2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Denver Pioneers Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg 150 The Summit League The Summit 16–15 7–9 Joe Scott 9th John Fitzgerald Nate Rohnert Dan Ficke Magness Arena The 2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by ninth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the 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.http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_29626780/joe-scott-fired-denver-mens-basketball-coach Joe Scott fired as Denver men's basketball coach, Rodney Billups could be successor 11 March 2016 He finished at Denver with a nine year record of 146–132. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 2 Joe Rosga Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Saint Paul, Minnesota 3 Bradley George Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Houston, Texas 5 Jake Pemberton Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado 10 Jake Holtzmann Guard 6–6 190 Freshman Parker, Colorado 13 C. J. Bobbitt Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Harker Heights, Texas 14 Duke Douglas Guard 6–4 185 RS–Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana 15 Thomas Neff Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Arvada, Colorado 21 Bryant Rucker Guard 6–0 185 Senior Frisco, Texas 22 Josiah Dunn Guard 6–2 177 Junior Littleton, Colorado 24 Christian Mackey Center 6–6 270 Sophomore Kirtland, New Mexico 32 Abiola Akintola Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Melbourne, Australia 33 Nate Engesser Guard 6–3 185 Senior Colorado Springs, Colorado 35 Marcus Boyd Guard 6–7 215 RS–Senior Highlands Ranch, Colorado 44 Daniel Amigo Center 6–10 250 Sophomore El Paso, Texas Schedule http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/denv-m-baskbl-sched.html The University of Denver Official Athletic Site 2015-08-17 2014-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20141215021521/http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/denv-m-baskbl-sched.html dead no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 5:30 pm yes yes no Milwaukee Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 1,552 58–71 0–1 Nov 14, 2015 9:00 pm yes yes no Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 1,150 55–33 1–1 Nov 15, 2015 1:00 pm yes yes no Lipscomb Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 1,314 82–69 2–1 Nov 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Utah Valley Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,128 75–62 3–1 Nov 25, 2015 4:00 pm yes no Idaho State Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,039 79–69 4–1 Nov 28, 2015 2:00 pm yes no South Alabama Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,138 69–56 5–1 Dec 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Wyoming Magness Arena Denver, CO 2,036 RTRM 52–68 5–2 Dec 5, 2015 2:00 pm yes no Air Force Magness Arena Denver, CO 3,547 RTRM 59–61 5–3 Dec 9, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes no San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA 1,249 59–47 6–3 Dec 13. 2015 12:00 pm yes no Weber State Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,103 RTRM 69–68 7–3 Dec 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Northern Colorado Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO 1,245 CET 81–77 8–3 Dec 20, 2015 1:00 pm yes no Eastern Washington Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,405 58–74 8–4 Dec 22, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes no UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA 373 54–63 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| The Summit League regular season Jan 1, 2016 6:00 pm yes no South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,543 59–68 8–6 0–1 Jan 3, 2016 3:00 pm yes no North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 2,422 49–75 8–7 0–2 Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm no Oral Roberts Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,039 RTRM 78–75 9–7 1–2 Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm no IPFW Magness Arena Denver, CO 2,054 64–65 9–8 1–3 Jan 14, 2016 6:00 pm yes no Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 916 76–69 10–8 2–3 Jan 16, 2016 11:00 am yes no IUPUI Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN 1,140 ESPN3 61–76 10–9 2–4 Jan 21, 2016 7:00 pm no Nebraska–Omaha Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,078 55–69 10–10 2–5 Jan 28, 2016 7:00 pm no South Dakota Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,102 66–52 11–10 3–5 Jan 30, 2016 2:00 pm no South Dakota State Magness Arena Denver, CO 3,020 RTRM 56–67 11–11 3–6 Feb 4, 2016 7:00 pm no IUPUI Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,135 53–51 12–11 4–6 Feb 6, 2016 12:00 pm yes no Nebraska–Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 2,222 75–72 13–11 5–6 Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm no Western Illinois Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,425 60–63 13–12 5–7 Feb 14, 2016 5:00 pm yes no IPFW Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN 1,248 84–88 13–13 5–8 Feb 19, 2016 6:00 pm yes no Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 3,587 ESPN3 58–62 13–14 5–9 Feb 21, 2016 1:00 pm yes no South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,644 ESPN3 76–71 14–14 6–9 Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm no North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 2,876 RTRM 70–59 15–14 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#880029; color:#D0CCAE;"| The Summit League tournament March 6, 2016 7:30 pm yes no Nebraska–Omaha Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Quarterfinals 6,432 ESPN3 78–70 16–14 March 7, 2016 7:30 pm yes no South Dakota State Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD Semifinals 9,735 ESPN3 53–54 16–15 AP Poll Mountain Time References Category:Denver Pioneers men's basketball seasons Denver Denver Pioneers men's basketball Denver Pioneers men's basketball