2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 August 2023 2011–12 Denver Pioneers Basketball Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg 150 Sun Belt Conference West Division Sun Belt 22–9 11–5 Joe Scott 5th Mike McKee Jon Jordan A.J. Kuhle Magness Arena 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.https://www.denverpost.com/2012/03/05/fant-helps-western-kentucky-defeat-denver-67-63/ Fant helps Western Kentucky defeat Denver 67-63 The Denver Post March 5, 2012 February 10, 2024 Despite having 22 wins, the Pioneers did not accept an invitation to a post season 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 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:30 pm yes Portland State Magness Arena Denver, CO 6,420 RTRM 69–61 1–0 11/14/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M–Corpus Christi American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX 1,226 65–58 2–0 11/17/2011 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss Magness Arena Denver, CO 5,222 59–52 3–0 11/23/2011 7:00 pm yes Saint Mary's Magness Arena Denver, CO 5,408 RTRM 70–58 4–0 11/26/2011 3:00 pm yes yes California 20 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 7,324 59–80 4–1 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 10,056 ESPN3 67–54 5–1 12/03/2011 4:00 pm yes Texas Southern Magness Arena Denver, CO 2,790 62–46 6–1 12/07/2011 7:00 pm yes Iona Magness Arena Denver, CO 5,886 RTRM 78–80 OT 6–2 12/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Northern Colorado Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 1,476 Altitude 71–65 7–2 12/17/2011 4:30 pm yes Boise State Magness Arena Denver, CO 2,335 RTRM 79–62 8–2 12/19/2011 6:00 pm yes Wyoming Magness Arena Denver, CO 7,168 RTRM 57–46 9–2 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes The Citadel Magness Arena Denver, CO 6,355 70–58 10–2 12/29/2011 7:00 pm Troy Magness Arena Denver, CO 6,102 79–62 11–2 (1–0) 12/31/2011 4:00 pm Arkansas–Little Rock Magness Arena Denver, CO 4,651 59–66 11–3 (1–1) 01/05/2012 6:00 pm yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 2,345 53–50 12–3 (2–1) 01/07/2012 2:30 pm yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 1,902 Sun Belt Network 67–50 13–3 (3–1) 01/11/2012 5:30 pm yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 4,028 The Mtn. 75–79 13–4 01/15/2012 1:00 pm WKU Magness Arena Denver, CO 6,232 78–65 14–4 (4–1) 01/19/2012 6:30 pm yes Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 1,640 63–48 15–4 (5–1) 01/21/2012 6:00 pm yes North Texas UNT Coliseum Denton, TX 4,859 74–75 OT 15–5 (5–2) 01/26/2012 6:30 pm Arkansas State Magness Arena Denver, CO 7,075 RTRM 66–52 16–5 (6–2) 01/28/2012 6:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 4,088 57–64 16–6 (6–3) 02/02/2012 6:00 pm yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 3,611 71–72 OT 16–7 (6–4) 02/04/2012 2:00 pm Middle Tennessee Magness Arena Denver, CO 6,066 ESPN2 75–60 17–7 (7–4) 02/09/2012 5:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca, Raton 1,823 71–72 17–8 (7–5) 02/11/2012 5:30 pm yes Florida International U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,105 77–63 18–8 (8–5) 02/16/2012 5:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Magness Arena Denver, CO 5,870 RTRM 77–52 19–8 (9–5) 02/18/2012 4:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe Magness Arena Denver, CO 5,327 76–57 20–8 (10–5) 02/26/2012 1:00 pm North Texas Magness Arena Denver, CO 4,453 64–52 21–8 (11–5) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament 03/04/2012 8:45 pm yes South Alabama Convention Center Court Hot Springs, AR Quarterfinals 4,365 61–50 22–8 03/05/2012 8:30 pm yes WKU Summit Arena Hot Springs, AR Semifinals 3,708 Sun Belt Network 63–67 22–9 AP Poll Mountain Time References 2011-12 Category:2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball season Category:2011 in sports in Colorado Category:2012 in sports in Colorado