# 2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by third-year head coach Rodney Billups, played their home games at Magness Arena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–22, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the 2019 Summit League tournament.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the season 15–15, 8–6 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota State in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ALT | Maine | W 63–50 | 1–0 | Magness Arena (1,822) Denver, CO |
| Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3 | at No. 12 Kansas State | L 56–64 | 1–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (9,412) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ALT2 | Abilene Christian | L 61–67 | 1–2 | Magness Arena (804) Denver, CO |
| Nov 23, 2018* 1:00 pm | at Seattle Elgin Baylor Classic | L 63–82 | 1–3 | Redhawk Center (883) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm | vs. Longwood Elgin Baylor Classic | W 64–62 | 2–3 | Redhawk Center (809) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm | vs. Fairfield Elgin Baylor Classic | L 85-86 | 2-4 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ALT | Northern Colorado | L 72-88 | 2-5 | Magness Arena (1,294) Denver, CO |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Utah Valley Summit/WAC Challenge | L 75-98 | 2-6 | UCCU Center (2,613) Orem, UT |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, MWN | at Air Force | L 65-73 | 2-7 | Clune Arena (1,601) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm | Western State | W 93–69 | 3–7 | Magness Arena (842) Denver, CO |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 4–7 | Arena-Auditorium (3,422) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 52–86 | 4–8 | Bren Events Center (2,371) Irvine, CA |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ALT2 | Montana State | W 76–64 | 5–8 | Magness Arena (879) Denver, CO |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, RTNW | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 40–101 | 5–9 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| The Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 6:30 pm | at Omaha | L 84–91 | 5–10 (0–1) | Baxter Arena (2,090) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 30, 2018 3:30 pm | at Western Illinois | L 60–78 | 5–11 (0–2) | Western Hall (342) Macomb, IL |
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ALT | South Dakota | L 70–71 | 5–12 (0–3) | Magness Arena (1,233) Denver, CO |
| Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ALT2 | North Dakota | L 59–80 | 5–13 (0–4) | Magness Arena (1,918) Denver, CO |
| Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 66–78 | 5–14 (0–5) | Frost Arena (2,505) Brookings, SD |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ALT2 | North Dakota State | W 80–65 | 6–14 (1–5) | Magness Arena (829) Denver, CO |
| Jan 20, 2019 4:00 pm, ALT2 | Oral Roberts | W 74–58 | 7–14 (2–5) | Magness Arena (420) Denver, CO |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 81–91 | 7–15 (2–6) | Gates Sports Center (1,839) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ALT | South Dakota State | L 82–92 | 7–16 (2–7) | Magness Arena (1,641) Denver, CO |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm | at Oral Roberts | L 65-78 | 7-17 (2-8) | Mabee Center (1,849) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 71-81 | 7-18 (2-9) | Scheels Center (2,094) Fargo, ND |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ALT2 | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 81-94 | 7-19 (2-10) | Magness Arena (872) Denver, CO |
| Feb 20, 2019 6:00 pm | at South Dakota | L 45-72 | 7-20 (2-11) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,976) Vermillion, SD |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | at North Dakota | L 63-81 | 7-21 (2-12) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,946) Grand Forks, ND |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ALT2 | Western Illinois | W 74-46 | 8-21 (3-12) | Magness Arena (1,145) Denver, CO |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ALT | Omaha | L 76-86 | 8-22 (3-13) | Magness Arena (1,773) Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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## Notable alumni

* Ronnie Harrell (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League