wichita, Kansas
14 Blake Foeman Forward 6–7 205 Junior Weston, Florida
20 Royce O'Neale Forward 6–5 202 Sophomore Killeen, Texas
21 Bryant Rucker Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Frisco, Texas
22 Charles Webb Guard 5–5 155 Junior Erie, Colorado
23 Brett Olson Guard 6–5 170 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado
24 Dom Samac Forward 6–8 180 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia
25 Jake Logan Center 6–8 215 Freshman Norwalk, Iowa
30 Cam Griffin Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas
32 Chase Hallam Guard 6–5 210 Senior Mesquite, Texas
33 Nate Engesser Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado
34 Chris Udofia Forward 6–6 194 Junior Irving, Texas
35 Marcus Byrd Forward 6–7 187 Freshman Highlands Ranch, Colorado
44 Griffin McKenzie Forward 6–9 240 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 58–65  0–1
Hynes Athletic Center (2,140)
New Rochelle, NY
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 68–51  1–1
Magness Arena (4,777)
Denver, CO
11/16/2012*
6:00 pm, RTRM
California L 61–72  1–2
Magness Arena (4,337)
Denver, CO
11/21/2012*
7:00 pm, RTRM
Colorado State L 53–60  1–3
Magness Arena (4,883)
Denver, CO
11/27/2012*
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 50–61  1–4
Reed Green Coliseum (3,597)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/02/2012*
3:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 58–71  1–5
Maples Pavilion (4,340)
Stanford, CA
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Mercer W 69–40  2–5
Magness Arena (1,341)
Denver, CO
12/15/2012*
4:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 82–47  3–5
Magness Arena (4,244)
Denver, CO
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm
at Wyoming L 61–71  3–6
Arena-Auditorium (4,519)
Laramie, WY
12/21/2012*
4:00 pm
Southern Utah W 72–47  4–6
Magness Arena (2,030)
Denver, CO
12/29/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN+/ESPN3
at Louisiana Tech L 60–68  4–7 (0–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,295)
Ruston, LA
12/31/2012
1:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington W 50–35  5–7 (1–1)
College Park Center (1,066)
Arlington, TX
01/03/2013
7:00 pm
Texas State W 64–53  6–7 (2–1)
Magness Arena (2,306)
Denver, CO
01/06/2013
2:00 pm
UTSA W 75–50  7–7 (3–1)
Magness Arena (2,924)
Denver, CO
01/10/2013
8:05 pm
at Idaho W 55–49  8–7 (4–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,127)
Moscow, ID
01/12/2013
4:30 pm, RTRM
at Seattle W 64–51  9–7 (5–1)
KeyArena (3,149)
Seattle, WA
01/17/2013
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 73–37  10–7 (6–1)
Magness Arena (1,406)
Denver, CO
01/19/2013
4:30 pm, RTRM
Utah State W 68–57  11–7 (7–1)
Magness Arena (2,621)
Denver, CO
01/23/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at New Mexico State L 42–53  11–8 (7–2)
Pan American Center (6,394)
Las Cruces, NM
01/31/2013
6:00 pm
at UTSA W 71–57  12–8 (8–2)
Convocation Center (1,317)
San Antonio, TX
02/02/2013
1:00 pm
at Texas State W 79–64  13–8 (9–2)
Strahan Coliseum (1,520)
San Marcos, TX
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, RTRM
Seattle W 72–55  14–8 (10–2)
Magness Arena (1,770)
Denver, CO
02/09/2013
4:00 pm, RTRM
Idaho W 74–58  15–8 (11–2)
Magness Arena (5,257)
Denver, CO
02/14/2013
7:05 pm, KMYU/ESPN3
at Utah State W 63–60 OT 16–8 (12–2)
Smith Spectrum (6,978)
Logan, UT
02/16/2013
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 62–41  17–8 (13–2)
Event Center Arena (1,260)
San Jose, CA
02/23/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
BracketBusters
W 63–57  18–8
McLeod Center (6,325)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/02/2013
4:00 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico State W 66–60  19–8 (14–2)
Magness Arena (5,253)
Denver, CO
03/07/2013
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 84–55  20–8 (15–2)
Magness Arena (2,630)
Denver, CO
03/09/2013
5:00 pm, RTRM
Louisiana Tech W 78–54  21–8 (16–2)
Magness Arena (5,119)
Denver, CO
2013 WAC tournament
03/14/2013
3:30 pm
vs. Texas State
Quarterfinals
L 68–72  21–9
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
2013 NIT
03/19/2013*
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Ohio
First Round
W 61–57  22–9
Magness Arena (2,094)
Denver, CO
03/21/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Maryland
Second Round
L 52–62  22–10
Comcast Center (3,982)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ Moss, Irv (March 19, 2013). "Pioneers extend season with NIT victory over Ohio". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Stevens, Patrick (March 21, 2013). "Denver men lose at Maryland in NIT as Terps end game with 23-4 run". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 10, 2024.