# 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.
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.

## Roster

| 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

| 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. |||||