# 2015–16 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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. He finished at Denver with a nine year record of 146–132.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 13, 2015* 5:30 pm | vs. Milwaukee Cable Car Classic | L 58–71 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (1,552) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 14, 2015* 9:00 pm | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 55–33 | 1–1 | Leavey Center (1,150) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 15, 2015* 1:00 pm | vs. Lipscomb Cable Car Classic | W 82–69 | 2–1 | Leavey Center (1,314) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | W 75–62 | 3–1 | Magness Arena (1,128) Denver, CO |
| Nov 25, 2015* 4:00 pm | Idaho State | W 79–69 | 4–1 | Magness Arena (1,039) Denver, CO |
| Nov 28, 2015* 2:00 pm | South Alabama | W 69–56 | 5–1 | Magness Arena (1,138) Denver, CO |
| Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | L 52–68 | 5–2 | Magness Arena (2,036) Denver, CO |
| Dec 5, 2015* 2:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | L 59–61 | 5–3 | Magness Arena (3,547) Denver, CO |
| Dec 9, 2015* 8:00 pm | at San Diego | W 59–47 | 6–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,249) San Diego, CA |
| Dec 13. 2015* 12:00 pm, RTRM | Weber State | W 69–68 | 7–3 | Magness Arena (1,103) Denver, CO |
| Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, CET | at Northern Colorado | W 81–77 | 8–3 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,245) Greeley, CO |
| Dec 20, 2015* 1:00 pm | Eastern Washington | L 58–74 | 8–4 | Magness Arena (1,405) Denver, CO |
| Dec 22, 2015* 8:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 54–63 | 8–5 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (373) Riverside, CA |
| The Summit League regular season |||||
| Jan 1, 2016 6:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 59–68 | 8–6 (0–1) | Frost Arena (2,543) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 3, 2016 3:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 49–75 | 8–7 (0–2) | Scheels Arena (2,422) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Oral Roberts | W 78–75 | 9–7 (1–2) | Magness Arena (1,039) Denver, CO |
| Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm | IPFW | L 64–65 | 9–8 (1–3) | Magness Arena (2,054) Denver, CO |
| Jan 14, 2016 6:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 76–69 | 10–8 (2–3) | Western Hall (916) Macomb, IL |
| Jan 16, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at IUPUI | L 61–76 | 10–9 (2–4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,140) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 21, 2016 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | L 55–69 | 10–10 (2–5) | Magness Arena (1,078) Denver, CO |
| Jan 28, 2016 7:00 pm | South Dakota | W 66–52 | 11–10 (3–5) | Magness Arena (1,102) Denver, CO |
| Jan 30, 2016 2:00 pm, RTRM | South Dakota State | L 56–67 | 11–11 (3–6) | Magness Arena (3,020) Denver, CO |
| Feb 4, 2016 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 53–51 | 12–11 (4–6) | Magness Arena (1,135) Denver, CO |
| Feb 6, 2016 12:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 75–72 | 13–11 (5–6) | Baxter Arena (2,222) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | L 60–63 | 13–12 (5–7) | Magness Arena (1,425) Denver, CO |
| Feb 14, 2016 5:00 pm | at IPFW | L 84–88 | 13–13 (5–8) | Gates Sports Center (1,248) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Feb 19, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | L 58–62 | 13–14 (5–9) | Mabee Center (3,587) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 21, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Dakota | W 76–71 | 14–14 (6–9) | DakotaDome (1,644) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 27, 2016 4:00 pm, RTRM | North Dakota State | W 70–59 | 15–14 (7–9) | Scheels Arena (2,876) Fargo, ND |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| March 6, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Nebraska–Omaha Quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 16–14 | Premier Center (6,432) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 7, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Dakota State Semifinals | L 53–54 | 16–15 | Premier Center (9,735) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||