2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

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2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
Denver Pioneers logo.svg
ConferenceSummit League
2021–22 record11–21 (7–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrandon Dunson
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Zewe
  • Rob Williams
Home arenaHamilton Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Kansas City 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
South Dakota 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Denver 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
St. Thomas* 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Omaha 4 – 14   .222 5 – 25   .167
North Dakota 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2022 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by first-year head coach Jeff Wulbrun, played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pioneers finished the 2020–21 season 2–19, 1–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Summit League Tournament.[1]

On March 1, 2021, the school announced that there would be a "change in leadership," ending Rodney Billups' five-year tenure with the team.[2] On March 29, it was announced that Stanford associate head coach Jeff Wulbrun would be the Pioneers' new head coach.[3]

Roster[]

2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Payton Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Tevin Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Danville, IL
G 2 KJ Hunt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Little Rock, AR
G 3 Korey Hess 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Centennial, CO
G 4 Taelyr Gatlin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
G 5 Coban Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Columbia, MO
G 10 Drake Muller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cedar Hill, TX
G 11 Jordan Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, TN
F 13 Felipe Motta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Brindisi, Italy
F 15 Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Canary Islands, Spain
F 22 Tristan Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Boerne, TX
F 23 James Sanders IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fountain, CO
F 24 Michael Henn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bellevue, WA
F 25 Touko Tainamo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
F 42 JaVonni Bickham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Minneapolis, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Regis W 68–65  1–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium (1,607)
Denver, CO
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm 		Ottawa (AZ) L 71–72  1–1
 Hamilton Gymnasium (981)
Denver, CO
November 15, 2021*
4:00 pm 		vs. IUPUI
UTSA Invitational 		W 63–47  2–1
 Convocation Center (197)
San Antonio, TX
November 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, CUSA TV 		at UTSA
UTSA Invitational 		L 64–78  2–2
 Convocation Center (848)
San Antonio, TX
November 17, 2021*
12:00 pm 		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
UTSA Invitational 		L 67–69  2–3
 Convocation Center (124)
San Antonio, TX
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 74–61  3–3
 Hamilton Gymnasium (550)
Denver, CO
November 24, 2021*
2:00 pm, MWN 		at Air Force L 65–66  3–4
 Clune Arena (1,076)
Colorado Springs, CO
November 27, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 68–77 OT 3–5
 UCCU Center (1,386)
Orem, UT
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at Wyoming L 64–77  3–6
 Arena-Auditorium (4,030)
Laramie, WY
December 5, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 58–71  3–7
 Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at New Mexico L 67–87  3–8
 The Pit (8,046)
Albuquerque, NM
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dixie State L 62–82  3–9
 Burns Arena (1,276)
St. George, UT
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		UC San Diego W 64–56  4–9
 Hamilton Gymnasium (318)
Denver, CO
Summit League regular season
December 20, 2021
7:00 pm, Altitude 		Western Illinois L 80–84 OT 4–10
(0–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (682)
Denver, CO
December 22, 2021
2:00 pm 		St. Thomas W 75–74  5–10
(1–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (910)
Denver, CO
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, ORSN 		at Oral Roberts L 66–83  5–11
(1–2) 		Mabee Center (2,896)
Tulsa, OK
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, Altitude 2 		North Dakota L 69–87  5–12
(1–3) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (526)
Denver, CO
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		North Dakota State W 93–74  6–12
(2–3) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (727)
Denver, CO
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		at South Dakota L 71–80  6–13
(2–4) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,090)
Vermillion, SD
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm 		at South Dakota State L 62–80  6–14
(2–5) 		Frost Arena (1,595)
Brookings, SD
January 17, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Kansas City
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 63–55  7–14
(3–5) 		Swinney Recreation Center (495)
Kansas City, MO
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm 		Omaha W 94–63  8–14
(4–5) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (695)
Denver, CO
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, Altitude 		Kansas City L 61–72  8–15
(4–6) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (474)
Denver, CO
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm 		Oral Roberts L 80–89  8–16
(4–7) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (839)
Denver, CO
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+ 		at North Dakota W 81–79 OT 9–16
(5–7) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,296)
Grand Forks, ND
February 5, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State L 65–73  9–17
(5–8) 		Scheels Center (1,860)
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, Altitude 2 		South Dakota State L 61–84  9–18
(5–9) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (767)
Denver, CO
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm 		South Dakota L 76–84  9–19
(5–10) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (1,229)
Denver, CO
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Omaha L 69–72  9–20
(5–11) 		Baxter Arena (1,367)
Omaha, NE
February 24, 2022
6:00 pm 		at St. Thomas W 91–80  10–20
(6–11) 		Schoenecker Arena (770)
St. Paul, MN
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Illinois W 83–77  11–20
(7–11) 		Western Hall (0)
Macomb, IL
Summit League Tournament
March 5, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) North Dakota State
Quarterfinals 		L 62–82  11–21
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,336)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 #SummitMBB Championshp Bracket Released". The Summit League. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Denver Men's Basketball to Undergo Change in Leadership". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jeff Wulbrun new men's basketball coach at University of Denver". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Denver Pioneers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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