# 2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by eighth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to North Dakota State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Cameron Delaney | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Killeen, Texas |
| 3 | Jalen Love | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas |
| 5 | Jake Pemberton | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 10 | Josiah Dunn | Guard | 6–2 | 177 | Sophomore | Littleton, Colorado |
| 14 | Duke Douglas | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 20 | Dorian Butler | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Sophomore | Riverside, California |
| 21 | Bryant Rucker | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Frisco, Texas |
| 23 | Brett Olson | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Senior | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 24 | Christian Mackey | Center | 6–6 | 270 | Freshman | Kirtland, New Mexico |
| 25 | Jake Logan | Center | 6–8 | 220 | RS–Junior | Norwalk, Iowa |
| 30 | Cam Griffin | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 33 | Nate Engesser | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 35 | Marcus Boyd | Guard | 6–7 | 215 | RS–Junior | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 44 | Daniel Amigo | Center | 6–10 | 250 | Freshman | El Paso, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/16/2014* 4:00 pm | Idaho State | W 54–38 | 1–0 | Magness Arena (3,002) Denver, CO |
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 pm, CET | at Saint Mary's | L 62–78 | 1–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,178) Moraga, CA |
| 11/23/2014* 1:00 pm | Coppin State | W 80–54 | 2–1 | Magness Arena (N/A) Denver, CO |
| 11/26/2014* 12:00 pm | at Belmont | L 57–78 | 2–2 | Curb Event Center (1,035) Nashville, TN |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm | New Orleans | W 79–60 | 3–2 | Magness Arena (1,468) Denver, CO |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Wyoming | L 42–68 | 3–3 | Arena-Auditorium (4,952) Laramie, WY |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 64–48 | 4–3 | American Bank Center (1,064) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 23 Northern Iowa | L 55–65 | 4–4 | Magness Arena (1,545) Denver, CO |
| 12/13/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 43–49 | 4–5 | Maples Pavilion (4,018) Stanford, CA |
| 12/17/2014* 6:00 pm, RTRM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 83–73 | 5–5 | Magness Arena (740) Denver, CO |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | L 84–85 | 5–6 | Magness Arena (4,111) Denver, CO |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | Bryant | L 46–48 | 5–7 | Magness Arena (1,318) Denver, CO |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Saint Joseph's | W 77–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | Magness Arena (1,437) Denver, CO |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | South Dakota State | W 76–69 | 7–7 (1–0) | Magness Arena (1,786) Denver, CO |
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm | South Dakota | L 69–74 | 7–8 (1–1) | Magness Arena (3,554) Denver, CO |
| 01/08/2015 5:00 pm | at IPFW | L 53–69 | 7–9 (1–2) | Gates Sports Center (683) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/10/2015 11:00 am, HTSN/ESPN3 | at IUPUI | L 49–52 | 7–10 (1–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,151) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | Western Illinois | W 68–54 | 8–10 (2–3) | Magness Arena (1,003) Denver, CO |
| 01/21/2015 6:00 pm, RTRM | Oral Roberts | W 73–66 | 9–10 (3–3) | Magness Arena (1,482) Denver, CO |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm | at Omaha | L 69–80 | 9–11 (3–4) | Ralston Arena (1,273) Ralston, NE |
| 01/29/2015 6:00 pm, MeTV ND | at North Dakota State | L 54–61 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (3–5) | Scheels Arena (2,555) Fargo, ND |
| 01/31/2015 3:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | at South Dakota State | L 39–69 | 9–13 (3–6) | Frost Arena (4,725) Brookings, SD |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm | Omaha | W 88–74 | 10–13 (4–6) | Magness Arena (2,643) Denver, CO |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | North Dakota State | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (4–7) | Magness Arena (1,469) Denver, CO |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | IUPUI | L 53–54 | 10–15 (4–8) | Magness Arena (2,030) Denver, CO |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | IPFW | L 47–63 | 10–16 (4–9) | Magness Arena (1,378) Denver, CO |
| 02/21/2015 6:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 59–46 | 11–16 (5–9) | Western Hall (2,154) Macomb, IL |
| 02/25/2015 6:00 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | at South Dakota | W 66–48 | 12–16 (6–9) | DakotaDome (1,256) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | L 57–60 | 12–17 (6–10) | Mabee Center (3,720) Tulsa, OK |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 7:30 pm, Midco/ESPN3 | vs. North Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 50–61 | 12–18 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||