# 2013–14 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by seventh year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were first year members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–15, 8–6 in The Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jalen Love | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Sophomore | Wichita, Kansas |
| 14 | Duke Douglas | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 20 | Dorian Butler | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Freshman | Riverside, California |
| 21 | Bryant Rucker | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Sophomore | Frisco, Texas |
| 22 | Charles Webb | Guard | 5–5 | 165 | Senior | Erie, Colorado |
| 23 | Brett Olson | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 24 | Dom Samac | Forward | 6–9 | 200 | Sophomore | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 25 | Jake Logan | Center | 6–8 | 220 | RS–Sophomore | Norwalk, Iowa |
| 30 | Cam Griffin | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 32 | Drick Bernstine | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Aurora, Colorado |
| 33 | Nate Engesser | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 34 | Chris Udofia | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Irving, Texas |
| 35 | Marcus Byrd | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | RS–Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 44 | Griffin McKenzie | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | RS–Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2013* 9:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 50–77 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (8,249) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/17/2013* 12:00 pm, RTRM | Stanford | L 57–66 | 0–2 | Magness Arena (4,222) Denver, CO |
| 11/28/2013* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Harvard Great Alaska Shootout First Round | L 60–68 | 0–3 | Sullivan Arena (3,923) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2013* 4:00 pm | vs. Pepperdine Great Alaska Shootout Consolation 2nd Round | L 56–68 | 0–4 | Sullivan Arena (3,926) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/30/2013* 2:00 pm | at Alaska–Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 7th Place Game | W 78–71 | 1–4 | Sullivan Arena (3,859) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | Southern | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Magness Arena (1,444) Denver, CO |
| 12/07/2013* 1:00 pm | at Mercer | L 63–64 $^{OT}$ | 2–5 | Hawkins Arena (1,827) Macon, GA |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Colorado State | W 80–70 | 3–5 | Moby Arena (3,968) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 64–61 | 4–5 | Magness Arena (4,940) Denver, CO |
| 12/17/2013* 8:00 pm | Belmont | W 90–62 | 5–5 | Magness Arena (1,003) Denver, CO |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm | UC Irvine | L 50–63 | 5–6 | Magness Arena (2,754) Denver, CO |
| 12/28/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Alcorn State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 67–49 | 6–6 | Don Haskins Center (6,132) El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/2013* 7:00 pm | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational | L 54–60 $^{2OT}$ | 6–7 | Don Haskins Center (6,244) El Paso, TX |
| 12/31/2013* 4:00 pm, RTRM | Saint Francis (PA) | W 83–61 | 7–7 | Magness Arena (2,076) Denver, CO |
| 01/04/2014* 12:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 52–53 | 7–8 | Hagan Arena (4,076) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/11/2014 3:00 pm, FCS | at South Dakota | L 54–59 | 7–9 (0–1) | DakotaDome (1,506) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | IPFW | L 64–67 | 7–10 (0–2) | Magness Arena (1,609) Denver, CO |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm | IUPUI | W 66–45 | 8–10 (1–2) | Magness Arena (3,547) Denver, CO |
| 01/23/2014 6:00 pm, FCS | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 74–60 | 9–10 (2–2) | Ralston Arena (2,015) Ralston, NE |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 67–55 | 10–10 (3–2) | Western Hall (2,920) Macomb, IL |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, RTRM | South Dakota State | L 73–74 | 10–11 (3–3) | Magness Arena (1,877) Denver, CO |
| 02/01/2014 4:00 pm | North Dakota State | W 67–63 | 11–11 (4–3) | Magness Arena (4,021) Denver, CO |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm, RTRM | South Dakota | W 75–67 | 12–11 (5–3) | Magness Arena (4,798) Denver, CO |
| 02/13/2014 5:00 pm | at IUPUI | L 49–59 | 12–12 (5–4) | The Jungle (478) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/15/2014 5:00 pm | at IPFW | W 73–62 | 13–12 (6–4) | Gates Sports Center (979) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 75–67 | 14–12 (7–4) | Magness Arena (1,846) Denver, CO |
| 02/22/2014 6:00 pm, RTRM | Nebraska–Omaha | W 72–60 | 15–12 (8–4) | Magness Arena (6,406) Denver, CO |
| 02/27/2014 6:00 pm, FCS | at South Dakota State | L 69–78 | 15–13 (8–5) | Frost Arena (2,743) Brookings, SD |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 68–78 | 15–14 (8–6) | Bison Sports Arena (4,527) Fargo, ND |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/09/2014 5:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. South Dakota Quarterfinals | W 71–55 | 16–14 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,647) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/09/2014 5:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. North Dakota State Semifinals | L 48–83 | 16–15 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,769) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||