2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2011–12
|team=Denver Pioneers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|division=West Division
|short_conf=Sun Belt
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=22–9
|conf_record=11–5
|head_coach=Joe Scott
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1=Mike McKee
|asst_coach2=Jon Jordan
|asst_coach3=A.J. Kuhle
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Magness Arena
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fifth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Basketball tournament to WKU.{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/03/05/fant-helps-western-kentucky-defeat-denver-67-63/|title=Fant helps Western Kentucky defeat Denver 67-63|work=The Denver Post|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=February 10, 2024}} Despite having 22 wins, the Pioneers did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.
This was Denver's final year as a member of the Sun Belt as they will join the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012.
Roster
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Number ! Name ! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Hometown |
| 5
| Brian Stafford | Guard | 6–4 | 188 | Senior |
| 10
| Rob Lewis | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior |
| 12
| Justin Coughlin | Forward | 6–9 | 203 | Senior |
| 13
| Tyler Thalken | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior |
| 14
| Blake Foeman | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 15
| Travis Hallam | Guard | 6–5 | 220 | Senior |
| 20
| Forward | 6–5 | 202 | Freshman |
| 21
| Alex Pickert | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior |
| 22
| Charles Webb | Guard | 5–5 | 155 | Sophomore |
| 23
| Brett Olson | Guard | 6–5 | 170 | Freshman |
| 25
| Jake Logan | Center | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman |
| 30
| Cam Griffin | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 32
| Chase Hallam | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior |
| 34
| Chris Udofia | Forward | 6–6 | 194 | Sophomore |
| 35
| Marcus Byrd | Forward | 6–7 | 187 | Freshman |
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2011|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2011
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 6,420
| tv = RTRM
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2011
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Bank Center
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,226
| tv =
| score = 65–58
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,222
| tv =
| score = 59–52
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,408
| tv = RTRM
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2011
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,324
| tv =
| score = 59–80
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 10,056
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–54
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2011
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,790
| tv =
| score = 62–46
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,886
| tv = RTRM
| score = 78–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion
| site_cityst = Greeley, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,476
| tv = Altitude
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2011
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boise State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,335
| tv = RTRM
| score = 79–62
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2011
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 7,168
| tv = RTRM
| score = 57–46
| overtime =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 6,355
| tv =
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Troy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 6,102
| tv =
| score = 79–62
| overtime =
| record = 11–2 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2011
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,651
| tv =
| score = 59–66
| overtime =
| record = 11–3 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 2,345
| tv =
| score = 53–50
| overtime =
| record = 12–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2012
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mitchell Center
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,902
| tv = Sun Belt Network
| score = 67–50
| overtime =
| record = 13–3 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2012
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,028
| tv = The Mtn.
| score = 75–79
| overtime =
| record = 13–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2012
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 6,232
| tv =
| score = 78–65
| overtime =
| record = 14–4 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2012
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fant–Ewing Coliseum
| site_cityst = Monroe, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,640
| tv =
| score = 63–48
| overtime =
| record = 15–4 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNT Coliseum
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 4,859
| tv =
| score = 74–75
| overtime = OT
| record = 15–5 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2012
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 7,075
| tv = RTRM
| score = 66–52
| overtime =
| record = 16–5 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Stephens Center
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,088
| tv =
| score = 57–64
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cajundome
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,611
| tv =
| score = 71–72
| overtime = OT
| record = 16–7 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2012
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 6,066
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 75–60
| overtime =
| record = 17–7 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2012
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca, Raton
| gamename =
| attend = 1,823
| tv =
| score = 71–72
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2012
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida International
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Century Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,105
| tv =
| score = 77–63
| overtime =
| record = 18–8 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2012
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,870
| tv = RTRM
| score = 77–52
| overtime =
| record = 19–8 (9–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,327
| tv =
| score = 76–57
| overtime =
| record = 20–8 (10–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2012
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,453
| tv =
| score = 64–52
| overtime =
| record = 21–8 (11–5)
}}
|-
!colspan=9| 2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2012
| time = 8:45 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = South Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convention Center Court
| site_cityst = Hot Springs, AR
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,365
| tv =
| score = 61–50
| overtime =
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2012
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = WKU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Summit Arena
| site_cityst = Hot Springs, AR
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 3,708
| tv = Sun Belt Network
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}
References
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