2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2012–13
|team=Denver Pioneers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Denver Pioneers (old) logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=WAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=22–10
|conf_record=16–2
|head_coach=Joe Scott
|hc_year = 6th
|asst_coach1=Mike McKee
|asst_coach2=John Fitzgerald
|asst_coach3=A.J. Kuhle
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Magness Arena
|champion=WAC Regular Season Co–Champions
|tourney=NIT
|tourney_result=Second Round
}}
{{2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/03/19/pioneers-extend-season-with-nit-victory-over-ohio/|title=Pioneers extend season with NIT victory over Ohio|first=Irv|last=Moss|work=The Denver Post|date=March 19, 2013|access-date=February 10, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2013/03/21/denver-men-lose-at-maryland-in-nit-as-terps-end-game-with-23-4-run/|title=Denver men lose at Maryland in NIT as Terps end game with 23-4 run|first=Patrick|last=Stevens|work=The Denver Post|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=February 10, 2024}}
Roster
| class="wikitable" |
| Number
!Name !Position !Height !Weight !Year !Hometown |
|---|
| 3
| Jalen Love | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Freshman |
| 14
| Blake Foeman | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Junior |
| 20
| Forward | 6–5 | 202 | Sophomore |
| 21
| Bryant Rucker | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman |
| 22
| Charles Webb | Guard | 5–5 | 155 | Junior |
| 23
| Brett Olson | Guard | 6–5 | 170 | Sophomore |
| 24
| Dom Samac | Forward | 6–8 | 180 | Freshman |
| 25
| Jake Logan | Center | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman |
| 30
| Cam Griffin | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 32
| Chase Hallam | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior |
| 33
| Nate Engesser | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman |
| 34
| Chris Udofia | Forward | 6–6 | 194 | Junior |
| 35
| Marcus Byrd | Forward | 6–7 | 187 | Freshman |
| 44
| Griffin McKenzie | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2012|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hynes Athletic Center
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 2,140
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 58–65
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,777
| tv =
| score = 68–51
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,337
| tv = RTRM
| score = 61–72
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,883
| tv = RTRM
| score = 53–60
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 3,597
| tv =
| score = 50–61
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2012
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,340
| tv = P12N
| score = 58–71
| overtime =
| record = 1–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,341
| tv =
| score = 69–40
| overtime =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 4,244
| tv =
| score = 82–47
| overtime =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| gamename =
| attend = 4,519
| tv =
| score = 61–71
| overtime =
| record = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southern Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,030
| tv =
| score = 72–47
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,295
| tv = ESPN+/ESPN3
| score = 60–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–7 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2012
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas–Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = College Park Center
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,066
| tv =
| score = 50–35
| overtime =
| record = 5–7 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,306
| tv =
| score = 64–53
| overtime =
| record = 6–7 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2013
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,924
| tv =
| score = 75–50
| overtime =
| record = 7–7 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2013
| time = 8:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,127
| tv =
| score = 55–49
| overtime =
| record = 8–7 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2013
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Seattle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,149
| tv = RTRM
| score = 64–51
| overtime =
| record = 9–7 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,406
| tv =
| score = 73–37
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2013
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,621
| tv = RTRM
| score = 68–57
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (7–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2013
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pan American Center
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| gamename =
| attend = 6,394
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 42–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–8 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UTSA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,317
| tv =
| score = 71–57
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (8–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Strahan Coliseum
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,520
| tv =
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| record = 13–8 (9–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Seattle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 1,770
| tv = RTRM
| score = 72–55
| overtime =
| record = 14–8 (10–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2013
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,257
| tv = RTRM
| score = 74–58
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2013
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 6,978
| tv = KMYU/ESPN3
| score = 63–60
| overtime = OT
| record = 16–8 (12–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2013
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,260
| tv =
| score = 62–41
| overtime =
| record = 17–8 (13–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLeod Center
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| gamename = BracketBusters
| attend = 6,325
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 63–57
| overtime =
| record = 18–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2013
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,253
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–60
| overtime =
| record = 19–8 (14–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas–Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,630
| tv =
| score = 84–55
| overtime =
| record = 20–8 (15–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2013
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 5,119
| tv = RTRM
| score = 78–54
| overtime =
| record = 21–8 (16–2)
}}
|-
!colspan=9| 2013 WAC tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2013
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Orleans Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = N/A
| tv =
| score = 68–72
| overtime =
| record = 21–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9| 2013 NIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2013
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Magness Arena
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 2,094
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–57
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2013
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 3,982
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 52–62
| overtime =
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}
References
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{{Denver Pioneers men's basketball navbox}}
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