2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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. Despite having 22 wins, the Pioneers did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

2011–12 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	22–9 (11–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joe Scott (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike McKee Jon Jordan A.J. Kuhle
Home arena	Magness Arena

2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	14	–	2		.875			27	–	7		.794
South Alabama	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9		.438			11	–	19		.367
Western Kentucky†	7	–	9		.438			16	–	19		.457
Troy	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
Florida International	5	–	11		.313			8	–	21		.276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock	12	–	4		.750			15	–	16		.484
Denver	11	–	5		.688			22	–	9		.710
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
North Texas	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Arkansas State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	20		.412
*Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14		.125			3	–	26		.103
† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 21, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference 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

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
5	Brian Stafford	Guard	6–4	188	Senior	Walnut Creek, California
10	Rob Lewis	Forward	6–7	225	Senior	Colorado Springs, Colorado
12	Justin Coughlin	Forward	6–9	203	Senior	Yuma, Colorado
13	Tyler Thalken	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
14	Blake Foeman	Forward	6–7	205	Sophomore	Weston, Florida
15	Travis Hallam	Guard	6–5	220	Senior	Mesquite, Texas
20	Royce O'Neale	Forward	6–5	202	Freshman	Killeen, Texas
21	Alex Pickert	Guard	5–9	160	Senior	Carmel, California
22	Charles Webb	Guard	5–5	155	Sophomore	Erie, Colorado
23	Brett Olson	Guard	6–5	170	Freshman	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
25	Jake Logan	Center	6–8	215	Freshman	Norwalk, Iowa
30	Cam Griffin	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	San Antonio, Texas
32	Chase Hallam	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Mesquite, Texas
34	Chris Udofia	Forward	6–6	194	Sophomore	Irving, Texas
35	Marcus Byrd	Forward	6–7	187	Freshman	Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:30 pm, RTRM		Portland State	W 69–61	1–0	Magness Arena (6,420) Denver, CO
11/14/2011* 6:00 pm		at Texas A&M Corpus Christi	W 65–58	2–0	American Bank Center (1,226) Corpus Christi, TX
11/17/2011* 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 59–52	3–0	Magness Arena (5,222) Denver, CO
11/23/2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM		Saint Mary's	W 70–58	4–0	Magness Arena (5,408) Denver, CO
11/26/2011* 3:00 pm		at No. 20 California	L 59–80	4–1	Haas Pavilion (7,324) Berkeley, CA
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Utah State	W 67–54	5–1	Smith Spectrum (10,056) Logan, UT
12/03/2011* 4:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 62–46	6–1	Magness Arena (2,790) Denver, CO
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM		Iona	L 78–80 OT	6–2	Magness Arena (5,886) Denver, CO
12/14/2011* 7:00 pm, Altitude		at Northern Colorado	W 71–65	7–2	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,476) Greeley, CO
12/17/2011* 4:30 pm, RTRM		Boise State	W 79–62	8–2	Magness Arena (2,335) Denver, CO
12/19/2011* 6:00 pm, RTRM		Wyoming	W 57–46	9–2	Magness Arena (7,168) Denver, CO
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm		The Citadel	W 70–58	10–2	Magness Arena (6,355) Denver, CO
12/29/2011 7:00 pm		Troy	W 79–62	11–2 (1–0)	Magness Arena (6,102) Denver, CO
12/31/2011 4:00 pm		Arkansas–Little Rock	L 59–66	11–3 (1–1)	Magness Arena (4,651) Denver, CO
01/05/2012 6:00 pm		at Arkansas State	W 53–50	12–3 (2–1)	Convocation Center (2,345) Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2012 2:30 pm, Sun Belt Network		at South Alabama	W 67–50	13–3 (3–1)	Mitchell Center (1,902) Mobile, AL
01/11/2012* 5:30 pm, The Mtn.		at Colorado State	L 75–79	13–4	Moby Arena (4,028) Fort Collins, CO
01/15/2012 1:00 pm		WKU	W 78–65	14–4 (4–1)	Magness Arena (6,232) Denver, CO
01/19/2012 6:30 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 63–48	15–4 (5–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,640) Monroe, LA
01/21/2012 6:00 pm		at North Texas	L 74–75 OT	15–5 (5–2)	UNT Coliseum (4,859) Denton, TX
01/26/2012 6:30 pm, RTRM		Arkansas State	W 66–52	16–5 (6–2)	Magness Arena (7,075) Denver, CO
01/28/2012 6:00 pm		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 57–64	16–6 (6–3)	Jack Stephens Center (4,088) Little Rock, AR
02/02/2012 6:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 71–72 OT	16–7 (6–4)	Cajundome (3,611) Lafayette, LA
02/04/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2		Middle Tennessee	W 75–60	17–7 (7–4)	Magness Arena (6,066) Denver, CO
02/09/2012 5:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	L 71–72	17–8 (7–5)	FAU Arena (1,823) Boca, Raton
02/11/2012 5:30 pm		at Florida International	W 77–63	18–8 (8–5)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,105) Miami, FL
02/16/2012 5:00 pm, RTRM		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 77–52	19–8 (9–5)	Magness Arena (5,870) Denver, CO
02/18/2012 4:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–57	20–8 (10–5)	Magness Arena (5,327) Denver, CO
02/26/2012 1:00 pm		North Texas	W 64–52	21–8 (11–5)	Magness Arena (4,453) Denver, CO
2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
03/04/2012 8:45 pm		vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 61–50	22–8	Convention Center Court (4,365) Hot Springs, AR
03/05/2012 8:30 pm, Sun Belt Network		vs. WKU Semifinals	L 63–67	22–9	Summit Arena (3,708) Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.